The Amen Corner

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The Amen Corner episodes

  • Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 3

    This week, Brad and Steven talk about the horrific Hamas terrorist attack against Israel.

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    36 min
  • Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 2

    This week, Brad and Steven talk about the flooding that hit New York, the normalizing of the abnormal and whether or not rabbis should talk about politics in their Yom Kippur services. Have a listen and enjoy!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    35 min
  • Amen Corner Season 8, Episode 1

     Brad and Steven are back with the first episode of Season Eight of the Corner. They’re back to their usual banter about the Jewish High Holidays, the best food for breaking the fast, Lauren Boebert, and the lack of accountability in our society. All in all, it’s like they’ve never been gone — have a listen and enjoy!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    37 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 34: The Season Finale

    This is it, the season finale of the Amen Corner. This week, Brad and Steven talk about the heat (without using the word “schvitzing” even once!), the antisemitic comments of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the fascist group Moms for Liberty, isolationists and appeasers, and Jews Behaving Badly. Happy listening and enjoy the summer!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    34 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 33: Trading Places

    This week, summer is here and Brad and Steven are coming to the end of the podcast season. The guys lament the state of the New York Yankees and of New York sports in general. They also discuss the 40th(!) anniversary of Trading Places, the mysterious coup in Russia, the lost submarine, and why Texas and Florida should be allowed to secede from the Union. Happy listening!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    29 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 32: Brad Gets Covid

    This week, after three plus years of flying below the radar, Brad finally got Covid. The guys talk about the dreaded “C word’ before pivoting to discuss the rise in antisemitic incidents in the  Montgomery County, Maryland school system. Steven is trying to figure out an appropriate response — Amen Corner listeners are invited to chime in. Happy listening!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    24 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 31: Special Guest Catherine Herrold

    This week, Brad and Steven welcome a special guest to the Amen Corner, Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Loyal Amen Corner Listener. Catherine talks about free speech on campus and DEI. It’s a thoughtful and important discussion, one not to be missed.

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    46 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 30: The Article About CNN

    This week, Brad and Steven are back at it, talking about members of Israel’s government getting into trouble on the streets of NYC. The guys spend much of the episode discussing an article from the Atlantic about CNN head, Chris Licht. Here’s a link to the piece, which you may want to check out before listening to the podcast (you don’t have to read it first, though).
    Happy listening!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    36 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 29: Hagbah Revisited

    This week, Brad and Steven are talking again about an old favorite subject of theirs: hagbah. With Steven in Georgia for a family Bat Mitzvah, the pressure is on for him to lift a special Torah that was rescued from the Nazis. They also talk about what to eat in Georgia and the elections in Turkey. Happy listening!

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    34 min
  • Amen Corner Season 7, Episode 28(a): The Mother’s Day Episode

    It’s Mother’s Day this week and Brad and Steven discuss the day’s merits and its potential impact on gifts for Steven. They also talk about the disgraceful CNN broadcast of Trump’s town hall last week and wonder how the media will cover a presidential campaign that promises to be like none other before it. Spoiler alert: they’re not overly optimistic. Happy listening and Happy Mother’s Day only to those who celebrate.

    You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator.

    35 min

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What do Van Halen, the Yankees, Judaism, Israel, Fatherhood, and Goodfellas have to do with each other? Everything. Find out how at the Amen Corner with Steven Cook and Brad Rothschild.