http://odeo.com/channels/7313-Oy-Mendele EricFixler no The podcast and blog of the Jewish Media Conspiracy The podcast and blog of the Jewish Media Conspiracy The podcast and blog of the Jewish Media Conspiracy en 40 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:46:04 -0800 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:46:04 -0800 Religion http://odeo.com/episodes/459503-11-29-The-Tribe-Wal-Mart tag:odeo.com,2005-11-28,459503 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:46:04 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206079-11-29-The-Tribe-Wal-Mart In this episode, Tiffany Shlain, the director of the film The Tribe joins us, along with co-writer Ken Goldberg, to discuss their film, which is dubbed An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll...in about 15 minutes.Abby Levine of Progressive Jewish Alliance talks about Wal-Mart and efforts to stop the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, currently scheduled for December 13. Plus music by Abe Schwartz, Jamie Saft, Koby Israelite and The Fugs, and Vanessa Hidary's poem The Hebrew Mamita (as featured in The Tribe). In this episode, Tiffany Shlain, the director of the film The Tribe joins us, along with co-writer Ken Goldberg, to discuss their film, which is dubbed An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll...in about 15 minutes.Abby Levine of Progressive Jewish Alliance talks about Wal-Mart and efforts to stop the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, currently scheduled for December 13. Plus music by Abe Schwartz, Jamie Saft, Koby Israelite and The Fugs, and Vanessa Hidary's poem The Hebrew Mamita (as featured in The Tribe). In this episode, Tiffany Shlain, the director of the film The Tribe joins us, along with co-writer Ken Goldberg, to discuss their film, which is dubbed An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll...in about 15 minutes.Abby Levine of Progressive Jewish Alliance talks about Wal-Mart and efforts to stop the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, currently scheduled for December 13. Plus music by Abe Schwartz, Jamie Saft, Koby Israelite and The Fugs, and Vanessa Hidary's poem The Hebrew Mamita (as featured in The Tribe). tag:odeo.com,2005-11-27,22206079 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:46:04 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/281861-10-3-Rosh-Hashanah tag:odeo.com,2005-10-03,281861 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:23:43 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206081-10-3-Rosh-Hashanah Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb of Berkeley's Aquarian Minyan discuss Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year/birthday of the world. Plus some neat music from Greece and the US. Shanah Tovah (Good year) to all. This isn't really a full show, just a timely morsel. Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb of Berkeley's Aquarian Minyan discuss Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year/birthday of the world. Plus some neat music from Greece and the US. Shanah Tovah (Good year) to all. This isn't really a full show, just a timely morsel. Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb of Berkeley's Aquarian Minyan discuss Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year/birthday of the world. Plus some neat music from Greece and the US. Shanah Tovah (Good year) to all. This isn't really a full show, just a timely morsel. tag:odeo.com,2005-10-03,22206081 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:23:43 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/275940-Call-In-and-Be-Heard tag:odeo.com,2005-10-02,275940 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:44:39 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206083-Call-In-and-Be-Heard Oy Mendele! invites you to leave us a message; we'll be incorporating these voicemail messages into future programs. The phone number is 1-510-962-5265. This is a regular US call. We're currently requesting comment on the following: The Gaza Withdrawal: Is this truly a momentous event, or merely a tactical footnote in the tortured history of the region? Is the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza likely to bring the peoples of Israel and Palestine any closer to reconciliation? NPR's Mideast Coverage: The new chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Cheryl Halpern, is a Jewish Republican fundraiser who's declared that NPR's coverage is slanted against Israel. Do you think NPR's coverage is biased against Israel? Why/Why not? If you'd rather not pontificate on either of those subjects, we'd love to have commentary on the show, let us know your thought about past programming and what we can do to make Oy Mendele! better in the future. Oy Mendele! invites you to leave us a message; we'll be incorporating these voicemail messages into future programs. The phone number is 1-510-962-5265. This is a regular US call. We're currently requesting comment on the following: The Gaza Withdrawal: Is this truly a momentous event, or merely a tactical footnote in the tortured history of the region? Is the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza likely to bring the peoples of Israel and Palestine any closer to reconciliation? NPR's Mideast Coverage: The new chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Cheryl Halpern, is a Jewish Republican fundraiser who's declared that NPR's coverage is slanted against Israel. Do you think NPR's coverage is biased against Israel? Why/Why not? If you'd rather not pontificate on either of those subjects, we'd love to have commentary on the show, let us know your thought about past programming and what we can do to make Oy Mendele! better in the future. Oy