Podcast appearances and mentions of david sugarman

My guest on the show today is David Sugarman, writer, Arc magazine editor, podcast producer of this very show, and agonizing, ambivalent American Jew. It's in this last capacity that he's joining me today to discuss his essay in the new issue of The Point magazine titled “Goodbye West Orange: Two Paths for the American Jew.” I want to note, before I say anything more about the essay or our conversation about it, that over the course of the three-plus years that I've been doing this Substack and podcast, there are two issue constellations that I have been especially gun-shy about confronting. One is the various issues surrounding trans people and policies in America, and the other, of course, is Israel-Palestine. As to why I've been so gun-shy, it should almost go without saying. There is no winning when you wade into these topics. They seem to devour people's capacity to contain nuance or complexity. They also seem to just devour people. You think you're just dipping in a toe, and then suddenly you're neck deep. Then you are underwater, completely defined by the issue, captured by the emotions around it, forever stigmatized or lionized as a hero or villain of the debate, and I have not wanted that fate for myself. I thought and continue to think that it is honorable to abstain from public comment when no one is waiting around breathlessly to hear your opinion, when you don't know that much, and when you don't feel like you have anything particularly interesting or useful to say. So that is why I've stayed away. As to why I'm breaking with that policy, both with this episode with David and with my upcoming episode with sociologist Rogers Brubaker, whose new book, Gender Identity: The Career of a Category, is very much in the space of the trans issue, I'm not wholly sure. It may be that I have a touch of a bad conscience for opting out to this point, notwithstanding my protestations of honorability around abstention. Or maybe, and this isn't mutually exclusive, I've just started to glimpse a narrow opening, where I didn't before, for the having of complicated conversations about these immensely complicated topics. And maybe I have been waiting, without realizing I'm waiting, to run across texts that dignify my desire have a different kind of conversation, and then I found them. David's essay, "Goodbye West Orange: Two Paths for the American Jew," is about two Jews, Moshe and Tova. It's about them both as themselves in their human complexity and about them as avatars of rival sides of the increasingly stark divide in American Jewry between what we might call (and David and I get into our discomfort about just reducing it to this) the Zionists and the anti-Zionists. It's also about David's own lived experience, if you will, as a former member in good standing of both camps, and about his current disaffection with both. It's also about why language itself has become such a battlefield in this intra-American contest, and it's about what comes next for all of us. To give you a taste, here's David writing in the piece:Each side demanded, Moshe's and Tova's, that I disavow the other: the antisemitic left, the genocidal right; progressive secularism with all its dangerous bedfellows, Zionism in all forms. The logics were nearly identical: look at this community you belong to, this failed project you've supported; look at what it's doing in the world and at the rot at its core: What would you need to see to finally understand its immorality?Moshe and his community monopolized the pull of peoplehood, and of historical trauma, and of a rising sense of insecurity that has only deepened, as Jews have been murdered in D.C., in Manchester, in Melbourne. Moshe, I'd assume, has both an explanation and solution: antisemitism; Zionism.Tova, too: empire; revolution. Such an explanation frames Israel's collective punishment of the Palestinians in Gaza, or the state-sanctioned settler violence in the West Bank, or the war against Iran and Lebanon, as parts of a coherent colonial project that should be resisted by any means necessary—even the violent means deployed by Hezbollah and Hamas.…How can anti-authoritarians be so forgiving of some forms of authoritarianism? I wonder about this as I drive from Moshe's house to Tova's, a ground-level unit in a quiet complex surrounded by woods. It's a matter of language, I conclude—that our words can't really travel with us, even from one side of West Orange to another. To talk about Zionism or anti-Zionism with Moshe is entirely different from talking about Zionism or anti-Zionism with Tova, the words hollowed out by conflicting interpretations. Into that vacuum rush politicians, university professors, the media, the synagogue, the family, all working to impose their own definitions. When I say Zionist or anti-Zionist, I do so against the background of what those words have been made to mean, and by whom.Which is not to say that these coalitions don't hold real appeal. To live in a community like Moshe's, as I once did, is to know its deep cohesion and spiritual intensity. To have left it and joined a secular and progressive community like Tova's is to know its powerful sense of justice. And to have been a part of either is to know their shortcomings. The dogmatism and conformity, the us/them thinking. It is also to know the blind spots: sometimes there really are colonizers in the synagogues; sometimes it really is a Hamas supporter on the front lawn.So that's just a taste. It's a really good piece. You should read it maybe before listening to the rest of this podcast, or if not then after. Eminent Americans is produced in collaboration with David's employer, the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, and distributed through its publication, Arc, of which David is deputy editor. You can find all of Arc's podcasts and much more at arcmag.org. I hope you enjoy this conversation. I know I did. You can email me with thoughts, comments, hate, love at djopps@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danieloppenheimer.substack.com/subscribe

