S1:E11- We’re Done With Pennies

18 June 2025

Now that we’re 11 episodes in, it’s time to expand the XK universe, so this week we level up and welcome two new voices into the studio- Jenna Friedman and Talia Hirsh. We recap last Friday night’s service celebrating Susan DeSelms, a Sunday softball victory for Chai Heat 1, and Father’s Day activities, and begin to say goodbye to the amazing Marissa Kaye. We give Jenna her flowers for being an XK OG but Dan and her disagree about “Tenet”, Marissa’s secret segment gets us into a debate on whether or not chocolate is candy, John Legg sends us into a tizzy about the phasing out of the penny as we debate both changing his name and his potential Hebrew name, and Talia tells us tales from a whale watch. We also have our first externally-submitted question for John, Dan talks about t’chelet and blue dye, Logan reminisces about his time in the youth choir, July 4 plans are shared, and we review karaoke songs that the internet says are popular as we get ready for the ACE barbeque, Red Cross blood drive, and prepare for a day off on Juneteeth. Finally, and obviously, we’ve also got a melancholy but boppy song for you about Marissa Kaye leaving- we will miss her!