42 Min Released May 25, 2017

Wall This Way: Ep. 91

This week, we break down Donald Trump’s Holy Land adventure.

Our Jewish guest is Yascha Mounk, a lecturer at Harvard whose area of research—how to preserve liberal democracy in the face of populism—has made him extremely popular lately. He tells us how worried we should be about rising populist tides in Europe and the U.S., explains some of the difficulties currently facing multiethnic societies, and tells us how it felt when he became a U.S. citizen in March. Our Gentile of the week is Irish novelist Ruth Gilligan, whose latest book, Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan, was inspired by the largely unknown story of the Jewish community in Ireland. She tells us about the similarities between the Jews and the Irish and explains her research for the novel, which started over tea in the homes of the remaining Jews of Cork and took her to Israel, where she met Irish emigrants.

Sign up for for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, behind-the-scenes photos, and more! Email us at —we'll share our favorite notes on air.

This episode is brought to you by AT&T. Enjoy unlimited entertainment with unlimited data from AT&T. Learn more at att.com/unlimited.

This episode is also brought to you by PJ Library, a free book program for families raising Jewish children. Sign up at pjlibrary.org/unorthodox, and they’ll send you a free picture book each month until your child turns nine.

Music: 
"Mikveh Bath" by Golem
"Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
"Walk this Way" by Aerosmith
"The Boys of the County Cork" written by Tom Murphy
"Sunday Lights" by Blue Dot Sessions

Unorthodox

Unorthodox

Tablet is the web's top destination for Jewish news and culture, and on Unorthodox its writers say stuff their editors can't edit out.

Go To Show Page

More Episodes

British Invasion: Ep. 80

Unorthodox

‘Token’ podcast hosts Leah Green and Freddy McConnell

50 Min

Mar 2, 2017

Department Stores Are Disappearing From Malls

WSJ What's News

The Wall Street Journal's Suzanne Kapner says big box chains like Sears and Macy's are being displaced at shopping malls by smaller stores like restaurants and fast-fashion chains, which do a better job of driving mall sales and drawing shoppers.

6 Min

Jul 12, 2016

Trump, Turkey, and Teens Edition

Slate's Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Mom and Dad Are Fighting discuss how to talk about Trump with your kids and the new movie "The Edge Of Seventeen."

50 Min

Nov 24, 2016