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Sugartime Inc.    LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode features David Sugarman, the former Wall Street vice president who talked his way into the NBA Players Association without a law degree and built a one-stop business empire for pro athletes under his "Sugar" persona.   David breaks down signing New Edition with $900 to his name, then the fallout years later: a federal grand jury testimony against his best friend, Fugees co-founder Pras Michel, tied to fugitive financier Jho Low, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Obama campaign money — plus the jail stint and divorce that cost him everything.   Wall Street, the Fugees, a fugitive financier, and a fall from grace — this episode has all of it, and somehow David is still standing. This one needs to be heard, not summarized.     

For twenty years, Christian Wiman has lived with a rare, incurable cancer. In the fall of 2022, during a stretch when the illness was especially bad, he wrote to his friend and Yale colleague Miroslav Volf: “I don't know what faith means anymore. I'm a 56-year-old with a pile of books behind me and an experimental bone marrow transplant ahead of me, and I don't know what faith means.” That letter became the seed of an extended correspondence between the poet and the theologian, now published as Glimmerings: Letters on Faith between a Poet and a Theologian. In this special collaboration with Arc Magazine, editor Mark Oppenheimer sits down with Volf and Wiman to unpack the letters that grew out of their long friendship and years of walking together through New Haven. They discuss what it means to love God, why doubt and absence might be constitutive elements of faith and presence rather than its opposite, and how a terminal diagnosis changed what each of them was willing to say and how freely they said it. They also trace the thinkers who shaped their thinking along the way, from Simone Weil's account of attention to Etty Hillesum's wartime writing, to Abraham Joshua Heschel's theology of the prophets, and they wrestle openly with where their understandings of Jesus Christ converge and diverge. Along the way, Wiman reflects on writing from a hospital room at Massachusetts General, on discovering that his fear was never death itself but the fear of dying without God, and on why grief, not fear, is what remains even after that fear falls away. Episode Highlights I don't know what faith means anymore. I'm a 56-year-old with a pile of books behind me and an experimental bone marrow transplant ahead of me, and I don't know what faith means. I sometimes find it hard to think what it means to love God. I don't know how to love God. Faith is what matters. Belief seems to me a matter of the institution and ascending to creeds and things like that. I think most of my theological thinking is existentially motivated. It's motivated by the kind of inner logic of the trust in which I'm involved. Most of the books that I wrote, I've written for myself. I'm one of those writers who doesn't have an audience. There is grace in my life if I can just keep my eyes open enough to see it. His mistake in some ways lets him see that the world is right, that there's a rightness to the world. What becomes clear is one's longing for God. Everything is stripped away and very little else seems to matter. What I want most in my life is the presence of God. And I fear dying without that. Just being alone at the moment of death. I was worried that he won't have God in that situation of need because attention might be lacking. About Miroslav Volf and Christian Wiman Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and founding director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. He is the author of Exclusion and Embrace, the NYT bestseller Life Worth Living (with Ryan McAnnally-Linz and Matt Croasmun), The Cost of Ambition, and more than twenty other books. Christian Wiman is the Clement-Muehl Professor of Communication Arts at Yale Divinity School. He has written and edited numerous volumes of poetry. He has lived with a rare blood cancer, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, for more than twenty years, an experience he wrote about in his memoirs My Bright Abyss and Zero at the Bone. Helpful Links and Resources Glimmerings: Letters on Faith between a Poet and a Theologian, the book discussed in this episode: https://bookshop.org/p/books/glimmerings-letters-on-faith-between-a-poet-and-a-theologian-christian-wiman/1a13ad79a59080d1 Miroslav Volf, faculty bio at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/people/miroslav-volf Christian Wiman, faculty bio at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/people/christian-wiman Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera, the magazine that co-produced this episode: https://arcmag.org/ John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis: https://rap.wustl.edu/ My Bright Abyss, Christian Wiman's earlier memoir on faith and his cancer diagnosis: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374534370/mybrightabyss/ Miroslav Volf: Disagreeing With You Feels Like Disagreeing With Myself, a Christianity Today profile of the two friends (by Andrew