Overview

• On June 4, Portnoy invoked a series of anti-Semitic signs at his Philadelphia bar to argue that Jewish jokes and dismissive responses are harmful
• Minihane challenged Portnoy’s refusal to host an offender for discussion and questioned his proposal to send perpetrators to Auschwitz
• Their debate escalated into personal insults, with Portnoy calling Minihane “a bald fuck” and repeatedly ordering him to “shut the f*** up”
• Portnoy branded fellow podcaster Mick “an anti-Semitic piece of s***” over a critical post on X, prompting accusations that Portnoy had been hypocritical about past slurs
• Co-host Ryan Whitney stepped in to mediate, acknowledging both the need for robust debate and the importance of sensitivity to hate speech