A cozy mystery podcast in which two sisters investigate a literary genre that involves cats who solve crimes 😻🔍
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Spiritual journeys, discussions and lessons from award-winning broadcaster Ralph Benmergui. Every two weeks, join Ralph and his insightful guests for an in-depth sit-down conversation about the unseen problems affecting our world.
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A weekly malarkey-filled impromptu comedy-type podcast full of jokes, insults, & out-of-pocket thoughts; where if you have severe ADHD (but a good sense of humor about it) you'll fit right into our circle! Join bestest friends Josh, Adrian & Matt as they host the JOINT EFFORT podcast every single Friday! Containing the perfect dose of stories, laughs, & friends, we're always trying to add a smile to your day or a good time to your next sesh! This show is intended for adults & is for entertai ...
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We Don't Like Christmas: Halloween Special (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 33
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That ain't very disco, baby.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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How Eva Almos channels the spirit of her survivor mother in an audio drama about Holocaust zombies
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Both of Eva Almos's parents were Holocaust survivors. Her mother, from Lithuania, was a kind and gentle soul who went out of her way to uplift strangers and support her daughter. But her father was the opposite: a traditional Greek man with chauvinist ideas who was hardened by the horrors of the Holocaust. The duality sent Almos into therapy, where…
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Glow Stick and The Flashlight (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 32
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It’s never too dark when we’re around. This is a birthday episode.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Vocal Percussion and Gross Joke Discourse (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 31
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Y'all need Jesus, boss.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Have You Learned Your Lesson? w/ Cassie (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 30
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We'll save you, but not until we can see the fear in your eyes.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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From devastation to creation: How artist Devon Spier found spiritual meaning through affliction
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Devon Spier has long COVID. The artist, poet and spiritual guide has spent days bedridden, feeling ill and angry at God. But that forced pause gave her time to reflect on her life, art and beliefs, and she began to realize more emphatically how God, for her, exists in liminal spaces—in the wilderness, in small moments of peace and beauty between de…
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We Don't Use Booksmarts Anymore (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 29
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From Matt’s rear, directly to your ear!Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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The Tiny Key to our Hearts (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 28
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...do we have an HR department?Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Trailblazing artist Neshama Carlebach opens up about her next spiritual goal: the rabbinate
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Growing up in the Orthodox movement, Neshama Carlebach would hear it a lot: "It's a shame your father never had sons." The father in question, the acclaimed Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, instead had two daughters—and the implication was that his legacy as a prolific songwriter, whose repertoire includes the popular 1965 folk anthem "Am Yisrael Chai", wou…
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Weatherman, Weathermen, Weathermin w/ Jess and Cassie (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 27
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We're not saying it again.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Conspiracy Theories and Car Accidents w/ Eva (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 26
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Josh is really easy to trick. Honestly, this one hurt my brain a little bit.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Jesse Brown lost 9% of his supporters after he began spotlighting antisemitism. Here's why he won't stop
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In the aftermath of Oct. 7, Jesse Brown—who has risen to prominence as a media critic and muckraker with his Canadaland podcast and digital media company—once again stirred up controversy online. But it wasn't a big news investigation that sparked outrage; it was a series of posts about antisemitic attacks on Canadian Jewish-aligned institutions, f…
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We've Strayed Too Far (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 25
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We’re gonna need to spin a wheel more often.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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How to Find our Haunted Hole (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 24
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We're tossing salad on Adrian's birthday.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Rabbi Victor Gross is reimagining religion as a force of unity—not division
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When Rabbi Victor Gross was looking for a home to grow his congregation in Boulder, CO, he knew he didn't want a dedicated building. It wasn't just the cost, but the environmental impact of operating a space that's only used a few hours a week. Instead, he looked for a church to rent out Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. He asked church leader…
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Our Slowly Receding Hairlines and Summer Memories w/ Cassie (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 23
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Our hairlines aren't the only thing receding. Do with that as you will.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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We're Kinda Thicc w/ Ty (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 22
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Can you make it clap?Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Mary Darling reflects on conflict and division from the Baha'i headquarters in Haifa
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While Israel remains on the brink of war with Lebanon in the north, one of the country's most iconic sites—the famous Baha'i Gardens and shrine—sit less than an hour away. That a religion based on unity among humankind, which views all religions and tribes as branches from the same tree, should have its headquarters so close to a warzone is tragica…
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Is Mr. Clean Real? (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 21
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Imagine having a mouth on the back of your feet. That talk. Like on your heel. I think Adrian is hitting on me.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Safe Words and Bad Dreams (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 20
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...& why is it always a fruit?Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, & Matt Vaccarello
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Eva Has Questions and Adrian Has Applesauce w/ Eva (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 19
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You should listen to this one in the shower.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Wax Makes Us Offensive (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 18
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We’re gonna start getting on our hot girl sh*t.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Off the Rails and Matt's Surgery Recap (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 17
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Would you like some applesauce?Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Is a Peanut Bigger than a Raisin? w/ Ty (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 16
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If you make a cop laugh you're allowed to reach for their gun.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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The Age Old Question (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 15
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This is a zero judgement zone.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Jews were once embraced by progressive activists. Did Oct. 7 permanently change that?
