Joy and Conversation

Joy and Conversation

By Daniel OsbornEducationHistory
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Joy and Conversation episodes

  • One Hill, Two Visions

    In this episode, we speak with Nizar Farsakh about Palestinian identity, life in the West Bank and in diaspora, and the possibilities and struggles of dialogue across political borders.

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    Episode Credits:

    Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan Osborn

    Music supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)

    Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)

    Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)

    This episode featured a recording of "Yumma Welil Hawa," performed on the qanun by Maria Trogolo.

    This episode featured music from Basel Zayed (www.baselzayed.com).

    • "Violence" from the album Ayn Trio.

    • "Samaa'i Nahawand" from the album Ayn Trio.

    • "Waiting" from the album Ayn Trio.

    • "Farah" from the album Ayn Trio

    Episode photo by Dan Osborn

    34 min
  • Moishe's Queer and Wild Rumpus

    In this episode, we speak with Golan Moskowitz, Assistant Professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Tulane University, about Maurice Sendak. Golan discusses Sendak, the beloved author and illustrator of picture books, with sensitivity to the interplay between queer, Jewish, immigrant, and traumatic elements of Sendak's life and expressiveness. Golan shares poignant analysis of Sendak's career in the broader context of assimilation into dominant American society, the Holocaust, gay liberation, and the AIDS crisis. Golan is the author of Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context.

    Golan draws from Kathryn Bond Stockton's concept of queer children "growing sideways" in his research and throughout the episode.

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    Episode Credits:

    Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan Osborn

    Music supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)

    Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)

    Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)

    This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).

    • "En El Kamino De La 'Skola" from the album Under Aegean Moons: Music of the Spanish Jews of Rhodes and Salonika

    • "Madres Amargadas" from the album Full Circle: Music of the Spanish Jews of Jerusalem

    • "Minouche" from the album From the Shores of the Golden Horn: Music of the Spanish Jews of Turkey

    This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

    • "Borough" from the album Molerider

    • "Capilla" from the album Castle Danger

    • "Great Great Lengths" from the album The Baloonist

    • "Trenton Channel" from the album Reflections

    • "Arian Vale" from the album Cauldron

    Episode photo by Dan Osborn

    46 min
  • Guardianas de la Memoria/Keepers of Memory

    In this episode, we speak with Ruth Behar, poet, children's author, and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, about the history of the Jews of Cuba. Ruth weaves personal stories of her Ashkenazi and Sephardic family members' journeys from Poland and Turkey to Cuba into a larger narrative of Jewish diaspora and the search for home. We discuss "keepers of memory" and Ruth's role as a memory keeper through her many books, including Letters from Cuba and Everything I Kept/Todo lo que guardé.

    Learn more about Rachel Laryea and Kelewele at www.kelewelenyc.com

    Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.com

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    Episode Credits:

    Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan Osborn

    Music supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)

    Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)

    Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)

    This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).

    • "Par'o Era Estreyero" from the album A Different Night: A Passover Musical Anthology

    • "Asheriko De Kinze Anyos"

    • "Kuando D'aifto" from the album A Different Night: A Passover Musical Anthology

    This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

    • "Arlan Vale" from the album Minimal

    • "Contrarian" from the album Sketchbook

    • "Union Hall Melody" from the album Union Hall

    Episode photo by Dan Osborn

    48 min
  • Playing Ping Pong in Persia

    In this episode, we speak to Lior Sternfeld, Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State, about the history of Jews in Iran. Far from a simple story of "Jews in Muslim Lands," Lior walks us through the social history of Jews as they experienced rapid changes in social and political status and participated in some of the most seminal events of the 20th century within and beyond the borders of Iran. Much of the conversation revolves around the research found in Lior's book, Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran, published by Stanford University Press.

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    Follow Joy and Conversation on social media:

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    Twitter- @JandCPodcast

    Facebook- @JoyandConversationPodcast

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    Episode Credits:

    Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan Osborn

    Music supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)

    Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)

    Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)

    This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).

    • "Ven All Zeresh La Loka (featuring Jay Rosenberg)" from the album The Sword of the Dove: a Judeo-Spanish Purim Fantasia

    • "Rau Vanim (featuring Lisle Kulbach & Jay Rosenberg)" from the album The Sworth of the Dove: A Judeo-Spanish Purim Fantasia

    • "Yo Hanino, Tu Hanina" from the album From the Shores of the Golden Horn (Music of the Spanish Jews of Turkey)

    • "Minouche (featuring Lisle Kulbach)" from the album From the Shores of the Golden Horn (Music of the Spanish Jews of Turkey)

    • "En El Kamini De La 'skola (featuring Lisle Kulbach & Jay Rosenberg)" from the album Under Aegean Moons: Music of the Spanish Jews of Rhodes and Salonika

    This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

    • "Contrarian" from the album Sketchbook

    • "Kilkerrin" from the album Scalcairn

    Episode photo by Dan Osborn

    46 min
  • Welcome to Joy and Conversation!

    Welcome to Joy and Conversation, a podcast about Jewish history and culture. It's with scholars but it's for everyone. Find joy in conversation, it's a mitzvah. Yalla, let's learn!

    Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.com

    Follow Joy and Conversation on twitter @JandCPodcast

    Like Joy and Conversation on Facebook @JoyandConversationPodcast

    Episode Credits:

    Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan Osborn

    Joy and Conversation is edited, mixed, and mastered by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)

    The Joy and Conversation theme song was written by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)

    This episode featured the song "Vulcan Street" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

    3 min

About Joy and Conversation

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Joy and Conversation is a podcast about Jewish history and culture. It is propelled by curiosity and a passion for teaching and learning. Eclectic but accessible, it is like looking into a kaleidoscope and seeing the vibrant colors, complex shapes, and rich dimensions of Jewish life and identity--but for your ears. It illuminates Jewish diversity by focusing on under-told stories. It emphasizes vitality and dynamism by showcasing humanity and creativity. Centered on asking questions and dedicated to sharing knowledge, Joy and Conversation breaks silences, crosses borders, cultivates understanding, and encourages compassion. Finding joy in conversation is a mitzvah.