Tonight in the Twilight Lounge Goldbrener is dropping knowledge like Tim Leary dropped acid: with confidence and fearlessness. His timing is excellent, since Rosen has plenty to learn about how to handle anti-Israel pundits in his world. Perhaps he’s reeling because he’s excluded from the Zionist Poker Club? And what of Russian Troll Factories? And controversial … Continue reading Episode #117: “Choices” →

For reasons that remain a mystery, Rosen arrives in the Twilight Lounge completely amped up and full of hot takes about atoning, novel writing, UNESCO, Roger Waters, Jewish demographics, mouthwash and Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize. It’s all just a warm-up, though, for the real issues of the day, namely: Is locker room talk good for the Jews? … Continue reading Episode #116: “Locker room talk; Dylan’s Nobel.” →

Join us for new year’s in the Twilight Lounge, where the discussion, as it often does, centers around “what it means” to be a Jew and a person of faith. Is Rosen a “bad Jew” because he eats matzoball soup on erev Rosh Hashanah? Does Goldbrener’s atheism make him ineligible to be a “good Jew?” What … Continue reading Episode #115: “Sandy Koufax wishes you a happy new year.” →

Welcome back to the Twilight Lounge, where several weeks of global travels have Rosen in a pensive mood. Join the boys as they consider Germany (and Oktoberfest) through the lens of a Jew and Irma, whose husband froze to death while hunting. Follow them as they address a troubling development at UC Berkeley and then … Continue reading Episode #114: “Germany, trouble in Berkeley, Abbas under pressure.” →

Join us for a special A.M. recording of (Is it) Good for the Jews! Morning sun streams into the Twilight Lounge as the boys settle in to discuss the validity of The King of Real Estate’s college mascot and Rosen’s recent misadventures with Budget Rent-a-Car, then segue into a celebration of the book. “Eat My Schwartz.” California bill AB2844 is … Continue reading Episode #113: “Extreme vetting, AB2844, eat my Schwartz.” →

There’s a nurse party raging away upstairs and chaos is in the air as Rosen re-adjusts from his vacation world to reality world and Goldbrener shares his latest bus adventures, and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach teams up with Pamela Anderson to offer an anti-pornography message. Is this good for the Jews? Probably not, but the life … Continue reading Episode #112: “Nurse party; national anthem; Shmuley.” →

This week, we invite you to slip past the gargoyles and enter the protected safety of the Twilight Lounge, where talk of Hulk Hogan and Walt Disney’s original intent quickly gives way to more serious discussions of nostalgia vs, the reality of the past and matters relevant to the world of Jews and Jews Who Care … Continue reading Episode #111: “Disney’s intent; trouble on campus.” →

Take a trip back into the nascent days of (Is it) Good for the Jews? when all subjects were on the table and long-form conversation ruled the day as the boys plop down on the comfortable Twilight Lounge sectional and touch on a myriad of topics without actually getting to the real issues of the day. … Continue reading Episode #110: Riffing →

After simultaneous weekend trips to rural Californian towns, Rosen and Goldbrener return to the Twilight Lounge as personifications of last week’s “Jews in small towns” thesis, revisiting issues of big city snobbishness, sleeve tattoos, beat-up towns vs. snooty, high-end towns and restaurants that once served elk steak but now dish up crab cakes. Meanwhile, the world … Continue reading Episode #109: “Pokemon Go, Amar’e Goes.” →

If you feel you’ve stumbled onto a couple of old men complaining about their ailments, you’re not too far from the truth. Take heart, though; those with the inner fortitude to wade through kvetch-heavy tales of pulled muscles, stress tests and dire diagnoses courtesy of Dr. Google will be rewarded.  Rosen will express his views … Continue reading Episode #108: “Small-town Jews, middle-age problems.” →