In the Spotlight

New Yorker articles editor Susan Morrison joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss Lorne, her behind-the-scenes portrait of Lorne Michaels and the legacy of the American television and comedy institution, Saturday Night Live.

Abigail Pogrebin sits with sociologist and author Zalman Newfield to discuss Brooklyn Odyssey, his poignant memoir of growing up in the Chabad-Lubavitch community, questioning faith and forging an identity beyond Orthodoxy.

Abigail Pogrebin talks to Ari Gordon, an Orthodox Jewish scholar committed to Jewish-Muslim bridge-building, to discuss Sacred Orientation in Late Antiquity and Early Islam, his book on prayer, ritual and religious identity in early Islam.

Executive director of Keshet, a non-profit dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive community for LGBTQ Jews, Idit Klein discusses her organization, which has become a national leader in making the Jewish community more inclusive.