Podcasts – Jewish Sacred Aging

By Rabbi Richard Address-Jewish Sacred Aging

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A forum for the Jewish Community with resources and texts that feature discussions on the implications of the revolution in longevity for Baby Boomers and their families.

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Podcasts – Jewish Sacred Aging episodes:

12.03.2021
Seekers of Meaning 12/3/2021: Lisa Skinner, author of “Truth,Lies and Alzheimer’s; Its Secret Faces”
Rabbi Address chats with author Lisa Skinner on this week’s Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, the guest is Lisa Skinner, author of the book, Truth,Lies and...
11.26.2021
Seekers of Meaning 11/26/2021: Rabbi W. Jack Romberg, author of “Doorway to Heroism”
Rabbi Address interviews Rabbi W. Jack Romberg, author of a book about his great-uncle’s experiences as a German solider in World War I and an American solder in World War II. On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning...
11.19.2021
Seekers of Meaning 11/19/2021: Dr. Jessica Zitter, producer/director of “Caregiver: A Love Story” film
Rabbi Address with Dr. Jessica Zitter, director and producer of Caregiver: A Love Story. On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address chats with Dr. Jessica Zitter, director and producer of the documentary, Caregiver:...
11.12.2021
Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast 11/12/2021: Julea Gasner, Yad LaKashish
Rabbi Address chats with Julea Gasner of Yad LaKashish about the group’s services for aging residents in Jerusalem. On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Julea Gasner of Yad LaKashish describes the challenges the social...
11.05.2021
Seekers of Meaning 11/05/2021: Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, author of “And Often the First Jew”
Rabbi Address chats with this week’s guest, Rabbi Stephen Fuchs On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, former president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, and author of the new book,...
10.29.2021
Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast 10/29/2021: Yesh Ballon, author of “Unthinkable Dreams”
Rabbi Richard Address talks with author and spiritual director Yesh Ballon on this week’s Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Yesh Ballon discusses his new book, ...
10.22.2021
Seekers of Meaning 10/22/2021: Rav Laurie Braun Discussing Mental Health
Rabbi Address chats with this week’s guest, Rav Laurie Braun On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rav Laurie Katz Braun, D.Min., a Reform rabbi and director of outreach for the Youth Mental Health Project....
10.15.2021
Seekers of Meaning 10/15/2021: Rabbi Michael Perice, Temple Sinai, Cinnaminson, NJ
Rabbi Address chats with Rabbi Michael Perice, right, senior rabbi of Temple Sinai, Cinnaminson, New Jersey, on this week’s program. On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Michael Perice, senior rabbi of Temple Sinai,...
10.08.2021
Seekers of Meaning: Rabbis Edwin Goldberg and Elaine Zecher discuss new book, “Because My Soul Longs for You”
Rabbi Address chats with this week’s Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast guests, Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, center, rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom of The Woodlands, in the Houston area; and Rabbi Elaine Zecher, senior rabbi of Temple Israel, Boston....
10.01.2021
Richard Lieder and David Shapiro Discuss Their Book, “Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?”
Rabbi Address chats with authors Richard Leider, center, and David Shapiro, on this week’s Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, authors Richard Leider and David Shapiro discuss...
09.24.2021
Seekers of Meaning 9/24/2021: RUACH Emotional and Spiritual Support
Rabbi Address in conversation with Rabbi Karen Sussan, LMHC (center), and Taylor Paige Winfield Haboucha, founder of RUACH Emotional and Spiritual Support. More information about RUACH is at ruachsupport.org. On this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast,...
09.17.2021
Encore Presentation: Connie Zweig, Ph.D., Discusses Her New Book, “The Inner Work of Age”
As the High Holy Days conclude, we present an encore of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast featuring Connie Zweig, Ph.D., discussing her new book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from ROLE to SOUL. (Amazon link) Offering a...
09.10.2021
Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast 9/10/2021: High Holy Days Message from Rabbi Address
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address offers a special message and thoughts about the meaning of the Jewish High Holy Days in this year’s continuing COVID-19 pandemic Seekers of Meaning TV Show...
09.03.2021
Prof. Michael Meyer, Author of New Book on Rabbi Leo Baeck
Rabbi Address, left, discusses the new biography of Rabbi Leo Baeck with its author, Prof. Michael Meyer, the Adolph S. Ochs Emeritus Professor of Jewish History at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio. On this week’s episode of the...
08.27.2021
Seekers of Meaning 8/27/2021: Margit Novack, Author of “Squint: Re-visioning the Second Half of Life”
Rabbi Address chats with author Margit Novack in this week’s Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast. On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, author Margit Novack discusses her new book, Squint: Re-Visioning the Second...
08.20.2021
Cantor Ben Kintisch Discusses “Life Review – The Hospice Musical”
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Cantor Ben Kintisch discusses his musical, "Life Review - The Hospice Musical." Life Review: The Hospice Musical is a new musical celebrating life, love and loss through three seasons at a...
08.13.2021
Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman Discusses Growing Up Jewish in Kansas and His New Book
This week on the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discusses his new book, Laughing at Myself: My Education in Congress, on the Farm, and at the Movies. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast...
