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In Episode Two, the hosts advise “Aunt Enemy,” a woman concerned by the discovery that her relatives have been radicalized by the far-right. This episode features an appearance by the Forward’s archivist, Chana Pollack, who shares a delightful letter published in the Forward in 1969. The hosts discuss both queries and glean insights from the older letter in order to help Aunt Enemy with her predicament. The Forward thanks Edward Blank, whose generous support makes the podcast possible. Unsolicited Advice Each week, hosts Ginna and Lynn offer some advice you didn't ask for. Here are their picks: Buy We Are Fluide — shimmery, summery makeup for a post-gender world (Lynn). Visit Congaree National Park in my backyard in Hopkins, South Carolina — hiking, canoeing, camping and one of the largest preserved tracts of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the U.S. (Ginna).Watch "Girls5Eva" on Peacock. "The Blues Brothers" meets "Kimmy Schmidt" meets "The Monkees" meets "Glow" meets lady "Ghostbusters" meets "Crazy Ex Girlfriend" — uch, just go watch it (Lynn). Eat this quintessential summer salad: sliced ripe tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and sliced Vidalia onion (Vidalia is important! Not all “sweet” onions are created equal!) with red wine vinegar and salt + pepper (Ginna). Read Yes, I Can Say That by Judy Gold. Better yet, listen to the audiobook (Lynn). Listen to the Songs to Sing in the Shower playlist on Spotify — just a lovely collection of some of the catchiest tunes from (mostly) the last 30 years (Ginna).Your Turn Here's what listeners had to say about "Mr. Not-Dad," last week's episode:
"Frankly, I'd tell him to suck it up and adopt a child. There are plenty of children in this world who need caring folk/folks. For centuries, women have been single mothers... it might just be time for the men to 'man up'." – Fred Fenniweather
"I had my first child at 28 and the last at age 43; my husband was 45. I would also point out that many adoptive parents and re-coupled parents raise young children in their fifties. There are advantages and disadvantages to being an older parent... like experience, knowing 'this too shall pass,' handling tantrums, for examples. I am 80 years old. I do yoga daily, bike at least ten miles a day and swim half a mile daily. I have much more energy than in my thirties when I was working and overwhelmed by two babies. Parents at all ages have different energy levels." – Ruth Nemzoff
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Podcasts can be downloaded or streamed on the Podcast app on the iPhone. On other devices they can be found on Google Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon. For more information on how to access, listen to or subscribe to podcasts, click here. New episodes every Thursday. Your Hosts Ginna Green is a strategist-consultant-movement-builder now helping Jewish (and other) organizations change through her new firm, Uprise. She is on the boards of progressive Jewish groups including Bend the Arc and the Jews of Color Initiative, and lives in Columbia, South Carolina.
Lynn Harris is a writer-activist-multihyphenate who uses the power of comedy to drive change. She is founder of GOLD Comedy, co-creator of Breakup Girl, and a former advice columnist for Glamour and other print magazines of blessed memory. Need advice? Send us your question. Send an email to bintel@forward.com
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