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Don't Worry About the Vase PodcastZvi's 2025 In MoviesPodcast episode for Zvi’s 2025 In Movies.* 00:00 - Introduction* 00:21 - The Ratings Scale* 02:17 - The Five Component Model of Movie Ratings* 03:52 - The Numbers* 04:28 - Movies Have Decreasing Marginal Returns in Practice* 05:22 - Very Briefly on the Top Picks and Whether You Should See Them* 06:46 - Other Notes to Self to Remember (Reprise from 2024)* 08:16 - The Year of Living Disagreeably* 11:11 - I Hate Spoilers With the Fire of a Thousand Suns* 11:33 - You Son Of A B***h, I’m In...
2025-12-2423 min
LessWrong posts by zvi“Zvi’s 2025 In Movies” by Zvi Now that I am tracking all the movies I watch via Letterboxd, it seems worthwhile to go over the results at the end of the year, and look for lessons, patterns and highlights.
Last year: Zvi's 2024 In Movies.
The Ratings Scale
You can find all my ratings and reviews on Letterboxd. I do revise from time to time, either on rewatch or changing my mind. I encourage you to follow me there.
Letterboxd ratings go from 0.5-5. The scale is trying to measure several things at once.
5: Masterpiece. All-time...
2025-12-2423 minLessWrong posts by zvi“Keeping Up Against the Joneses: Balsa’s 2025 Fundraiser” by Zvi Several years ago Zvi Mowshowitz founded Balsa Research, a tiny nonprofit research organization currently focused on quantifying the impact of the Jones Act on the American economy, and working towards viable reform proposals.
While changing century-old policy is not going to be easy, we continue to see many places where there is neglected groundwork that we’re well positioned to do, and we are improving at doing it with another year of practice under our belts.
We’re looking to raise $200,000 to support our work this giving season, though $50,000 would be sufficient to keep the ligh...
2025-12-2312 minLessWrong posts by zvi“Keeping Up Against the Joneses: Balsa’s 2025 Fundraising Letter” by jenn, Zvi Balsa Research is a tiny nonprofit research organization currently focused on quantifying the impact of the Jones Act on the American economy, and working towards viable reform proposals. While changing century-old policy is not going to be easy, we continue to see many places where there is neglected groundwork that we’re well positioned to do, and we are improving at doing it with another year of practice under our belts. We’re looking to raise $200,000 to support our work this giving season, though $50,000 would be sufficient to keep the lights on, and we think we are also...
2025-12-2212 min
Don't Worry About the Vase PodcastFrom the Archives - Immoral MazesA “From the Archives” episode, the full Immoral Mazes sequence.* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:07:07 - Moloch Hasn’t Won, By Zvi Mowshowitz, December 28th, 2019* 00:07:23 - Meditations on Moloch* 00:12:50 - That’s Not How This Works, That’s Not How Any of This Works* 00:15:15 - Moloch’s Army: An As-Yet Unjustified But Important Note* 00:16:53 - Meditations on Elua* 00:21:41 - Perfect Competition, By Zvi Mowshowitz, December 29th, 2019* 00:21:51 - Perfect Competition* 00:24:03 - Remind Me: What Exactly is Perfect Competition?* 00:25:52 - Super-Perfect Competition* 00:29:39 - Universal...
2025-11-084h 57LessWrong posts by zvi“GPT-5s Are Alive: Basic Facts, Benchmarks and the Model Card” by Zvi GPT-5 was a long time coming.
Is it a good model, sir? Yes. In practice it is a good, but not great, model.
Or rather, it is several good models released at once: GPT-5, GPT-5-Thinking, GPT-5-With-The-Router, GPT-5-Pro, GPT-5-API. That leads to a lot of confusion.
What is most good? Cutting down on errors and hallucinations is a big deal. Ease of use and ‘just doing things’ have improved. Early reports are thinking mode is a large improvement on writing. Coding seems improved and can compete with Opus.
This...
2025-08-111h 04
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Getting better at LLMs, with Zvi MowshowitzIn this episode, Patrick McKenzie (patio11) recorded with Zvi Mowshowitz (TheZvi) live at the LessOnline conference. They explore practical strategies for getting better results from large language models. Zvi explains how to customize AI behavior through thoughtful system prompts, while Patrick shares techniques for using LLMs as writing partners and research assistants. They discuss the evolving relationship between content creators and AI training data, touching on the emerging field of "generative engine optimization" (GEO). The conversation also covers multimodal capabilities, recursive AI use, and strategies for avoiding common failure modes like hallucination and sycophancy. –Full transcript: www.co...