08.06.2021
Geriatric Social Worker Reva Farenback-Brateman Discusses Programming for Older LGBTQ Individuals
Rabbi Address in conversation with Reva Farenback-Brateman, MSW, CDP, Geriatric Case Manager and Community Educator, Samost Jewish Family & Children's Service, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This week, Reva Farenback-Brateman, geriatric case manager and community educator for Samost Jewish Family and Children's...
07.30.2021
Rabbi Rifat Sonsino Discusses Sephardi Jewish Customs on This Week’s TV Show and Podcast
This week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast guest is Rabbi Rifat Sonsino, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, MA to discuss his experience as a Reform rabbi with roots in the more traditional Sephardi Jewish community. Seekers of...
07.23.2021
Connie Zweig, Ph.D., Discusses Her New Book, “The Inner Work of Age”
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Connie Zweig, Ph.D., discusses her forthcoming book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from ROLE to SOUL. Offering a radical reimagining of age for all generations, psychotherapist and bestselling author Connie Zweig...
07.16.2021
Rabbi Susan Elkodsi Discusses Her New Book Project, A Collection of Torah Wisdom ‘By Elders, For Elders’
On this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Susan Elkodsi, the spiritual leader of the Malverne Jewish Center, Malverne, NY, discusses her book project that will encompass Torah wisdom commentaries written "by elders, for elders." Seekers...
07.09.2021
Choosing a senior living arrangement, with Ted Doyle of LCB Senior Living
In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Ted Doyle, vice president of marketing and communications for LCB Senior Living, provides advice for families considering a senior living plan for a loved one. Seekers of Meaning TV...
07.02.2021
ENCORE: Josh Greene, author of “UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend”
For the July 4 holiday weekend, we offer an encore broadcast of our interview with best-selling author Joshua Greene about his latest book, UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend. Seekers of...
06.25.2021
Rabbi Dr. Kerry Olitzky, One of ’50 Leading Rabbis in North America,’ transitions to authoring children’s books
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Dr. Kerry Olitzky discusses his new experience of authoring a children's book, Avi and Ahmed Play Football in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park. Olitzky is the founder and former executive director...
06.18.2021
Morris Funk, president and CEO, Beth Sholom – Excellence in Senior Living, Richmond, VA
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Morris Funk, president and chief executive officer of Beth Sholom - Excellence in Senior Living, Richmond, Virginia, discusses elder care issues facing families, including tips on how to evaluate senior...
06.11.2021
Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman, leader of “Path with Heart” and “Hineni,” An Online Spiritual Mindfulness Community
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, the guest is Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman, who creates welcoming, inclusive spiritual experiences that open hearts and build community. In 2011, she founded Path With Heart (formerly the Jewish Mindfulness...
06.04.2021
Robin Cogan, “The Relentless School Nurse”
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Robin Cogan, RN, author of "The Relentless School Nurse" blog, discusses pandemic and other health issues affecting school age children, and the stressful effects of the long pandemic lockdown on...
05.28.2021
Josh Greene, author of “UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend”
This week, best-selling author Joshua Greene discusses his latest book, UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast Now Available on Roku Streaming Service You can add...
05.21.2021
Ellen Rittberg, Author of “Why is Grandma Naked? Caring for Your Aging Parent”
The guest on this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast is Ellen Pober Rittberg, author of the book, Why Is Grandma Naked? Caring for Your Aging Parent. In the book, Rittberg walks the reader through the often stressful,...
05.14.2021
Judaism Unbound’s Daniel Libenson and Lex Rofeberg Reaching Out to ‘Disaffected But Hopeful’ American Jews
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Daniel Libenson and Lex Rofeberg discuss Judaism Unbound, a project of the Institute for the Next Jewish Future, that catalyzes and supports grassroots efforts by “disaffected but hopeful” American Jews to...
05.07.2021
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President Emeritus of the Reform Movement, Reflects on Pandemic and Relations with Israel
This week, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism, in the third of a series of conversations about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jewish life. Rabbi Yoffie discusses the pandemic's effect on the Reform...
04.30.2021
Philadelphia Rabbi Jill Maderer Discusses Pandemic Impact on Worship, Education, Pastoral Care
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, in a continuation of a series of discussions about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the Jewish community worldwide, Rabbi Jill L. Maderer, senior rabbi at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia,...
04.23.2021
Rabbis Jan Katzew and Stacey Schlein Discuss Pandemic Impact on Jewish Education
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Jan Katzew, Associate Professor of Education and Jewish Thought at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, and Rabbi Stacey Schlein, rabbi-educator at The Temple-Tiferet Israel, Beachwood, Ohio, discuss...
04.16.2021
Shelley Craig, Program Director, Faith & Grief, Discusses Support After Death of a Loved One
