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Podcast Recommendations: Southern and Jewish

July 04, 2021

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Featuring five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

Yes, that is cornbread in the shape of a Star of David. Everything exists on the internet. 

Curator: 

Why did you choose this theme? 

I recently moved from New England to the Deep South to work at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life. These podcast episodes helped me to connect to my new home when travel and immersive experiences were impossible because of the pandemic. Plus, they've helped me make sense of the narratives I use to describe Southern culture, Jewish culture, and Southern Jewish culture.

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GravyCorned Beef Sandwiches in the Delta

This episode discusses the annual tradition (and Sisterhood fundraiser) of Hebrew Union Congregation in Greenville, Mississippi. This deli lunch day helps illustrate the Jewish community's relationship with the town, the changing demographics of Greenville's Jewish population, and many Jews' first love: deli food.

GravyThe Deli DiasporaThis episode talks about the Jackson, Mississippi, restaurant Old Thyme Deli, which was a local staple before it closed in 2000. The Old Thyme Deli opens the door to so much of the twentieth century in Mississippi, especially Civil Rights and race relations, and Jewish inclusion in secular/Christian society.

Schmaltzy

A Very Texan Rosh Hashanah with Zoe Kanan

Schmaltzy is a podcast where people tell the stories of their Jewish identities through an experience with Jewish food. In this episode, Zoe Kanan tells the story of her interfaith Southern family through a particularly poignant Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) dinner.

The Americana Music Profiles PodcastNeFesh Mountain Podcast

The Americana Music Profiles podcast interviews Eric Lindberg of the Jewish bluegrass band Nefesh Mountain. Lindberg speaks about the roots of the band's music and what it means to him that they combine Southern and Jewish musical and lyrical stylings

*We don't usually feature more than two episodes from one podcast, but Gravy is just that good (and there aren't that many podcasts about Southern Jewish cuisine). 

GravyThe Last Jews of Natchez

There has been a Jewish community in Natchez, Mississippi for 175 years — and Robin Amer’s family has been part of it for 160 of them. But now the number of Jews in Natchez has dwindled to only a handful. In this episode, Robin returns to learn what culinary cultures might disappear when they’re gone.

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🌊 Guardians of the River is an immersive journey through the Okavango water system in Southern Africa, a sprawling network of rivers that is the cradle of life for a million people and countless animal and plant species. It starts with Kerllen Costa, an Angolan biologist, who expertly narrates as a group of scientists as they embark on a risky expedition to trace the water’s route. 

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