Brief Bio or Introduction
Esther D. Kustanowitz is an award-winning writer and podcast host, as well as an editor, consultant and speaker. She wrote about TV for J.: The Jewish News of Northern California, and is a contributing writer at eJewishPhilanthropy.com. She co-hosts The Bagel Report, an award-winning podcast about Jewish identity and popular culture, and speaks about #TVGoneJewy, a term she invented to describe the increase of Jewish content on TV. Esther was also founding editor at GrokNation.com; contributed to the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles; wrote for ModernLoss.com, LAist, Haaretz, JTA and the Forward, among others; and has worked with dozens of Jewish organizations. She is also working on a project about life after loss called Nothing Helps (But This Might Help).
