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David Baddiel — comedian, author, public intellectual, and the UK’s most outspoken Jewish voice — joins Jonah to unpack the core ideas behind his groundbreaking book Jews Don’t Count. With his characteristic wit and unflinching eye for truth, Baddiel deconstructs contemporary anti-Jew racism, explaining how it functions, its origins, why it persists in “progressive” spaces, how it’s different from traditional antisemitism, and why Jews are so often excluded from conversations about representation, identity, and minority status.

💬 Topics include:

The double standards in how antisemitism is treated compared to other forms of racism
Baddiel’s confusing Jewish upbringing and identity struggles
His family’s escape from Nazi Germany and his grandfather’s unjust internment on the Isle of Man
Antisemitism in UK football culture
What it means to be a “Non-Zionist”
Baddiel’s atheist yearning for divine comfort aka The God Desire
His podcast with Muslim politician Sayeeda Warsi: A Jew and a Muslim Go There 🎧
And why “Jews don’t count” as a minority when it comes to media representation on shows like Friends and Seinfeld 📺

This is a must-watch conversation for anyone interested in understanding contemporary antisemitism, generational trauma, and the challenges of fighting anti-Jew racism in today’s complex “woke” climate.

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Host & Production Team

Host: Jonah Platt; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Story Producer: Sean Leviashvili; Editors: Patrick Edwards & Nathan Wheatley); Consulting Producer: Bethany Mandel; Research Associate: Samantha Greenwald; Executive Assistant: Josie Rothschild; Creative Associate: Rachel Stern; Social Media Manager: Yuval Yosha; Graphic Designer Noah Bell; Interns: Sasha Nelson & Emma Webb

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MENTIONED IN EPISODE

Jews Don’t Count by David Baddiel
Jews Don’t Count Documentary (For Prime/BBC Select)
The God Desire by David Baddiel
My Family: A Memoir by David Baddiel
The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel
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David Baddiel: October 7th Was A Pogrom, I Couldn’t Ignore It
Haaretz Article: ‘Jews Are A Glitch In The Matrix’
Jeremy Corbyn & Antisemitism in The UK’s Labour Party
Antisemitism in the U.K. Has Grown Over the Past Decade
A Muslim & A Jew Go There
Clips from David Baddiel’s Episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt (Dara Horn Episode)
Israel: A Simple Guide To The Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby
George Orwell’s Politics & The English Language
How Tottenham Became The “Jewish” Football Team in England
No Room for Racism - Premier League anti-racism program
The Y Word Film by David Baddiel (About Anti-Jewish Racism in British Football)
Jeremy Irons Reads T.S. Eliot’s Poetry
Burbank With A Baedeker by T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot & The Jews
Holocaust Survivors Living Below The Poverty Line in Los Angeles
Dara Horn on the Jews of Harbin, China
Mumbai Terror Attacks Target Jews
Schrödinger’s Cat Theory
Who Is Theodor Herzl (Founding Father of Zionism)?
The Long Ugly History Behind “The Jews Will Not Replace Us”
What Is The Great Replacement Theory? ADL Explains
Why We Should Retire The Word ‘Antisemitism’ with Jonah Platt
Tree of Life Shooting Motivated by Racist Jew Hate
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