2025-06-1251 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastStan Ferguson & Faith Morris - Calendar ConfusionFaith Morris & Stan Ferguson join me for a family dealing with some calendar related confusion.Check out my other artistic ventures ataaron-zvi-felder.com#improv #comedy #improvcomedy #improvpodcast #comedypodcast #longformimprov #nashvillecomedy #humor
2025-02-2124 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastI Object Your Honor That Hurt My Feeling - Let's Go to Dave & Buster'sBianca Lowe, Duncan Weinman, Todd Johnson, & Molly Ricks join me for two pals helping a family with a table.Check out my other artistic ventures ataaron-zvi-felder.com#improv #comedy #improvcomedy #improvpodcast #comedypodcast #longformimprov #nashvillecomedy #humor
2025-02-0834 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMolly Ricks - Couples CruiseMolly Ricks joins me for a couple on a cruise.
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2025-01-2443 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMick Khoury - My Dad Liked You BetterMick Khoury joins me for a more experimental episode of Audio Based Content in this scene about two friends grieving a father's death.
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2025-01-1731 min
Don't Worry About the Vase PodcastZvi's 2024 In MoviesPodcast episode for Zvi's 2024 In Movies.DWAtV Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.DWAtV Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/zvis-2024-in-movies?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueMusic: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY...
2025-01-1334 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastLIVE from BFTD - Rashad Donaldson, Isaac Kirk, & Mick Khoury - Refrigerator Repair ManRecorded live at the Back From the Dead Fest, Isaac Kirk, Rashad Donaldson, and Mick Khoury join me for an ol'timey refrigerator repairman visiting a musical family.
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2025-01-1123 min
Belief in the FutureDoes Religion Have Wisdom for Tech?Does religion have a role in developing ethical frameworks around technology? On this episode, we're talking to Rabbi Zvika Kreiger, spiritual leader of Chochmat Halev and former Director of Responsible Innovation at Facebook. Zvika and host David Zvi Kalman dive into the Metaverse and discuss how religious leaders can lean into technology, and what separation of tech and religion looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-12-0345 min
Don't Worry About the Vase PodcastZvi's Thoughts on His 2nd Round of SFFPodcast episode for Zvi's Thoughts on His 2nd Round of SFF.Voice powered by ElevenLabshttps://elevenlabs.io/?from=partnerperez4447DWAtV Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/zvis-thoughts-on-his-2nd-round-of?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webMusic: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4
2024-11-2020 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastTy Sato - A King in a Foreign LandTy Sato joins me as a king and servant visit a foreign land.
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2024-11-1536 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastGavin Trent - License & RegistrationGavin Trent joins me for a police officer in need of assistance.
Tonight in the Annex at Third Coast Comedy Club, Gavin is performing at 7 pm and I am doing a live podcast recording at 8:30 pm. All part of the Back from the Dead Fest.
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2024-11-0152 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastChristina Ashworth, Katy S, & Sterling Thompson - Friends in High PlacesChristina Ashworth, Katy S, & Sterling Thompson join me for a caregiver taking care of a mice problem.
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2024-10-2621 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastDuncan Weinman - So, You Want to be a Vampire?Duncan Weinman joins me for two miners discussing the pros and cons of vampirism.
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2024-10-1823 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMichael Bilow - The Trouble with AlchemyMichael Bilow joins me for two scientists discovering alchemy and learning that nothing is ever so simple.
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2024-10-0557 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastSteve Aron - It Takes a LaymanSteve Aron joins me as a doctor bonding with a patient.
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2024-09-2124 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMolly Ricks - Sassy or SubservientThe one and only Molly Ricks joins me for a citizen survey.
Come to NCAF at Vanderbilt Central Library on Sep. 14th and check out my comics!
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2024-09-1338 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastCLASSIC Ally Baker & Paige Kaprelian - They Know People Throw UpREBROADCAST
Ally Baker & Paige Kaprelian join me for 3 coworkers discussing changes to their workplace rules.
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2024-09-0652 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMaggie Thompson - The Entertainment Value is at 100The one and only Maggie Thompson joins me for some support in grief!
