You can’t spell TDSB without BDS: How a school board meeting turned into 14 hours of arguing about Jews

Education reporter Mitchell Consky on the drama at the Toronto District School Board.
Anger, anxiety and over-intellectualization: We talk about Jewish perspectives on masculinity and marriage

A Valentine’s Day podcast with Daniel Oppenheimer, who took his couples therapy public with a feature in The New York Times Magazine.
Jews who once supported Donald Trump are having second thoughts

Between an inevitable rise in kosher food prices and a ridiculous plan for Gaza, the president’s support is wavering.
What does it mean that Nazi jokes are no longer at Nazis’ expense?

A podcast discussion over the lost consensus that joking about Nazis implied you were not personally one.
We discuss the many Jewish angles to Donald Trump’s first week (feat. Gil Troy)

The significance of Israeli hostage references—and Elon Musk’s possible Nazi salute.
A political reporter’s perspective on the Israel-Hamas hostage deal (recorded Jan. 16)

Lahav Harkov reports on the Israeli government’s hesitation to get the deal done.
From common ground to culture wars: How Justin Trudeau’s legacy spiralled into identity politics

Jonathan Kay describes the Trudeau he knew while ghostwriting the future prime minister’s memoir.
Chrystia Freeland joins a long list of Canadians losing faith in this Liberal government—including many Jews

Author and publisher Hal Niedzviecki explains why he’s voting Conservative ‘for the first time in my life’.
A new study found 94% of Jewish Canadians believe in Israel’s right to exist—but only 51% call themselves Zionists

A podcast conversation about the sinking value of the Zionist brand.
The Israel-Hamas war claims another casualty: An independent Canadian publication about zines

The demise of ‘Broken Pencil’, discussed on Bonjour Chai.