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We’ve been gone for a few weeks: Faiqa has had a school year ramp up to success! And Mike was studying feverishly for the PMP exam — which he PASSED! And with Faiqa taking a break for a few weeks, we have a pretty amazing guest host who took her place this week. Penina Beede…

This episode has practically everything. And it found its theme accidentally. You see, our theme music is a song called Perfect One by Man Bites Dog. Which I often mis-identify as Perfect World, a song by Huey Lewis and the News from their Small World album. So, naturally, we had to discuss one of the greatest bands…

Today we talk with Monica Maday — “just another Jesus loving, Christian trans woman trying to do her best each and every day.” Monica, 47, has been gaining a lot of traction for her motivational posts on social media. She is transgender — having begun this part of her journey in August 2014 — and…

The country is reeling from the most devastating mass shooting in recent times which occurred in Las Vegas, NV last week. And, once again, the topic of gun control has come up in local media and government. What are we going to do about the access to firearms? What needs to change? And the answer…

We have another special guest! Author RW (Bob) Spryszak is the co-founder and fiction editor at Thrice Fiction Magazine. A native of Chicago, he started writing at an early age and fine-tuned it as member of a Marjorie Peters’ Southside Creative Writers Workshop and then as a student at Columbia College of Chicago. In the…

We had a few technical difficulties with this episode, so if things towards the end sound a bit choppy and garbled — it’s not you; it’s us. This episode talks about, among other things, certain tidbits from our respective religions which may surprise you a bit! As members of the Jewish and Muslim communities, we…

Tonight it’s just Mike — Faiqa is taking the week off, but will return for our next episode! This episode brings us a special interview with Holly Seibold, the founder and executive director of BRAWS (Bringing Resources to Aid Women’s Shelters), a non-profit organization founded in 2015 which has been distributing women’s hygiene products and…

Another recap of our zany lives! We delve into a random story about McDonalds character glasses that we all seemed to have in our kitchen cabinets in the late 70s / early 80s. And we also discuss the observance of Eid al-Adha which was this past weekend, as well as what it symbolizes. There’s a…

We talk about the frightening events that transpired this weekend in Charlottesville, VA. Sad story. Sad time for our nation. What are your thoughts on what we talked about? Tell us! Not only that, but tell us what you want us to talk about! Or who you want us to bring on as a guest!…

We’re back after a long break! What prompted it this time? (Meaning — what’s our excuse this time?) Well. Faiqa was travelling all around the world, having wonderful adventures in places where we couldn’t connect and do the podcast. But that’s okay. Because here we are… We talk about Faiqa’s trip around the world on…

We really would have brought you an episode at the beginning of last week. Honest. But the weather had other plans. Memphis was hit by a storm which knocked down power lines — leaving Faiqa with power for a week! Fortunately all is right with the electrical lines now, and we bring you this episode…

Yes. It’s been several weeks. We’ll get back on track soon. You trust us, right? We both have watched the new Netflix series “Dear White People,” a 10-part sorta-comedy about students at the fictional Westminster College where, in 2017, the student body realizes that, even on a progressive campus as theirs, racism still exists. How…

We’re sort of all over the place during this one. Aside from the friendly banter, we talk at first about the recent epidemic of bomb threats called into Jewish institutions — and the surprising suspect who was arrested. Mike talks about his kid’s personal experiences with one of these incidents last month. And then we…

Another episode! And it was recorded right as Faiqa and Mike were getting over nasty colds that make our voices sound all throaty and our throats sound all voicey. (No, I don’t know what that means either. But there’s a good deal of Sudafed in my system right now making me a bit loopy, so…

I really should write a script which says “Sorry for the delay in posting; ________ got in the way.” Because that’s what happened this time. This podcast was recorded on February 15 — the day after Valentine’s Day! The day after the day celebrating love (which technically is also a day to celebrate love. Like…

It’s been a while! We recorded this one on February 3 — after both of us were incapacitated due to bad colds. These things happen… But when we recorded, we had been doing quite a few things. The “Muslim Ban” had been enacted by our President, and Mike went to Dulles Airport to protest and…

Both Faiqa and Mike went to Saturday’s Women’s March — in Memphis and Washington, DC! It was an amazing experience for both of us! Listen as we talk about what we got ourselves into, what we expected, what we didn’t expect, and what funny/clever signs we happened to see. Did you attend one of the…

We talk about all sorts of things: The Women’s March which Mike is attending this weekend (and of which Faiqa is attending one of 600+ sister marches), Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech for the Cecile B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes, and what happens when parents cut off a daughter financially due to her interracial…

Remember how the last episode was all like “Wow! It’s been a long time?” This break between shows was just a bit longer.