Mendele! invites you to leave us a message; we'll be incorporating these voicemail messages into future programs. The phone number is 1-510-962-5265. This is a regular US call. We're currently requesting comment on the following: The Gaza Withdrawal: Is this truly a momentous event, or merely a tactical footnote in the tortured history of the region? Is the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza likely to bring the peoples of Israel and Palestine any closer to reconciliation? NPR's Mideast Coverage: The new chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Cheryl Halpern, is a Jewish Republican fundraiser who's declared that NPR's coverage is slanted against Israel. Do you think NPR's coverage is biased against Israel? Why/Why not? If you'd rather not pontificate on either of those subjects, we'd love to have commentary on the show, let us know your thought about past programming and what we can do to make Oy Mendele! better in the future. tag:odeo.com,2005-10-02,22206083 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 01:44:39 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/244845-9-20-Socalled-Bruno-Schulz-Cracow-Klezmer tag:odeo.com,2005-09-19,244845 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:42:24 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206085-9-20-Socalled-Bruno-Schulz-Cracow-Klezmer Finally. This episode features: The funky (really!) Jewish hip-hop beats of Socalled: interview + music with Socalled and a tour through the work of some of his favorite Jewish musicians, including Aaron Lebedeff, Irving Fields, and Mickey Katz . Zac Jaffee reviews Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, the new record by Cracow Klezmer Band that pays tribute to Bruno Schulz. Benjamin Paloff on the transcendent art, tragic life, and unsettled legacy of Bruno Schulz. Enjoy! This episode is fortified with 20 extra minutes of content. I guess we can call it our 'feature length' show. Finally. This episode features: The funky (really!) Jewish hip-hop beats of Socalled: interview + music with Socalled and a tour through the work of some of his favorite Jewish musicians, including Aaron Lebedeff, Irving Fields, and Mickey Katz . Zac Jaffee reviews Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, the new record by Cracow Klezmer Band that pays tribute to Bruno Schulz. Benjamin Paloff on the transcendent art, tragic life, and unsettled legacy of Bruno Schulz. Enjoy! This episode is fortified with 20 extra minutes of content. I guess we can call it our 'feature length' show. Finally. This episode features: The funky (really!) Jewish hip-hop beats of Socalled: interview + music with Socalled and a tour through the work of some of his favorite Jewish musicians, including Aaron Lebedeff, Irving Fields, and Mickey Katz . Zac Jaffee reviews Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, the new record by Cracow Klezmer Band that pays tribute to Bruno Schulz. Benjamin Paloff on the transcendent art, tragic life, and unsettled legacy of Bruno Schulz. Enjoy! This episode is fortified with 20 extra minutes of content. I guess we can call it our 'feature length' show. tag:odeo.com,2005-09-19,22206085 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:42:24 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/136579-8-8-Hitler-s-Jewish-Psychic-etc tag:odeo.com,2005-08-09,136579 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:08:21 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206087-8-8-Hitler-s-Jewish-Psychic-etc For our early Av episode we bring to you: Hitler's Jewish Psychic: Erik Jan Hanussen was a Jewish carny-slash-psychic-slash-tabloid-publisher. He was also instrumental in getting Hitler into the Reichstag. Dr. Mel Gordon, who wrote the book on Hanussen, tells us all about it. Andy Statman's new record, Avodas Halevi , reviewed by Zac Jaffee. Dawn 2005 : Rabbi Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanuel in San Francisco explains why she celebrated Shavuot in a club at 6th and Mission in SF. Invisible Cities : Tim Barsky of The Bright River has a new show and some new collaborators, preview it here. Music, Music, Music: from Daniel Zamir, The Jewish Art Quartet, Moyshe Oysher, Gary Lucas, Pharaoh's Daughter (doing a melody of Eicha, for Tisha B'Av), and, of course, Andy Statman. So much stuff on this show, it's practically a Judeo-ADD celebration. Several minutes guaranteed listenable! Big thanks to Michelle Davis, Zac Jaffee, Rekebah Kouy-Ghadosh, and all our guests! For our early Av episode we bring to you: Hitler's Jewish Psychic: Erik Jan Hanussen was a Jewish carny-slash-psychic-slash-tabloid-publisher. He was also instrumental in getting Hitler into the Reichstag. Dr. Mel Gordon, who wrote the book on Hanussen, tells us all about it. Andy Statman's new record, Avodas Halevi , reviewed by Zac Jaffee. Dawn 2005 : Rabbi Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanuel in San Francisco explains why she celebrated Shavuot in a club at 6th and Mission in SF. Invisible Cities : Tim Barsky of The Bright River has a new show and some new collaborators, preview it here. Music, Music, Music: from Daniel Zamir, The Jewish Art Quartet, Moyshe Oysher, Gary Lucas, Pharaoh's Daughter (doing a melody of Eicha, for Tisha B'Av), and, of course, Andy Statman. So much stuff on this show, it's practically a Judeo-ADD celebration. Several minutes guaranteed listenable! Big thanks to Michelle Davis, Zac Jaffee, Rekebah Kouy-Ghadosh, and all our guests! For our early Av episode we bring to you: Hitler's Jewish Psychic: Erik Jan Hanussen was a Jewish carny-slash-psychic-slash-tabloid-publisher. He was also instrumental in getting Hitler into the Reichstag. Dr. Mel Gordon, who wrote the book on Hanussen, tells us all about it. Andy