Unorthodox Guide to Summer: Ep. 417

This week on the show, we know what you should add to the queue. 

Stephanie, Liel, and Joshua have come with their recommendations for the best TV, films, and books for a hot, hot summer. 

Chelsea Film Festival founder Ingrid Jean-Baptiste joins the show to discuss the festival’s global mission and her Martinique Jewish heritage.

Maya Lasker-Wallfisch comes by to talk about The Commandant’s Shadow, a new documentary in which Maya and her Auschwitz survivor mother meet the family of the camp’s former commandant, Rudolph Höss. 

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