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| Podcast title | This Normal Life
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| Description | Weekly essays on what passes for "normal life" in Israel today | |
| Updated | Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:40:58 -0500 | |
| Category | Podcasts |
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1. This Normal Life Podcasts http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So you want to listen to This Normal Life? Well, you've come
to the right place. There are three ways to hear This Normal Life audio: 2. Instead of clicking on the file name, right click on it and choose "Save As." It will be saved to your computer and then you can click on it later to listen at your convenience. 3. Subscribe to the This Normal Life podcast and every time new audio is uploaded, it will be delivered to your computer automatically. To do that, go to the "Subcribe to Podcast" section on the sidebar at the left. Click on the orange XML icon and follow the instructions on the page that appears from FeedBurner. 4. You can also subscribe directly from ITunes - click the podcast section in iTunes and search for "This Normal Life." New to podcasting? Send me an email and I'll be glad to help. brian@ThisNormalLife.com. By the way, my web services company Bloggerce is a great way to create and post your own podcasts. Drop me a line and I'll explain it all! |
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2. Charted and Set Sail Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.16Mb) Description: It's been a year and a half since the Blums instituted a chart system for keeping the kids in toe with their chores. How did it go? Well, there's good news and bad news... |
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3. Snow Patrol Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 3.34Mb) Description: When a rare snowstorm hits Jerusalem, Brian laments that 9-year-old Aviv would rather watch cartoons than frolic outside. But he's only got his father to blame. |
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4. Cheerleaders for Aliyah Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 5.28Mb) Description: 191 new immigrants arrived in Israel on the last Nefesh b'Nefesh flight of 2007 and Brian and Jody were there to cheer them on. A first-hand description of the new style of aliyah. |
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5. The Rabbi's Daughter Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 5.44Mb) Description: Billed as a "true tale of sex, drugs and Orthodoxy," Reva Mann's new autobiography "The Rabbi's Daughter" is not as titillating as its title would make it out to be. It's actually a comfort to Jews seeking a middle ground. Brian has the review here. |
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6. Reinventing Zemirot Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.92Mb) Description: Brian's family stopped had singing zemirot around the Shabbat table. That is until Brian attended a concert of Pharaoh's Daughter who have reinvented the traditional Shabbat tunes. |
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7. No Offense Taken Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.96Mb) Description: A Japanese company is interested in Brian's new startup and is coming to Israel to meet him. Brian prepares a demo website in Japanese. When the Japanese don't respond, Brian wonders if he has caused them to lose face. |
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8. The Perfect Chair Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.53Mb) Description: When is a chair not just a chair? When it becomes a metaphor for seeking perfection. Brian encounters his own personal demons in the search for batter back support. |
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9. The Most Wonderful Beautiful Miraculous Thing in the World Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 3.89Mb) Description: In the Blum household, children learn about "it" at age 8. Now it's Aviv's turn. |
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10. SCUBAduper Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.05Mb) Description: Brian's not afraid of anything. He's jumped out of an airplane and traveled around the world. But SCUBA diving scares him silly. Until he confronts his fears on a recent vacation. |
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11. Hamster Education Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.13Mb) Description: After the fourth litter, Brian starts to reconsider his inadvertent role of playing birthing hospital to a family of incestuous rodents. But the pet store is full up. How will Brian deal with the ever growing population? |
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12. Bodhichitta and Boogie Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 3.51Mb) Description: Brian and Jody are exploring meditation, seeking a path to Bodhichitta, or enlightenment. So how do the square starting an evening in quiet contemplation and ending it at Boogie, a raucous dance party? |
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13. Good Cop Bad Cop Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 2.84Mb) Description: Brian gets pulled over by a policewoman with an attitude. But he's done nothing wrong...or so he thinks. Can he wiggle out of a ticket this time? |
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14. Bully for the Teachers Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 5.97Mb) Description: The teachers have been on strike for 45 days. The finance ministry refuses to budge. Why can't the two sides come to a settlement? Brian puts the blame on a bully. |
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15. Purging a Lifetime of Memories Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 5.41Mb) Description: Brian's parents are moving and they're not taking all the papers and junk he's stored in his old room for the last 40 years. The time has come for a major purge. But is he up to the challenge? |
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16. 3 Days in New York with Kids Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 9.02Mb) Description: A travel related podcast on what to do in New York City if you have three days and three kids in tow. |
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17. A Puzzling Wedding Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 5.03Mb) Description: Brian's brother Dave runs Dr. Clue, a corporate team building organization specializing in treasure hunts. His recent wedding, as a result, was a most puzzling wedding affair. |
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18. 47 Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 2.74Mb) Description: Brian recently turned 47 and he's feeling old. There's his expanding gut, his bad eyesight, not to mention his suddenly teenage daughter. |
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19. eTested - Restaurant Reviews Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 4.50Mb) Description: This week, we bring you two restaurant reviews - Jerusalem's Joy Grill and Beer, and Ramla's Maharajah. Bon appetit! |
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20. New Girls Schools Shake Up Educational Landscape in Jerusalem Podcast http://www.thisnormallife.com/... download (audio/mpeg, 6.29Mb) Description: Two new schools for religious girls opened in Jerusalem this fall: Beverly Gribetz's Tehilla and the Hartman High School for girls. How will this impact existing schools? Is there a need for more options? |
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