Which crucial topic is still missing from the frum podcast scene?
Last week, we asked you to choose from a veritable smorgasbord of podcast-worthy topics. Just in case you’re an aspiring host and are really serious about doing this, “Fred Talk” — the frum version of Ted Talks — eked out a slight victory over “Shapir K’amar,” the show reviewing and relishing in the brilliance of Ben Shapiro (the “Shapir”). Those were followed by a close third, “9×13,” the proposed show which would have had Boro Park enthusiasts square off against Lakewood loyalists in debating the virtues of each other’s amenities (schnitzel sandwiches included).
And then we turned to you for suggestions: Which crucial topic is still missing from the frum podcast scene, just waiting to be addressed via a 45-minute monologue? The following were some intriguing submissions:
We in the frum community with left-leaning political views are severely underrepresented. To that end, we submit the following podcast idea: “Smol Dochek.” This, too, is a review of The Ben Shapiro Show, but, unlike Shapir Ka’amar, the aim of this podcast is to refute the arguments contained therein, or at the very least, to demonstrate that feelings don’t care about facts. Smol Dochek. It’s time for the left to push back.
—Left out in the cold
As a British native who learned in American yeshivos, I have struggled mightily with coffee room culture. Terms like “Oh, sick! Let’s pound!” are horrifically jarring. To the British ear, this is the equivalent of “Oh, unhealthy! Let’s dollar!” Thus, I propose that there be a podcast called “Tea Room.” This will be a British version of the coffee room, where discussion will be refined and dignified, spoken in the Queen’s English.
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