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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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