Hosted by Don and Jared · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 32 episodes
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The Schmooze brings together the voices, programs, and stories shaping Jewish life in Calgary. Hosted by Don Schapira and Jared Shore, each episode features a community calendar, interviews with leaders and students, and highlights from across the city.This is your space to stay informed, engaged, and connected.
Don and Jared hosts The Schmooze, a society show with 32 episodes published.
Can journalism still be trusted? Award-winning journalist and National Post contributor Dave Gordon joins The Schmooze for a candid conversation about how the media landscape has changed over the past 25 years...and what
🎙️ NICK MATAU ON THE SCHMOOZE Facts matter. But as Nick Matau explains in this episode, facts alone are not enough. Known to many online as "Nicholas the Zionist," Nick has become one of the most recognizable pro-Israel
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights was founded to educate, challenge, and inspire Canadians through the lens of human rights. But with the upcoming opening of Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present, critics are rai
What happens when information warfare becomes invisible? In this special episode of The Schmooze, we sit down with author, strategist, lawyer, and artist Warren Kinsella to discuss his new book, The Hidden Hand. We explo
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a major speech on antisemitism, acknowledging what many Jewish Canadians have been saying for months: Canada is facing a serious and growing antisemitism crisis. Jewish schools have b
What makes Camp BB-Riback so special that former campers still talk about it decades later? On this episode of The Schmooze, Don and Jared sit down with new Camp BB-Riback Executive Director Cecil Horwitz to discuss the
What happens when Jewish theatre returns to Calgary after nearly 40 years? In this episode of The Schmooze, Don and Jared sit down with Zelda Dean, Laura Schuler, and Tracy Smith from Chai Life Productions to discuss The
There are weeks where the news cycle feels impossible to process. In this special edition of The Schmooze Between…, Don and Jared step away from the regular interview format to unpack a difficult week of headlines, polit
“You knew Kevin Pillar the baseball player. This episode introduces you to the person.” Former Blue Jays star Kevin Pillar joins The Schmooze for a conversation that starts with baseball… and ends somewhere much deeper.
The Middle East Is Changing. Is the West? This week on The Schmooze, Don and Jared sit down with Rachel Brynien and Fatema Alharbi from Sharaka, an organization dedicated to building relationships between Israel and the
Something in Canada feels different. It is not always easy to name, but more and more people are feeling it. A sense that something foundational has shifted. That the country they recognize is no longer quite the same. I
What if the problem isn’t hate… but distance? In this episode of The Schmooze, Don sits down with Michelle Mather and Kim Kitai of Bridges YYC — an initiative bringing people together in a way that actually works. Not th
What does it mean to choose something you don’t have to choose? Noy Leyb grew up in Calgary. Like many Canadian kids, his path could have led anywhere. Instead, he made a decision that would define his life, he chose to
What makes someone step into a fight that isn’t theirs? In this episode of The Schmooze, we sit down with Jean-Luc Mudingayi, Alberta Campus Advisor & Advocacy Associate for Allied Voices for Israel, to explore what real
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides, also known as the Rocky Mountain Rabbi, joins The Schmooze for a powerful and deeply personal conversation. Born and raised in Calgary as the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rabbi Ilana’s li
What happens when ideology enters policing—and a community is forced to respond? In this episode of The Schmooze, Don and Jared sit down with Stacey Leavitt-Wright, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton Over the past
In this follow-up episode, we reconnect with Kaveh after our initial conversation in late January, when Iran was in the midst of widespread protests that received little global attention. Since then, the situation has ev
In this timely episode of The Schmooze, Don and Jared sit down with Edmonton City Councillor Mike Elliott to discuss the controversy surrounding Edmonton Police Chief Warren Driechel’s recent trip to Israel and the polit
Don is back in Calgary, and this episode of The Schmooze picks up right where the last conversation left off, with snow outside, a lot on our minds, and plenty to talk through. Jared and Don discuss the emotional whiplas
🎙️ Emergency Episode – Live from Israel In this urgent new episode of The Schmooze, Don joins us live from Tel Aviv after waking up to air raid sirens marking the start of Operation Roaring Lion. Over the past 36 hours,
Warren Kinsella
journalist, lawyer, author and political strategist
1 appearance on this show
Tracy Smith
Blogger, Latter Day Soldier, Latter Day Saint · Next Chapter Support Services
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Pillar
former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder · Toronto Blue Jays
1 appearance on this show
Kaveh Shahrooz
lawyer and human rights activist, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
1 appearance on this show
Mike Elliott
Relational Leadership Mentor and Men's Initiation Guide · Meltwater
1 appearance on this show
Adam Louis-Klein
PhD candidate at McGill, writer, anthropologist, musician · Movement Against Antizionism
1 appearance on this show
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