The Showdock Network: Recent Episodes
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Showdock produces some of the web's finest talk radio shows. Our properties includes System Showdown, The Sports Docket, The Legal Docket, The Blue Zone Report, OnTap, Kwasscast, and This.
On the 63rd episode of System Showdown: Kwass, the PC Guy and Jon, the Mac Guy yet again breakdown the top tech stories of the week and month as well as those related to Apple and Microsoft. Topics include Twitter's Vine vs. Facebook Instagram Video, Microsoft Xbox One vs. Sony PS4 and Apple iOS 7.
On the 26th episode of The Legal Docket on this Saint Patrick's Day edition, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit once yet again discuss the top legal issues and political topics of the week including the fiscal debate in Washington and Israel's Coalition Talks with President Obama heading there soon. The European Union's proposed Ban on obscenities will also be one of the main topics discussed on the show.
On the 62nd episode of System Showdown: Kwass, the PC Guy and Jon, the Mac Guy once again breakdown the top tech stories of the week as well as those related to Apple and Microsoft. Topics include the 1 year anniversary of Google Play, Microsoft fined $730 million over browser choice and the T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger.
On the 25th episode of The Legal Docket, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit (Live from Washington D.C.!) once again discuss the top legal issues and politics topics of the week including the "sequester" and the Obama administration's spending cuts strategy. The Supreme Court not hearing campaign finance case on corporate donations will also be one of the main topics discussed on the show.
On the 61st episode of System Showdown: Kwass, the PC Guy and Jon, the Mac Guy breakdown the top tech stories of the week once again as well as those related to Apple and Microsoft. Topics include HP's sale of Palm's webOS to LG, Google's new notebook Chromebook Pixel and the New Yorker's analysis of Apple's "fall from grace."
On the milestone 60th episode of System Showdown: Kwass, the PC Guy and Jon, the Mac Guy breakdown the top tech stories of the week as well as those related to Apple and Microsoft. Topics include Google's Project Glass, Yahoo!'s new home page, and the announcement of the PlayStation 4. Click here to read the show notes on our blog.
On the 24th episode of The Legal Docket on Presidents' Day, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit once again discuss the top legal issues and politics topics of the week. President Obama revisiting arming Syrian rebels as leader Assad holds on will be one of the main topics discussed on the show.
On the 59th episode of System Showdown: Jon Scheiber, the iMac Guy and Ethan Kwassman, the PC Guy (live from Brooklyn and Queens, New York City!) talk about rumors of the iPhone 5S and an Apple "iWatch." The hosts also battle it out and discuss the top technology issues and Apple and Microsoft topics of the week.
On the 23rd episode of The Legal Docket on the day before State of the Union Tuesday, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit once again discuss the top legal issues and politics topics of the week. So, President Obama's Fifth State of the Union Address will be one of the main topics discussed on the show.
On the 58th episode of System Showdown: Jon Scheiber, Ilya Arbit and Ethan Kwassman (live from three boroughs of New York City!) talk about the evasi0n jailbreak for iPhone 5 and other iOS 6 devices that was released on Monday afternoon. The hosts also discuss the top technology issues and Apple and Microsoft topics of the week.
On the 22nd episode of The Legal Docket on SuperBowl Sunday, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit yet again discuss the top legal issues and politics topics of the week.
On the 57th episode of System Showdown, Jon Scheiber, Ilya Arbit and Ethan Kwassman belatedly recap technology in the year 2012 and discuss the top technology issues and Apple and Microsoft topics of the week.
On the 21st episode of The Legal Docket, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit once again discuss the top legal issues and politics topics of the week.
On the milestone 20th episode of The Legal Docket, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit discuss President Obama's Second Inauguration and yet again discuss the top legal issues and politics topics of the week.
On the 19th episode of The Legal Docket, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit once again discuss the top legal issues and political topics of the week.
On the 18th episode of The Legal Docket, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit discuss the top legal issues and political topics of the week.
On the 17th episode of The Legal Docket, Ethan Kwassman and Ilya Arbit recap Election 2012 and talk the top political topics of the week.
On the 16th episode of The Legal Docket, the show returns as Kwass and Ilya Arbit preview Election 2012 with live coverage.
On the fourth episode of Avner Live!, acclaimed Rabbi Ari Hart joins Avner Leib aka Kwass to talk about some engaging topics. He joins Avner Leib to talk about Calling American Jews -- Show Compassion for Vulnerable Immigrants in Israel, Cries in the Night: Human Trafficking and is the iPhone kosher? Rabbi Hart also contributes to and writes for the Jerusalem Post, Haaretz magazine and Jewschool.com. He is also the co-founder of Uri L'Tzedek (Awaken to Justice): The Orthodox Social Justice Moverment and a leader of multiple initiatives that bring the Jewish community and the world together to make positive social change. Rabbi Hart was recently selected by the Jewish Week as one of the 36 "forward-thinking young people who are helping to remake the Jewish community."He has worked to spread the message of Jewish social justice and responsibility in synagogues, schools and change organizations around the country, from Washington DC to the South Side of Chicago. Ethan also discusses the top Jewish topics of the week namely North American Jewish immigrants moving to Israel despite tension over Iran, a leader of Anti-Semitic Party in Hungary discovering he's Jewish and Jewish settlers suspected of fire-bomb attack on Palestinians.
On the third episode of Avner Live!, distinguished Rabbi Brad Hirschfield joins Avner Leib aka Kwass to talk about some engaging topics. He joins Avner Leib to talk about missing Maurice Sendak, the Ultra-Orthodox protest against the Internet at CitiField, and whether the KKK should be able to adopt a highway. Rabbi Hirschfield also writes for The Washington Post on its On Faith column and for The Huffington Post. He is also an author, radio and TV talk show host, and president of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. His On Faith blog is titled For God's Sake. It explores the uses and abuses of religion in politics and pop culture. He wrote "You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism." Here is an Amazon link to the book. Ethan also discusses the top Jewish topics of the week namely Israel accusing Iran of anti-Semitism in a drug speech, Jewish groups reacting to Supreme Court ruling on health care law and U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton pressing Latvia to return Jewish property.
On the 15th episode of The Legal Docket, Rick Newman, the Chief Business Correspondent of U.S. News & World Report joins Ethan Kwassman to talk legal and political topics. They talk about how the huge trading loss at J.P. Morgan Chase affects ordinary people, why CEOs are cautious in this economy, Facebook's public offering struggles, President Obama campaign's anti-Bain business strategy, and the importance of resilience in today's economy. Rick Newman is also the author of the recently published Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success . Click here for an Amazon link to the book. On the show, the Kwass also talks about the sex-selective abortion ban failing in the House.
On the second episode of Avner Live!, Bryan Schwartzman of the Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia joins Avner Leib aka Kwass to talk about some engaging topics. They talk about the Ultra-Orthodox protest against the Internet at CitiField, local Conservative rabbis meeting with President Obama, Rallying for school choice in Pennsylvania, and Armenian Birthright.