Manya Brachear Pashman hosts PEOPLE OF THE POD -- an AJC podcast about global affairs through a Jewish lens. As a longtime religion reporter for the Chicago Tribune, she helped chronicle two papal transitions from Rome, progress and pitfalls of interfaith dialogue, and the emerging role of religion in American politics. She also served as president of the Religion News Association. Manya earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University and masters' degrees in journalism and religious studies from Columbia University. in addition to occasionally contributing to the Chicago Tribune, she also now writes about antisemitism and being Jewish for Religion News Service, The Times of Israel, and Moment Magazine. Check out PEOPLE OF THE POD at www.ajc.org/peopleofthepod
NOTE: The one edit in the recording is due to the internet connection temporarily going out.
