Straight Ahead - The Omni-American Podcast
Greg Thomas & Aryeh Tepper
Are you ready to explore something different and something more?
Welcome to Straight Ahead, the Omni American Podcast featuring stimulating conversations with thoughtful writers, civic leaders, artists and scholars. On Straight Ahead, hosts Greg Thomas and Aryeh Tepper examine sources of cultural vitality, from jazz music to the Jewish tradition, to counter the challenges posed by illiberal forces on the left and right. Along the way, we celebrate human excellence from whenever and wherever the source. If you're searching for generous and soulful approaches to contemporary challenges, join us for Straight Ahead, the Omni American Podcast.
Welcome to Straight Ahead, the Omni American Podcast featuring stimulating conversations with thoughtful writers, civic leaders, artists and scholars. On Straight Ahead, hosts Greg Thomas and Aryeh Tepper examine sources of cultural vitality, from jazz music to the Jewish tradition, to counter the challenges posed by illiberal forces on the left and right. Along the way, we celebrate human excellence from whenever and wherever the source. If you're searching for generous and soulful approaches to contemporary challenges, join us for Straight Ahead, the Omni American Podcast.
Episodes
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Apr 4, 2024 • 29min
Is Tucker Carlson Channeling White Nationalism? – S2 Ep 2
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Mar 28, 2024 • 57min
A Robust Center: From America to Israel with Bret Stephens – S2 Ep 1
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Mar 21, 2024 • 2min
Straight Ahead – Season 2 Trailer
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Dec 28, 2023 • 51min
How Jewish Influence Changed the Course of Jazz History – Ep 7
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Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 7min
Beyond Black and White: Dan Asia on Music, Soul and Culture – Ep 6
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Dec 11, 2023 • 58min
Rethinking Work, Leadership and Citizenship with Seth Godin – Ep 5
Renowned leader Seth Godin discusses his concepts of leadership, significance, and citizenship. They explore rethinking industrial capitalism, the transformative power of jazz, and infusing life into everything. They emphasize the importance of positive impact, individual choices, informed conversations, and skill-building.
Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 22min
A Black-Jewish Narrative for 21st Century America with Terrence Johnson – Ep 4
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Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 9min
Transracial Humanism: A Fantasy or a Possibility? with Glenn Loury – Ep 3
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Oct 12, 2023 • 37min
Heroism and Barbarism: From the Front Lines Facing Hamas’ Oct. 7th Attack – Special Episode
In this special episode of “Straight Ahead: The Omni-American Podcast,” co-hosts Aryeh Tepper and Greg Thomas discuss Hamas’ Oct. 7th assault on Aryeh’s southern Israeli town of Ofaqim. Aryeh shares stories of real-time heroism from his family and community and provides essential information for understanding how the attack fits into the larger regional war between the forces of Islamic tolerance and Islamist intolerance. Tepper and Thomas affirm the values of civilization against barbarism, while Tepper concludes by pointing to the price that Israel's government paid for allowing political loyalty to trump considerations of competence, let alone excellence.Straight Ahead is supported by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM).Follow Greg on,Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWeFacebook - https://bit.ly/3t3JsygFollow the Podcast on,Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lpSpotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lpGoogle Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lpPandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lpi-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lpAmazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp
Sep 28, 2023 • 59min
Race, Heresy, Jazz and Hip Hop with Coleman Hughes – Ep 1
Our very first guest is writer, podcaster, and musician Coleman Hughes, winner of the 2022 Omni-American Young Leaders Award. We delve into Coleman’s upbringing and education, and how music and ideas inspire his work and thought. Specifically, we discuss race and American identity; the conundrum of gender identity being more flexible than racial identity among academics and activists; the imperative of heresy and Plato's cave as a model for liberation from the shadow of race; and—since Coleman is a jazz trombonist and a hip hop MC—the interrelationship between jazz music and hip hop. Straight Ahead is supported by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM).Follow Coleman on,Podcast - @ColemanHughesOfficial Website - https://colemanhughes.orgTwitter - https://twitter.com/coldxmanA Case for Color Blindness | Coleman Hughes | TED – https://bit.ly/45pX7xnFollow Greg on,Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWeFacebook - https://bit.ly/3t3JsygFollow the Podcast on,Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lpSpotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lpGoogle Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lpPandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lpi-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lpAmazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp
