This week, Uri and Rivky look back on 5778 and the first year of Talking Tachlis. What were our most controversial topics? Which episodes got the most listens? Which episodes were our favorites? Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8 Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOfCgkyEj0

This week, Uri finally tried the Impossible Burger! When we finish wishing Uri mazal tov, Rivky and Uri dive into the recent report from Ramaz about sexual abuse in the school. The report is thorough, and sad, and prompts us to ask - how do we feel about Ramaz, and the way they handled this situation? Should we have a gender bias when we consider abuse, and especially, abuse of children? What do we expect differently from our schools and institutions in the future? The Ramaz report: http://files.constantcontact.com/3b4ce217001/846bf29b-0cd5-4b37-b4c0-10908bebfa1e.pdf Legendary Orthodox Rabbi Aware Of Sexual Abuse Of Children, Report Says: https://forward.com/news/national/409376/legendary-orthodox-rabbi-aware-of-sexual-abuse-of-children-report-says

This week, Uri and Rivky dive into the light and breezy topic we all know and love, Nazis. They discuss the recent deportation of the 95-year-old Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi volunteer guard. They ask, why deport Palij? Did Palij get what he "deserved"? What is justice, and who does it serve? NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/nazi-queens-deported.html NPR https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640474479/alleged-nazi-labor-camp-guard-deported-to-germany The Believer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJbF8G6Zjw

This week, Uri tells Rivky about his new favorite movie: 93Queen. Then they dive into the insane story of Professor Avital Ronell and the sexual harassment investigation brought against her by her former graduate student, Nimrod Reitman. The story is made even more upsetting by a letter signed by dozens of leading intellectuals and academics, supporting Dr. Ronell. Rivky and Uri ask, what should we focus on??? Are their identities - queer, Israeli, academic - important? What does this “reverse” #MeToo moment teach us about power? How much does identity politics play a role? Read all about it here: 1. NY Times broke the story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/nyregion/sexual-harassment-nyu-female-professor.html 2. Professor Zizek explains why he signed the letter: https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/why-did-i-sign-the-letter-in-support-of-avital-ronell/ 3. Jezebel: https://jezebel.com/what-are-we-to-make-of-the-case-of-scholar-avital-ronel-1828366966 4. Splinter News on sexual harassment in the academy: https://splinternews.com/in-academia-professors-coming-onto-you-is-on-the-sylla-1826669829 5. Salon fills out the profile, and delves into Ronell’s background (and it gets very weird): https://www.salon.com/2018/08/18/when-a-woman-is-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-the-strange-case-of-avital-ronell/ 6. Judith Butler’s apology: https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/judith-butler-explains-letter-in-support-of-avital-ronell/ 7. Judith Butler on Hamas/Hezbollah: https://radicalarchives.org/2010/03/28/jbutler-on-hamas-hezbollah-israel-lobby/, https://thecharnelhouse.org/judith-butlers-infamous-2006-remarks-considering-hamas-and-hezbollah-as-progressive-forces-of-a-global-left/ https://mondoweiss.net/2012/08/judith-butler-responds-to-attack-i-affirm-a-judaism-that-is-not-associated-with-state-violence/

Rivky is back! This week Uri and Rivky start off by catching up on their adventures from the last couple of weeks. Then they get into Israel's new Nation-State bill. What is it? Is it good? Is it bad? Does it actually change anything? Catch up on everything below: The Nation-State Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law:_Israel_as_the_Nation-State_of_the_Jewish_People The Atlantic (critique of the law): https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/israel-nation-state-law/565712/ The Forward (defense of the law): https://forward.com/opinion/406355/everything-youve-heard-about-israels-nation-state-bill-is-wrong/ Music: Come Back - Moshav Band - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvGmJ5W_uy4&list=PLMDLWerIqLUutFdnYvLEAooH19CUv7qeY

This week Uri speaks with another very special guest host, immigration lawyer Laura Berger. But before getting into a discussion about America's immigration policies, they first try to make sense of the ever decreasing interaction and dialogue between liberals and conservatives in the US. Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/20/half-of-liberals-cant-even-stand-to-be-around-trump-supporters/ NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/opinion/sunday/family-separation-immigration-trump.html Brookings Institution: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/06/26/violence-drives-immigration-from-central-america/ Music: Paul McCartney - Let Em In https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0v7zpHJkU

This week we have another special guest co-host! Former Maccabeat Imu Shalev joins Uri for a conversation about their favorite music videos, as well as Imu's current work with Aleph Beta. What is Aleph Beta? You'll have to listen to find out! Aleph Beta: https://www.alephbeta.org/ Maccabeats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJCSR4MuhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRaQSbuTiBg

Rivky checks in to say hi and give her take on last week's discussion. Our first mini episode, and a chance to get your "Rivky fix" until she returns to the studio in a couple of weeks!

This week Uri has a conversation with returning guest host Miki Friedmann. Miki wants to know- what's the deal with Rivky and Uri always starting every topic with a disclaimer about who they aren't? They take a short trip down memory lane, and then they discuss the trials and tribulations of living life with a kippah on one's head.

This week, Uri and Rivky recap last week's episode and special guest Deena Klein. They then discuss Sasha Baron Cohen's new show, " Who Is America?" and ask - is the show any good? Is it unfair to the guests? And, of course, is it good for the Jews? Next, they dive into Scarlett Johansson (another member of the tribe). Was it wrong for Johansson to be cast as a transgender man? And, what about Business Insider - were they correct in removing Greenbaum’s article from their website? What about Greenbaum’s very public decision to resign over this whole thing? Clip from SBC new show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXeMoBPSDk Joe Walsh explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9LjwRRO9fk&t=3s Guam capsize question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesSRfXqS1Q Scarlett Johansson https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/entertainment/scarlett-johansson-film-exit/index.html Daniella Greenbaum removed article https://www.weeklystandard.com/daniella-greenbaum/here-is-the-column-about-scarjo-that-business-insider-spiked-to-appease-a-social-justice-mob Greenbaum's response https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-social-media-mob-is-a-danger-to-society/2018/07/12/eef13834-860b-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.eed3afdc6094 Ali G Animal Rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_la5XiQJdk