17 episodes
A Muslim & A Jew Go There Instinct Productions
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4.5 • 26 Ratings
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“A Muslim & A Jew Go There” is a brand new podcast produced by Instinct Productions, hosted by comedian David Baddiel (author of “Jews Don’t Count”) and politician Sayeeda Warsi (“Muslims Don’t Matter”) who will take on whatever controversy hits the headlines each week, providing context and discussion around current political and cultural events involving and affecting British Muslims and Jews.
Covering topics from antisemitism in the Labour party and Islamophobia in the Conservative Party to debating concepts like “racism hierarchies”, “non-visible minorities” and “victim olympics”, as well as tropes and stereotypes, and the Middle East and its impact on Jewish and Muslim communities in Britain, this topical, often funny podcast will go there in a way others might not dare.
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Biden’s peace plan, Faiza Shaheen’s deselection & festival boycotts
As the election campaign ramps up, Labour have got themselves into hot water over the deselection of candidate Faiza Shaheen. Is Labour guilty of double standards on antisemitism and Islamophobia in the party, and is there a cynical attempt to weaponise racism for factional political purposes?
Sayeeda and David discuss Biden’s ceasefire plan and whether it’s what Israel and Hamas really want.
Hay Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival and Cheltenham Literature Festival have all cut ties with their sponsor over links to the fossil fuel industry and alleged links to Israel. Has this been an effective strategy in the cultural fight against Israel or is the boycott bonkers?
This podcast is produced by Instinct Productions
Executive Producers: Jemima Khan Goldsmith and Sarah Linton
Series Producer: Rachel Balmer and Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Production Manager: Sangeetha Veluru
Send in your questions via email: podcast@instinctproductions.com or via X: @amuslimandajew
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The Muslim vote, Rafah despair and graffitied cinemas
A General Election has been called, and David & Sayeeda discuss the Muslim vote and whether Gaza will be top of the agenda for voters, and whether the election campaign will be dominated by divisive rhetoric.
David & Sayeeda then reflect on the terrible images that have been coming out of Rafah this week, as well as the screening of a documentary about the horrors of October 7th which led to accusations of 'artwashing' and violent protests in East Finchley, North London. But what were the protests about and how have the far right somehow managed to co-opt them again?
Also Spain, Norway and Ireland have recognised the state of Palestine. It is high time the UK followed suit?
This podcast is produced by Instinct Productions
Executive Producers: Jemima Khan Goldsmith and Sarah Linton
Series Producer: Rachel Balmer and Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Production Manager: Sangeetha Veluru
Send in your questions via email: podcast@instinctproductions.com or via X: @amuslimandajew
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A new Jew and the ICC arrest warrants
David’s away, so Sayeeda is joined by journalist and new Jew for the week Hugo Rifkind. They discuss Hugo's Scottish Jewishness, Jews as an ethnic minority and those against multiculturalism, as well as the International Criminal Court’s recent application for arrest warrants for the Israeli PM, defence minister and three Hamas leaders. Are war crimes inevitable in any conflict? Does Israel care how it’s viewed on the world stage? And Sayeeda tests Hugo’s Scottish-Yiddish.
This podcast is produced by Instinct Productions
Executive Producers: Jemima Khan Goldsmith and Sarah Linton
Series Producer: Rachel Balmer and Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Production Manager: Sangeetha Veluru
Send in your questions via email: podcast@instinctproductions.com or via X: @amuslimandajew
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Listener Questions: Who gets to decide if art or comedy is racist? “Do you condemn Hamas?” and do dodgy connections matter?
After receiving so many great questions, David and Sayeeda are bringing you another Q&A.
Listener Questions (with approximate timecodes)
Were British Muslim institutions silent after October 7th? (0:22)
Who gets to be the arbiter of whether a person, work or character is perpetuating racist tropes? (13:10)
Are Muslims and Jews judged equally for their ‘dodgy connections’? (23:42)
This podcast is produced by Instinct Productions
Executive Producers: Jemima Khan Goldsmith and Sarah Linton
Series Producer: Rachel Balmer and Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Production Manager: Sangeetha Veluru
Send in your questions via email: podcast@instinctproductions.com or via X: @amuslimandajew
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Listener Questions: Could there ever be a Muslim Book of Mormon? Is it correct to refer to the West Bank and Gaza as 'The Occupied Territories'? Is Dawkins' criticism of London's Ramadan lights Islamophobic?
This week David and Sayeeda again take on your questions. Listen in as they go there!
Q&A with timecodes (approximate)
Is it correct to refer to the West Bank and Gaza as 'The Occupied Territories'? (0:26)Is it harder to leave the faith as a Muslim than it is for a Christian or Jew? (14:07)Can there ever be a Muslim equivalent to the Book of Mormon? (23:30)Is Dawkins' criticism of London's Ramadan lights Islamophobic? (34:16)
This podcast is produced by Instinct Productions
Executive Producers: Jemima Khan Goldsmith and Sarah Linton
Series Producer: Rachel Balmer and Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Production Manager: Sangeetha Veluru
Send in your questions via email: podcast@instinctproductions.com or via X: @amuslimandajew
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Israel & Pakistan, Netanyahu & Modi and the not so divine madness of Christian Zionism
With David in India and Sayeeda heading to Pakistan, they discuss India’s ongoing elections and what they mean for the country's 200 million Muslims. They ask whether Modi and Netanyahu are kindred spirits, and look at Pakistan and Israel’s surprisingly similar history.
After that, they tackle Christian Zionism in the US and how it influences Trump and politics worldwide.
This podcast is produced by Instinct Productions
Executive Producers: Jemima Khan Goldsmith and Sarah Linton
Series Producer: Rachel Balmer and Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Production Manager: Sangeetha Veluru
Send in your questions via email: podcast@instinctproductions.com or via X: @amuslimandajew
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Good job Sayeeda
Christianity has a number f “flavors”. Some are more tolerant of those who leave the faith than others. Catholics for instance will refer them to themselves as a lapsed Catholic or a “survivor of Catholic Church” Some denominations have no tolerance for someone leaving and they banish those people. Their families are not allowed to have any contact with them. Jehova Witnesses are like that. Mormons used to be like that and conservative Mormons still are.
Mormons are a denomination with some very idiosyncratic beliefs and practices. The Book of Mormon is the name of their Bible. The musical pokes fun at Mormonism more than Christianity. I would encourage you to Google the Mormon Faith.
One more point; the Jewish faith has a tradition of atheism and makes space for that. I am not sure any other faith does that.
As for myself I define myself as Polish Catholic Jew. I did not convert. I was raised a Polish Catholic who at the age of 65 thanks to DNA testing learned that my parents were Jewish. They assumed false identities in eastern Poland in 1941 and died with their secret.
More glossing over than debate.
Syeeda tries her best but it’s pointless with someone like David who is not interested in talking about what is actually happening and glossies over anything that Israel does. The discussion on what is classified as occupation was a joke. If you are looking for meaningful, accurate discussion, give this a miss.
Awesome podcast
Really appreciate this discussion…. I notice that David is much more willing to listen and process all sides … Sayeeda seems more on a soapbox without actually responding to specific points that David is asking about. A little frustrating that she grinds her heels and misses the chance to listen and learn along with us. I hope this dynamic changes over time.