Aryeh and Phoebe discuss Bluesky, the newly popular Twitter alternative—and how Phoebe's mild critique of the site went mega-viral. Aryeh explains why he finally, finally quit Twitter. Is Bluesky for anti-Trump social media "refugees," or a retirement home for posting addicts? And are people on there actually nice?

Recorded December 20, 2024

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LINKS

Phoebe's piece, "The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-problem-with-bluesky-it-wont-broaden-our-horizons/

Aryeh and Phoebe's May 2023 episode about Twitter

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twitter-taught-us-it-was-okay-to-be-weird-with-phoebe/id981282353?i=1000611578059

Montreal man dies after leaving hospital following six-hour wait

https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article612894.html

Phoebe's piece, "Does this book read as too parochial—or too ‘Zionist’? The pitfalls of Writing While Jewish"

https://thecjn.ca/opinion/zibby-vs-philip/

Waikiki Wanda says Bluesky is hospice for posters

https://bsky.app/profile/wanda.bsky.social/post/3lcmbzupslk2v

Phoebe's Substack

https://phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/

Feminine Chaos podcast

https://femchaospod.substack.com/

Bonjour Chai podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonjour-chai/id1555600279

Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social

Follow Phoebe on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phoebebovy.bsky.social

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Aryeh talks with writer Hannah Gold about her reported essay in Harper's on the literary festival celebrating Philip Roth's 90th birthday, which was held in Newark, New Jersey last year.

Recorded December 5, 2023

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LINKS

Hannah's piece, "Your Mind’s in the Hands of Everything: Letting Go of Philip Roth"

https://harpers.org/archive/2023/12/philip-roth-newark-your-minds-in-the-hands-of-everything/

Aryeh's interview with Laura Marsh on Blake Bailey's Roth biography

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culturally-determined/id981282353?i=1000519264087

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Aryeh talks to Kiki Freedman, the co-founder and CEO of Hey Jane, the leading virtual reproductive and sexual health care clinic.

Recorded July 16, 2024

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LINKS

Hey Jane website

https://heyjane.com/

KFF on the Comstock Act and abortion

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-comstock-act-implications-for-abortion-care-nationwide/

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