You Seem Pretty Sad for a “Spider-Man” So in Love
In this spoiler-filled episode of PopTorah, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky debate whether Spider-Man: Brand New Day succeeds as a Spider-Man story...
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20 of 513 episodesThe Odyssey and the Long Road Home
Christopher Nolan turns one of Western literature’s oldest homecoming stories into something darker: an epic about war, moral consequence, a...
A ‘Toy Story’ for the Anxious Generation
What happens when playtime gives way to screen time? In this episode of PopTorah, we explore Toy Story 5’s encounter between beloved old-sch...
‘Disclosure Day’ Asks: Can We Handle the Truth?
What if humanity learned, once and for all, that we are not alone? In this spoiler-filled episode of PopTorah, we dive into Steven Spielberg...
Borrowed Time in The Boroughs
In this episode of PopTorah, we dive into Netflix’s new supernatural sci-fi series The Boroughs, about a group of unlikely heroes in a seemi...
Hacking It: Ambition, Reinvention, and the Friends We Make Along the Way
In this episode of PopTorah, we dive into the acclaimed HBO series Hacks. Beneath the sharp jokes and show-business drama lies a surprisingl...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 26
This week, in a super very special Amen Corner, our guest is Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay. Stephanie is not only the wife of our producer Darone,...
Is The Mandalorian and Grogu the Way?
Star Wars is back on the big screen, and in this episode of PopTorah, we discuss The Mandalorian and Grogu alongside a broader conversation...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 25
After a couple of weeks off, Brad and Steven are back at it, talking about Brad’s trip to Israel, the renaming (and un-naming?) of the Kenne...
Man in the Mirror: Fame, Myth, and the Making of Michael (Special Live Episode!)
In this very special episode of PopTorah, recorded LIVE at Temple Beth El in Stamford, CT in front of a packed sanctuary, we dive into Micha...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 24
Brad and Steven are back this week, talking about David Lee Roth with and without Van Halen, Graham Platner and Jon Stewart, Bruce Springste...
Faith, Friendship, and First Contact in Project Hail Mary
In this spoiler-filled episode of PopTorah, we dive into Project Hail Mary, a sci-fi space adventure starring Ryan Gosling. What begins as a...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 23
Bad and Steven are back at it this week, talking about tea, loyalty and fandom, Steven’s interaction with a guy wearing a shirt with t...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 22
Brad and Steven are back at it this week, wondering if the Strait of Hormuz is opened or closed and thinking about how some people are makin...
Unfortunately, it was ‘Paradise’
In this episode of PopTorah, we break down Hulu’s Paradise — a gripping, twist-filled series about a so-called perfect society that quickly...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 21
This week, Brad and Steven are back at it, talking about chocolate bunnies and chocolate matzoh, Seders on the subway, the rapper Kosha Dill...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 20
Brad and Steven are back at it this week, talking about the beginning of the baseball season and the NCAA tournament, the war/not war in Ira...
Sinners, Saints, and One Battle After Another: The 2026 Oscars Episode
In this special Oscars episode of PopTorah, we dive into two of the most talked-about films of the year: Sinners and One Battle After Anothe...
Power, Persona, and Purpose in Marvel’s “Wonder Man”
In this episode of PopTorah, we dive into Marvel’s newest Disney+ series, “Wonder Man.” This isn’t just another superhero origin story. The...
Amen Corner Season 10, Episode 19
Brad and Steven are back this week, talking about, what else, the war/non-war with Iran. The guys talk about the various justifications that...