Accidental babysitting for John Lennon and Yoko Ono, nostalgia and memory on Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal and why Stephen Harper is a terrible dinner guest. Plus: how the origins of the ‘Canada is Fake’ movement may lie in the 1995 Referendum. All this and more with political commentator, talk radio legend and author of the new memoir 'Make-up Tips From Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother's Life' Tommy Schnurmacher on a very special holiday episode of the award-winning weekly politics and soc...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr
On the eleventh episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold are joined by writer Jonathan Neumann to discuss his controversial new polemic 'To Heal the World?: How the Jewish Left Corrupts Judaism and Endangers Israel'. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded live at Atelier Lou in Westmount Find To...
Nov 27, 2019•37 min
On the tenth episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold sit down to discuss Tommy's fascinating, funny and fantastic new memoir 'Makeup Tips From Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother's Life'. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded live at Atelier Lou in Westmount Order the memoir online everywher...
Nov 13, 2019•36 min
On the ninth episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome the fabulous, fascinating and internationally renown radio and television talk show host, sex therapist and author Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded live at the Renoir bar at the Sofitel in downtown Montreal ...
Oct 30, 2019•29 min
On the eighth episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome Joseph and Ross Paperman, two of the directors at Paperman & Sons, to explore faith and grief, mourning and tradition, and how the Paperman family has prioritized care for the deceased and their loved ones for more than a century. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop...
Oct 16, 2019•25 min
On the seventh episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome McGill University academic and author Dr. Joe Schwarcz to discuss the chemistry of faith, quack remedies and the state of science in a fake news world.. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded live at Atelier Lou (376 avenue Victoria...
Sep 04, 2019•40 min
On the sixth episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome the precocious and pugnacious 20-year-old Anthony Koch to discuss McGill campus politics, contemporary conservatism and why he's made the decision to convert to Judaism. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded live at the elegant Cloak...
Aug 04, 2019•41 min
On the fifth episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome media personality and Executive Director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal Nakuset to discuss faith, family and the Trudeau government's failure to genuinely work towards reconciliation. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded ...
Jul 22, 2019•42 min
On the fourth episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome legendary Montreal radio personality Terry DiMonte for a conversation exploring his incredible career, his recent engagement and what it's been like hanging out with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the last 20 years. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer co...
Jul 08, 2019•45 min
On the third episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome journalist Fariha Nagvi-Mohamed for a provocative discussion on politics and religious freedom in a post-Bill 21 Quebec. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at Bar le Cloakroom (2175 rue de la Montagne) Follow the hosts on Twitter ...
Jun 24, 2019•43 min
On the second episode of Season 2 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold welcome writer Michael Carin for a discussion on his startling new alternate history 'Churchill at Munich'. Plus: a conversation exploring the bold, controversial argument he makes for a secular Judaism in his 2001 book 'The Future Jew'. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and...
Jun 11, 2019•40 min
On Season 2, Episode 1 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold sit down to discuss grief, mourning and the strength found in community and tradition during difficult times. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled For a refined collection of rings, broaches, cuff-links in exclusive designs handcrafted in Montreal by some of ...
May 27, 2019•36 min
On the twelfth and final episode of Season 1 of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold join the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montréal Rev. Thomas Dowd for a very Catholic conversation at the seminary library of the seminary of the Basilique-Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde in downtown Montreal. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer ...
Apr 03, 2019•40 min
On the eleventh episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold are joined by Rivka Cymbalist (author of 'The Birth Conspiracy: Natural Birth, Hospitals, and Doulas : a Guide') for a dialogue exploring religion, childbirth and midwifery. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at Caffè della Pace (1002 ave. Van Hor...
Mar 20, 2019•35 min
On the tenth episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold discuss the connections between activism, faith and electoral politics with Projet Montréal city councilwoman and Outremont borough councilor Mindy Pollak. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at Resto Bar Chops (5322 Queen Mary road, Montreal) For inf...
Mar 06, 2019•38 min
On the ninth episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold explore why laughter is the best spiritual medicine with 'Just for Laughs' co-founder, comedian and tech entrepreneur Andy Nulman. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at The Cloakroom (2175 rue de la Montagne, Montreal) For information on Andy's caree...
Feb 20, 2019•44 min
On the eighth episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold discuss masculinity, multiculturalism, feminism and faith with professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, author, and public intellectual Dr. Gad Saad. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at a top secret location recommended by Roger Stone For mor...
Feb 06, 2019•45 min
On the seventh episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold discuss faith and writing with Nathan Englander, a Guggenheim Fellow and author of the acclaimed 'For the Relief of Unbearable Urges', 'The Ministry of Special Cases' and the Pulitzer-nominated 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank'. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and kl...
Jan 23, 2019•42 min
On the sixth episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold explore the history of downtown Montreal's St. Jax Anglican Church (formerly St. James the Apostle from 1864 to 2015) and discuss how to re-think, re-brand and essentially re-launch a church with the Reverend Graham A. Singh Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled...
Jan 09, 2019•46 min
On the fifth episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold find out why sex, love and passion have no expiration date with clinical psychologist, sex therapist and syndicated radio host Dr. Laurie Betito. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at Cafe della Pace in Montreal's Mile End For more of Dr. Betito's wo...
Dec 09, 2018•37 min
On the fourth episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold discuss morale, morality and the stubborn support of American evangelicals for Donald Trump with special guest Canada-US political commentator David Frum (The Atlantic Monthly, MSNBC and author of 'Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic'). Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop...
Nov 25, 2018•46 min
On the third episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold explore faith and feminism with guest Dr. Kimberley Manning of Concordia University's Simone de Beauvoir Institute. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at The Museum of Jewish Montreal Check out the refined collection of rings, broaches, cuff-links an...
Nov 11, 2018•37 min
On the second episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold discuss the power of empathy in overcoming hatred as guest David Abitbol (jewlicious.com) explores the origins of his friendship with Megan Phelps-Roper, a former member of extremist hate group the Westboro Baptist Church. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled ...
Oct 29, 2018•37 min
On the inaugural episode of Canada’s premiere faith and conversation podcast, hosts Tommy Schnurmacher and Rabbi Avi Finegold explore what they aim to achieve with the show. And- religion can be arduous: discussing faith, trust and kosher cruise ships. Production by Andre Goulet Technical assistance from Ricochet Media Logo by Design is Yummy Theme music by Montreal hip-hop and klezmer composer Socalled Recorded at The Museum of Jewish Montreal Check out the refined collection of rings, broaches...
Oct 14, 2018•36 min
