Jew Wanna Talk Shit

The horrors persist, but so do we. Roots and NJG are back, and we’re switching to a weekly format. This week we’re discussing how the non-profit world has reacted to Oct. 7, and how it’s model for the wider PR campaign against antisemitism.

Roots and NJG take listener questions, in this special episode. We’re talking tokenism, the weird double standards of the diaspora/Israeli Jewish tropes, and time travel.

A system of government wherein the collective reach consensus on issues sounds great, but how does it work for a people who are famous for disagreeing with each other? This week Samuel J. Hyde comes back on the show to talk about the current judicial controversy in Israel, how we got here, what’s going on, and where it’s going.

We’re talking more indigeneity! Indigenous solidarity! Indigenous resilience! Indigenous joy! Indigenous people tired of colonial shtuyot!

Season 2 kicks off with a two parter! In this first episode, we talk about the relationships between indigenous peoples, colonization, and miraculous resurrections with our guest Ateret Shmeul. Hosts: @NeuroticJewishGay and @RootsMetals Guest Ateret Shmuel instagram handle: @ateretshmuelIndigenous Bridges: https://indigenousbridges.com/

Roots and NJG talk with Matthew Nouriel of Empress Mizarhi about what’s going on in Iran, the nearly 3,000 year history of Persian (Babylonian, Iranian) Jews, and why theocracies are maybe not so good? With a special secret canine cameo.

We sit down with Sam Hyde, editor of We Should All Be Zionists, to hear him talk about the Abraham Accords, the history of the I/P conflict, and what the future of Arab-Jewish relations looks like in a world in which Jews decide to completely ignore Bella Hadid.

We talk with Qatar expert Mike Sexton, about what the deal is with Qatar. What’s their relationship to Israel, to AJ+, and why are they trying so hard to be friends with Al-Qaeda and Hamas. Are they trying to be the Regina George of the Middle East?

Part two of Roots and NJG’s interview with Ex-Mormon McKay, continues with more deep dives into the relationship between Church of Later Day Saints and Jews, and how to get missionaries to stop showing up at your door.

Part one of Roots and NJG’s interview with Ex-Mormon McKay, on what the deal is with the Church of Latter Day Saints, and what it has do with ancient Israelite cosplay

Hosted by @rootsmetals and @neuroticjewishgay Guest: Rivkah Produced by Zev Hurwich https://www.instagram.com/rootsmetals/ https://www.instagram.com/neuroticjewishgay/

We had a few things to say about the recent Supreme Court leak. So instead of yelling into the void, Roots and NJG decided to make fun of people who want to police uteruses.

Did you know Jews also have cults? It’s true! Join Roots and NJG as they look at Jewish cults from the middle ages to modernity. And HBO, if you’re listening, we are willing to sell the rights. TW: Child abuse, cults, gaslighting, terrorism, sexual abuse, murder Credits Hosted by @rootsmetals and @neuroticjewishgay Produced by Zev Hurwich https://www.instagram.com/rootsmetals/https://www.instagram.com/neuroticjewishgay/

TRIGGER WARNINGS: terrorism/violence, sexual assault, antisemitism Credits Hosted by @rootsmetals and @neuroticjewishgay Produced by Zev Hurwich https://www.instagram.com/rootsmetals/https://www.instagram.com/neuroticjewishgay/

We had so much extra content from the dating episode, we made a bonus! Even more stories and shit talking.

Roots and NJG are joined by @P.Ayos to talk about dating. Listen to stories about awkward breakups, skeezy dudes, terrible parents, and evangelical fanfiction in this episode spanning three continents of dating. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Non-consensual drug taking, antisemitism, gaslighting Hosted by @rootsmetals and @neuroticjewishgay Guest- @P.Ayos Produced by Zev Hurwich https://www.instagram.com/rootsmetals/ https://www.instagram.com/neuroticjewishgay/ https://www.instagram.com/p.ayos/

For their first episode Roots and NJG talk about the invasion of Ukraine, Roots' fascination with taxidermied dictators, 2,000 years of Ukrainian Jewish history, NJG's secret origin story, and why Putin is the absolute worst. Credits Hosted by @rootsmetals and @neuroticjewishgay Produced by Zev Hurwich https://www.instagram.com/rootsmetals/ https://www.instagram.com/neuroticjewishgay/ Links to non-profits in support of Ukraine https://www.tikvaodessa.org/relief/ https://www.survivormitzvah.org/donate-holocaust-survivors/ https://donate.hillel.org/EmergencyRelief Educational resources for Ukrainian-Jewish history https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ukraine-virtual-jewish-history-tour https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/ukraine https://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/special-focus/ukraine https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/refuseniks

Antisemitism across the political spectrum is reaching sky high levels and our intergenerational trauma is triggered, so @neuroticjewishgay and @rootsmetals are coping how they know best: with memes, Friends references aplenty, and good old fashioned Jewish humor.