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Straight Ahead - The Omni-American Podcast

Greg Thomas & Aryeh Tepper 21 episodes Latest Jun 20, 2024

Straight Ahead is an Omni-American podcast hosted by Greg Thomas and Aryeh Tepper. It features conversations with writers, civic leaders, artists, and scholars, exploring sources of cultural vitality from jazz to Jewish tradition. The show counters illiberal forces on the left and right, celebrating human excellence. It offers generous and soulful approaches to contemporary challenges.

Episodes

Rooted Cosmopolitanism for the 21st Century with Kwame Anthony Appiah – S2 Ep 12 Jun 20, 2024 4475 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

Transcending American Political Polarization with John Wood Jr. – S2 Ep 11 Jun 13, 2024 4423 Follow John on, Podcast – @unitingamericawithjohnwoodjr X – https://twitter.com/JohnRWoodJr Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https:/

Ralph Ellison on the American Artist and Democratic Responsibility – S2 Ep 10 Jun 6, 2024 1962 The Little Man at Chehaw Station by Ralph Ellison - bit.ly/3yYv6SF Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon

Free Speech and the Art of Difficult Conversations with Angel Eduardo and Mónica Guzmán – S2 Ep 9 May 30, 2024 2929 Follow Mónica on, Website – https://www.moniguzman.com X – https://x.com/moniguzman Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/moniguzman Follow Angel on, X – https://x.com/StrangelEdweird Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/strangeledweirdo Website – http://angeleduardo.com Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcast

Exploring Stanley Crouch's "Blues to be Constitutional" – S2 Ep 8 May 23, 2024 1766 Stanley's Essay – https://bit.ly/3WPlQKN Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.t

Why American Jews are in a Progressive Bind | David Bernstein – S2 Ep 7 May 16, 2024 3498 Follow David on, YouTube – @DavidLBernstein X – https://twitter.com/DavidLBernstein Woke Antisemitism (Book) – https://a.co/d/4GHPt2I The DEI Dilemma (Article) – https://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/367513/the-dei-dilemma/ Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https:/

Machiavelli and the Soul – S2 Ep 6 May 3, 2024 1832 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

Roya Hakakian's Iran-Jewish-American Perspectives – S2 Ep 5 Apr 25, 2024 3351 Follow Roya: https://x.com/RoyaTheWriter https://royahakakian.com @HakakianRoya Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4

Black-Jewish Friendships and the Omni-American Story – S2 Ep 4 Apr 18, 2024 1715 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

African American History and the Culture Wars with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. – S2 Ep 3 Apr 11, 2024 4495 Articles Mentioned: Carl Jung’s “Your Negroid and Indian Behavior” – https://bit.ly/3PYwwCG Canonization of Jazz and Afro-American Literature – https://bit.ly/49yE5H3 The Black Studies War: Multiculturalism vs. Afrocentricity – https://bit.ly/43XwyjL Follow Prof. Gates on, X (formerly Twitter) – https://x.com/HenryLouisGates YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@HenryLouisGatesJr Follow Greg on,

Is Tucker Carlson Channeling White Nationalism? – S2 Ep 2 Apr 4, 2024 1736 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

A Robust Center: From America to Israel with Bret Stephens – S2 Ep 1 Mar 28, 2024 3434 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

Straight Ahead – Season 2 Trailer Mar 21, 2024 101 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

How Jewish Influence Changed the Course of Jazz History – Ep 7 Dec 28, 2023 3064 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

Beyond Black and White: Dan Asia on Music, Soul and Culture – Ep 6 Dec 15, 2023 3998 Follow Dan on, Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/danielasiacomposer Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amaz

Rethinking Work, Leadership and Citizenship with Seth Godin – Ep 5 Dec 11, 2023 3484 Follow Seth on, Website - https://www.sethgodin.com Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/thisissethsblog Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sethgodin Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora

A Black-Jewish Narrative for 21st Century America with Terrence Johnson – Ep 4 Dec 1, 2023 4895 Follow Terrence on, Website - https://hds.harvard.edu/people/terrence-l-johnson Religion & Public Life at Harvard Divinity School - https://twitter.com/HarvardRPL Harvard Divinity School - https://hds.harvard.edu/ Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3

Transracial Humanism: A Fantasy or a Possibility? with Glenn Loury – Ep 3 Nov 9, 2023 4162 Follow Greg on, Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RBnWe Facebook - https://bit.ly/3t3Jsyg Follow the Podcast on, Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/3OW35j7?r=lp Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KZBU5M?r=lp Google Podcasts – https://bit.ly/45D78Ia?r=lp Pandora – https://bit.ly/47JRufA?r=lp i-Heart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3OS4WWd?r=lp Amazon & Audible – https://amzn.to/3PfuYD9?r=lp

Heroism and Barbarism: From the Front Lines Facing Hamas’ Oct. 7th Attack – Special Episode Oct 12, 2023 2196 In this special episode of “Straight Ahead: The Omni-American Podcast,” co-hosts Aryeh Tepper and Greg Thomas discuss Hamas’ Oct. 7th assault on Aryeh’s southern Israeli town of Ofaqim. Aryeh shares stories of real-time heroism from his family and community and provides essential information for understanding how the attack fits into the larger regional war between the forces of Islamic tolerance

Race, Heresy, Jazz and Hip Hop with Coleman Hughes – Ep 1 Sep 28, 2023 3559 Our very first guest is writer, podcaster, and musician Coleman Hughes, winner of the 2022 Omni-American Young Leaders Award. We delve into Coleman’s upbringing and education, and how music and ideas inspire his work and thought. Specifically, we discuss race and American identity; the conundrum of gender identity being more flexible than racial identity among academics and activists; the imperat

Welcome to Straight Ahead: The Omni American Podcast Aug 22, 2023 56 Are you ready to explore something different and something more? Welcome to Straight Ahead, the Omni American Future Podcast featuring stimulating conversations with thoughtful writers, civic leaders, artists and scholars. On Straight Ahead, hosts Greg Thomas and Aryeh Tepper examine sources of cultural vitality, from jazz music to the Jewish tradition, to counter the challenges posed by liberal f

Straight Ahead - The Omni-American Podcast

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