Wow! It’s been a long time… The past two months have been a bit crazy in our lives. In fact, while we were able to record this episode — which includes a great interview with a special guest — it took a good month to edit and do post-production on it. We didn’t think it…

When we recorded this episode, we were in a different world. Donald Trump had been nominated as the GOP presidential candidate, but he had not yet accepted the nomination nor spoke in front of the Convention. This was this past Thursday evening, and if you’re listening to this now you know far more about what…

We have another “Best Of” episode! And a special guest host filling in as we introduce old clips! Janelle is a dear friend of both of ours and also lives in Tennessee (albeit the other side of the state). She’s been a big HTMH fan for five years now, and it was an honor having…

This week we’re taking a look waaaay back into the depths of our collective HTMH refrigerator — to pull out some hummus that’s been sitting there for a looong time… (Figuratively speaking, of course. Maybe.) We took a pretty long hiatus after recording a good 74 episodes or so from 2011 through 2013. And some…

“Whoa… we’re halfway there…” — Bon Jovi We recorded this episode on June 30 — just about exactly at the halfway point of 2016. So much has happened thus far, and there’s still a whole lot to look forward to! During this episode we take a look at an article which was published at the…

Everyone’s been talking about “Brexit,” the referendum set forth for the people of the United Kingdom to decide whether or not they want to continue as a member of the European Union. There’s been so much confusion, regret, mistruths and comparisons to the upcoming presidential election in the USA. How does this affect the rest…

It’s been a week of mourning and remembering the tragedy in Orlando last week — and as we continue to find new information about the shooter, people are continuing to try to wrap their heads around how and why this happened and if future similar tragedies can be prevented. We take a look at this…

Hey! That’s My Hummus! has a few new features you should be aware of: We now have a direct gateway to our “Shop Amazon” page — which you can reach at the top navigation of our website or, alternatively, at http://www.heythatsmyhummus.com/amazon We also began a new feature on today’s show where we went over the…

This week’s show was a mix of a few random stories that came up in the news. You might find it interesting to know that they all had a common thread even if unintended: sex and objectification. But that wasn’t what we found interesting. We found it fascinating, in fact, that this show was specifically…

We have a special guest in studio this week — a 13 year-old named Avi who also happens to be closely related to one of our hosts! And since he just turned 13 a matter of months ago, as a Jewish kid coming of age he just became a bar mitzvah this past January. Learn…

There is singing on this episode! Granted it’s not the most impressive singing, but it’s still singing. To children’s songs. On YouTube. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. This episode is about two things specifically. The first of which is what happens when there are misunderstandings which occur in escalated situations due to someone using…

This is a very special episode: Faiqa’s on her own to host this one, but she welcomes a special guest to help talk about these two Jewish traditions. First — Passover. We’ve done Passover quite a bit on this show. Check out Episode 6, Episode 46 and Episode 67 if you have some free time.…

Ripped from the headlines! We discuss two recent news stories that have had some traction lately… First, a Muslim seventh grade student from Houston was singled out in his class and told that “we all think you’re a terrorist” when he laughed at a movie (Bend It Like Beckham) they had been watching. The teacher…

Let’s talk about hair: each strand of it contains your DNA — which are the building blocks of you. Every little individual trait is encoded on that one little piece of hair. And that strand? It’s strong. It can hold up to 100 grams. Multiply that by the 100,000 strands on the average human head…

… doesn’t necessarily stay on campus. This week’s episode goes back to college — as we discuss some issues which have been newsworthy lately but have also been longstanding issues since we were both in school. First: fraternities on campus. There have been episodes of dangerous behavior contributing to major injuries and death due to…

… you make an overstated cliche that everyone already knows. This week we take a break from the usual review of current events with our commentary sprinkled in — and we talk about ourselves.  There is far more to each of us than “Jewish, male podcast host” and “Muslim female podcast host.” Those around us…