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2024-08-3121 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastAlaya Morris - Meeting & GreetingAlaya Morris joins me for an episode of Meeting & Greeting reuniting a father with his estranged daughter.
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2024-08-1632 min
Belief in the FutureShould I Use the Plagiarism Machine?In this crossover episode of Belief in the Future with Responsa Radio, host David Zvi Kalman dives into whether using generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E is a form of theft, drawing comparisons to the Jewish tradition of responsa. Back in the day, medieval rabbis often quoted other scholars without giving credit, but it was within a self-referential learning community. If today’s machine learning models can swiftly scrub the web, disregarding attribution, what kind of culture are we fostering by relying on their extensive 'knowledge'?Guest Speakers:
Rabbi Ethan Tucker is the President and Ro...
2024-08-1354 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMike Bentley - Workplace DramaMike Bentley joins me for some workplace drama being exposed leading to a shocking conclusion!
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2024-08-0929 min
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)Bet on it: Zvi Mowshowitz on professional gambling, trading, and AI futuresIn this episode, Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Zvi Mowshowitz (TheZvi) to discuss his wide-ranging career as a professional Magic: The Gathering player, sports gambler, equities trader, public intellectual on the covid-19 epidemic, and AI-focused journalist. They go into depth on how trading happens in less formal markets with lessons that resonate in more formal markets. They also explore the fallacies of rational decision-making in large organizations, the significance of obsession and practice in achieving excellence, and exchange predictions on AI.–Full transcript available here: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/betting-trading-zvi-mowshowitz/–Sponsors: Safebase R...
2024-08-081h 26
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastCLASSIC Nelson Graham & Ryan Wood - Limbs in Your YardREBROADCAST
Nelson Graham & Ryan Wood join me as a man in a truck inquires about some limbs.
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2024-08-0329 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastSteven Webster - I Had to Kill JerrySteven Webster joins me as a henchman and mob boss dicuss personnel changes.
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2024-07-2641 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastNick Hodge - The Threads of FateThey said it couldn't be done, but here we are, two episodes in a row that are centered on the garment industry!
Nick Hodge joins me as woman visiting the tailor for repairs.
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2024-07-1936 min
Belief in the FutureGhost in the MachineDeath isn't always an elegant ending. When Muhammad Ahmad, a research scientist with a doctorate in machine learning, learned his father’s diagnosis was terminal, he began to create a text-based AI simulation. Host David Zvi Kalman explores the successes and limitations of this process with Mohammed and Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky, who shares a Jewish take on "DeathGPT" and wonders if ancient scholars could enter the chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-07-1556 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastSara Fidelholtz - The Fabric of Our LivesSara Fidelholtz joins me for a story of the most glorious fabric.
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2024-07-1229 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastCLASSIC Seth Nathan Green - A New Thing Unto Us the Captain Has GivenREBROADCAST
Seth Nathan Green joins me for a doctors visit and more in a dystopian dictatorship.
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2024-07-0551 min
Belief in the FutureThe Two Lamp MysteryTwo religious communities invented the same lamp. Why?In our first episode David Zvi is joined by Lindsay Ems, an expert in the sociological impacts of technology on religious communities. Through the lens of Amish technology and the Sabbath for Orthodox Jews, they explore innovative ways these groups maintain their traditions in an increasingly electrified world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-07-0135 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMick Khoury - A Life Between Two HomesMick Khoury joins me for a group of grocery store employees and one strange customer.
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2024-06-2836 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMick Khoury - Out with the Old, In with the NewMick Khoury joins me for two coworkers drinking coffee.
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2024-06-2128 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMick Khoury - First Day in PrisonMick Khoury joins me as a prisoner and guard bond over it being both of their first day in prison.
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2024-06-1431 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastCLASSIC - Mick Khoury - My First PeriodREBROADCAST
To wish Mick luck in NY, we are devoting the entire month of June to my friend, Mick Khoury.
In this episode, Mick has their first period while camping with their dad.
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2024-06-0738 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMingo Perry - Buying a Diamond for a Nonexistent WomanMingo Perry joins me as a diamond salesman in a moral quandary.
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2024-06-0137 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastMick Khoury - Tracy Chapman Tells the FutureMick Khoury joins me as psychic Tracy Chapman.
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2024-05-2432 min
The Net Zero LifeIntroducing: The Net Zero Life Season 4Welcome to The Net Zero Life Season 4, I’m Nathan Zvi. The question driving us this season is “How Do We Measure Impact?”
