Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon

 

—Idol in the Sanctuary—

Are ultra-Orthodox attacks on Labor Party candidate, Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv, legitimate political scrabbling, or some weird sort of herem, or religious excommunication?

—Blue is the New Red?—

Has Israel’s right just embraced the labor movement?

—Woke—

What is so infuriating about political correctness?

—WTF SNL?!—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk about the fufera over a six-second gag on last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live implying that Israel’s vaccine policy may give preference to Jews. Oy!

All that and a celebration of Borito, on the occasion of their first record!