Podcast appearances and mentions of michael wex

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett talks about her personal new documentary, Anonymous Club, and the toll that touring took on her mental health in 2018. Thundercat discusses his album It Is What It Is, and opens up about losing his close friend and collaborator Mac Miller. On the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Up, Fred and Richard Fairbrass of Right Said Fred tell us how their megahit I'm Too Sexy came together. Bestselling author Michael Wex explains how a Yiddish opera was almost lost to history — and how he helped fill in a few blanks when a manuscript was rediscovered. Street dancer and choreographer Crazy Smooth talks about his show, In My Body, which challenges the myth that aging is the death knell for a dancer.

Michael Wex is on a mission to save yiddish and so far he's doing pretty well. 7 or 8 books later we have a shmooze on the latest edition of Not That Kind of Rabbi. What's it gonna kill you to listen?

Happy Purim! אַ פֿריילעכן פּורים! Highlights from past Yiddish Voice shows for Purim: Moyshe Hollender ע׳׳ה - sings Kiddush far Purim (recorded and first aired 2016) Martele Friedman צו לאַנגע יאָר singsTomer Her Ikh Muzik Shpiln, with words and music by a member of the singer's family (recorded and first aired 2020) Michael Wex interviews for Purim from 2014 and 2019 - well-known educator, author, and entertainer. Info: http://michaelwex.com/ Yoely Lebovits - interview for Purim from 2014 - well-known Jewish humorist and entertainer. Info: http://badchen.com Leahke Post ע׳׳ה, accompanied by Rubin Ossofsky - Purim - recording date unknown, but believed circa 1930's. Thanks to her son Henry Carrey for supplying the recording. Hershl Glasser - interview for Purim from 2014 - Forverts columnist and former Dean of the Max Weinreich Center at YIVO Other music: Binah Landau: Purim Lid Malavsky Family Shoshanas Yakov Perl Teytlboym + Henry Carrey: Purim Lid (words and music by Beyle Shaechter-Gottesman) Ruth Rubin: Hop Mayne Homentashn Kapelye: Gut Purim Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air Date: March 4, 2020

Michael Wex, renowned author and humorist, joins regular cohosts Leye Shporer-Leavitt, Sholem Beinfeld, and Mark David for a semi-serious discussion about Jewish humor and Purim. Info: http://michaelwex.com Note: some of this material was presented the previous week, but some had to be cut due to time limitatioms. This is an extended edition. Music: Binah Landau: Purim Lid Leyke Post: Purim, accompanied by Rubin Ossofsky Gadi Yagil: Di Elegye fun Fastrigose Ruth Rubin: Yakhne-Dvoshke Fort in Shtot (Hop Mayne Homentashn) Avraham Horowitz: Revah (Revach Vehatzala), composed by Grand Rabbi Moshe Horowitz (the Bostoner Rebbe) Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air date: March 20, 2019

Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forward (פֿאָרווערטס), speaks with regular cohost Sholem Beinfeld about the latest developments at the newspaper, including the plan to go digital-only and discontinue the printed version begun in 1897. Info: http://yiddish.forward.com Michael Wex, renowned author and humorist, joins regular cohosts Leye Shporer-Leavitt, Sholem Beinfeld, and Mark David for a semi-serious discussion about Jewish humor and Purim. Info: http://michaelwex.com Music: Leyke Post: Purim, accompanied by Rubin Ossofsky Gadi Yagil: Di Elegye fun Fastrigose Ruth Rubin: Yakhne-Dvoshke Fort in Shtot (Hop Mayne Homentashn) Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz Air date: March 13, 2019

- Må en kasern rasa ner över dig! - Fanns det inte tillräckligt med gravar i Egypten? - Må mina fiender bli lika fula som bruden är vacker! Om man inte förstår sig på jiddischens mustiga uttryck i form av förbannelser, gnäll eller något enstaka lovord, så finns det ingen poäng med att lära sig språket alls, tycker Michael Wex, författare till böcker med titlar som Just Say Nu, Born to Kvetch och Rhapsody in Schmaltz. Här förklarar han några av uttrycken.

New York Times bestselling author, Michael Wex, joins us in discussing his new book "Rhapsody in Shmaltz" and jewish cuisine. We also talk about the recent airline compensations and unacceptable license plates. Check out this week's episode! SUPPORT US at www.patreon.com/thepointguys FOLLOW US on Twitter & Instagram @thepointguys Make sure to LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE to our channel! VISIT US at www.thepointguys.net for all of that and more!

Purim music and best of past presentations on Purim from our archive by Miriam Libenson, Hasia Segal, Iosif Lakhman, Michael Wex. News report by Avremi Zaks via Kol Yisrael in Jerusalem. From the archives: Hasia Segal: Purim and Jewish Humor (from 2008, same as last week, but longer: full 16 1/2 minutes) Air Date: Mar. 8, 2017

Shane Baker is playing the central character, Yankl on stage in the Yiddish language play “God of Vengeance,” originally written by Sholem Asch in 1907. In the next episode of the Yiddish Book Club podcast we are going to talk about the text of the play with fellow Yiddish experts Michael Wex and Faith Jones. […]

Michael Wex, the author of seven books including Born to Kvetch and his new book, Rhapsody in Schmaltz: Yiddish Food and Why We Can’t Stop Eating It, visits the Clever Cookstr to talk about Yiddish food idioms, the importance of matzoh, and what modern foodie culture has in common with kosher law. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1RUXuqG

In this week’s episode: Exodus 13-16.  Thanks to the miracle of Skype, Michael Wex, author of Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods, explains the intricacies of kvetching and why Jews have been kvetching for as long as there have been Jews, Egyptian bondage notwithstanding.

Mark Wildes on Immigration and Security. Mike Hucabee . Michael Wex on How to be a Mentsch

Michael Wex wants to bring the everyday wisdom gleaned from traditional Jewish texts to a modern world in How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck).

A caller who grew up in New Jersey remembers hearing a neighbor use the expression 'Hak mir nisht ken tshaynik' whenever she wanted to shush someone. He's sure the phrase is Yiddish, but he's never been able to figure out the literal meaning. Grant solves the mystery for him. Hint: It has to do with teakettles.By the way, you'll find more details about this colorful expression in Michael Wex's book 'Born to Kvetch' here:http://www.the-yiddish-world-of-michael-wex.com/born-to-kvetch-ch-2.html--Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC.