It's just the Yentas this week, and we're spending an entire episode on our new obsession: HOCKEY SMUT. It's nothing but Heat Rivalry today, including our very own pitch for a religious sapphic version of Shane and Ilya.

We Yenta about:

- Why people pretend they’re over coming-out stories

- Emotional intimacy as the true climax (queeeeeer)

- Why sapphic stories never get the same cultural attention

- The sapphic version of Heated Rivalry

Sponsored by the Mandel Cultural Leadership Program: https://mandelinstitute.org/programs/cultural-leadership/cultural-leadership-application-faq/

**Side note, you'll notice that the video quality is weird. This was our first day shooting with our new upgraded cameras, but put them on the wrong setting! We promise it'll get better! xoxoxo

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Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here:

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Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:48 - Literally nothing but Heated Rivalry

Jonah Feingold has created the most Jewish rom-com we've ever seen. He’s the writer, director, actor, and editor behind the brand-new 31 Candles (playing in AMCs), as well as Dating & New York, At Midnight (Paramount+), and EXmas (Amazon). Jonah is obsessed with chemistry, crushes, and sweaters, and he's our official straight boy crush of 2025! (Plus we have a cameo from 31 Candles' producer Jonah Weinstein who is a queer Jewish icon.)

We Yenta about:

- Sliding into DMs

- Why 31 Candles is the most Jewish romcom ever

- Jewish identity without belief

- Romcom chemistry, movie stars, and why studios ruined everything

- Lesbian-coded sweaters

- Dating in 2025: no contact, shared locations

- Winning your ex back (bad advice, worked anyway)

- Hiding tattoos from Jewish parents forever

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Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewform

Jonah Feingold: https://www.instagram.com/jonahfeingold/

Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - 31 Candles: The Most Jewish RomCom

3:55 - Casting for chemistry

8:57 - Queer & Jewish identity

11:32 - “Being Jewish isn’t about feeling Jewish”

18:22 - Writing a romcom

35:52 - Judaism onscreen (Nobody Wants This)

42:38 - Dating in 2025

55:37 - Secrets!!

Returning fan-favorite Yentas Micah O'Konis and Marnina Schon (the iconic musical comedy duo Cuplet) are BACK! They're married, glowing, and Tiktok famous! You know them from their viral song “Jacqueline Danfark” and from getting their wedding covered by the New York Timesssssss. Queer Jews are COOL.

We Yenta about:

- The origin story of “Jacqueline Danfark”

- Couples therapy: helpful, harmful, good for content

- Chore fights, fork separation, and domestic Judaism

- More wedding gossip from the two queer Jewish weddings of the century

- She/They semantics

- Midwest kink scene schisms

Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewform

Couplet: https://www.instagram.com/coupletcomedy/

Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro

5:38 – Couples Therapy

16:03 – M&M's queer Jewish wedding

28:40 – The disco ball dancer incident

32:30 - How to have a great tisch

37:42 - Raye's ceremony drama

43:40 – Secrets!