Amusing Jews

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 Bathttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250378446/thegeniusbat/ The BAT LAB for Neuro-Ecologyhttps://www.yovelbatlab.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Superstitionshttps://www.quarto.com/books/9781577154624/the-encyclopedia-of-curious-rituals-and-superstitions Arie's websitehttps://www.ariekaplan.com/ Arie's Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arie_Kaplan Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttps://www.hellorhighwinter.com/ Hell or High Winterhttps://rarebirdlit.com/hell-or-high-winter-book-one-in-a-holy-trinity-by-andrew-rubin/ Symptom Mediahttps://symptommedia.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttp://www.markrutzick.com/ Breaking New Groundhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYGV4DJQ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Marcie Maxfield is an award-winning author and playwright whose latest book is JewGirl: A Memoir on Being and Belonging. Marcie's websitehttps://marciemaxfield.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Kinghttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107565/when-caesar-was-king-by-david-margolick/ David's Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Margolick Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Cityhttps://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Tourist-s-Guide-to-Lost-Yiddish-New-York-City Henry's websitehttps://www.henrysapoznik.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Amalgamhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/amalgam Frances' websitehttps://fjetter.net/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Mysterieshttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/messiahs-meshugganahs-misanthropes-and-mysteries Bob's websitehttp://www.theboblevin.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenMathew's websitehttps://www.mathewklickstein.com/Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Diana Harmon Asher is an award-winning author of the middle grade novels Sidetracked and Upstaged. Her latest novel, Trouble Finds Evie Lefkowitz, is distributed to 9- to 12-year-olds across North America through PJ Library's program for older readers, PJ Our Way. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Diana's websitehttps://dianaharmonasher.com/ Trouble Finds Evie Lefkowitzhttps://dianaharmonasher.com/books/trouble-finds-evie-lefkowitz/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Sam Singer is known as the "Ed Wood of Animation" for making cheap, shoddy, and borderline-intolerable cartoons during the early days of television cartoons.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenAmusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Eric Glickman and Stephen Hersh have an ongoing series, How to Lose Your Mind: A Comics Project about Friendship, Memories and Alzheimer's Disease, documenting Stephen's experiences with Alzheimer's. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren How to Lose Your Mindhttps://howtoloseyourmindcomics.substack.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Deborah Gitell is director of client partnership at Wilkins Media, a global outdoor media company. In 2013, she helped spread the term Thanksgivukkah with her sister-in-law, Dana Reichman Gittel, capturing the unlikely convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren How to Celebrate Thanksgivukkah - BuzzFeedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/thanksgivukkah Meet the woman who coined the term ‘Thanksgivukkah' – The Times of Israelhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-woman-who-coined-the-term-thanksgivukkah/Thanksgivukkah – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgivukkah Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Seth Michael Donsky was named to the International Screenwriters Association's list of the top 25 screenwriters to watch. He's currently working on a project exploring the 1951 best actress Oscar race. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Seth's websitehttps://sethdonsky.com/ Seth's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233094/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Gary Lippman is the author of the novel Set the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tate, the short story collection We Loved the World but Could Not Stay, and, most recently, I Wish, Therefore I Am, or, This Here is a List of Humble Appeals to Dame Fortune. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Gary's Websitehttps://garylippmanofficial.com/ I Wish, Therefore I amhttps://rarebirdlit.com/i-wish-therefore-i-am/ We Loved the World but Could Not Stayhttps://rarebirdlit.com/we-loved-the-world Set the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tatehttps://rarebirdlit.com/set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-sharon-tate-by-gary-lippman/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Eli Valley is a critically acclaimed political cartoonist whose latest book is Museum of Degenerates: Portraits of the American Grotesque. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Eli's websitehttps://www.elivalley.com/ Museum of Degenerateshttps://orbooks.com/catalog/museum-of-degenerates/ Diaspora Boyhttps://orbooks.com/catalog/diaspora-boy/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose novel It's Alive! recounts the frantic days leading up to the filming of Universal's 1931 classic, Frankenstein. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Julian's websitehttps://www.juliandavidstone.com/Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Kelilah Miller is an artist and rabbi whose linocut design is featured on a new shirt from They Might Be Giants. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Kelilah's SoundCloudhttps://soundcloud.com/kelilah-miller Kelilah's Redbubble shophttps://www.redbubble.com/people/RabbiVole/shop?utm_source=rb-native-app&utm_campaign=share-artist&utm_medium=android Kelilah's Tumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/rabbivolesolo?source=share Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Steve Vertlieb is an award-winning writer, film historian, critic, archivist, and poet who's been writing about motion pictures and symphonic film music since 1969. Many of his articles can be found online at the long-running science fiction fanzine File 770. