On this week of Challah Talk, Jesse and Jack bring on Celeste Pinel where they talk about her family ties to El Salvador, TikTok, and more. A surprise appearance is also made by Matthew Garchik, Jesse's friend, who talks with Celeste about conspiracies and much, much, more.

On this episode of Challah Talk, Jesse and Jack welcome Aaron Lariosa, who talks about his perspective of New Trier, politics, his connection with the Phillippines, and more.

New hosts Jesse Shapiro and Jack Wineman are joined by their good friend Mitch Krueger. In this episode, we get into it...from sports to a crazy Economics group chat to Mitch's betting, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

Jack, Bobby, Solomon, and Martin preview some of the marquee matchups on the left side of the "Mensch Madness" bracket. Due to COVID restrictions, this interview was recorded entirely over the phone.

Jack, Bobby, Eli, and Ben analyze the matchups in the upper right quadrant of the Mensch Madness bracket, which can be found on the @challahtalk Instagram account. The matchups include: Jon Stewart vs. Ben Shapiro, Mayer Rothschild v. Jesus Christ, and more! Go vote now (4/17) on the Challah Talk Instagram story!

Jack, Bobby, and Conner analyze the matchups in the lower right quadrant of the Mensch Madness bracket, which can be found on the @challahtalk Instagram account. Voting is live (as of 4/16 at 6PM CST)! You have 24 hours to pick who should move on the Round of 32.

Life in Lockdown is a three part Challah Talk special exploring the impact of COVID-19. In Part 2, we talk with eighteen year old Matt Zhang about life in China during the Coronavirus outbreak.  What you'll hear is both alarming and reassuring: this virus is to be taken seriously, but it can be contained. The primary mode of containment is Social Distancing, and Matt talks about how it has helped China limit the spread of Coronavirus. He also has some advice for fellow high-schoolers bracing for isolation and E-Learning.

Life in Lockdown is a three part Challah Talk special exploring the impact of COVID-19. In Part 1, we talk with eighteen year old Italian citizen (and former Wilmette Junior High Student) Emanuela Scalia. We got a chance to learn not only about life in Italy during the lockdown, but things we can do as Americans to prepare for the inevitable surge in COVID-19 cases. 

Tommy Serrino talks about COVID-19, the upcoming election, post-modernist philosophy, protesting in Hong Kong, and debate. This episode was recorded BEFORE New Trier cancelled school for the Coronavirus.