Ask a Jew

Hi Jews and Jew Lovers!
It’s been an exhausting week running the world, but we still had some time to sit and catch up about Spain, Morocco, water guns and the kingdom of Cerritos Auto Square (mentioning them in case they want to sponsor the podcast.)
Have a question?? Askajewpod@gmail.com
Also:
* J-Pop is the new K-Pop.
* If Chaya Leah’s hair looks good but nobody can see it, does it still look good?
* Can you use a water gun on Shabbat?
* Stop calling everyone an antisemite, some people are just stupid.
* Tell us if you experienced an antisemitism and we’ll tell you if you really did (that number again is askajewpod@gmail.com)
* Our apperance on the Josh Szeps show! Want to listen? How about a 7-day free trial to his channel?? Click here.
* Albanians are cool, except that one guy who didn’t let my friends in his restaurant.
* Anyone in London?? Hit us up.
* You can now watch Mark Dubowitz of the FDD talk about whether the Iranian leadership is hot on YouTube.



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Mark Dubowitz is the chief executive of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), and our new reluctant friend. We sit him down to talk about Iran, Saudi Arabia, why the IRGC wants Ted Kaczynski to kill him, why we can’t just send Bruce Willis (in Armageddon) to drill into Pickaxe mountain, and who the bad guys would want winning the Israeli election…
Follow Mark on X, but not too closely like the Iranian government.
Who’s joining us in Wyoming for our first ever live show?? Nadav Eyal will be there, will you? August 10th, there are only 37 tickets left!!

Also in this episode:
* Why didn’t Iran pick a good photo of Mark to present at Khamenei’s funeral?
* Make democracy cool again.
* Mark never met a self-hating Jew until he came to America.
* How to deal with your anti Zionist kids? Tell them they’re idiots.
* The Iranians won’t miss an opportunity to kiss an opportunity.
* Mark realizes we want to talk about whether or not Ahmedinejad is attractive… and he has some thoughts.
* What do you say to Americans who ask why are we in this war with Iran?
* Trump was talking about Kharg island before it was cool.
* The US Israel military alliance is something to behold.
* Is Trump forcing Saudi Arabia to hang out with us?
* Who do the Iranians want leading Israel?
* Israeli politics - this coalition must be defeated.
* The Israeli expression that shouldn’t be used in English.
* We need to talk about the Mexican president.
* Magic Pickaxe mountain.



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Ask A Jew is going to Wyoming!! We’ll be hosting a live show Monday, August 10th in Jackson Hole, how cool would it be if you join us there? If not for us, do it for Nadav Eyal, who will be our special guest, and who we didn’t add to the above AI image because he may (rightfully) sue us.
Any questions? Email us at askajewpod@gmail.com
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This week, we discuss Clavicular and Ro Khanna’s great adventures, why the Haredi issue will probably determine Israel’s next elections, and how adorable it is that everyone’s obsessed with us.
Oh look, i’m angry in the NY Post again! Please read and fume with me. This time I write about how a brave Israeli hostage practically had to ambush the UN lady in charge of violence against women to finally agree to hear about her sexual assault at the hands of Hamas. However bad you think the UN is - it’s worse.
Now, here is a photo from my Israel trip, the dead sea to be exact. Fun fact - this animal is called a Yael. And yes, it wento to Harvard.
Finally, last night I had dinner with not one but TWO former AAJ guests! Can you guess who they are? Hint: neither are Israeli.
Drop the answer in the comments. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Rafael Mangual is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and authour of the book Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most.
He joins us to explain what the HECK is going on with the DSA in New York, what it was like to grow up as a Dominican-Puerto Rican New Yorker with a cop for a father, what BLM and the Defund the Police movement got wrong, and what’s in store for all of us in Mamdani’s New York.
Follow Rafael on X, and don’t forget to check out the episode on YouTube as well!
Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!! You rock. Here are a few things we love about you, in no particular order. What are we missing?
* Amazon Prime
* Sam Harris
* Air Conditioning
* Peanut Butter
* Movie Theatre soda
* Yellowstone National Park (actually, all national parks)
* The Blue Angels
* Turning right on red
* Halloween
* Women that call you “Hon”



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Ben Kawaller is a writer and journalist who you may know from his video series “Ben Meets America” in the Free Press, and from the Reflector podcast series “Strange Bedfellows” about how the LGBT movement went slightly off the rails.
We discuss coming out as a writer late in life, going to Korea for illegal spa treatments that include salmon sperm injections to the face, and whether Adam (the one from Adam & Eve) was into some kinky animal stuff… HAPPY PRIDE!
Interview starts around minute 40.
Follow Ben on X, Instagram.
BUT FIRST!
40 minutes of catching up from your favorite Jews: Chaya Leah had a big party, Yael had a big crash. We celebrate both. Also we crown a winner fo the Challah giveaway, so listen carefully as you may be the lucky recepient.
Mazal tov the Chaya Leah’s son and his soon-to-be wonderful bride!! Thank you to her parents who listened to a few episodes and still allowed her to marry into this family.



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