“Capitulater, Alligator!” “Patronage denial, Crocodile!” This week’s show starts by talking about a specific boycott threat of Lands’ End — the company that makes quality catalog-ordered clothing and accessories.  When they decided to place a featured interview with Ms. Magazine founder and feminist activist Gloria Steinem in their latest issue, they received backlash due to Steinem’s reproductive…

Hi everyone! We’re back after a short, 126-week break.  Hopefully this isn’t a pattern — but if it is, we’ll look forward to recording again in October 2018. Today’s episode has us talking current events: Presidential candidate Donald Trump told an apocryphal wild story at a campaign stop in South Carolina about a U.S. Army…

Technology. Social media. Bullying. Augmented Reality. Is living in the 21st Century making things more complicated? We talk about age limits for social media as well as virtual violence and its theoretical escalation to real violence. If you’ve got comments, questionable flattery and show ideas, you can also let us know on Facebook or tweet…

In this episode, we discuss the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. We also wonder aloud why everyone is making such a big deal about Miley Cyrus and Batffleck insted of talking about more pressing global concerns like… um… we don’t know. If you’ve got comments, questionable flattery and show ideas, you can also let us…

We discuss the controversial move on the part of Rolling Stone to put Dzhokar Tsarnaev on the cover and Robin Thicke’s racy video for “Blurred Lines.”  How much of a role does controversy play in visibility? For clips and articles related to this week’s episode, don’t forget to check out our Facebook page and weigh…

In this episode, we talk about both the Muslim’s most holy month and various observances in the Jewish faith. For clips and articles related to this week’s episode, don’t forget to check out our Facebook page and weigh in. If you’ve got comments, questionable flattery and show ideas, you can also let us know on…

Order in the court! Order in the court! I’l have a hummus on rye, Your Honor… You know we had to go there. We are all over the place this week, but the one place that’s common to our topics is the courtroom. We’re discussing the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Defense of…

Whoa, it’s been a long time, our friends! With our kids officially home for the summer, we’re kicking the season off by discussing parenting. And Sesame Street, naturally. For clips and articles related to this week’s episode, don’t forget to check out our Facebook page and weigh in. If you’ve got comments, questionable flattery and…

The bombings at the Boston Marathon occurred two weeks ago.  But law enforcement is continuing to put the pieces together — as is the public.  This episode of HTMH has us discussing our impressions and our feelings of what happened. As always — feel free to comment at our Facebook page or Tweet us @ThatsMyHummus.…

This week on HTMH, we discuss comments by professional volleyball player, wife and mother Gabrielle Reece about wives needing to be more “submissive” to their husbands as well as the NHL’s recent partnership with “You Can Play,” an organization dedicated to creating a more accepting environment in the world of sports for LGBT athletes. If…

In this episode, we discuss a recent ruling by a French court against Twitter over the use of an antisemitic thread based on the hashtag #AGoodJew. We also discuss the issue of whether or not same sex marriage legislation opposes freedom of religion in the United States. If you’ve got comments, questionable flattery and show…

Hi! We’ve been away for a long while.  Why is that? You’ll just have to listen to find out… We’re in the midst of the Jewish holiday of Passover — a holiday of springtime, slavery, freedom, multimedia events and education. And, of course, of eating matzah. And, for some, quinoa. Join us for more details…

Besides being a Southern staple, a catfish is the new slang for people who misrepresent themselves on the Internet. Wait. How do you know we are who we say we are?! OMG. How do WE know we are who we say we are? Don’t worry, we are. Mostly. This week, we discuss the “catfish” in…

This week on your favorite interfaith podcast, we discuss Justin Bieber’s recent appearance in the tabloids with his newest paramour, Miss Mary Jane. Then, we bring it home on whether or not teaching a small child to follow a particular religion can be considered brainwashing. If you’ve got comments, questionable flattery and show ideas, stop…

We wish you a Merry Christmas / we wish you a Merry Christmas / we wish you a Merry Christmas and a …  wait, whaaaat? Yes.  Christmas.  I’m Jewish, she’s Muslim. And this is a Christmas episode. Why? Just because.