Episodios

  • Sid Caesar Passover Special – with actress Rena Strober

    Sid Caesar Passover Special – with actress Rena Strober
    Mar 30 2026
    Rena Strober is a Broadway, television, film, and voice actor who’s currently working on a memoir, Singing for Sid and Other Wow Moments.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Joey Angel-Field

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
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    20 m
  • Ep. 141: Jews, Music, and the American South – with Mark Rubin, Jew of Oklahoma

    Ep. 141: Jews, Music, and the American South – with Mark Rubin, Jew of Oklahoma
    Mar 23 2026
    We’re thrilled to chat with Mark Rubin, Jew of Oklahoma, a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter whose latest album is Dispatches: Songs from a World Gone Mad.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Mark’s website
    https://www.jewofoklahoma.com/

    Mark’s Bandcamp
    https://jewofoklahoma.bandcamp.com/

    Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
    https://msje.org/

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    38 m
  • Ep. 140: Carl Laemmle vs. the Nazis – with documentarian Deborah F. Blum

    Ep. 140: Carl Laemmle vs. the Nazis – with documentarian Deborah F. Blum
    Mar 16 2026
    Deborah F. Blum is an artist, educator, and documentary filmmaker whose latest film is Laemmle’s List.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Laemmle’s List
    https://www.laemmleslist.com/

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
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    21 m
  • Oscars Special: Supremely Jewish Marty Supreme – with pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein

    Oscars Special: Supremely Jewish Marty Supreme – with pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein
    Mar 12 2026
    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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    Jewish Museum of the American West
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    Atheists United Studios
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    28 m
  • Ep. 139: Going Mad for MAD Magazine – with documentarian Alan Bernstein

    Ep. 139: Going Mad for MAD Magazine – with documentarian Alan Bernstein
    Mar 9 2026
    Alan Bernstein is a filmmaker whose latest documentary is When We Went MAD!

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    When We Went MAD!
    https://tubitv.com/movies/100047417/when-we-went-mad

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    29 m
  • Ep. 138: Hyping the Legends: Pekar, Spiegelman, and more – with PR specialist Jeff Newelt

    Ep. 138: Hyping the Legends: Pekar, Spiegelman, and more – with PR specialist Jeff Newelt
    Mar 2 2026


    Jeff Newelt is a veteran PR and social media macher who has worked with Harvey Pekar, Art Spiegelman, Al Jaffee, the Zappa family, and many more.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Jeff’s LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahfurry/

    Jeff on Harvey Pekar
    https://forward.com/culture/books/139783/harvey-pekar-our-mensch-in-cleveland/

    Jeff & Al Jaffee
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0I-5GXhr0k

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
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    43 m
  • Ep. 137: The Genius Bat – with neurobiologist Yossi Yovel

    Ep. 137: The Genius Bat – with neurobiologist Yossi Yovel
    Feb 23 2026
    Yossi Yovel is an ecologist, neurobiologist, and author of The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    The Genius Bat
    https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250378446/thegeniusbat/

    The BAT LAB for Neuro-Ecology
    https://www.yovelbatlab.com/

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    22 m
  • Ep. 136: Curious Rituals and Superstitions – with author Arie Kaplan

    Ep. 136: Curious Rituals and Superstitions – with author Arie Kaplan
    Feb 16 2026
    Arie Kaplan is a prolific writer of non-fiction, television, graphic novels, video games, and transmedia. His new book is The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions
    https://www.quarto.com/books/9781577154624/the-encyclopedia-of-curious-rituals-and-superstitions

    Arie’s website
    https://www.ariekaplan.com/

    Arie’s Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arie_Kaplan

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    34 m