Sounds Jewish Podcast
In order to reengage with Jews from the community via a range of digital medium, the Jewish Community Centre for London (JCC) has developed a monthly podcast, "Sounds Jewish", in partnership with The Guardian. Sounds Jewish is a monthly magazine style programme hosted by Jason Solomons. Each "episode" is about 30 minutes in length.
Jason Solomons is joined in the studio each month by two guests who discuss topical issues and pre-recorded pieces. Guests have included authors Linda Grant and Naomi Alderman; journalists Jonathan Freedland, Daniel Finkelstein, Tim Samuels and Jay Rayner; and an eclectic mix of others, including international world music artist Idan Raichel and Reform Rabbi, Laura Janner-Klausner.
Pre-recorded pieces cover topical and current issues. These have included the cash for honours scandal, Jewish conversion, Israel’s 60th anniversary and a new Jewish prayerbook. There is also a piece in each podcast which highlights a forthcoming JCC event. To maintain variety, vox pops also often feature in the show – for example, a group of Golders Green hairdressers giving their views on Amy Winehouse and parents discussing their views on camping.
The podcast can be downloaded from three sites: The Guardian, The JCC London website and iTunes. The Guardian also trails Sounds Jewish on page 2 of the newspaper each time a new edition goes live. It is also often featured on the guardian.co.uk podcast homepage. The Guardian dedicates a page to each podcast that is produced – where each edition has a blog page that the JCC uses to provide more information about the content of the podcast and to link to key information about contributors.
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