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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: The Onion, but make it Jewish: Meet the Canadian brothers behind a new pro-Israel comedy news site
Description: Some people might argue there’s nothing funny about what’s happening in the Middle East. But try telling that to Eric and Ryan Turkienicz, the Toronto-based brothers who created the Jewish parody news website The Daily Brine after Oct. 7. Some sample headlines: “Hamas’ Work-From-Tunnel Policy Absolutely Ruining Office Culture.”
“US Proposes Letting Hamas Rule The Country On Weekends Plus Every Other Thursday.”
“Jewish Voice For Peace Excited To Decolonize Shavuot Just As Soon As Someone Explains To Them What Shavuot Is.”
The Daily Brine started off as a side gig, an outlet for Eric Turkienicz—a lawyer by day—to leverage the...