Epstein and the Jews, with David Klion

About this episode

Dave discusses his essay on Jeffrey Epstein's use of his Jewish identity in his crimes and debates social media platforms with Aryeh.

On an episode that surely will not make anyone mad, Dave discusses his recent essay on how Jeffrey Epstein used his Jewishness to further his crimes. Aryeh and Dave then debate the merits of staying on Musk's Twitter/X vs. fleeing to cringey Bluesky. Recorded March 6, 2026 LINKS Dave's piece, "The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy" https://jewishcurrents.org/the-line-between-affinity-and-conspiracy NYT: "Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-money-scams-investigation.html Times of Israel on antisemitic heckler in California https://www.timesofisrael.com/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-denounces-tax-the-jews-chant-heard-during-protest/ Dave's 2108 piece on Woody Allen https://jewishcurrents.org/unlearning-woody-allen Aryeh and Dave's 2018 conversation about the NYT https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/51348 Follow Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidKlion Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Aryeh

Guest: David Klion

Topics covered

• Jeffrey Epstein
• antisemitism
• social media
• Twitter
• Bluesky

Keywords

• Jewishness
• conspiracy
• Musk
• Twitter/X
• Bluesky

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy, Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

Places: California

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