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
43 episodes
Episode #36 Melbourne International Comedy Festival spotlight, with Rapha Manajem
Tami sits down with Mizrahi comedian Rapha Manajem to talk about his upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, The Salmon Was Good. Rapha who proudly claims a Mizrahi/Ashkenazi – and potentially Sri Lankan Jewish – heritag...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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38:16
Episode #35 Reclaiming Jewish indigeneity, with Ben M. Freeman
In his third book, The Jews: An Indigenous People, author and advocate Ben M Freeman argues that to fully embrace Jewish indigeneity and reject the non-Jewish world’s attempt to impose its thinking upon us, the Jewish people must re-ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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46:52
Episode #34 Losing the shame, with Lyndi Cohen aka The Nude Nutritionist
To celebrate the launch of TJI’s Body Image Series ‘Every Body’, Tami and Dash speak to Dietitian, Nutritionist, Author, Podcaster, Ted X Speaker, TV Personality and Influencer Lyndi Cohen. Lyndi discusses her experience growing up as a South A...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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39:43
Episode #33 Is AI prejudice towards Jews? With Guido Melo
Artificial Intelligence is on the rise – even this description could be written by AI! But what does AI think about Jews? In this episode, Tami and Dash talk to Afro-Brazilian, Aussie-Jewish writer and academic Guido Melo about the risks of AI ...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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39:58
Episode #32 A feminist, a Zionist, an optimist and a realist, with Lynda Ben-Menashe
Powerhouse Lynda Ben-Menashe is the current president of the NCJWA (National Council Jewish Women Australia) and she joins Dash and Tami in the ATA studio to chat about her origin story, how she combated imposter syndrome and sexism in Jewish o...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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43:50
Episode #31 "I am always a Jew; a Lesbian Hebrew Jew", with Jewish Gay Rights activist Dawn Cohen
As Sydney celebrates its annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival, Dash and Tami speak with groundbreaking Jewish community activist and elder Dawn Cohen, co-founder of Dayenu Jewish LGBTQ+.Born and raised in apartheid South Africa, Da...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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51:55
Episode #30 The Holy and The Broken, with Ittay Flescher
To celebrate the highly anticipated release of The Holy and The Broken, Tami and Dash talk to the author himself: TJI's Jerusalem Correspondent & Australia’s favourite peacebuilder Ittay Flescher. Plus Dash celebrates Tami's accide...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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41:54
Episode #29 Explaining Australia's antisemitism crisis, with Dr Josh Roose
ATA is back. In their first episode for season 3, Dash and Tami discuss the summer of antisemitic attacks launched on Australian Jews. Who is behind the incidents? What is motivating them? How can it be stopped? Dr Josh Roose, politica...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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50:56
Summer Shames – Back to School Special
The end of January means ‘back to school’ time here in Australia. Counting down the days to regain your personal space? Enjoy a bit of nostalgia? Still wake up at 4am to ruminate about the shameful thing you did in Grade 4? You’ll enjoy t...
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25:23
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