Hendrixson): https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/miroslav-volf-disagreeing-with-you-like-disagreeing-with-myself-christian-wiman/ Show Notes Summer break announcement, past-episode recap Special crossover episode with Arc Magazine Mark Oppenheimer, Arc's editor, hosts this conversation Origin story: a brief email exchange in fall 2022 Wiman's diagnosis, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, and a bone marrow transplant Twenty years of friendship, marked by weekly walks in New Haven The letter that started it: not knowing what faith means anymore What does it mean to love God? Faith versus belief: creeds compared to a personal relationship Doubt as a constitutive element of trust, not its opposite Absence and presence, sorrow and joy, held together Theology as existentially motivated rather than academic exercise Writing for an audience of one, and how that shapes honesty Whether a book contract changes how freely you write Simone Weil's idea that attention is what makes God present Disagreement over how central Jesus Christ is to each man's sense of God Volf's Pentecostal upbringing, Wiman's Southern Baptist roots Volf's sense of God as behind and underneath, not face to face Wiman's youthful epiphany and a memory of his grandmother's death A misread wildflower, a Richard Wilbur poem, grace found in error Shai Held's blurb and why Jewish thinkers rarely appear in Christian theology Etty Hillesum, her wartime diaries, her postcard thrown from the train Abraham Joshua Heschel's influence through Sabbath and The Prophets Heschel's idea that faith is fidelity to the moments you once had it A letter written from a hospital room at Massachusetts General Miroslav's fear that his letters carried condescension toward a friend in crisis Whether a cancer diagnosis changes the fear of death itself Grief, not fear, as what remains once the fear of dying is gone How the two friends met: through Volf's wife's poetry class Letter-writing as a lifelong practice for both men beyond this book #Glimmerings #MiroslavVolf #ChristianWiman #Faith #Doubt #Theology #YaleDivinitySchool #ArcMagazine Production Notes This podcast featured Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf with Mark Oppenheimer Special thanks to David Sugarman and Arc Magazine Edited and Produced by Evan Rosa Hosted by Evan Rosa Production Assistance by Noah Senthil A Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/about Support For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Overview: An uptick of measles cases in the U.S. is raising concerns, especially heading into summer when travelers may bring back more cases from Europe. This most infectious human virus can cause severe and even fatal complications, especially for unvaccinated children—sometimes years after what seemed to be a mild case. Pandemic disruptions and rampant mis- and disinformation online have contributed to declining rates of vaccination that leave some communities especially vulnerable to measles outbreaks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with states, health departments, and the general public to communicate around the danger of measles, the safety of vaccines, and what people can do once they've been exposed. Guests: Dr. David Sugarman is the incident manager for measles response at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   Dr. Dan Filardo is a medical officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working to fight measles across the country. Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department. Show links and related content: Measles Cases and Outbreaks Dashboard—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Assessing Measles Outbreak Risk in the United States—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn the Signs. Act Early. (Autism campaign)—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Official Urges Parents to Get Measles Vaccine for Children—Health News Florida Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website. Follow us: @‌PublicHealthPod on X @‌JohnsHopkinsSPH on Instagram @‌JohnsHopkinsSPH on Facebook @‌PublicHealthOnCall on YouTube Here's our RSS feed

As a whole, the human race is pretending there is no extraterrestrial presence on Earth. Also, a Florida resident filmed a UFO buzzing past a fighter jet at an incredible speed during an air and sea show on Miami Beach over the Memorial Day weekend. Extraterrestrial Reality • A podcast on Anchor Link to David Sugarman Twitter account where you can view UFO footage: David Sugarman on Twitter: "I just returned from the Miami air and sea show and was reviewing my videos. Curious what you all think this "thing" is that blazes past the screen. Looks like it came from the water. I shot this video in slow motion and that thing is moving. #ufo #ufotwitter #ufosighting https://t.co/JCfOHwhK0i" / Twitter Link to David Sugarman Instagram account: David Sugarman (@iamdavidsugarman) • Instagram photos and videos Link to Youtube video about Miami UFO incident: https://youtu.be/NMU9GvMUUq8 Support my Youtube and Podcast channels on Patreon: Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=67716869&fan_landing=true --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/james-quirk/support