Our guests are climate leaders from all over the private sector. Their expertise intersects with a host of different climate challenges, and each of them need to be measured. Our guests are founders, authors, CEOs, board members, and writers. They represent climate science, journalism, consumer goods, water tech, climate tech, and venture capital.
Together, we discuss this theme along with their climate origin stories, first principles of their work, and, of course, how th...
2023-01-1002 min
שיחה ללא נושאמה שלא היה נכנס - פרק בונוסהפרק הזה הינו כל מה שלא נכנס לפרקים הרגילים עם הודעה מיוחדת לרוני שחר האזנה נעימה!-=קישורים=-אתר - https://RadioBenZvi.github.io/יוטיוב - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS-d-xH0hS5D4RPLKBBe5ogהפודקאסט בספוטיפי - https://open.spotify.com/show/00AVovDZ91dF3ccD2Tmhs8?si=d78a5bc5e0434392הפודקאסט בגוגל - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFrZWRrb2QuZ2l0aHViLmlvL0FUV0FTX1BvZGNhc3QvZmVlZC5yc3M/הפודקאסט באפל מיוזיק - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1654325732?app=podcast&at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_httpitscg=30200&itsct=lt_p&ls=1&mt=2/כל הפרקים ביוטיוב - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGUNdKopvOVJhSI29vR9_IA_iscAWBelT/-=מוזיקה=-* Howard Harper-Barnes - We All Need Adventures(The Center)© Radio Ben Zvi 2022
2022-11-1521 minשיחה ללא נושאלאן הגענו?הפרק הרביעי של שיחה ללא נושא עם שקד, רוני, ליעד, שירה, רוטמן, גלעד וגם כפי שידוע לי ישו משום מה.בפרק זה הם מדברים על פוליטיקה, נועה קירל, ומלא דברים רנדומליים אחרים האזנה נעימה!-=קישורים=-אתר - https://RadioBenZvi.github.io/יוטיוב - הפודקאסט בספוטיפי - https://open.spotify.com/show/00AVovDZ91dF3ccD2Tmhs8?si=d78a5bc5e0434392הפודקאסט באפל מיוזיק - כל הפרקים ביוטיוב - -=מוזיקה=-* TheFatRat - Xenogenesis© Radio Ben Zvi 2022
2022-10-2739 minשיחה ללא נושאמעולמות שוניםהפרק השלישי של שיחה ללא נושא עם שקד, טל, אלון, יואב, ליעד ואוריאן.בפרק זה הם מדברים על שירים, דברים רנדומליים, לימודים, קולה ועוד האזנה נעימה!-=קישורים=-אתר - https://RadioBenZvi.github.io/יוטיוב - הפודקאסט בספוטיפי - https://open.spotify.com/show/00AVovDZ91dF3ccD2Tmhs8?si=d78a5bc5e0434392הפודקאסט באפל מיוזיק - כל הפרקים ביוטיוב - -=מוזיקה=-* Howard Harper-Barnes - We All Need Adventures(The Center)© Radio Ben Zvi 2022
2022-09-2745 minשיחה ללא נושאעל מבחנים, החיים ושיריםהפרק הראשון של שיחה ללא נושא עם שקד, טל, ויואב.בפרק זה הם מדברים על המבחנים הבאים, על שירים, פרסומות ועודהאזנה נעימה!-=קישורים=-אתר - https://RadioBenZvi.github.io/יוטיובהפודקאסט בספוטיפיהפודקאסט באפל מיוזיקכל הפרקים ביוטיוב-=מוזיקה=-* Luis Humanoide - Clockwork Lands: Chronicles Aboard an Airship © Radio Ben Zvi 2022
2022-09-131h 08
Ideas and LivesPaula Hogan, author, pioneer and entrepreneur in personal financial advisingPaula Hogan describes her early experience with finance, growing up with a father who pioneered concepts of variable annuities. After graduating college, Paula thought she would enter a health policy field, but came to begin financial advising while living in Texas. Learn how Paula chose to embrace ideas developed by co-host Zvi Bodie, how she built her own personal financial advising practice and ultimately sold the practice while continuing to provide financial advice to clients. Her publications and her efforts to promote fiduciary responsibilities of advisers have contributed to improving the financial futures of Americans.
2022-05-1050 minIdeas and LivesZvi Bodie, financial economist, co-host of Ideas and LivesZvi Bodie describes his lifelong interest in ideas and learning. From his birth and high school in Brooklyn and his evolution from a socialist/Zionist and kibbutz life to becoming a noted financial economist, Zvi recalls how his thinking evolved and how he luckily encountered much help from teachers and friends. Zvi explains the importance of finance and of financial innovation that drives much of the world economy.
2022-03-021h 04
Zvířata nejímeBarbora Bartušková Večlová, Svoboda zvířat: Za pokusy bez zvířatPovídání s Bárou ze Svobody zvířat o jejich aktuální kampani Za pokusy bez zvířat. www.zapokusybezzvirat.cz
2021-12-0415 min
Zvířata nejímeTvůrci dokumentu Svědectví: Petr Beneš, Věra Mikušová, Adele, Lukáš Vincour, Michaela VincourováKrátký rozhovor s tvůrci dokumentu Svědectví, který ukazuje život zvířat v českých chovech. Bavili jsme se o tom, zda se zaměřuje pouze na velkochovy, s jakými zvířaty se v něm diváci/čky setkají, jak bylo časově náročné získat záběry a proč neuvádíme konkrétní místa, z nichž záběry pocházejí. www.sledujsvedectvi.cz
2021-11-0119 min
The Thinking Jewish PodcastParshas Lech Lecha: Opportunities not testsThe origins of the Jewish nation starts with Avrohom Avinu. Yet his beginning we read in the Torah are full of challenges. Wouldn't it be nicer if the stories we read worked out better for Avrohom?
Rav Berkovits would say, "This is what we are here for. We have one purpose in this world, which is to earn eternity. To bring ourselves to be closer and closer to Hashem. Everything in this world is nothing other than a test. They are the things that give us the ability to jump higher".
Good Shabbos
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2021-10-1406 min
Zvířata nejímeLukáš Krása: Otevřené záchrany zvířat, proč netají svou identitu, jak se záchranné akce připravují a momenty, které se mu vryly do paměti.Povídání s Lukášem o tom, co jsou to otevřené záchrany zvířat, proč netají svou identitu, jak se záchranné akce připravují a momenty, které se mu nesmazatelně vryly do paměti.
2021-08-0136 min
Ideas and LivesInterview with Economist, Author Eugene SteuerleZvi and Bob interview Eugene Steuerle, a highly noted economist and expert on budget, tax, and social benefit programs. Gene is an Institute Fellow and Richard B. Fisher Chair at the Urban Institute. He has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis (1987-1989), President of the National Tax Association (2001-2002), and co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. He is the author of 18 books and over 1,000 articles. He discusses how he became an economist, people who influenced his career, and disturbing trends in patterns of federal spending and budget deficits.
2021-07-0858 min
Zvířata nejímeKaty: Co jsou to vigily (pietní akty před jatkami), v jakém stavu jsou zvířata v transportech smrti a jak na událost reagují zaměstnanci jatek.Povídání s Katy o tom, co jsou to vigily (pietní akty před jatkami), v jakém stavu jsou zvířata v transportech smrti a jak na událost reagují zaměstnanci jatek.
2021-06-3031 min
Zvířata nejímeVěra Mikušová: Osobní vývoj v rámci veganství, éčka v potravinách, proč dává smysl občanská neposlušnost v otázce zneužívání zvířat.Povídání s Věrou o jejím vývoji v rámci veganství, o vajíčkách od babičky, éčkách v potravinách, ale i o tom, proč dává smysl občanská neposlušnost v otázce zneužívání zvířat.
2021-06-0141 min
Zvířata nejímeAneta Marková, azyl Šťastný Zvěřinec: Co znamená slovo azyl, jak je to s veterinární péčí u různých druhů zvířat, proč Zvěřincem neproudí návštěvy.Povídání s Anetou o životě se zachráněnými zvířaty ve Šťastném Zvěřinci.https://stastnyzverinec.cz/
2021-05-0127 minIdeas and LivesInterview with Meir Kohn: Wealth of Nations ReduxIn this first episode of Ideas and Lives, Professor Meir Kohn of Dartmouth College describes his historically-based theory of economic growth, based on his manuscript,Commerce, predation, and production: a new theory of economic progress. His interview with fellow economists Bob Lerman and Zvi Bodie not only offers an in-depth discussion of this theory but also deals with Meir's life journey from birth in Czechoslovakia, to growing up in England, to joining a kibbutz in Israel, and to becoming an accomplished economist in the US. In addition, Meir describes his intellectual journey from econometrics, to finance and banking, and f...
2021-03-2256 minThe Net Zero LifeThe Net Zero LifeNathan Zvi is on a mission to bring climate innovators to the forefront of media and help the people of the world reduce their carbon footprint, save money, and live happier. The Net Zero Life podcast answers the most basic question of “Why should you care about climate change?” and dives deep into topics such as “How many times do you need to use your Hydroflask before it is better than a Poland Springs water bottle?”
Along the way you’ll hear from sustainability thought leaders such as climate scientists, politicians, celebrities, business people, and everyday folks who are liv...
2021-02-2802 min
Zvířata nejímeLucka Marková, Nela Bartoníčková: Aktivismus a veganstvíPovídání o aktivismu a veganství se spoluzakladatelkami organizace Zvířata nejíme, Nelou a Luckou.
2021-01-0124 min
Zvířata nejímeMichaela & Lukáš Vincourovi: Zakladatelé organizace Zvířata nejímeÚvodní podcast se zakladateli organizace Zvířata nejíme, Michaelou & Lukášem.
2020-11-2631 min
From Our Mouths To G-d’s EarsBehaalotcha 2020 - The one with the feet in the windowA late but jam-packed episode in which Cholentface and Rabbi Yisroel Bernath discuss an extraordinary wedding and border crossing - you'll want to read this article: https://medium.com/@loverabbi/once-upon-a-clear-blue-sky-8050b51fed6d
They also discuss the NDG Raffle launch - buy a ticket with Zvi as canvasser here: https://ndg.chabadsuite.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=5 [tickets are only 50 dollars].
Plenty of stories, comedy, and Torah in this episode.
2020-06-121h 06From Our Mouths To G-d’s EarsTzav 2020 - The one with the secret screenplayCholentface and the Mzoinoiser Rebbe discuss taking out the garbage, reciting HaGomel, and Zvi’s jobs in this late Parsha and comedy episode.
2020-04-0356 minFrom Our Mouths To G-d’s EarsKi Tisa 2020 - the one with all the scamsWhile Rabbi Yisroel Bernath gives a brief cameo in this episode, Cholentface and the Mzoinoiser Rebbe interview his Dad, and Eric Klein. Together, they discuss the weekly Parsha (Torah portion), golden calves, Rebbes, Zvi’s soccer skills, and Dan’s Ohel story.
2020-03-091h 08
Mindful U at Naropa University36. Zvi Ish-Shalom: Kedumah and Jewish MysticismTraditionally, Judaism is practiced by way of rituals. This includes actual ritualistic practices that involve ritual objects, but it also includes ritualistic prayer, as well as ritualistic forms of study, such as studying Torah in a certain way. My personal practice has shifted from one that is centered around ritual to one that is more about integrating the direct experience of presence, or of divinity, or of reality into everyday life. The rituals' original function was to facilitate that kind of a process, but there are more accessible ways for many people in our culture to access an embodied...
2018-08-2735 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsTorah & Tech: A Formal InvitationThis is a short invitation to this series of classes, taught by David Zvi Kalman at Penn Hillel. It explains the rationale behind the class and the hopes that have gone into its creation.
2014-09-0713 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsTorah & Tech: A Formal InvitationThis is a short invitation to this series of classes, taught by David Zvi Kalman at Penn Hillel. It explains the rationale behind the class and the hopes that have gone into its creation.
2014-09-0700 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)Torah & Tech: A Formal InvitationThis is a short invitation to this series of classes, taught by David Zvi Kalman at Penn Hillel. It explains the rationale behind the class and the hopes that have gone into its creation.
2014-09-0713 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsHow to Prep and Deliver a Great Dvar Torah (sources in notes)This class was co-taught by David Zvi Kalman and Rabbi Jonathan Shulman on April 24, 2014.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/how_to_dvar_torah_sources.pdf
2014-04-2851 minHadar Campus ScholarsHow to Prep and Deliver a Great Dvar TorahThis class was co-taught by David Zvi Kalman and Rabbi Jonathan Shulman on April 24, 2014.
2014-04-2800 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)How to Prep and Deliver a Great Dvar Torah (sources in notes)This class was co-taught by David Zvi Kalman and Rabbi Jonathan Shulman on April 24, 2014.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/how_to_dvar_torah_sources.pdf
2014-04-2851 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: How does Halakhah deal with new technologies? (sources in notes)This class is part of the second version of the series. It uses rabbinic responses to new technologies (e.g. electricity,lab-grown meat, Jews in space) as a peculiar subset of Halakhah which helps illuminate how rabbis negotiate between halakhic sources and their realities. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on Dec. 3, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_and_New_Technologies.pdf
2013-12-0556 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: How does Halakhah deal with new technologies?This class is part of the second version of the series. It uses rabbinic responses to new technologies (e.g. electricity,lab-grown meat, Jews in space) as a peculiar subset of Halakhah which helps illuminate how rabbis negotiate between halakhic sources and their realities. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on Dec. 3, 2013.
2013-12-0500 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: How does Halakhah deal with new technologies? (sources in notes)This class is part of the second version of the series. It uses rabbinic responses to new technologies (e.g. electricity,lab-grown meat, Jews in space) as a peculiar subset of Halakhah which helps illuminate how rabbis negotiate between halakhic sources and their realities. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on Dec. 3, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_and_New_Technologies.pdf
2013-12-0556 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Finding a Lost God in Halakhah (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to provide new ways of thinking about God that do not clash with the way of thinking about God that we have so far put forward in this series. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on April 24, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_10_Halakhan_and_Theology.pdf
2013-04-2557 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Finding a Lost God in Halakhah (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to provide new ways of thinking about God that do not clash with the way of thinking about God that we have so far put forward in this series. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on April 24, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_10_Halakhan_and_Theology.pdf
2013-04-2557 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Finding a Lost God in HalakhahThis class is an attempt to provide new ways of thinking about God that do not clash with the way of thinking about God that we have so far put forward in this series. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on April 24, 2013.
2013-04-2500 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Taking Social Justice Halakhah Seriously (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to reconcile issues of social justice with traditional modes of halakhic interpretations. The class was given on April 10, 2013, at Penn by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_9_Is_Social_Justice_Halakhah_a_Farce.pdf
2013-04-1150 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Taking Social Justice Halakhah Seriously (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to reconcile issues of social justice with traditional modes of halakhic interpretations. The class was given on April 10, 2013, at Penn by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_9_Is_Social_Justice_Halakhah_a_Farce.pdf
2013-04-1150 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Taking Social Justice Halakhah SeriouslyThis class is an attempt to reconcile issues of social justice with traditional modes of halakhic interpretations. The class was given on April 10, 2013, at Penn by David Zvi Kalman.
2013-04-1100 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhah about Sex - What Kind of Halakhah is it? (sources in notes)This lecture is an attempt to think about Jewish law as occupying a number of distinct genres, and to think about the halakhot of sexuality as representing a kind of halakhic writing which is frequently overlooked. The class is part of the ON HALAKHAH series. It was delivered at Penn on March 20, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_8_Halakhot_of_Sex.pdf
2013-03-2156 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Halakhah about Sex - What Kind of Halakhah is it? (sources in notes)This lecture is an attempt to think about Jewish law as occupying a number of distinct genres, and to think about the halakhot of sexuality as representing a kind of halakhic writing which is frequently overlooked. The class is part of the ON HALAKHAH series. It was delivered at Penn on March 20, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_8_Halakhot_of_Sex.pdf
2013-03-2156 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhah about Sex - What Kind of Halakhah is it?This lecture is an attempt to think about Jewish law as occupying a number of distinct genres, and to think about the halakhot of sexuality as representing a kind of halakhic writing which is frequently overlooked. The class is part of the ON HALAKHAH series. It was delivered at Penn on March 20, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman.
2013-03-2100 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and HomosexualityThis class attempts to cover a wide variety of Orthodox and Conservative approaches to Halakhah and Homosexuality, include those of Rabbis Steven Greenberg, Joel Roth and Gordon Tucker. It concludes with a suggestion as to a new approach. The class was delivered as part of the ON HALAKHAH series at Penn on March 13, 2013, by David Zvi Kalman
2013-03-1400 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and Homosexuality (sources in notes)This class attempts to cover a wide variety of Orthodox and Conservative approaches to Halakhah and Homosexuality, include those of Rabbis Steven Greenberg, Joel Roth and Gordon Tucker. It concludes with a suggestion as to a new approach. The class was delivered as part of the ON HALAKHAH series at Penn on March 13, 2013, by David Zvi Kalman
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_7_Halakhah_and_Homosexuality.pdf
2013-03-1459 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and Homosexuality (sources in notes)This class attempts to cover a wide variety of Orthodox and Conservative approaches to Halakhah and Homosexuality, include those of Rabbis Steven Greenberg, Joel Roth and Gordon Tucker. It concludes with a suggestion as to a new approach. The class was delivered as part of the ON HALAKHAH series at Penn on March 13, 2013, by David Zvi Kalman
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_7_Halakhah_and_Homosexuality.pdf
2013-03-1459 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Lead All Parts of Communal Prayer?This is part of the *On Halakhah* series. It was delivered on February 27, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. It addresses some of the halakhic material dealing with barriers (or lack of barriers) to women leading tefillah.
2013-02-2800 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Can Women Lead All Parts of Communal Prayer? (sources in notes)This is part of the *On Halakhah* series. It was delivered on February 27, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. It addresses some of the halakhic material dealing with barriers (or lack of barriers) to women leading tefillah.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_6_Women_in_Prayer_II.pdf
2013-02-2854 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Lead All Parts of Communal Prayer? (sources in notes)This is part of the *On Halakhah* series. It was delivered on February 27, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. It addresses some of the halakhic material dealing with barriers (or lack of barriers) to women leading tefillah.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_6_Women_in_Prayer_II.pdf
2013-02-2854 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Count in a Minyan?This is the fifth class in the series ON HALAKHAH. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on February 20, 2013.
2013-02-2100 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Can Women Count in a Minyan? (sources in notes)This is the fifth class in the series ON HALAKHAH. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on February 20, 2013.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_5_Women_in_Prayer_I.pdf
2013-02-2154 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Count in a Minyan? (sources in notes)This is the fifth class in the series ON HALAKHAH. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on February 20, 2013.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_5_Women_in_Prayer_I.pdf
2013-02-2154 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values" (with sources)This is the fourth installment of the On Halakhah class. It was given at Penn by David Zvi Kalman on February 13, 2013. In this class, we discuss an approach to read (and writing) all halakhic sources.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_4_Forms_Norms_and_Values.pdf
2013-02-1454 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values" (with sources)This is the fourth installment of the On Halakhah class. It was given at Penn by David Zvi Kalman on February 13, 2013. In this class, we discuss an approach to read (and writing) all halakhic sources.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_4_Forms_Norms_and_Values.pdf
2013-02-1454 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values"This is the fourth installment of the On Halakhah class. It was given at Penn by David Zvi Kalman on February 13, 2013. In this class, we discuss an approach to read (and writing) all halakhic sources.
2013-02-1400 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Values-Based Halakhah (sources in notes)This is the third class in the series ON HALAKHAH. The class was given on Feb. 6, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. This week we began our discussion of halakhic interpretation by examining contemporary philosophy of law, including legal positivism, natural law, legal realism, Critical Legal Studies, and Robert Cover.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_3_Values_Based_Halakhah.pdf
2013-02-071h 08
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Values-Based HalakhahThis is the third class in the series ON HALAKHAH. The class was given on Feb. 6, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. This week we began our discussion of halakhic interpretation by examining contemporary philosophy of law, including legal positivism, natural law, legal realism, Critical Legal Studies, and Robert Cover.
2013-02-0700 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Values-Based Halakhah (sources in notes)This is the third class in the series ON HALAKHAH. The class was given on Feb. 6, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. This week we began our discussion of halakhic interpretation by examining contemporary philosophy of law, including legal positivism, natural law, legal realism, Critical Legal Studies, and Robert Cover.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_3_Values_Based_Halakhah.pdf
2013-02-071h 08
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Halakhic Activism (sources in notes)The second Episode of ON HALAKHAH, delivered at Penn on January 30, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman. It specifically focusses on how we have, both now and in the past, made halakhic decisions for ourselves.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_2_Halakhic_Activism.pdf
2013-01-311h 01Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhic Activism (sources in notes)The second Episode of ON HALAKHAH, delivered at Penn on January 30, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman. It specifically focusses on how we have, both now and in the past, made halakhic decisions for ourselves.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_2_Halakhic_Activism.pdf
2013-01-311h 01
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhic ActivismThe second Episode of ON HALAKHAH, delivered at Penn on January 30, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman. It specifically focusses on how we have, both now and in the past, made halakhic decisions for ourselves.
2013-01-3100 min