Ashamed to Admit
Are you ashamed to admit you're not across the big issues and events affecting Jews in Australia, Israel and around the Jewish world?
In this new podcast from online publication The Jewish Independent, Your Third Cousin Tami Sussman and TJI's Dashiel Lawrence tackle the week's 'Chewiest and Jewiest' topics.
Episodes
34 episodes
Summer Shames - Co-worker evaluation time
Tami and Dash make the most of their summer break from regular programming to evaluate each other: the good, the bad, the shameful. Will Tami make it back for season 3? What's really been bugging Tami about working with Dash? You'll find out.&n...
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26:59
Summer Shames - The Big Shvitz
We’re in the middle of summer down here in Australia and that means it’s beach time, it’s pool time, it’s….shvitz time. Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, everyone has a shvitz story. This week, Tami and Dash’s shame is your enter...
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19:28
Summer Shames - A secret penchant for Sex and the City
We all had a straight male friend who secretly loved Sex and the City in the noughties. Was Dash ‘that guy?’ And more importantly, is he a Samantha, Carrie, Charlotte or Miranda? Tami investigates. If you like this episode, you m...
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16:50
Summer Shames - What embarrassing music do you listen to?
From kitsch Irish Folk to attending a Hanson concert as a fully grown adult, this second instalment of Summer Shames is the perfect antidote to peacocking your 2024 Spotify Wrapped. If you like this episode, you might like: ...
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22:00
Summer Shames - The Christmas/Hanukkah Special
Ashamed to Admit is taking a break over the summer, but Tami and Dash are bringing you short morsels of their the best/worst seasonal shames: welcome to Summer Shames.Chrismukah, reenacting baby Jesus’s ...
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22:10
Season two finale: "Just want to make you proud" with actor and comedian Josh Glanc
In their last episode for season two, Dash and Tami chat with actor and comedian Josh Glanc about … so many things, including: leaving law behind to pursue a career in entertainment, the unbreakable intergenerational umbilical cord, flipped ste...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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1:02:55
Episode #27 'Girl in Finance' with Blossom's Gaby Rosenberg
In this episode, your favourite ‘girl, interrupted’ chats to her favourite ‘girl, in finance’ Gaby Rosenberg from Blossom. Gaby talks about her (and her sister Ali’s) journey to becoming co-founders of a startup and explains some basic investme...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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41:25
Episode #26 What is the Orthodox Jewish stance on reproductive rights? With Nomi Kaltmann
With women's reproductive rights in the United States looking more precarious in the wake of the Trump re-election, Tami and Dash explore Orthodoxy's stance on abortion, family planning, and IVF. Who better to turn to than Melbourne lawyer, Ort...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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50:18
Episode #25 Celebrating Mizrahi music, food, and heritage with Shai Shriki
For too long, the stories and culture of Mizrahi Jews – Jews from the Middle East, North Africa and Asia – have been unrecognised and unrepresented in Australia's Jewish community. Yet Mizrahi music, food, and culture have enriched Jewish tradi...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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49:22
Episode #24 ALICE ZASLAVSKY will not "yuck your yum"
The exuberant Alice Zaslavsky graces the ATA studio this week to chat about her new TV show ‘A bite to eat with Alice’, new book ‘Salad for days’ , her (hot) ancestor’s controversial cookbook and food shaming. Plus an angry letter and an apolog...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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49:43
Episode #23 Anti-Zionists, Elders of Zion, Half-baked Rabbis & more
Where should Ashkenazi-Israelis go when the anti-zionists tell them to ‘go back to Europe’? What is (or who are?) The Elders of Zion? What happens when (hot) Rabbis do naughty things and bad TV is made about them? All of these questions are rai...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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39:37
Episode #22 The paradox of American Jewish support for Trump, with Dan Coleman
As the US Presidential election nears, Tami and Dash speak with TJI columnist and Democrat Dan Coleman about the paradox of American Jewish support for Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Plus, a preview of TJI’s documentary, <...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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49:58
Episode #21 Paranoid and Petty with John Safran
John Safran graces the ATA studio this week to talk about the time he squatted in Kanye (Ye) West’s mansion in Hollywood, Jewish paranoia and petty family dynamics. John’s new book is called “SQUAT - A week squatting at Kanye’s mans...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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54:43
Episode #20 Friends of Yentl with Elise Esther Hearst
Ahead of YENTL’s run at the Sydney Opera House 17 October - 10 November 2024, Tami and Dash speak to author, playwright & content creator Elise Esther Hearst (who co-wrote the play with director Gary Abrahams and Galit Klas) about the urgen...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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43:19
Episode #19 Yom Kippur in an 'Upside-Down World' with Rabbi Ralph Genende
In this High Holy Day special episode, one of Australia's leading rabbis, Ralph Genende, joins Dash and Tami to reflect on Yom Kippur and the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks. Special thanks to Ivany Investment Group for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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44:30
Episode #18 Israel and Hezbollah on the brink, with content creator Elhanan Miller
Are Israel and Hezbollah on the brink of an all-out war? We confront the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah with Arab affairs expert and content creator Elhanan Miller. Elhanan sheds light on Israel's recent intelligence and milit...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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53:17
Episode #17 The BIG little shmeckle episode with journalist Marina Kamenev
Do Jewish men have smaller schmeckles than the average population? Co-hosts Tami and (reluctant) Dash are joined by journalist, author and masterful researcher Marina Kamenev to crunch the numbers and unpack the centuries-old racist stereotype....
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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46:25
Episode #16 Advocacy, Activism and Algorithms with Accidental Influencer Marnie Perlstein
Should every Jewish person with a social media account be posting in support of Israel and the rise of anti-Jewish racism right now? Should every Jewish person with a social media account be acknowledging Palestinian civilian suffering in equal...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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56:40
Episode #15 When There is Peace with Ittay Flescher
Upon hearing the news of the murder of six Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza on Sept 1st, Jewish communities were thrust into mourning. Since then, it has been very difficult for many to speak about these deaths and it’s a rare gift to be ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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34:07
Episode #14 "American Jews are politically homeless" with journalist & editor Peter Savodnik
The pageantry and ecstatic 'vibe' of last month's Democratic National Convention (DNC), in which Kamala Harris was certified the party's presidential nominee, belied a dark reality: American Jewish voters, once home among Democrats, are now pol...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:00:28
Tensions Transplanted - a new 4-part podcast series
There is no episode of ATA this week, so Dash spoke with Sydney-based radio and podcast producer Rob Kaldor about The Jewish Independent's four-part series Tensions Transplanted (released on 6 September).
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11:08
Episode #13 Ashamed of Nothing with David Baddiel
British David Baddiel is a rare breed: a comedian, author, screenwriter and songwriter with an unflinching commitment to telling the truth. In his latest books, My Family and The God Desire, Baddiel shares his strange and dysf...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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57:10
Episode #12 The bad man's assassination with Kylie Moore-Gilbert
In their second episode for Season 2, Tami asks esteemed academic, author and political scientist Kylie Moore-Gilbert to pretend to be her bat mitzvah teacher and explain Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination. “Like, who was the bad man and what’s goi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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40:09
Episode #11 Jewish Olympic Gold, Looking forward (and back), and AS seagulls
In their first episode of Season 2, Tami and Dash discuss their respective international trips and share audience highlights from Season 1. Plus Jewish-Australian Olympic success stories and some bidet appreciation. Articles refe...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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31:42
Episode #10 One word: Ryvchin
In their Season One Finale, Dash and Tami are joined by the Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and internationally acclaimed author Alex Ryvchin … and his better half Vicki to talk about their life post Oct 7, including Alex’s ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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51:21