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Bernie Farber helped create the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) in 2018, and sat as its founding chair until shortly after Oct. 7, 2023. The organization—which investigates, publicizes and works with journalists to report on hateful far-right extremist groups—was infamously silent in the weeks following the Hamas slaughter and kidnapping of 1,200…
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Going Crosseyed w/ Mark (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 14
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Send our bodies to a taxidermy before the funeral.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Leafblower Hovercraft w/ Joe (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 13
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I think Matt & Adrian would be kinda cute together.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Canada's last remaining faith reporter reflects the past, and future, of religion
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In 2018, at a time when the faith beat in Canadian newspapers was steadily declining, John Longhurst made an unusual deal with the publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press. He wanted to help expand the paper's audience by reporting on religion, particularly within local communities: Mennonite, Indigenous, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, whomever. The publish…
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Grip It and Rip It (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 12
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Sitting crisscross applesauce should be illegal.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Hungry and Hard w/ Cassie (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 11
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Matt has some very low hanging fruit. Also, vomit does NOT go in the oven.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Rabbi Beni Wajnberg explains why you should never pay synagogue dues
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Rabbi Beni Wajnberg has worked in Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, New York, Tennessee, California, Montana and beyond. When it came down to settle down with his family and put down roots, he chose Hamilton, Ont., where he's now the spiritual leader at Beth Jacob Synagogue. Throughout his travels, he's found that one thing connects all those far-flung…
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Wonka Made Us Emotional w/ Pat (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 10
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Do you want to see my golden ticket?Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Taint Tattoos and White Weddings (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 9
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I hope my grandparents never listen to this episode.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Why writer Marsha Lederman, daughter of Holocaust survivors, feels 'less alone' on Yom HaShoah
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Marsha Lederman is a catastrophizer. As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, the author and Globe and Mail columnist has gone through life worrying about everything that can go wrong, to the point that she wrote a book about things going wrong in her life. Kiss the Red Stairs, released August 2023, investigates the ramifications of intergenerationa…
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The Unexpected Value of Urine w/ Ty (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 8
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The ocean is a dangerous place. Here's a list of things NOT to pee on.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Only Jarks Like Bad Cereal w/ Joe and Mark (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 7
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Joe is out here eating pennies, bruh.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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This Earth Day, pretend it's Shabbat—and take a break for the environment
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You may not think of keeping Shabbat as environmental activism—but Jonathan Schorsch does. The founder of the Green Sabbath Project is on a mission to tackle climate change by adapting the biblical Jewish practice into something universally good for our planet. After all, in the Venn diagram of environmentalism and observant Judaism, "Not driving o…
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Do Your Balls Vibrate? (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 6
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We've been dementia'd.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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We Love Our Dogs and Matts Got Milk w/ Joe (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 5
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All I know is Matt got circumcised at summer camp.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Alan Zweig looks back on decades of filmmaking—and ahead to his pessimistic new podcast
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Alan Zweig was on the road to becoming, like so many other midtown Toronto Jews, a lawyer. Instead, in his early 20s, he zigzagged off the course and wound up taking multiple lengthy trips to India, changing his perspective on life and work. He chose film school instead, propelling him into a decades-long documentary career that began all those yea…
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Cassie Has an Asian Eye on You w/ Cassie (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 4
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How many pancakes tall are you?Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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Twinkies and Testicles w/ Mark (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 3
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Adrian's first time.Von Josh Hill, Adrian Caldera, Matt Vaccarello
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We Got Stuff to Talk About (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 2
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We have some sh*t to say.Von Josh Hill
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A new Orthodox horror novel blends Kabbalah, family drama and memories of the Holocaust
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Toby Lloyd didn't grow up religious. But the British Jewish author became fascinated with Orthodoxy—how different people, even in the same family, can interpret biblical texts as either literal or metaphorical. Wanting to tap into the meaning and effects of people's belief systems, as well as reinterpreting stories from the Torah and wrapping it in…
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Accentdents (the JOINT EFFORT podcast) Episode 1
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Welcome to JOINT EFFORT, please enjoy your stay. We'll be seeing you every Friday! Find us on our socials- Josh: https://www.instagram.com/the_majestic_josh/ Adrian: https://www.instagram.com/_adrianc23/ Matt:https://www.instagram.com/mattvac99/ Intro Theme: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By …
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In her new solo show, Diane Flacks tackles divorce, motherhood and the intergenerational power of Jewish guilt
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Diane Flacks has always felt the power of Jewish guilt. But when when she decided she wanted a divorce, that guilt grew to a whole new level. She constantly questioned the process, even while she was going through it, thinking about whether it was the right move or not. To process these thoughts and emotions, the theatre artist decided to transform…
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Mark Breslin on the value of Jewish comedy and identity in an increasingly antisemitic world
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Last month, the flagship Yuk Yuk's location in downtown Toronto hosted a stand-up comedy fundraiser for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Predictably, anti-Israel protesters swarmed it. The club's founder and owner, Mark Breslin—who organized the event—tried to get in through a back entrance, only to find more protesters waiting there for him a…
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'Some bearded person sitting on a throne in the sky is a kindergarten God': Rabbi Zelig Golden explains earth-based Judaism
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Rabbi Zelig Golden likes to describe Judaism as a religion of deep roots, interconnectivity, compassion and feminine divinity, reminding the world that Adam came from the adamah. It's this philosophy that inspired Wilderness Torah, an organization based in California that promotes "healing, belonging and resilience," in an attempt to reshape how Je…
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Rabbi Yonatan Neril: How spirituality can help us solve the climate crisis
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The climate crisis is the fault of no single person or country, but rather a widespread ideology of materialism and overwhelming lack of compassion for the natural world. What's worse—the crisis is intensifying each year. These are some of the themes espoused by Rabbi Yonatan Neril, the founder and director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable …
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