Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
A New Segment! & “Jews Don’t Count” with British comedian David Baddiel
17 Jun 2025
Watch Being Jewish on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@beingjewishpodcastSubscribe to the Being Jewish Newsletter:bit.ly/beingjewishnewsletterFor Sponsorships, please email:[email protected] contact us & all things BJJP:www.BeingJewishPodcast.comFollow Jonah on:Instagram - @JonahPlattX - @JonahPlattFollow Being Jewish on:Instagram - @BeingJewishPodcastTikTok - @BeingJewishDavid Baddiel — comedian, author, public intellectual, and the UK’s most outspoken Jewish voice — joins Jonah to unpack the core ideas behind his groundbreaking book Jews Don’t Count. With his characteristic wit and unflinching eye for truth, Baddiel deconstructs contemporary anti-Jew racism, explaining how it functions, its origins, why it persists in “progressive” spaces, how it’s different from traditional antisemitism, and why Jews are so often excluded from conversations about representation, identity, and minority status.💬 Topics include:The double standards in how antisemitism is treated compared to other forms of racismBaddiel’s confusing Jewish upbringing and identity strugglesHis family’s escape from Nazi Germany and his grandfather’s unjust internment on the Isle of ManAntisemitism in UK football cultureWhat it means to be a “Non-Zionist”Baddiel’s atheist yearning for divine comfort aka The God DesireHis podcast with Muslim politician Sayeeda Warsi: A Jew and a Muslim Go There 🎧And why “Jews don’t count” as a minority when it comes to media representation on shows like Friends and Seinfeld 📺This is a must-watch conversation for anyone interested in understanding contemporary antisemitism, generational trauma, and the challenges of fighting anti-Jew racism in today’s complex “woke” climate.Like, subscribe, and share to help us keep these important conversations going.Host & Production TeamHost: Jonah Platt; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Story Producer: Sean Leviashvili; Editors: Patrick Edwards & Nathan Wheatley); Consulting Producer: Bethany Mandel; Research Associate: Samantha Greenwald; Executive Assistant: Josie Rothschild; Creative Associate: Rachel Stern; Social Media Manager: Yuval Yosha; Graphic Designer Noah Bell; Interns: Sasha Nelson & Emma WebbSign Up For “One Mitzvah A Day”MENTIONED IN EPISODEJews Don’t Count by David Baddiel Jews Don’t Count Documentary (For Prime/BBC Select)The God Desire by David Baddiel My Family: A Memoir by David Baddiel The Secret Purposes by David BaddielWatch The Infidel on TubiDavid Baddiel: October 7th Was A Pogrom, I Couldn’t Ignore It Haaretz Article: ‘Jews Are A Glitch In The Matrix’Jeremy Corbyn & Antisemitism in The UK’s Labour PartyAntisemitism in the U.K. Has Grown Over the Past DecadeA Muslim & A Jew Go ThereClips from David Baddiel’s Episode of Who Do You Think You Are?People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn Being Jewish with Jonah Platt (Dara Horn Episode)Israel: A Simple Guide To The Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby George Orwell’s Politics & The English LanguageHow Tottenham Became The “Jewish” Football Team in England No Room for Racism - Premier League anti-racism programThe Y Word Film by David Baddiel (About Anti-Jewish Racism in British Football) Jeremy Irons Reads T.S. Eliot’s PoetryBurbank With A Baedeker by T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot & The Jews Holocaust Survivors Living Below The Poverty Line in Los Angeles Dara Horn on the Jews of Harbin, ChinaMumbai Terror Attacks Target JewsSchrödinger’s Cat TheoryWho Is Theodor Herzl (Founding Father of Zionism)?The Long Ugly History Behind “The Jews Will Not Replace Us” What Is The Great Replacement Theory? ADL Explains Why We Should Retire The Word ‘Antisemitism’ with Jonah Platt Tree of Life Shooting Motivated by Racist Jew HateRachel Dolezal: Woman Pretending To Be Black
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