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The Rabbi and the Shrink
Orthodox Jewish rabbi and Catholic Cuban psychologist talk ethics in new podcast. ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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he Rabbi and The Shrink is a podcast that’s aptly named. With a mission of advancing a global discussion on everything ethics, from ethics in business to ethics in relationships, the podcast — which is, of course, hosted by a rabbi and a shrink — aims to teach people moral principles while improving understanding of different perspectives. “It’s nice to have people who you can disagree with to show how to have civil conversations and wisdom,” explains Taylor-based psychologist and podcast
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co-host Dr. Margarita Gurri, a Cuban refugee who learned firsthand how important it is to be ethical. Growing up, Gurri experienced bullying and prejudice, which taught Dr. her the value of traits like Margarita Gurri respect, honesty and acceptance. As the COVID-19 pandemic put ethics into question, especially on social media, Gurri, who focuses on conflict, crisis and ethics in her career, knew something had to be done. “You can’t just sculpt people,”
she says, “so I wanted to create a podcast [about ethics].” BRIDGING DIFFERENT CULTURES The next step was finding the perfect partner and co-host to build a podcast with. In thinking about people to reach out to, Gurri remembered St. Louis-based Rabbi Yonason Rabbi Goldson, an Orthodox rabbi Yonason and keynote ethics speaker Goldson whom she met at a virtual ethics panel in May 2020.
