Dec 21, 2020
In their year-end episode, the Bagels puzzle over advent calendars, debate the difference between diners and delis and muddle through the confusion over when "Shtisel's" third season will arrive on Netflix. Erin shares a rundown of new Hanukkah music (including two stars of the original production of 'Hamilton') and...
Dec 11, 2020
All of our Hanukkah dreams come true for this conversation with the prolific and brilliant Critics’ Choice Award winning actress, neuroscientist, author, mom and mogul-in-the-making Mayim Bialik. Mayim tells the Bagels about filming her new show "Call Me Kat" (Jan. 3 on FOX) during the pandemic and her "Breakdown"...
Dec 4, 2020
It was bound to happen: a full episode devoted to one of our favorites, Rachel Bloom, and her new book, "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are." Reading this felt like a Disneyland ride through the author's head: Erin celebrated Rachel's honest truth-telling and fantastic brain, and Esther appreciated the book's...
Nov 24, 2020
Leading up to Thanksgiving, the Bagels are identifying what they're most grateful for: John Mulaney, the Jewish-adjacent comedian who recently played a Hillel event; Rachel Bloom, who has a new book out, and Zoom, which enables family connections while separated. Plus, the return of everyone's favorite Haredi TV drama,...
Nov 16, 2020
This week, Erin and Esther talked Jewish community with Caroline Dorn and Ellie Klein Goldman, the newly-revealed co-authors of @RogueShul, a Twitter account that provided an anonymous, empathetic and often funny look inside the walls of synagogues and Jewish community organizations. After discovering a shared love...