You know her, you love her, and we got all the talmud (and personal!) gossip from her -- we truly cannot believe we got to have the amazing Miriam Anzovin as a guest! We know you're going to love this episode and can't wait for you to hear it <3

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This is a classic sexy sexy dirty yenta episode my friends! We dive into "c*md**mp" group chats, roasting, la comedy scene and more! We yenta about:- being queer in predominantly straight spaces- the joy connecting with unapologetically queer comics- dark humor and Holocaust jokes

- the groupchat you wont believe is real

and way way more!Follow us:Everett: https://www.instagram.com/heyeverettRaye: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschillerAntonia: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastarPatreon for bonus eps and matchmaking:https://patreon.com/yenta00:00:00 Intro 00:01:01 Community in the gay scene 00:08:08 Tailoring cruelty to the offense 00:10:59 Writing a novel in two weeks 00:14:08 Navigating social dynamics and identity 00:18:12 Gender dysphoria and self-acceptance 00:22:14 Minotaur s*men and Viagra 00:26:35 Cum dumps in gay culture 00:30:23 Condomless sex and emotional connection 00:35:07 Community resilience and health practices 00:39:05 Bar dynamics between LGBTQ+ groups 00:45:42 The allure of moral superiority 00:49:09 Hollywood comedy gossip 00:52:04 Death threats and comedy culture 00:56:32 Gay group chat culture

Frank Smith is a big deal in the world of queer cinema (Open To It), but most importantly he's Antonia's friend from HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE. This is an iconic Yenta where Frank and Antonia take Raye captive and force them to learn about speech team.

We yenta about:

- Heated Rivalry gossip

- Closed open relationships

- Antonia's shabbats

- Catholics are liberal in Boston

- Speech and debate (so much)

- Balancing trauma and humor

- Indie filmmaking is hard

- Women writing gay male media

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Effie Meadows is here! She's a Comedy Store regular and the best roaster we know. There are literally so many hot takes in this episode. The gossip is hot!

We Yenta about:

1. Gender discourse vs real-life queerness

2. Effie hates drag

3. Taylor Swift as a spiritual figure

4. Religion, kink, humiliation, and shame

5. Sugar daddies, surgeries, and the real cost of transitioning

6. Comedy Store culture and roast comedy

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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Rabbi Iggy is tattooed, gay, obsessed with Talmud, and the rabbinic voice behind Sinners Shabbat in NYC and Beit T'shuvah in LA (an addiction treatment center and spiritual community). He's a rabbi to a million celebrities, and most importantly, he was Raye's wedding rabbi! So he's a real Yenta VIP. This is an amazing Jewish conversaion about tension, pleasure, discipline, and belonging. I know, gross.

We Yenta about:

- Religion as kink

- Coldplay on Yom Kippur

- Spiritual discipline

- Cringe as a spiritual warning sign

- Gay life in yeshiva

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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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Timestamps:

0:00 – Cold open: pain, PT, and discipline

4:04 – Rabbi Iggy intro

6:25 – Yeshiva gossip

11:01 – Sinners Shabbat

16:16 – Tension and pleasure

20:23 – Cringe and belonging

28:39 – Teshuva explained

42:34 – Gossip!!

Tuli Skaist is a Jewish music legend, community builder, teacher, executive director of his shul, and one of the wisest Jews we know. He grew up ultra-Orthodox, went to elite yeshivas, rebelled his way out, and somehow became the guy we all go to for Torah, nigunim, and parenting advice. Deep Yenta-heads will also recognize him as Antonia's musical study partner! We love Tuli!We Yenta about: - Growing up ultra-Orthodox and rebelling in tiny ways- Getting kicked out of yeshiva (twice)- Liberal Jews vs Orthodox Jews - Why Torah isn’t owned by one kind of Jew- Nonbinary theology- Rabbis have too much power- Jewish music duh----------------------------------Sponsored by the Mandel Cultural Leadership Program: https://mandelinstitute.org/programs/cultural-leadership/cultural-leadership-application-faq/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/viewformRaye 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 3:53 – Growing up ultra-Orthodox7:53 – Kicked out of yeshiva11:09 – Belief vs meaning16:24 – God is nonbinary28:59 – LIberal jewish quirks44:01 – Secrets

It's the nicest comedian in LA, Erin Cholakian! Erin is blowing up on the internets, and she just performed at the Comedy Store for the "Is This Thing On" premier with Will Arnett. It's a classic Yenta sesh about mom trauma, comedy drama, and emotionally topping Michael B Jordan.

We Yenta about:

- Being “mom-fearing,” not God-fearing

- Performing for Searchlight Pictures at the Comedy Store

- Why comedians on Threads are exhausting

- Gatekeeping, insecurity, and high-school energy

- Doming Michael B. Jordan at axe throwing

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

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

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Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro

1:45 – Searchlight / Comedy Store story

5:20 – Hecklers in life and the internet

9:37 – Comedians on the internet

13:55 – Gratitude, insecurity, and gatekeeping

31:35 – Religious traumaaaaaa

43:30 – Gossip!!