Learnt Up

Lorraine and Sarah get learnt up on poetry! Sarah’s thoughts on Allen Ginsberg are just as cloudy and chaotic as Allen Ginsberg’s poems (sick burn!) and Lorraine feels threatened by Langston Hughes’ many accomplishments at such a young age. Put on your black turtlenecks, strap on those tiny hand castanets, spark up a “jazz cigarette,” and leave the squares at home, because this episode is for hep cats only.

Lorraine and Sarah get learnt up on sports! Sarah and Lorraine take on the mack daddy baseballer, Sandy Koufax and the winningest boxer in history, Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Listen as they flex new knowledge about black boxing history while earning bonus points because studying up on Jewish athletes is like, real hard. The Learnt Up ladies hit this one out of the park. For real, this sporty episode is a knockout! It's all like Slam dunk! Championships! Gooooooal!!

Lorraine and Sarah get learnt up on music! Sarah wishes she'd listened to moody Jewish sex god Leonard Cohen in college, and Lorraine treats herself to the man, the myth, the legend, the best name in the biz Screamin' Jay Hawkins. If you like black and Jewish guilt in the key of G, this is the jam for you! (Harmony! Treble clef! Other music jargon!)

Lorraine and Sarah get learnt up on traditions! Turns out, both black and Jewish peeps do some wacky shit at weddings. Sarah gets to the bottom of the whole "breaking the glass" thing, while Lorraine figures out what "jumping the broom" means. Plus, tune in for some tasty JewBoos and BlackBoos, and a miracle seltzer that doesn't make you fart!

Lorraine and Sarah get their giggles learnt up! In this episode Lorraine and Sarah try to impress their fathers by digging deep into what makes them laugh. Lorraine tackles the legend of Richard Pryor while Sarah takes on the force known as Gilda Radner. Let them make you laugh while talking about things that make them laugh! Dig in and get LEARNT UP!

Lorraine and Sarah get their tastebuds learnt up! This episode brings you flavors stacked on flavors stacked on flavors that all come together in the perfect bite. (Side note: stay tuned for Perfect Bite, a new food truck concept.) Sarah enjoys baby's first trip to Canter's Deli, while Lorraine revisits Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles. (Spoiler alert: small portions and bad lighting. Sad!) Hey, did you know Moses ate bowtie pasta in the desert? You're welcome!

Lorraine and Sarah get learnt up on movies! This is a big one, so strap the hell in. Sarah *finally* watches Schindler's List aka Being Jewish 101, while Lorraine tackles Roots. (Not to be confused with The Roots, a talented hip hop group.) Did you know Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are the same person? Have you seen OJ's acting work? This episode asks the question the whole podcast will seek to answer: "Is Dad proud?

Oh hey! It's Lorraine, a black person! And Sarah, a Jewish person! We're here to give you a sneak peek of our brand new podcast, Learnt Up. Do you ever feel guilty about basic stuff you should totally know, but...like...don't? Do you think it's never too late to learn and that life is a journey and time is a flat circle? You're gonna love our show! Unless you hate black and Jewish people -- in which case, get the heck outta here!