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Shelley Craig, program director of Faith & Grief, discusses the organization's mission to provide opportunities for comfort and hope to those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Seekers...
04.09.2021
THREAD uses art-centered and therapeutic workshops to help victims of trauma, says founder Lane Gardner
THREAD founder Lane Gardner chats about the organization's arts-centered therapeutic workshops for trauma survivors on the April 9, 2021 Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Richard Address chats...
04.02.2021
Chai Mitzvah builds engaging Jewish education for adults and teens
Rabbi Richard Address with TV show guests Nina Woldin, center, managing director; and Audrey Licther, founding executive director, both of Chai Mitzvah (ChaiMitzvah.org), an educational program aimed at building ommunity through small group engagement with adults and teens, both in person and...
03.26.2021
Janice Steinberg discusses her novel, ‘The Tin Horse,’ on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, author Janice Steinberg discusses her book, The Tin Horse, a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart...
03.19.2021
Rabbi Ben David discusses a second Passover in quarantine
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Ben David, senior rabbi at Congregation Adath Emanu-El in Mt. Laurel, NJ, discusses ways to cope with observing a second Passover with social distancing and use of remote video...
03.05.2021
Seekers of Meaning 3/5/2021: Author Richard Morgan discusses his book, “Light of Setting Suns”
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Richard Morgan discusses his new book, Light of Setting Suns: Reflections on Realities and Mysteries at Ninety Years of Life, stories of people age 90 and beyond who have remained...
02.26.2021
Rabbinic Pastor/Cantor Lisa Levine Discusses Music, Poetry, Meditation
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbinic Pastor/Cantor Lisa Levine discusses the role of music, poetry, and meditation techniques in worship and spiritual outreach. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast Now Available on Roku Streaming Service You...
02.19.2021
Dr. Karen Greenburg discusses stroke treatment on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast
Karen Greenberg, DO, FACOEP, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician highly specialized in the treatment of neurologic emergencies. She is Director of the Neurologic Emergency Department at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, the only dedicated Neurologic Emergency Department in the country This week...
02.12.2021
Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner discusses Jewish chaplaincy and counseling challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address chats with Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner, BCC, Director of Religious and Spiritual Services at the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, NJ. Rabbi Kinzbrunner currently...
02.05.2021
Author Lee Gutkind discusses his latest book, “My Last Eight Thousand Days”
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, author Lee Gutkind discusses his newest book, My Last Eight Thousand Days, An American Male in His Seventies, a look inward at his own experience with aging. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and...
01.29.2021
Levin, Friedman and Raphael discuss new book on end-of-life care in a virtual world
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Dayle Friedman, Rabbi David Levin, and Reb Simcha Raphael, Ph.D., discuss their newly published book, Jewish End of Life Care in a Virtual Age: Our Traditions Reimagined. Seekers of Meaning...
01.22.2021
Dr. Jeff Spiess discusses his new book, “Dying with Ease” on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast
On this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Dr. Jeff Spiess discusses his new book, Dying with Ease, A Compassionate Guide to Making Wiser End of Life Decisions. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast Now Available on...
01.15.2021
Liturgist and Poet Alden Solovy Discusses His Newest Book, “This Precious Life: Encountering the Divine with Poetry and Prayer”
In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, liturgist, poet, journalist and teacher Alden Solovy makes a return appearance on the Seekers of Meaning Podcast to discuss his latest book, This Precious Life: Encountering the Divine...
01.08.2021
Seekers of Meaning 1/8/2021: Discussion of “Psalms in the Key of Healing,” book edited by Rabbi H. Rafael Goldstein, z”l
Rabbi Richard Address, left, chats with guests Rabbi JB Sacks and Cantor Dr. Rhoda Harrison, on this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast. In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address chats...
01.01.2021
Encore Broadcast: Rabbi Hara Person, Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, discusses changes in rabbinic training and career opportunities
For New Year's Day 2021, we present an encore broadcast of our conversation with Rabbi Hara Person, chief executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), the professional organization of Reform rabbis in the U.S. In this interview, Rabbi...
12.25.2020
Dayenu.org, A Jewish Call to Climate Action, discussed on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast
This week's guest, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, discusses Dayenu.org, A Jewish Call to Climate Action. Dayenu is building a movement of American Jews confronting the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action. Dayenu mobilizes Jewish support for climate solutions,...
12.18.2020
Kohenet Jewish Priestess Institute discussed on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast
On this week's Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD, author, ritualist, scholar, poet, and dreamworker, discusses the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute (www.kohenet.org), a program in earth-based, embodied, feminist spiritual leadership. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and...

