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January 19, 2025

Amen Corner Season 9, Episode 14

Brad and Steven are back and talking about the incoming Trump administration, what their algorithms are serving them on social media, potential sponsors for the podcast, why they won’t go to see a Rolling Stones concert and Snoop Dogg playing at the inauguration. Have a listen and stay warm this week! You can listen to […]

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Filed Under: Season Nine, The Amen Corner
Tagged With: Brad Rothschild, Family, Friends, politics, Salon. Politics, Steven Cook, Van Halen, Yankees

January 16, 2025

Over the Hill and Undercover: Being ‘A Man on the Inside’ and Out

PopTorah

What can an undercover spy in a retirement home teach us about aging, purpose, and truly living? In this episode, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky discuss ‘A Man on the Inside,’ the new Netflix comedy from show runner Michael Schur and star Ted Danson that finds meaning — and some mischief — in life’s later years. […]

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Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and Rabbi Michael Knopf
Filed Under: PopTorah

January 5, 2025

Amen Corner Season 9, Episode 13

Brad and Steven are back for their first podcast of 2025. It may be a new year, but things seem to have picked up right where they left off in 2024. The guys discuss the car ramming attack in New Orleans and the Tesla blowing up in Las Vegas. They also talk about the documentary […]

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Filed Under: Season Nine, The Amen Corner
Tagged With: Brad Rothschild, Family, Friends, politics, Salon. Politics, Steven Cook, Van Halen, Yankees

January 2, 2025

Charting New Waters with ‘Moana 2’

PopTorah

In this episode, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky dive into ‘Moana 2’, Disney’s follow-up to the beloved original. How does the sequel build on Moana’s journey of self-discovery and leadership? What new lessons does it offer about courage, identity, and the interconnectedness of generations? And how does this chapter deepen the story’s resonance with timeless values […]

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Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and Rabbi Michael Knopf
Filed Under: PopTorah

December 29, 2024

Amen Corner Season 9, Episode 12

It’s the last Amen Corner of 2025 and Brad and Steven are back from (another) week’s hiatus. This week, the guys are talking about the emerging rift in Trumpworld between MAGA and DOGE, old-school Italian restaurants, Florida, and plum torts. Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, and Happy New Year! You can listen […]

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Filed Under: Season Nine, The Amen Corner
Tagged With: Brad Rothschild, Family, Friends, politics, Salon. Politics, Steven Cook, Van Halen, Yankees

December 19, 2024

The Good, The Bad, and The ‘Wicked’

The Good, The Bad, and The ‘Wicked’

What does it mean to be good? And who gets to decide? In this magical episode of PopTorah, we dive into the world of Wicked, the spellbinding prequel to The Wizard of Oz that flips the script on the nature of good and evil. Join Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky as they explore how the tale […]

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Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and Rabbi Michael Knopf
Filed Under: PopTorah

December 15, 2024

Amen Corner Season 9, Episode 11

Unexpectedly, Brad and Steven are back this week due to a faulty airplane. The guys are talking the drones over New Jersey, Chris Christie, Chanukkah, and once again, about how old they are. Spoiler alert: right now, Steven is considerably older than his father-in-law was when Steven got married(!). Happy listening! You can listen to The […]

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Filed Under: Season Nine, The Amen Corner
Tagged With: Brad Rothschild, Family, Friends, politics, Salon. Politics, Steven Cook, Van Halen, Yankees

December 8, 2024

Amen Corner Season 9, Episode 10

 This week, Brad and Steven are back at it and they’re talking about rage rooms, the potential fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Christmas songs, Van Halen t-shirts, and Trump memorabilia. Happy listening! You can listen to The Amen Corner in lots of ways. On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite RSS aggregator. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/amen/AmenS9E10.mp3Podcast: […]

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Filed Under: Season Nine, The Amen Corner
Tagged With: Brad Rothschild, Family, Friends, politics, Salon. Politics, Steven Cook, Van Halen, Yankees

December 5, 2024

Trying ‘Shrinking’ On for Size…Again

PopTorah

In this episode, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky discuss season 2 of the AppleTV+ hit, ‘Shrinking‘! After our first deep dive into the series, we couldn’t help but return to explore even more of the lessons it has to offer about therapy, grief, and the messiness of human connection. As we revisit the characters and their […]

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Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and Rabbi Michael Knopf
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December 1, 2024

Amen Corner Season 9, Episode 9

It’s the post-Thanksgiving episode and Brad and Steven are recapping their respective holidays. In addition to talking about how turkey (the food, not the country) is overrated, they also delve into Matt Gaetz, Madonna, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the need to prepare for the long battle ahead. Happy listening and happy holiday season! You can […]

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Filed Under: Season Nine, The Amen Corner
Tagged With: Brad Rothschild, Family, Friends, politics, Salon. Politics, Steven Cook, Van Halen, Yankees

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Brad Rothschild and Steven Cook
Brad Rothschild is a documentary film director and producer. He produced Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald and directed African Exodus about Israel’s African refugees and Tree Man, about the people who come to New York City to sell Christmas trees every holiday season, all of which were feature length. He is currently directing a film about Tamar Manasseh, a community activist in Chicago. His short films cover subjects as: the wrongfully incarcerated, the women leading Montana’s Resistance movement and a group of Israelis and Palestinians who find mutual understanding in their grief. He was formerly a Speechwriter and Director of Communications for the Mission of Israel to the United Nations.

Steven A. Cook is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. Cook is the author of False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East; The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square, which won the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s gold medal in 2012; and Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey. Cook is a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine. He has also published widely in international affairs journals, opinion magazines, and newspapers, and he is a frequent commentator on radio and television.

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