GOLDA Girls

GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick and her co-hosts—journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko—untangle our Jewish relationship with our hair: from the flat-ironing to the chemical straightening and the embrace of natural curls. “Totally Booked” podcaster and publisher Zibby Owens joins the GOLDA Girls to share her summer reading picks and help answer a listener question. Zibby’s Summer Reading Picks: Forty Love, by Jane Costello https://go.sho...

GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick and her co-hosts—journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko—discuss how Shavuot became all about cheesecake and explore the Jewish implications of the race to replace longtime New York Congressman Jerry Nadler. Special guest Julie Klausner joins the show to answer a listener question in Ask GOLDA. This week’s Good for the Jews picks: Stephanie: Zabars and JCC Manhattan’s Literie candle collab. Gabby: The musical Joseph...

This week, GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick and her co-hosts, journalist Gabby Deutch, Rabbi Diana Fersko, and novelist Esther Chehebar discuss what Jewish leadership looks like today. Reflecting on the death of Abe Foxman and the fractured moment in Jewish life, the GOLDA Girls spotlight people who have stepped up to offer meaningful, clear-eyed leadership in different ways. They include: Sarah Hurwitz, speechwriter and author of As a Jew and Here All Along. (Gabby pick) Mijal Bitton, s...

On this special episode of GOLDA Girls, Stephanie Butnick talks to author Fran Fabriczki about her novel Porcupines, which is the latest selection from Nu Reads, the Jewish book subscription series (and our show’s sponsor!). The novel tells the story of Sonia, a Jewish immigrant from Budapest, and her 5-year-old daughter Mila, a Los Angeles native looking to piece together her mom’s mysterious past. GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads, a new Jewish book subscription series curated by t...

Stephanie Butnick, founder of GOLDA and former host of the hit podcast Unorthodox, brings together an all-star group of Jewish women to discuss culture, identity, and the everyday moments shaping our modern Jewish lives. This week, Stephanie and her co-hosts, journalist Gabby Deutch, Rabbi Diana Fersko, and novelist Esther Chehebar, discuss Jewish Mother’s Day, bageling, and more. Influenced writer and star Jill Kargman joins the show to tackle an “Ask GOLDA” listener question about ban...

GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, former host of the hit Jewish podcast Unorthodox, is back with a brand new show that brings together an all-star group of Jewish women to discuss the issues facing our community each week: from the headlines dominating their feeds to the dramas lighting up their group chats. GOLDA Girls is a show about culture, community, identity, and the everyday moments shaping our modern Jewish lives. Stephanie is joined by Jewish Insider reporter Gabby Deutch, Rabbi...