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Podcasts – Jewish Sacred Aging episodes:

Seekers of Meaning 12/3/2021: Lisa Skinner, author of “Truth,Lies and Alzheimer’s; Its Secret Faces”

Seekers of Meaning 11/26/2021: Rabbi W. Jack Romberg, author of “Doorway to Heroism”

Seekers of Meaning 11/19/2021: Dr. Jessica Zitter, producer/director of “Caregiver: A Love Story” film

Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast 11/12/2021: Julea Gasner, Yad LaKashish

Seekers of Meaning 11/05/2021: Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, author of “And Often the First Jew”

Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast 10/29/2021: Yesh Ballon, author of “Unthinkable Dreams”

Seekers of Meaning 10/22/2021: Rav Laurie Braun Discussing Mental Health

Seekers of Meaning 10/15/2021: Rabbi Michael Perice, Temple Sinai, Cinnaminson, NJ

Seekers of Meaning: Rabbis Edwin Goldberg and Elaine Zecher discuss new book, “Because My Soul Longs for You”

Richard Lieder and David Shapiro Discuss Their Book, “Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?”

Seekers of Meaning 9/24/2021: RUACH Emotional and Spiritual Support

Encore Presentation: Connie Zweig, Ph.D., Discusses Her New Book, “The Inner Work of Age”

Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast 9/10/2021: High Holy Days Message from Rabbi Address

Prof. Michael Meyer, Author of New Book on Rabbi Leo Baeck

Seekers of Meaning 8/27/2021: Margit Novack, Author of “Squint: Re-visioning the Second Half of Life”

Cantor Ben Kintisch Discusses “Life Review – The Hospice Musical”

Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman Discusses Growing Up Jewish in Kansas and His New Book

Geriatric Social Worker Reva Farenback-Brateman Discusses Programming for Older LGBTQ Individuals

Rabbi Rifat Sonsino Discusses Sephardi Jewish Customs on This Week’s TV Show and Podcast

Connie Zweig, Ph.D., Discusses Her New Book, “The Inner Work of Age”

Rabbi Susan Elkodsi Discusses Her New Book Project, A Collection of Torah Wisdom ‘By Elders, For Elders’

Choosing a senior living arrangement, with Ted Doyle of LCB Senior Living

ENCORE: Josh Greene, author of “UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend”

Rabbi Dr. Kerry Olitzky, One of ’50 Leading Rabbis in North America,’ transitions to authoring children’s books

Morris Funk, president and CEO, Beth Sholom – Excellence in Senior Living, Richmond, VA

Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman, leader of “Path with Heart” and “Hineni,” An Online Spiritual Mindfulness Community

Robin Cogan, “The Relentless School Nurse”

Josh Greene, author of “UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend”

Ellen Rittberg, Author of “Why is Grandma Naked? Caring for Your Aging Parent”

Judaism Unbound’s Daniel Libenson and Lex Rofeberg Reaching Out to ‘Disaffected But Hopeful’ American Jews

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President Emeritus of the Reform Movement, Reflects on Pandemic and Relations with Israel

Philadelphia Rabbi Jill Maderer Discusses Pandemic Impact on Worship, Education, Pastoral Care

Rabbis Jan Katzew and Stacey Schlein Discuss Pandemic Impact on Jewish Education

Shelley Craig, Program Director, Faith & Grief, Discusses Support After Death of a Loved One

THREAD uses art-centered and therapeutic workshops to help victims of trauma, says founder Lane Gardner

Chai Mitzvah builds engaging Jewish education for adults and teens

Janice Steinberg discusses her novel, ‘The Tin Horse,’ on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast

Rabbi Ben David discusses a second Passover in quarantine

Seekers of Meaning 3/5/2021: Author Richard Morgan discusses his book, “Light of Setting Suns”

Rabbinic Pastor/Cantor Lisa Levine Discusses Music, Poetry, Meditation

Dr. Karen Greenburg discusses stroke treatment on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast

Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner discusses Jewish chaplaincy and counseling challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author Lee Gutkind discusses his latest book, “My Last Eight Thousand Days”

Levin, Friedman and Raphael discuss new book on end-of-life care in a virtual world

Dr. Jeff Spiess discusses his new book, “Dying with Ease” on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast

Liturgist and Poet Alden Solovy Discusses His Newest Book, “This Precious Life: Encountering the Divine with Poetry and Prayer”

Seekers of Meaning 1/8/2021: Discussion of “Psalms in the Key of Healing,” book edited by Rabbi H. Rafael Goldstein, z”l

Encore Broadcast: Rabbi Hara Person, Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, discusses changes in rabbinic training and career opportunities

Dayenu.org, A Jewish Call to Climate Action, discussed on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast

Kohenet Jewish Priestess Institute discussed on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast