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In the Spotlight: Dalia Rotter Youngerwood (“SHAVUA”)
August 6, 2026
Dalia Rotter Youngerwood joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss “SHAVUA,” her book pairing Jewish wisdom with guided reflection inspired by the rhythm of the Jewish calendar.
In the Spotlight: Jonathan Spector (“Birthright” Play)
August 3, 2026
Jonathan Spector, Tony Award-winning playwright behind Eureka Day, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his new play exploring friendship, Jewish identity, and belonging across a changing American landscape.
In the Spotlight: Miriam Kagan Lieber
July 27, 2026
In The Spotlight: GOLDA Girls
July 22, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin sits with Stephanie Butnick, Gabby Deutsch, Esther Cheheber, and Rabbi Diane Fresko, the women behind GOLDA Girls, a new podcast amplifying the voices of Jewish women on today’s issues, culture and Jewish life.
In the Spotlight: Molly Jong-Fast
June 26, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin sits with bestselling author, journalist, and political analyst Molly Jong-Fast, whose memoir How to Lose Your Mother reflects on family, fame and her relationship with writer Erica Jong.
In the Spotlight: Ari Gordon
June 15, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin talks to Ari Gordon, an Orthodox Jewish scholar committed to Jewish-Muslim bridge-building, to discuss Sacred Orientation in Late Antiquity and Early Islam, his book on prayer, ritual and religious identity in early Islam.
In the Spotlight: Zalman Newfield
June 5, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin sits with sociologist and author Zalman Newfield to discuss Brooklyn Odyssey, his poignant memoir of growing up in the Chabad-Lubavitch community, questioning faith and forging an identity beyond Orthodoxy.
In the Spotlight: James McAuley
June 1, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by journalist and historian James McAuley, author of a new biography of Edmond de Rothschild, tracing how the French aristocrat became a driving force in the early Zionist movement and the building of a Jewish homeland.
In the Spotlight: Bruce Feiler
May 27, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin sits with author and cultural commentator Bruce Feiler whose latest book A Time to Gather explores the power of ritual and connection in contemporary life.
In the Spotlight: Britt Tevis
May 13, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by historian Britt Tevis, an expert in law and Jewish studies and author of Sanctioned Bigotry: A Documentary History of Antisemitism in the United States, tracing five centuries of anti-Jewish discrimination in America.