We talk about Thanksgiving and why nobody seems to want to talk about Mitt Romney. I thought it was riveting. To our American listeners, Happy Thanksgiving. To our listeners outside the U.S., well, I suppose your turkeys are glad they don’t live in America. So, there’s that. To everyone: Thanks so much for your...
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Ask a Catholic and the War on Halloween {{LISTEN}}
Milestone: In this episode, we host our very first guest!! Travel writer, blogger and our good friend, Britt Reints, answers questions about Catholicism and weighs in on how and how not to dress up for Halloween. You’ll notice that we’ve disabled the comments on our posts. If you have thoughts you’d like to share...
Girls on the Bus and Boys in the Club {{LISTEN}}
In this episode, we discuss gender in two very different contexts. From the New York World: On the morning of October 12, Melissa Franchy boarded the B110 bus in Brooklyn and sat down near the front. For a few minutes she was left in silence, although the other passengers gave her a noticeably wide...
{{LISTEN}} Yom Kippur & Occupy Wall Street – 10/10/11
It’s the most reflective time of the year. For Mike and the Tribe, at least. We talked about Yom Kippur in this episode and then switched gears and discussed those crazy kids fighting corporate greed or… something. Just so you know, we’ll be back next week because, what, Shiny has another observance this weekend?!...
Rosh Hashanah & Flying While Lesbian {{LISTEN}} 10/4/11
From the Holy Book of Wikipedia: Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora’im (“Days of Awe”) which occur in the fall. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the first two days of Tishrei. Oh, who else is not sure what all that means? ...
{{LISTEN}} Identity Politics and ‘Let Them Die’ -9/22/11
An article in the WSJ entitled “Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel” prompted a discussion about identity politics. Here’s an excerpt from the article. Jewish donors and fund-raisers are warning the Obama re-election campaign that the president is at risk of losing financial support because of concerns about his handling of Israel. The complaints...
{{LISTEN}} Clemency for Troy Davis? And Is Jew or Not A Jew Okay or Not Okay?
You ever wonder whether someone is a Jew or not a Jew? There’s an app for that. Or was in France for a while, anyway. In this episode of HTMH: ” ‘Jew or Not Jew’ app riles anti-racism group” PARIS – A French anti-racism group has threatened to sue Apple over an iPhone application...
Hijabs in Playland and Visible Faith [HTMH — LISTEN]
We’re baaaaack. On August 30th, a young Muslim woman visiting Playland amusement park in Rye, New Jersey was asked to remove her head covering before riding on a roller coaster. She refused, a crowd gathered, and, several minutes later, thirteen people were arrested. Find out what happened in those several minutes, what we...
A Very Special Episode of Hey! That’s My Hummus! {{LISTEN #24}}
You’re just going to have to listen to find out what we talked about in this episode. Sorry, but we have to put our feet down about something around here. No synopses for very special episodes. Okay. Fiiiine. I’ll give you a hint. SEASON FINALE!!!!! What? Podcasts have season finales. Maybe even a...
Do You Need Religion To Be Moral? And Polygamy {{LISTEN}} HTMH #23
Happy Tu B’Av. You have no idea what that means, do you? So you should listen. In light of the recent conviction of Warren Jeffs, Mike and I talked about polygamy and its place in modernity. And completely forgot to talk about how gross Warren Jeffs really is. I also read an op-ed piece...