
Shoga Speaks
Join Filmmaker Dr. Robert Philipson as he explores the intersection of Black and Queer identities, Black-Jewish interrelations, and Music.
Podcasting since 2022 • 18 episodes
Shoga Speaks
Latest Episodes
The Artificial Grandma
My grandmother on my mother's side was the only grandma I had—my other grandma died the year I was born. She was in my life for my first 35 years, so she had an impact. Initially, she was accompanied by my grandfather, Meyer, who was a joy to b...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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43:10

The Old House
When does a house become a home? How does a house become a home? In the recent L.A. fires, around 10,000 houses were destroyed. When a house is also a home, much more goes up in flames than the structure and its contents. The house itself has a...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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43:01

The Killing of Canada Lee
From 1934 to 1951, Canada Lee was the most famous and revered Black actor of his day, associated -- and frequently starring -- with every landmark African American Broadway production. He broke barriers again and again by being cast in non-Blac...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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23:46

The Greatest Jewish Boxer You've Never Heard Of
But have you heard of any Jewish boxers? Did you know that almost 30% of professional boxers in the 20s and 30s were Jewish? As for Jewish athletes, you may have heard of Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, but why not Barney Ross, one of the few ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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40:16

The Wine of Remembrance
"I was an American again, had been for the decade since we had returned from our sojourn in France. Nothing, it seemed, had stuck from my wonder years in the City of Light except for something of the language I had learned to speak by the end o...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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39:23
