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May 13, 2024 |

Secular Dharma Podcast: Interview with Jay Michaelson

Speaking with Dave Smith of the Secular Dharma Foundation, Jay discusses his evolving relationship with meditation practice.

March 18, 2024 |

CNN: Do liberal Jews “hate their religion”?

In this segment from CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, Jay responds to Donald Trump's incendiary remark that Jews who support Democrats and criticize Israel's far-right government "hate Israel and hate their religion."

March 1, 2024 |

Mind Bod Pod: How to Relate to The News

Jay joins Tasha Schumann and Jeff Warren to discuss whether there are practices that can support a more healthy relationship to that news.

Jay joins Tasha Schumann and Jeff Warren to discuss practices that can support a more healthy relationship to political engagement and the challenging news of our times.

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February 21, 2024 |

Vilna Synagogue: Jewish Crises and Counter-Theologies with Noah Feldman

AJU and the Vilna Shul present a conversation between Jay Michaelson and Noah Feldman, celebrating the publication of Jay's The Secret That Is Not a Secret, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, as well as the imminent publication of Feldman's expansive new work of Jewish philosophical theology, To Be a Jew Today.

February 20, 2024 |

CNN: Comedian makes unconventional offer to SCOTUS justice

Republican Strategist Joseph Pinion and Rolling Stone Columnist Jay Michaelson join CNN's Abby Phillip to talk about recent late night shows as the hosts go after Donald Trump and Justice Clarence Thomas.

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February 5, 2024 | ,

The Book I Want to Write Podcast: Mystic vs. Mainstream with Jay Michaelson

Jay joins Paul Zakrzewski to discuss how writers pick between esoteric and mainstream topics when choosing between book projects, and what current events—including the rise of authoritarianism around the world and the Oct 7th Hamas attacks— suggest about religion and politics today.

 

January 25, 2024 | , ,

Evolve Podcast: “The Secret That is Not a Secret” with bestselling author Jay Michaelson

Jay joins Bryan Schwartzman, Rabbi Jacob Staub, and Sam Wachs to discuss The Secret That is Not a Secret, to delve into Jay's recent op-eds on Israel, and to reflect on how he's taken care of himself during one of the most emotionally trying times of his life.

January 12, 2024 | ,

Meditations & Musings Podcast: Roles to Souls with Jay Michaelson

Jay joins Shelley Durga Karpaty to discuss growing up Jewish, studying mystical Kabbalah, and becoming Buddhist-informed, first from books on the nightstand and then in real life.

December 16, 2023 | , ,

Queerly Beloved Podcast: Getting in the Mikveh with Jay Michaelson

In this interview with Wil Fisher, Jay discusses many topics including Jewish Mysticism, Burning Man, radical faeries gathering, and how our full expression as sexual beings enriches our full expression as spiritual beings.

December 13, 2023 | ,

For the Sake of Argument: Mysticism, Spirituality, and Toxic Masculinity

Jay joins Jake Newman to discuss his new book "The Secret That Is Not A Secret"

December 6, 2023 | ,

A Virtual Book Launch: The Secret That Is Not A Secret

Jericho Vincent joins Jay to launch his first book of fiction, "The Secret That Is Not A Secret."

November 30, 2023 |

CSM Podcast: The Relative and The Absolute

Focusing on the relative and absolute, Jay and David Nichtern discuss mindfulness, mysticism, and the sweet spot between contemplative practice and engaged activism.

November 15, 2023 |

Beki Congregation: Celebrating Gender Diversity in Jewish Tradition, Values, and Theology

October 23, 2023 | ,

College Commons: Jewish Mysticism Upside Down & Inside Out

Jay discusses the scandalous spiritualism of Jacob Frank and his recent book The Heresy of Jacob Frank.

 

October 23, 2023 |

CNN: The Toxic Discourse about the Israel-Hamas War

Jay Michaelson and Natasha Alford join CNN's Abby Phillip for a frank conversation both about the war and about the targeting of Muslims and Jews in America.

October 21, 2023 | ,

The State of Belief Podcast: Religious Leaders on the Violence in the Middle East

Jay joins Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, along with Dr. Celene Ibrahim and Rev. Fred Davie, to discuss the brutal violence in Israel and Gaza.

October 4, 2023 |

Tricycle: Seeing Clearly In Order to Act Clearly

Jay discusses Ajahn Sucitto's concept of atammayata, which advocates for a clear-sighted allowance that enables one to see and act with clarity.

August 9, 2023 |

CNN: Rage in America, A Brawl in Montgomery, AL

Videos of a fight between a group of white pontoon boat owners, a Black boat co-captain, and several bystanders have gone viral, pointing to what Jay Michaelson calls "a paroxysm of rage in America."

July 25, 2023 |

CNN: Are Anti-Israel Comments Equivalent to RFK Jr.’s Antisemitism?

Jay Michaelson and Scott Jennings discuss RFK Jr.'s antisemitic comments and Rep. Pramila Jayapal's controversial comment about Israel and debate whether there is a double-standard.

July 7, 2023 |

White Flag Podcast: Supreme Court on Discrimination vs. Free Speech

Jay joins Joe Walsh to parse the Supreme Court's decision 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which ruled that a web designer could not be forced to design a website for a same sex wedding.

July 6, 2023 |

CNN: “Deprogramming” the Trump Cult

Jay Michaelson discusses how people (on right and left) develop conspiratorial and group-think beliefs... and how they can be coaxed out of them.

July 3, 2023 |

CNN: SCOTUS Anti-Gay Web Designer Case

June 15, 2023 |

CNN: Trans Activist Banned from White House

June 5, 2023 |

CNN: On Schools Removing Bibles from Libraries

June 3, 2023 |

State of Belief Podcast: The Convergence of Gun Idolatry & White Christian Identity

Jay joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the convergence of gun idolatry and white Christian identity, and the recent political religious efforts to influence judicial nominations.

 

June 2, 2023 |

CNN: The Moral Case for Defending Trans People

June 1, 2023 |

CNN: The GOP vs. Big Business?

May 19, 2023 |

CNN: Did the Framers intend for Gun Fetishism?

May 19, 2023 |

CNN: Debating GOP Position on Gun Control with Joe Pinion

April 27, 2023 |

Harvard Divinity: Are Psychedelics Theologically Significant for Judaism?

This panel, hosted by the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School, reflects on the surge of interest in psychedelic substances and on non-ordinary experiences in Jewish life and theology.

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