Statman's new record, Avodas Halevi , reviewed by Zac Jaffee. Dawn 2005 : Rabbi Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanuel in San Francisco explains why she celebrated Shavuot in a club at 6th and Mission in SF. Invisible Cities : Tim Barsky of The Bright River has a new show and some new collaborators, preview it here. Music, Music, Music: from Daniel Zamir, The Jewish Art Quartet, Moyshe Oysher, Gary Lucas, Pharaoh's Daughter (doing a melody of Eicha, for Tisha B'Av), and, of course, Andy Statman. So much stuff on this show, it's practically a Judeo-ADD celebration. Several minutes guaranteed listenable! Big thanks to Michelle Davis, Zac Jaffee, Rekebah Kouy-Ghadosh, and all our guests! tag:odeo.com,2005-08-08,22206087 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:08:21 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117052-7-22-The-Rock-Show tag:odeo.com,2005-07-23,117052 Sat, 23 Jul 2005 01:18:50 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206089-7-22-The-Rock-Show Israeli Punk, Liz Nord, Danny Ben-Israel Liz Nord, the director of Jericho's Echo, a documentary about punk in Israel, joins us to discuss same. 2 songs each from Israeli hardcore bands ????? ?? ???? (Lucy's Pussy) and ???? ?????? (Nikmat Olalim/Babies' Revenge). The music may be derivative, but these bands are punk as punk, back to the roots: Using punk as a vehicle for political and social messages, and as a way of standing apart from conformist social conventions. For the second half of the show we turn to the psychedelic music of Danny Ben-Israel, recorded between 1968 and 1970. 4 tracks, 2 in English, 2 in Hebrew. This music is both incredible and incredibly underground, and it's interesting to hear how a former ??"?(IDF)-band-musician-turned-hippie melds late '60s music and ideology with the messianism of post-Six-Day-War Israel, and how you can hear it turn from a radical high to a bummer trip. Jericho's Echo screens in SF on Wednesday July 27th, and in Berkeley on Thursday A... Israeli Punk, Liz Nord, Danny Ben-Israel Liz Nord, the director of Jericho's Echo, a documentary about punk in Israel, joins us to discuss same. 2 songs each from Israeli hardcore bands ????? ?? ???? (Lucy's Pussy) and ???? ?????? (Nikmat Olalim/Babies' Revenge). The music may be derivative, but these bands are punk as punk, back to the roots: Using punk as a vehicle for political and social messages, and as a way of standing apart from conformist social conventions. For the second half of the show we turn to the psychedelic music of Danny Ben-Israel, recorded between 1968 and 1970. 4 tracks, 2 in English, 2 in Hebrew. This music is both incredible and incredibly underground, and it's interesting to hear how a former ??"?(IDF)-band-musician-turned-hippie melds late '60s music and ideology with the messianism of post-Six-Day-War Israel, and how you can hear it turn from a radical high to a bummer trip. Jericho's Echo screens in SF on Wednesday July 27th, and in Berkeley on Thursday August 4th. See www.sfjff.org for details. WARNING: There's a bunch of obscene language in this show, mostly in the first 2 minutes. (There's also some later, depending on whether or not you think that The Hippies of Today are the Assholes of Tomorrow is an obscene song title.) Israeli Punk, Liz Nord, Danny Ben-Israel Liz Nord, the director of Jericho's Echo, a documentary about punk in Israel, joins us to discuss same. 2 songs each from Israeli hardcore bands ????? ?? ???? (Lucy's Pussy) and ???? ?????? (Nikmat Olalim/Babies' Revenge). The music may be derivative, but these bands are punk as punk, back to the roots: Using punk as a vehicle for political and social messages, and as a way of standing apart from conformist social conventions. For the second half of the show we turn to the psychedelic music of Danny Ben-Israel, recorded between 1968 and 1970. 4 tracks, 2 in English, 2 in Hebrew. This music is both incredible and incredibly underground, and it's interesting to hear how a former ??"?(IDF)-band-musician-turned-hippie melds late '60s music and ideology with the messianism of post-Six-Day-War Israel, and how you can hear it turn from a radical high to a bummer trip. Jericho's Echo screens in SF on Wednesday July 27th, and in Berkeley on Thursday August 4th. See www.sfjff.org for details. WARNING: There's a bunch of obscene language in this show, mostly in the first 2 minutes. (There's also some later, depending on whether or not you think that The Hippies of Today are the Assholes of Tomorrow is an obscene song title.) tag:odeo.com,2005-07-22,22206089 Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:18:50 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117051-7-13-Divahn tag:odeo.com,2005-07-13,117051 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:44:32 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206092-7-13-Divahn Here's an interview with Galeet Dardashti the founder and lead vocalist of Divahn. I caught up with Galeet in Berkeley, where she's busy rehearsing for her show (with Amy Tobin) tomorrow night (see previous post for details). Galeet not only told us about the band and Mizrachi-Sephardic music that Divahn performs and her musical family (her Grandfather was a major performer of Persian classical music in Iran, and her father was a teen idol there, with his own TV show), but she also sang Mizmor L'David (Psalm 23) and Ayni Tz'ofiah. You can also hear 4 selections from Divahn's CD; Yah Ribon Alam, Shabekhi Yerushalayim, Shekharkhoret, and Yigdal. This our first podcast-only release! Yay! Let us know what you think... Here's an interview with Galeet Dardashti the founder and lead vocalist of Divahn. I caught up with Galeet in Berkeley, where she's busy rehearsing for her show (with Amy Tobin) tomorrow night (see previous post for details). Galeet not only told us about the band and Mizrachi-Sephardic music that Divahn performs and her musical family (her Grandfather was a major performer of Persian classical music in Iran, and her father was a teen idol there, with his own TV show), but she also sang Mizmor L'David (Psalm 23) and Ayni Tz'ofiah. You can also hear 4 selections from Divahn's CD; Yah Ribon Alam, Shabekhi Yerushalayim, Shekharkhoret, and Yigdal. This our first podcast-only release! Yay! Let us know what you think... Here's an interview with Galeet Dardashti the founder and lead vocalist of Divahn. I caught up with Galeet in Berkeley, where she's busy rehearsing for her show (with Amy Tobin) tomorrow night (see previous post for details). Galeet not only told us about the band and Mizrachi-Sephardic music that Divahn performs and her musical family (her Grandfather was a major performer of Persian classical music in Iran, and her father was a teen idol there, with his own TV show), but she also sang Mizmor L'David (Psalm 23) and Ayni Tz'ofiah. You can also hear 4 selections from Divahn's CD; Yah Ribon Alam, Shabekhi Yerushalayim, Shekharkhoret, and Yigdal. This our first podcast-only release! Yay! Let us know what you think... tag:odeo.com,2005-07-13,22206092 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:44:32 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117050-Ya-Ribon-Alam-by-Divahn tag:odeo.com,2005-07-12,117050 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:03:29 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117049-5-1-May-Day-and-Passover-Show tag:odeo.com,2005-05-03,117049 Tue, 03 May 2005 10:08:00 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206093-5-1-May-Day-and-Passover-Show This episode features labor activist, musician and historian Henry Foner singing labor songs and discussing the history and present of the labor movement. In the wake of the Conservative movement's inability to decide whether or not to ordain gay rabbis, UC Berkeley professor Dr. Daniel Boyarin helps us understand the idea of homosexuality in the context of Jewish thought. Shabot6000 creator Ben Baruch discusses how and why he draws a comic strip about an Orthodox man who builds a robot to do work for him on shabbat, only to have his techno-shabbat-goy aspirations frustrated by said robot's conversion to Judaism. Baruch also makes animations using the Shabot6000 cast, and you can hear a couple of bits from Seda Club, a pretty hilarious Passover/50 Cent spoof. We also featured Socalled's new record, The Socalled Seder: A Hip-Hop Haggadah. The segments on the show were not recorded or produced on Yom Tov. Turns out this will be our last show for the foreseeable future on KALX. I'll po... This episode features labor activist, musician and historian Henry Foner singing labor songs and discussing the history and present of the labor movement. In the wake of the Conservative movement's inability to decide whether or not to ordain gay rabbis, UC Berkeley professor Dr. Daniel Boyarin helps us understand the idea of homosexuality in the context of Jewish thought. Shabot6000 creator Ben Baruch discusses how and why he draws a comic strip about an Orthodox man who builds a robot to do work for him on shabbat, only to have his techno-shabbat-goy aspirations frustrated by said robot's conversion to Judaism. Baruch also makes animations using the Shabot6000 cast, and you can hear a couple of bits from Seda Club, a pretty hilarious Passover/50 Cent spoof. We also featured Socalled's new record, The Socalled Seder: A Hip-Hop Haggadah. The segments on the show were not recorded or produced on Yom Tov. Turns out this will be our last show for the foreseeable future on KALX. I'll post details on the blog in the next few days. Podcasts are the punk/DIY way of doing things today anyways, so we'll continue doing that. Special thanks to Rebekah Kouy-Ghadosh and Rachel Kranson. No matzahs were harmed in the production of this broadcast. This episode features labor activist, musician and historian Henry Foner singing labor songs and discussing the history and present of the labor movement. In the wake of the Conservative movement's inability to decide whether or not to ordain gay rabbis, UC Berkeley professor Dr. Daniel Boyarin helps us understand the idea of homosexuality in the context of Jewish thought. Shabot6000 creator Ben Baruch discusses how and why he draws a comic strip about an Orthodox man who builds a robot to do work for him on shabbat, only to have his techno-shabbat-goy aspirations frustrated by said robot's conversion to Judaism. Baruch also makes animations using the Shabot6000 cast, and you can hear a couple of bits from Seda Club, a pretty hilarious Passover/50 Cent spoof. We also featured Socalled's new record, The Socalled Seder: A Hip-Hop Haggadah. The segments on the show were not recorded or produced on Yom Tov. Turns out this will be our last show for the foreseeable future on KALX. I'll post details on the blog in the next few days. Podcasts are the punk/DIY way of doing things today anyways, so we'll continue doing that. Special thanks to Rebekah Kouy-Ghadosh and Rachel Kranson. No matzahs were harmed in the production of this broadcast. tag:odeo.com,2005-05-03,22206093 Tue, 03 May 2005 03:08:00 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117048-The-So-Called-Seder tag:odeo.com,2005-04-26,117048 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:43:41 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117047-4-3-Yair-Dalal-Inteview-with-Music tag:odeo.com,2005-04-04,117047 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:48:32 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206095-4-3-Yair-Dalal-Inteview-with-Music Here's an opus set with Israeli oud/violin player, composer, and lover of the desert Yair Dalal. Dalal has released 9 albums, and has played around the world, notably at the Nobel Peace Prize gala in 1994, and at the 2004 WOMAD festival. Dalal's music encompasses all of the musics of the Middle East and highlights the interconnectedness of Arab and Jewish music and culture. This segment contains 3 songs by Dalal, one by Iraqi/Israeli singer Filfel Georgy, and discussion of the music, culture and politics of Israel and the Middle East, with an emphasis on the history of mizrachi Jews in Israel. Here's an opus set with Israeli oud/violin player, composer, and lover of the desert Yair Dalal. Dalal has released 9 albums, and has played around the world, notably at the Nobel Peace Prize gala in 1994, and at the 2004 WOMAD festival. Dalal's music encompasses all of the musics of the Middle East and highlights the interconnectedness of Arab and Jewish music and culture. This segment contains 3 songs by Dalal, one by Iraqi/Israeli singer Filfel Georgy, and discussion of the music, culture and politics of Israel and the Middle East, with an emphasis on the history of mizrachi Jews in Israel. Here's an opus set with Israeli oud/violin player, composer, and lover of the desert Yair Dalal. Dalal has released 9 albums, and has played around the world, notably at the Nobel Peace Prize gala in 1994, and at the 2004 WOMAD festival. Dalal's music encompasses all of the musics of the Middle East and highlights the interconnectedness of Arab and Jewish music and culture. This segment contains 3 songs by Dalal, one by Iraqi/Israeli singer Filfel Georgy, and discussion of the music, culture and politics of Israel and the Middle East, with an emphasis on the history of mizrachi Jews in Israel. tag:odeo.com,2005-04-04,22206095 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:48:32 -0700 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117046-3-6-Purim tag:odeo.com,2005-03-28,117046 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 06:37:00 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117042-2-6-Charming-Hostess-Leslie-Krongold-Allen-Ginsberg tag:odeo.com,2005-03-28,117042 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:59:06 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117041-Charming-Hostess-long-version tag:odeo.com,2005-03-28,117041 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:45:36 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206097-3-6-Purim The Purim story is closely tied in with issues of political power, and the holiday is also known for Purimshpiels, the dramatics plays staged in may Jewish communities in conjuction with the holiday. And so, for this episode of Oy Mendele!, we focus on politics and drama. On this episode you'll hear: Abby Levine, Bay Area Regional Director of Progressive Jewish Alliance. PJA just opened a local office in the Bay Area and Abby was kind of to tell us what they're up to and why. Amy Tobin, whose cabaret rock opera The Esther Show is a retelling the Purim story. Amy's got a great voice, and this is a prime opportunity to listen to a taste of some distinctly adult oriented megillah mining. The Golem, direct from Prague, in a radio play by the students of East Bay Midrasha. This very special production was facilitated by Jewlia Eisenberg, who teaches Radical Jewish Culture at Midrasha. And, speaking of Golems, the band Golem was just at Cafe Du Nord. Their album 'Homesick Blues' is all ab... The Purim story is closely tied in with issues of political power, and the holiday is also known for Purimshpiels, the dramatics plays staged in may Jewish communities in conjuction with the holiday. And so, for this episode of Oy Mendele!, we focus on politics and drama. On this episode you'll hear: Abby Levine, Bay Area Regional Director of Progressive Jewish Alliance. PJA just opened a local office in the Bay Area and Abby was kind of to tell us what they're up to and why. Amy Tobin, whose cabaret rock opera The Esther Show is a retelling the Purim story. Amy's got a great voice, and this is a prime opportunity to listen to a taste of some distinctly adult oriented megillah mining. The Golem, direct from Prague, in a radio play by the students of East Bay Midrasha. This very special production was facilitated by Jewlia Eisenberg, who teaches Radical Jewish Culture at Midrasha. And, speaking of Golems, the band Golem was just at Cafe Du Nord. Their album 'Homesick Blues' is all about being nostalgic for places you've never been, and it's some of the funnest, loudest, sometimes sloppiest newish Klezmer I've heard in a while. I spoke with Annette Ezekiel, Golem's co-lead-singer/accordionist. You can also download Abby Levine, Amy Tobin, and Golem as individual segments. The Purim story is closely tied in with issues of political power, and the holiday is also known for Purimshpiels, the dramatics plays staged in may Jewish communities in conjuction with the holiday. And so, for this episode of Oy Mendele!, we focus on politics and drama. On this episode you'll hear: Abby Levine, Bay Area Regional Director of Progressive Jewish Alliance. PJA just opened a local office in the Bay Area and Abby was kind of to tell us what they're up to and why. Amy Tobin, whose cabaret rock opera The Esther Show is a retelling the Purim story. Amy's got a great voice, and this is a prime opportunity to listen to a taste of some distinctly adult oriented megillah mining. The Golem, direct from Prague, in a radio play by the students of East Bay Midrasha. This very special production was facilitated by Jewlia Eisenberg, who teaches Radical Jewish Culture at Midrasha. And, speaking of Golems, the band Golem was just at Cafe Du Nord. Their album 'Homesick Blues' is all about being nostalgic for places you've never been, and it's some of the funnest, loudest, sometimes sloppiest newish Klezmer I've heard in a while. I spoke with Annette Ezekiel, Golem's co-lead-singer/accordionist. You can also download Abby Levine, Amy Tobin, and Golem as individual segments. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-27,22206097 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:37:00 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117045-Abby-Levine-of-Progressive-Jewish-Alliance tag:odeo.com,2005-03-27,117045 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:34:06 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117044-Amy-Tobin-of-the-Esther-Show tag:odeo.com,2005-03-27,117044 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:22:45 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117043-Annette-Ezekiel-of-Golem tag:odeo.com,2005-03-27,117043 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:13:43 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206099-2-6-Charming-Hostess-Leslie-Krongold-Allen-Ginsberg This one features: Charming Hostess Leslie Krongold, director of My Rabbi, a documentary about woman rabbis Poetry Close-Up: Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish Charming Hostess and Kaddish are also available as individually downloadable segments. This one features: Charming Hostess Leslie Krongold, director of My Rabbi, a documentary about woman rabbis Poetry Close-Up: Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish Charming Hostess and Kaddish are also available as individually downloadable segments. This one features: Charming Hostess Leslie Krongold, director of My Rabbi, a documentary about woman rabbis Poetry Close-Up: Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish Charming Hostess and Kaddish are also available as individually downloadable segments. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-27,22206099 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:59:06 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206101-Charming-Hostess-long-version Here's Charming Hostess, talking about their new album Sarajevo Blues, which largely revolves around the poetry of Semezdin Mehmedinovi?, who lived and wrote in Sarajevo while the city was under siege. They also manage to touch on issues of race, ethnicity, politics and culture, and display a bit of the love, respect, and chemistry that help make a them a very special musical outfit. Here's Charming Hostess, talking about their new album Sarajevo Blues, which largely revolves around the poetry of Semezdin Mehmedinovi?, who lived and wrote in Sarajevo while the city was under siege. They also manage to touch on issues of race, ethnicity, politics and culture, and display a bit of the love, respect, and chemistry that help make a them a very special musical outfit. Here's Charming Hostess, talking about their new album Sarajevo Blues, which largely revolves around the poetry of Semezdin Mehmedinovi?, who lived and wrote in Sarajevo while the city was under siege. They also manage to touch on issues of race, ethnicity, politics and culture, and display a bit of the love, respect, and chemistry that help make a them a very special musical outfit. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-27,22206101 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:45:36 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117040-Allen-Ginsberg-s-Kaddish tag:odeo.com,2005-03-26,117040 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:00:55 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117039-Tim-Barsky-of-The-Bright-River tag:odeo.com,2005-03-26,117039 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:13:05 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117038-Music-of-the-Klezmer-Wedding tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,117038 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:12:08 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/459502-Chanukah-2004-The-Makkabees-Michael-Lerner-Josh-Kornbluth tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,459502 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:00:49 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206103-Allen-Ginsberg-s-Kaddish This poetry close-up takes a look at Ginsberg's reference to the Jewish mourning prayer in his search for a real way to mourn his mother Naomi. The reading itself if from the CD Holy Soul Jelly Roll. This poetry close-up takes a look at Ginsberg's reference to the Jewish mourning prayer in his search for a real way to mourn his mother Naomi. The reading itself if from the CD Holy Soul Jelly Roll. This poetry close-up takes a look at Ginsberg's reference to the Jewish mourning prayer in his search for a real way to mourn his mother Naomi. The reading itself if from the CD Holy Soul Jelly Roll. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,22206103 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:00:55 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206105-Tim-Barsky-of-The-Bright-River Tim Barsky -- storyteller, battle flutist, and mastermind of The Bright River [a mass transit tour of the afterlife] -- came by to discuss the show and drop a sample or two on us. The Bright River continues it's run currently (March 2005) at the Metro in Oakland. Tim Barsky -- storyteller, battle flutist, and mastermind of The Bright River [a mass transit tour of the afterlife] -- came by to discuss the show and drop a sample or two on us. The Bright River continues it's run currently (March 2005) at the Metro in Oakland. Tim Barsky -- storyteller, battle flutist, and mastermind of The Bright River [a mass transit tour of the afterlife] -- came by to discuss the show and drop a sample or two on us. The Bright River continues it's run currently (March 2005) at the Metro in Oakland. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,22206105 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:13:05 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206107-Music-of-the-Klezmer-Wedding Klezmer scholar/musician (and Amherst College professor) Craig Harwood stopped by and we recorded a little trip through the Eastern European Jewish wedding ceremony of days gone by. Tune in for some really rare klezmer sides from 1910's and '20s, some klezmer/hip-hop wedding music from MC Socalled, and information about the music and the wedding ceremony that you just plain can't hear anywhere else. Klezmer scholar/musician (and Amherst College professor) Craig Harwood stopped by and we recorded a little trip through the Eastern European Jewish wedding ceremony of days gone by. Tune in for some really rare klezmer sides from 1910's and '20s, some klezmer/hip-hop wedding music from MC Socalled, and information about the music and the wedding ceremony that you just plain can't hear anywhere else. Klezmer scholar/musician (and Amherst College professor) Craig Harwood stopped by and we recorded a little trip through the Eastern European Jewish wedding ceremony of days gone by. Tune in for some really rare klezmer sides from 1910's and '20s, some klezmer/hip-hop wedding music from MC Socalled, and information about the music and the wedding ceremony that you just plain can't hear anywhere else. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,22206107 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:12:08 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117037-Chanukah-2004-The-Makkabees-Michael-Lerner-Josh-Kornbluth tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,117037 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:00:49 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206109-Chanukah-2004-The-Makkabees-Michael-Lerner-Josh-Kornbluth Let us drop a few Chanukah gifts on you, including, in order of appearance: Real Makkabees! No, not the ones who delivered a dose of semitic whoop-ass to the Seleucid Hellenists; these guys are from Los Angeles and rock the Hebrew Heavy Metal house party with all your liturgical and folk favorites! Rabbi Michael Lerner synpositizing the Chanukah story Monologuist Josh Kornbluth! Let us drop a few Chanukah gifts on you, including, in order of appearance: Real Makkabees! No, not the ones who delivered a dose of semitic whoop-ass to the Seleucid Hellenists; these guys are from Los Angeles and rock the Hebrew Heavy Metal house party with all your liturgical and folk favorites! Rabbi Michael Lerner synpositizing the Chanukah story Monologuist Josh Kornbluth! Let us drop a few Chanukah gifts on you, including, in order of appearance: Real Makkabees! No, not the ones who delivered a dose of semitic whoop-ass to the Seleucid Hellenists; these guys are from Los Angeles and rock the Hebrew Heavy Metal house party with all your liturgical and folk favorites! Rabbi Michael Lerner synpositizing the Chanukah story Monologuist Josh Kornbluth! tag:odeo.com,2005-03-25,22206109 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:00:49 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117036-Sha-anan-Street-of-Hadag-Nachash tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117036 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:55:24 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117034-Basya-Schechter-of-Pharaoh-s-Daughter tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117034 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:28:40 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117032-Matisyahu tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117032 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:10:25 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117031-Josh-Neuman-Editor-of-Heeb-Magazine tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117031 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:55:15 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117030-Dan-Sieradski-aka-Mobius-of-Jewschool tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117030 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:42:48 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117029-Monica-Haim-Director-of-Awake-Zion tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117029 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:16:57 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117028-July-2004-Matisyahu-IDF-refusenik-Ofer-Cohen tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117028 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:31:20 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206111-Sha-anan-Street-of-Hadag-Nachash ??? ??? were, for a brief, yet exciting, moment, all over the US press, or so it seemed. And why not -- their latest record, Local Product is an eminently listenable uptempo funky pop-rap record with real instruments, and bits of dancehall, klezmer and whatnot thrown in for good measure, and their collaboration with author David Grossman (The Yellow Wind, The Book of Intimate Grammar) stands as one of those rare clever ideas (the lyrics are a compendium of Israeli political bumper stickers) that works as a song while provoking a bit of thought. Lead vocalist Sha'anan Street was kind to give us an interview explaining how he heard rap for the first time in Berkeley, of all places. This was before a concert in Berkeley, in which a large segment of the crowd seemed to be comprised of teenagers chaperoned by their parents, blissfully unaware that a large plurality of the Hebrew lyrics they were listening to were extolling the virtues of excessive marijuana use. Perhaps the horrific engl... ??? ??? were, for a brief, yet exciting, moment, all over the US press, or so it seemed. And why not -- their latest record, Local Product is an eminently listenable uptempo funky pop-rap record with real instruments, and bits of dancehall, klezmer and whatnot thrown in for good measure, and their collaboration with author David Grossman (The Yellow Wind, The Book of Intimate Grammar) stands as one of those rare clever ideas (the lyrics are a compendium of Israeli political bumper stickers) that works as a song while provoking a bit of thought. Lead vocalist Sha'anan Street was kind to give us an interview explaining how he heard rap for the first time in Berkeley, of all places. This was before a concert in Berkeley, in which a large segment of the crowd seemed to be comprised of teenagers chaperoned by their parents, blissfully unaware that a large plurality of the Hebrew lyrics they were listening to were extolling the virtues of excessive marijuana use. Perhaps the horrific english song Vacation was just a decoy. By the way, if you're going to read one book about the occupation, I'd strongly suggest you make it The Yellow Wind. ??? ??? were, for a brief, yet exciting, moment, all over the US press, or so it seemed. And why not -- their latest record, Local Product is an eminently listenable uptempo funky pop-rap record with real instruments, and bits of dancehall, klezmer and whatnot thrown in for good measure, and their collaboration with author David Grossman (The Yellow Wind, The Book of Intimate Grammar) stands as one of those rare clever ideas (the lyrics are a compendium of Israeli political bumper stickers) that works as a song while provoking a bit of thought. Lead vocalist Sha'anan Street was kind to give us an interview explaining how he heard rap for the first time in Berkeley, of all places. This was before a concert in Berkeley, in which a large segment of the crowd seemed to be comprised of teenagers chaperoned by their parents, blissfully unaware that a large plurality of the Hebrew lyrics they were listening to were extolling the virtues of excessive marijuana use. Perhaps the horrific english song Vacation was just a decoy. By the way, if you're going to read one book about the occupation, I'd strongly suggest you make it The Yellow Wind. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,22206111 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:55:24 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117035-Sexologist-Isadora-Alman tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117035 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:34:36 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206113-Basya-Schechter-of-Pharaoh-s-Daughter Reise Tanner and Michelle Davis interviewed Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, who just dropped a new slab o' wax CD called Queen's Dominion, which, if you're a Torah nerd yeshiva student, refers to the dominion of King Achashvairosh as described at the beginning of Megillat Esther. Whatever. Basya Schechter's playing at the SF JCC at the end of October 2004. That new building is a travesty, but the show should be fun. Reise Tanner and Michelle Davis interviewed Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, who just dropped a new slab o' wax CD called Queen's Dominion, which, if you're a Torah nerd yeshiva student, refers to the dominion of King Achashvairosh as described at the beginning of Megillat Esther. Whatever. Basya Schechter's playing at the SF JCC at the end of October 2004. That new building is a travesty, but the show should be fun. Reise Tanner and Michelle Davis interviewed Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter, who just dropped a new slab o' wax CD called Queen's Dominion, which, if you're a Torah nerd yeshiva student, refers to the dominion of King Achashvairosh as described at the beginning of Megillat Esther. Whatever. Basya Schechter's playing at the SF JCC at the end of October 2004. That new building is a travesty, but the show should be fun. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,22206113 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:28:40 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/117033-Rosh-Hashanah-with-Yehudit-and-Reuven-Goldfarb tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,117033 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:22:40 -0800 no Oy Mendele! http://odeo.com/episodes/22206115-Matisyahu That's not matzoh balls! Here's the original interview with Hasidic Reggae/Beatbox artist Matisyahu, featuring Matisyahu talking about reggae music, becoming a chasid, and more. Featuring music from the upcoming record and some very special freestylin'. This interview was recorded in June 2004. We caught up with Matisyahu again in San Francisco in February 2005 -- he's famous now! -- and hope to post that soon. That's not matzoh balls! Here's the original interview with Hasidic Reggae/Beatbox artist Matisyahu, featuring Matisyahu talking about reggae music, becoming a chasid, and more. Featuring music from the upcoming record and some very special freestylin'. This interview was recorded in June 2004. We caught up with Matisyahu again in San Francisco in February 2005 -- he's famous now! -- and hope to post that soon. That's not matzoh balls! Here's the original interview with Hasidic Reggae/Beatbox artist Matisyahu, featuring Matisyahu talking about reggae music, becoming a chasid, and more. Featuring music from the upcoming record and some very special freestylin'. This interview was recorded in June 2004. We caught up with Matisyahu again in San Francisco in February 2005 -- he's famous now! -- and hope to post that soon. tag:odeo.com,2005-03-24,22206115 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:10:25 -0800 no Oy Mendele!