Aug 4, 2026 · 45 min · 10 segments
Michael, the creator behind Hot Jewish Energy, joins Talking Unfiltered for a conversation about Jewish identity, life between New York and Israel, online antisemitism, and advocacy in the age of…
Marielle IsraelHost
Shai ShitritHostSo it says, Fagola.
It kind of was like, well, it became a cutesy way of saying someone's gay.
Before it was kind of like a not great term to use, but now it's kind of like being reclaimed.
Taking the power back, yeah.
A great brand named Bobola made it.
I then noticed the Hebrew and I was like, wait, maybe it's not, like I thought it's the name of a brand.
We can tell we have the Israeli in the room, you know, with the Yiddish terms.
I'm not Ashkenazi, so I grew up, like, actually pronouncing, like, the ta in the te.
Yeah.
So it says, Fagola.
It kind of was like, well, it became a cutesy way of saying someone's gay.
Before it was kind of like a not great term to use, but now it's kind of like being reclaimed.
Taking the power back, yeah.
A great brand named Bobola made it.
I then noticed the Hebrew and I was like, wait, maybe it's not, like I thought it's the name of a brand.
We can tell we have the Israeli in the room, you know, with the Yiddish terms.
I'm not Ashkenazi, so I grew up, like, actually pronouncing, like, the ta in the te.
Yeah.
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