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Wondering JewsEpisode 85: Going Forward on Forbidden Fuel with Ginna GreenThis week, Josh and Roy pack nugs of Forbidden Fuel into their pipes and rip into the headlines. After that, the boys spark up with Ginna Green, co-host of the Forward's "A Bintel Brief" podcast. Finally, the fellas share their favorite Jewish jokes! Want to know what we've smoked on past episodes? Want to send us a voice message for us to play on the show? Do you need merch or want to leave us a review?WonderingJewsPodcast.com! While you're reading this, help us grow the show! Check out our new $1/month Big...2022-10-2555 min
A Bintel Brief[Rerun] S2, Episode 4: Grumpy GifterFor the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief."Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Grumpy Gifter,” a listener writes with a quintessentially mid-30s vexation: she can no longer tolerate the endless gifts required of her by the litany of weddings and babies. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.
2022-10-0534 min
Can We Talk?Bonus Episode: A Bintel Brief: For Richer or PoorerWhile we're hard at work preparing for Can We Talk's fall season, enjoy this episode of A Bintel Brief, an advice show with a Jewish twist, from our friends at The Forward. In this episode, For Richer or Poorer, hosts Ginna Green and Lynn Harris give their advice to a 30-something woman looking to settle down with a long-term partner. She might've found the perfect match—but if they got married, he definitely wouldn't be the breadwinner.2022-08-2329 minA Bintel BriefS2, Episode 8: For Richer? Or PoorerStarting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Richer or Poorer,” a listener writes in wondering whether she can consider a man who earns much less than she does as a potential life partner. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.
2022-08-1828 min
Jewish Original MediaFEED DROP ft. A Bintel Brief - The Jewish Advice Podcast (Episode 10: "Heartbroken Bubbe")Today, we're trying something new and sharing a special episode of the insightfully and joyfully Jewish podcast, A Bintel Brief. Check out their upcoming episode drop on September 15 that may or may not feature a short ad about us :)
In this classic Jewish advice column from The Forward, two mothers dish on the dilemmas of Jewish-American life, identity, culture and politics. This episode is one of our favorites: in it, hosts Ginna Green and Lynn Harris help a grandmother distraught by the news that her daughter might not raise her granddaughter in a Jewish tradition.
Tema Smi...2022-08-0749 min
Games and FeelingsShould I Make My Friends Play a New Board Game? with Jeremy Cobb and Taylor MooreIf you own a board game with seven expansions, you love this board game. And the publisher definitely knows who you are, which is cool to think about. I don’t know who you are, specifically, but Jeremy Cobb, Taylor Moore, and I can help you as if we do! Sponsors - Tab for a Cause, where you open a new tab and raise money for charity. Join Team Games and Feelings at tabforacause.org/gamesandfeelings! - Listen to A Bintel Brief wherever you get your podcasts! Find...2022-07-2848 minA Bintel BriefS2, Episode 4: "Grumpy Gifter"Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Grumpy Gifter,” a listener writes with a quintessentially mid-30s vexation: she can no longer tolerate the endless gifts required of her by the litany of weddings and babies. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.
2022-06-0934 min
Voice IsCOMEDY with Lynn Harris: Reassembling reality, finding your funny, and comedy as powerJulie and Casey sit down with Lynn Harris (founder of Gold Comedy, cohost of A Bintel Brief, and prolific writer) about how comedy can change the world. Along the way, they discuss why (and HOW) we should get rid of the term “women’s comedy”, and we discover our own personal connection to Lynn’s creation, “Breakup Girl”. Thank you to our Season 3 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% off your first month's rental + a free item, go to http://arm...2022-03-0257 min
Only One In The RoomSUNDAY EDITION: Ginna Green Is The Only Black Jewish Orthodox Progressive In The RoomGinna Green is a strategist-consultant-movement-builder who is helping Jewish (and other) organizations change through her new firm, Uprise. She is on the boards of progressive Jewish groups including Bend the Arc and the Jews of Color Initiative and lives in Columbia, South Carolina, where she went to high school and college. Her interests include cooking, bourbon, and annihilating her four children at Scrabble, even on Shabbat.Visit: http://upriseforgood.com/Listen: A Bintel Brief on Apple PodcastsSpecial thanks to our sponsors:Mercato:Mercato is a grocery delivery service th...2021-11-1440 min
She's a Woman with Miz CrackerLiana Finck: Drawing Laughter!Liana Finck is a cartoonist who is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Awl, and Catapult. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. She has had artist residencies with the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Tablet magazine. Her first book, A Bintel Brief, was published in 2014. But most of all, she runs an instagram account of her amazing cartoons that peers into everyone’s soul. Check out Liana Finck's cartoons: https://lianafinck.com/.2021-07-0554 min
The Less Doing Podcast218: Ari and Nick - Optimize, Automate, Outsource - Propanolol for Anxiety and Fear?Summary:
In Episode #218 Ari and Nick share a load of fascinating links, useful tools, and the latest wins and hacks from Less Doing.
Time-stamped Show Notes
- 23:30 - Ari and Nick have created a hack that automatically generates trello cards when a client records an audio message on his phone
- 24:50 - Created a hack to take information automatically from Stripe to Chargify
- 26:05 - The flat rate for VA services is now $129 for 5 hours
- 27:33 - Ari and Nick have started playing with [GrowSumo](https://growsumo.com/) to manage affiliate partnerships
- 28:00 - Creating a hack to link [Zapier...2016-05-1829 min
The Comics AlternativeInterviews - Liana FinckOn this episode of The Comics Alternatives Interviews, Andy and Derek talk with Liana Finck, a New York-based artist whose first book, A Bintel Brief: Love and Longing in Old New York, has just been released through Ecco Press. In their conversation, the Two Guys ask Liana about the idea behind her project — based on the “Bintel Brief” section BintelBriefthat appeared in Der Forverts (The Forward) under Abraham Cahan’s editorship — how she discovered Cahan’s work and what it meant to her, and the autobiographical links that are present in the book. Liana also discusses her work as a graphic ar...2014-04-2800 min