As a whole, the human race is pretending there is no extraterrestrial presence on Earth. Also, a Florida resident filmed a UFO buzzing past a fighter jet at an incredible speed during an air and sea show on Miami Beach over the Memorial Day weekend. Extraterrestrial Reality • A podcast on Anchor Link to David Sugarman Twitter account where you can view UFO footage: David Sugarman on Twitter: "I just returned from the Miami air and sea show and was reviewing my videos. Curious what you all think this "thing" is that blazes past the screen. Looks like it came from the water. I shot this video in slow motion and that thing is moving. #ufo #ufotwitter #ufosighting https://t.co/JCfOHwhK0i" / Twitter Link to David Sugarman Instagram account: David Sugarman (@iamdavidsugarman) • Instagram photos and videos Link to Youtube video about Miami UFO incident: https://youtu.be/NMU9GvMUUq8 Support my Youtube and Podcast channels on Patreon: Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=67716869&fan_landing=true --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/james-quirk/support

David Sugarman joins an "Unpaid Interns" alumni week episode to talk about his current job as a play-by-play broadcaster with BEK Sports in North Dakota and share some IU memories and advice for broadcasters.Watch this episode and all "Unpaid Interns" episodes on the IU Sports Media YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/YB04Ac1Mlr0

Co-host Sammy Jacobs and David Sugarman wrap up the Hoosier season by talking about yesterday's 31-24 loss at Purdue. They will also tlk about what the Hoosier program needs to do inorder to get back to a bowl game in 2018.

Co-Hosts Sammy Jacobs and David Sugarman take a look into Indiana's matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers. The is the third AP Top 5 team the Hoosiers have played this season. David and Sammy will take a look at some keys to the game, matchups to keep an eye on and talk if IU can pull off the upset.

Co-Hosts Sammy Jacobs and David Sugarman take a look into Indiana's matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers. The is the third AP Top 5 team the Hoosiers have played this season. David and Sammy will take a look at some keys to the game, matchups to keep an eye on and talk if IU can pull off the upset.

Co-hosts Sammy Jacobs and T.J. Inman will welcome in HoosierHuddle.com writers David Sugarman and Alex Compton to talk about spring practice. They will breakdown position battles, what fans should watch for, and much, much more.

Co-hosts Sammy Jacobs and T.J. Inman will welcome in HoosierHuddle.com writers David Sugarman and Alex Compton to talk about spring practice. They will breakdown position battles, what fans should watch for, and much, much more.

David Sugarman talked with former Hoosier and current Green Bay Packer OL Jason Spriggs about his journey to the NFC Championship Game, where he'll face former Hoosier Tevin Coleman's Atlanta Falcons. Spriggs also gives his opinion on how the current IU Alums are doing in the NFL.

Thursday, June 18th 2015 Today Mayra is running the show solo with..you guessed it Jerome the intern aka Captain Creole. Kevin and Doctah Pheel are out at an NXT event. David Sugarman calls i to discuss the NBA Finals and whats new with him. Joelius Caesar calls in to talk about his 30 stadium adventure for MLB. Holiday in club vacations is now hiring in Winter Garden call them at 407-395-6199 or email at at jobs@orangelake.com

Thursday, June 18th 2015 Today Mayra is running the show solo with..you guessed it Jerome the intern aka Captain Creole. Kevin and Doctah Pheel are out at an NXT event. David Sugarman calls i to discuss the NBA Finals and whats new with him. Joelius Caesar calls in to talk about his 30 stadium adventure for MLB. Holiday in club vacations is now hiring in Winter Garden call them at 407-395-6199 or email at at jobs@orangelake.com

David Sugarman served as a vice president and financial advisor for major investment banks for several years. He has worked exclusively with many successful celebrities and decided to take a risk with the genesis of SugarTime Sports Management. If there is one thing he wants his firm to be known for, it’s the intense focus … Continue reading POP007: How to be the change you wish to see in the world with David Sugarman The post POP007: How to be the change you wish to see in the world with David Sugarman appeared first on Accelerating CFO.

David Sugarman is the CEO and Founder of SugarTime, Inc. – Miami's hybrid sports agency and management firm. Established in October 2010 with departments focused on asset management, SugarTime officially expanded to a sports agency with Sugarman's NBPA and FIBA agent certification in November 2012. Follow David on Twitter @MiamiSugarConnect with David Sugarman  www.sugartimeinc.com