Talking iPINIONS
Episodes
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Episode 26: Armageddon Bargain Between (White) Evangelicals and Jews
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Would you embrace someone who vows as an article of faith that you must convert to his religion or perish in Hell? Why do you suppose so many Jews do?
Contact:
ipinionsj@gmail.com
Length: 12 min 48 sec
Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Episode 25: Dissing the Grammys (and Other Award Shows)
Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Saturday Mar 20, 2021
Chris Rock once famously joked that only gays and women watch the Oscars. That was politically incorrect to be sure, but he had a point – not just about the Oscars but all entertainment award shows. Because, unless you’re interested in their red-carpet fashion shows, none of them give you much reason to watch.
Oh, did I mention credible claims that they’re all rigged…?
Contact:
ipinionsj@gmail.com
Length: 19 min 02 sec
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Episode 24: Democracy Matron Aung San Suu Kyi Went to Bed with Military Dogs…
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi was once as revered as saintly leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Therefore, it is a stunning measure of her fall from grace that she is now as reviled as tin-pot dictators like Pol Pot and Idi Amin.
Listeners have accused me of giving away too much in these show notes. So I’ll end by noting that this episode shows how I was damning Suu Kyi when no less a person than former President Barack Obama was still (literally) embracing her.
Contact:
ipinionsj@gmail.com
Length: 22 min 54 sec
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Episode 23: Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Fighter-cum-Urbane Power Broker, Is Dead
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Vernon Jordan was generally recognized as the most influential politician in Washington, DC. This, even though he was never elected to any political office.
For me, though, his rosy reputation had one glaring black spot.
Contact:
ipinionsj@gmail.com
Length: 9 min 06 sec