Episodios

  • Ep. 135: Ancient Gods in the Digital Age – with novelist Andrew Rubin

    Ep. 135: Ancient Gods in the Digital Age – with novelist Andrew Rubin
    Feb 9 2026
    We’re delighted to chat with Andrew Rubin, a filmmaker and author whose debut novel is Hell or High Winter.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Andrew’s website
    https://www.hellorhighwinter.com/

    Hell or High Winter
    https://rarebirdlit.com/hell-or-high-winter-book-one-in-a-holy-trinity-by-andrew-rubin/

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    23 m
  • Ep: 134: Jewish Electoral Pioneers – with author Mark Rutzick

    Ep: 134: Jewish Electoral Pioneers – with author Mark Rutzick
    Feb 2 2026
    Mark Rutzick is a retired attorney who was twice appointed to the federal government’s Senior Executive Service. His new book is Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers—1788 to 1920.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer Mike Tomren

    Mark’s website
    http://www.markrutzick.com/

    Breaking New Ground
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYGV4DJQ

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    34 m
  • Ep. 133: JewGirl: A Memoir on Being and Belonging – with author Marcie Maxfield

    Ep. 133: JewGirl: A Memoir on Being and Belonging – with author Marcie Maxfield
    Jan 26 2026
    Marcie Maxfield is an award-winning author and playwright whose latest book is JewGirl: A Memoir on Being and Belonging.

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    https://marciemaxfield.com/

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    26 m
  • Ep. 132: Sid Caesar: Comedian of Comedians – with author David Margolick

    Ep. 132: Sid Caesar: Comedian of Comedians – with author David Margolick
    Jan 19 2026
    David Margolick is a journalist and author whose latest book is When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    When Caesar Was King
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107565/when-caesar-was-king-by-david-margolick/

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    43 m
  • Ep. 131: Lost Yiddish New York City – with author Henry Sapoznik

    Ep. 131: Lost Yiddish New York City – with author Henry Sapoznik
    Jan 12 2026
    Henry Sapoznik is a five-time Grammy-nominated producer/performer of over fifty recordings and author of the award-winning book, Klezmer! Jewish Music from Old World to Our World. His latest book is The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City
    https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Tourist-s-Guide-to-Lost-Yiddish-New-York-City

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    https://www.henrysapoznik.com/

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    43 m
  • Ep. 130: Garment Workers Illustrated – with artist Frances Jetter

    Ep. 130: Garment Workers Illustrated – with artist Frances Jetter
    Jan 5 2026
    Frances Jetter is a prolific illustrator, sculptor, and printmaker whose latest book, Amalgam: An Immigrant, His Labor Union, and his American Family in Brooklyn, is published by Fantagraphics.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Amalgam
    https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/amalgam

    Frances’ website
    https://fjetter.net/

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    24 m
  • Ep. 129: Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and EC Comics – with author Bob Levin

    Ep. 129: Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and EC Comics – with author Bob Levin
    Dec 29 2025
    Bob Levin is a longtime contributor to the Comics Journal whose latest book, Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and Mysteries: True Tales of Comics, Conflict, and Creativity, is published by Fantagraphics.

    Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and Mysteries
    https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/messiahs-meshugganahs-misanthropes-and-mysteries

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    http://www.theboblevin.com/

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    32 m
  • Rob Reiner: A Retrospective - with pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein

    Rob Reiner: A Retrospective - with pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein
    Dec 22 2025
    Mathew Klickstein is an author and pop culture historian whose books have covered such topics as Nickelodeon, The Simpsons, The San Diego Comic-Con, and Lloyd Kaufman, president and co-founder of Troma Entertainment.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Mathew's website
    https://www.mathewklickstein.com/

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    41 m