Birthright for WASPs?: Ep. 102




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Summary: If you love listening to Unorthodox every week, please consider <a href="https://www.generosity.com/fundraising/unorthodox-podcast--2">donating</a> to keep us going for another hundred episodes. We put together a bunch of fun gifts, from tote bags to studio visits to an exclusive Sept. 6 cocktail party in New York City with Mark, Liel, and Stephanie.<br><br>Our Jewish guest is linguist Sarah Bunin Benor, an expert in Jewish languages and the <a href="http://becomingfrum.weebly.com/author.html">author</a> of <em>Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism</em>, an in-depth study of American Jewish language<em>.</em> She breaks down the linguistic 'tells' of Orthodox Jews, explains how religious Jews often code switch depending on their audience, and describes her experience as a non-Orthodox Jew immersing herself in Orthodox homes and communities for research.<br><br>Our gentile of the week is architect and card-carrying WASP <a href="http://www.duodickinson.com/">Duo Dickinson</a>, who <a href="http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/205328/just-the-two-of-us">returns</a> to the show to tell us about his forthcoming <a href="http://globepequot.com/book/9781493018468">book</a>, <em>A Home Called New England</em>. He also tells us what it's like being a white Christian male in America today, especially one who loves football, and poses an interesting question: Are week-long summer trips to Vermont essentially Birthright for WASPS? <br><br><a href="http://bit.ly/UnorthodoxPodcast">Sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, behind-the-scenes photos, and more! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com—we may read your note on air.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tabletmag">@tabletmag</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/markopp1">@markopp1</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/liel">@liel</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/stuffism">@stuffism</a>.<br><br>This episode is brought to you by Jewish Lives, biographies that illuminate the Jewish experience. Visit <a href="https://www.jewishlives.org/">JewishLives.org</a> to get 25 percent off all books and curated collections with the code JLBOOKS.<br><br>Music:<br><br>"Mikveh Bath" by Golem<br>"C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan<br>"A Duo" by James Horner, from the film<em> An American Tail</em><br>"F Minor Klezmer" by The Underscore Orkestra