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The Squirrel News Podcast
The Squirrel News Podcast
Ed Crasnick, Jonathan Widder

A German Journalist and a Jewish Comic discuss the latest and greatest solution based news stories from around the world. A podcast... more

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Episodes

#37: Meet a Jew

Prejudices about Jews are still widespread today. Yet many young people in Germany have never consciously met a Jew. The... more

14 May 2024 · 44 minutes
#36: Rediscovering the past to shape the future – with special guest Jim Klein

In this special, personal episode, we continue our conversation about history with a special guest and a special project in... more

23 Apr 2024 · 55 minutes
#35: Personal notes on current events and the past

In this episode, Ed and Jonathan, a Jew in LA and Jonathan a German in Berlin, reflect on current political... more

13 Feb 2024 · 55 minutes
#34: MDMA and social change

Can psychedelics like MDMA drive positive social change? Journalist Rachel Nuwer wrote a book on "MDMA and the Quest for... more

28 Sep 2023 · 48 minutes
#33: Why toilets are a key to progress

When thinking about global development, toilets are not the first thing that comes to mind. But facilitating access to toilets... more

25 May 2023 · 31 minutes
#32: The benefits of the four-day work week

A popular saying goes: “nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come,” and the four-day work week... more

30 Mar 2023 · 35 minutes
#31: The 'Solar Punks': Bringing power to the people

What can citizens do to contribute to halt global warming? Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell set out their plan to... more

17 Mar 2023 · 34 minutes
#30: Zero-interest loans for Black homebuyers

Classical reparations may be a good idea, but financially such one-off payments are not very sustainable. That's why a congregation... more

23 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
#29: 'You can't be what you can't see': How to connect low-income kids with nature

Not long ago, nature was our natural environment. Nowadays, more and more children grow up in cities without much contact... more

24 Nov 2022 · 42 minutes
#28: How to tackle food poverty with the tools of a modern start-up

Millions of American families depend on food banks, but why until recently has nobody come up with a better solution?... more

10 Nov 2022 · 35 minutes
The Squirrel News Podcast
#37: Meet a Jew
The Squirrel News Podcast