The Talking Point

In Season 4 Episode 1, podcast host Jonah Delson interviews SAC chairs Adi Liebenthal and Atara Cohen about their plans for the 2023-24 school year, including how they’ll respond to the proposal passed by Town Hall last year that says SAC should do more. 

Segments

1. How Adi got interested in SAC, even during her freshman year when school was remote during Covid.
2. How Atara got interested because of Adi, and some of their plans – including kickball and slip’n’slide.
3. How they became co-chairs, and plans for Color War.
4. Their response to last year’s Town Hall vote on Eli Weiss and Evan Beller’s proposal, which called for SAC to meet at least three times a month and have at least one activity per month.  Adi and Atara say they’ve been meeting multiple times per week already and planning to have activities not just on special occasions but “just because.”
5. Their worries and insecurities – mainly their fear that  the students won’t enjoy their videos, or other SAC activities.

Our Team:

Jonah Delson, Host

Etan Lerner, Producer and Editor of this episode, Co-Video and Podcast Editor of the Boiling Point

Ariel Mazar, Co-Video and Podcast Editor of the Boiling Point

Benjy Kolieb, Web Editor

Music: OneEightFour - Skittle

Season 3 Episode 4 features interviews with Freshmen, Ari Elad, Sophomore, Jason Askari, Junior, Chaim Cohen, and Senior, Noah Elad.

They all reflect on the past school year and their favorite classes.

Season 3 Episode 3 features interviews with Boiling Point staff, Senior, Eli Wiess and Senior, Tehilla Fishman.

They will discuss their Poland-Israel trip and its effect on them.

Season 3 Episode 2 features interviews from departing basketball coaches, assistant varsity coach for both the boys and girls team, Coach Andrew Shcultz and JV coach and also assistant varsity coach for both the boys and girls team, Coach Andrew Plax.

They both reflect on what got them into coaching in the first place, their experience at Shalhevet, and what the future brings for them.

Season 3 Episode 1 features an interview with recently elected Agenda Chair, Junior, Rami Melmed. Rami shares his narrative of starting Shalhevet and not really knowing what Town Hall was, then running for positions on the Agenda committee and losing and then ultimately becoming Agenda Chair and growing a deep appreciation and passion for Town Hall.

Throughout the interview, Rami shares his ideas and concerns for Town Hall, discusses issues such as Fairness and the Just Community and speaks on starting the school band, The Riff.

Segments:

1. Introducing the new season of the Talking Point and Rami Melmed as Agenda Chair | Jonah Delson, Host
   
2. What was going through Rami’s mind when he found out he’d been elected and why he has a passion for Town Hall | Jonah Delson, Host
   
3. Just Community and Fairness | Jonah Delson, Host
   
4. Rami’s ideas and opinions regarding Town Hall | Jonah Delson, Host
   
5. The Riff (the band) | Jonah Delson, Host
   
6. What Rami is excited about relating to Town Hall | Jonah Delson, Host
   
7. Role of Agenda Vice Chair Mateo Robinson and Agenda Secretary Ari Elad | Jonah Delson, Host
   

Our team:

Jonah Delson, Host

Benjy Kolieb, Executive Producer, Boiling Point Web Editor

Season 2 Episode 1 features a summary of the upcoming Special Election in California’s 30th State Senatorial district. There are recorded interviews with candidates  Joe Lisuzzo, a businessman; Command Sergeant Major Renita Duncan, a viol, and attorney Cheryl Turner, along with summaries of the other candidates in the race, who did not respond to requests for interviews.

Those four are incumbent California State Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager, who is seeking to move up to the State Senate;  Culver City Vice Mayor Daniel Lee; business consultant Tiffani Jones; and community organizer Alexander Ernesto Huerto.

Segments:

1. Summary of the March 2 Special Election on Mar. 2 | Benjamin Gamson, News Editor, Co-host
   
2. Interview excerpt with businessman Joe Lisuzzo | Benjamin Gamson, News Editor, Co-host
   
3. Interview excerpt with Command Sergeant Major Renita Duncan | Benjamin Gamson, News Editor, Co-host
   
4. Interview excerpt with attorney Cheryl Turner | Benjamin Gamson, News Editor, Co-host
   
5. Description of the other candidates in the race | Benjamin Gamson, News Editor, Co-host and Ellie Orlanski, Executive Editor, Co-host
   

Our team:

Benjamin Gamson, Host, News Editor of The Boiling Point

Ellie Orlanski, Co- Host, Executive Editor of The Boiling Point

Eli Weiss, Executive Producer,  Assistant Web Editor of The Boiling Point

In this special episode, host of "Ellie Talks" Ellie Orlanski reads the new draft of the Just Community constitution from front to end. Ellie read from the public draft hosted on Google Docs only accessible to Shalhevet students and staff. The draft is 13 pages long.

Agenda Chair David Edwards, Fairness Co-chair Evan Rubel, and Sabrina Jahan — all seniors — have worked on this since last May, and after many town halls, meetings in school, and speaking many times with Shalhevet founder Dr. Jerry Friedman, they have finally completed a draft of the constitution that will be discussed at a Town hall this coming Tuesday and then voted on.