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren File 770https://file770.com/?s=vertlieb&submit=Search The Man Who “Saved” Movies – trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob6-t0MKXRY Steve Reviews E.T. (1982)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzfACZLxra0 "People Are Talking" Halloween Special (early 1980s)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCMCkUBZ-bY Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Stephen Weiner has been writing about graphic novels since 1992 and spearheaded the movement to bring graphic novels into public libraries. Dan Mazur is a screenwriter, cartoonist, and co-founder of MICE: The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo and the Boston Comics Roundtable. Their new book is Will Eisner: A Comics Biography, published by NBM Graphic Novels. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Will Eisner: A Comics Biographyhttps://nbmpub.com/products/will-eisner Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

*Finding humor in the Bible with Gil Kidron, a writer, editor, and host of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren A Podcast of Biblical Proportionshttps://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Michael Hirsh is a trailblazing producer of children's programming and former head of Nelvana, Cookie Jar, and Wow! Unlimited Media. His shows include Inspector Gadget, The Care Bears Movie, Babar, The Berenstain Bears, Little Bear, Rolie Polie Olie, Franklin, The Magic School Bus, Beetlejuice, Eek! The Cat, Max & Ruby, and many more. His book is Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Animation Nationhttps://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/animation-nation/ Michael's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386650/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Noah Diamond is a co-host of The Marx Brothers Council Podcast, an author, performer, and cartoonist whose books include 400 Years in Manhattan; Love Marches On: A Saga of Broadway; and Gimme a Thrill: The Story of I'll Say She Is, the Lost Marx Brothers Musical, and How It Was Found. His newest project is the limited series podcast, Pintele. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Noah's websitehttps://www.noahdiamond.com/ The Marx Brothers Council Podcasthttps://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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. His recent article, “SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couch of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist,” is available at Paste.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike Tomren SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couchhttps://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/dr-katz/squigglevision-30-years-of-kvetching-from-the-couch-of-dr-katz-professional-therapist Mathew's websitehttps://www.mathewklickstein.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose photography is collected in the coffee table book, No Cameras Allowed: My Career as an Outlaw Rock & Roll Photographer. He also has two novels: The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl; and It's Alive! Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Julian's websitehttps://www.juliandavidstone.com/ No Cameras Allowedhttps://www.juliandavidstone.com/home-1 Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Ilana Trachtman is an Emmy award-winning documentary director and producer whose latest film is Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Roundhttps://www.aintnoback.com/ Ilana's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1196719/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Jonathan Lackman is an author and art historian and Zachary J. Pinson is an artist and illustrator. Their new book, The Woman with Fifty Faces: Maria Lani & the Greatest Art Heist that Never Was, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Woman with Fifty Faceshttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-woman-with-fifty-faces Maria Lani websitehttps://marialani.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Harold Schechter is a true crime author and professor emeritus at Queens College whose latest graphic biography is “Dr. Werthless,” illustrated and co-written by Eric Powell. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren “Dr Worthless”https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-934/Dr-Werthless-HC Harold's websitehttps://haroldschechter.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Miriam Eve Mora is managing director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan and author of Carrying a Big Schtick: Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century. Her chapter, “The Jewish Case for Fereginar,” is published in the book Jews in Popular Science Fiction: Marginalized in the Mainstream, edited by Valerie Estelle Frankel. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Jews in Popular Science Fictionhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/us/jews-in-popular-science-fiction-9781666901467/ Carrying a Big Schtickhttps://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/ Raoul Wallenberg Institutehttps://lsa.umich.edu/wallenberg Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Jonathan Rosen is co-host of Pop Culture Retro and host of The Jewish Lens. He's also the author and editor of several books, including Night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies and Coming of Age: 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Jonathan's websitehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v5E05jPfVs Pop Culture Retrohttps://www.youtube.com/@PopCultureRetro The Jewish Lenshttps://www.youtube.com/@TheJewishLens Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Roy Schwartz is a comic book historian, former CNN regular contributor, board member of the American Jewish Historical Society, and author of Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Is Superman Circumcised?https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/is-superman-circumcised/ Roy's websitehttps://www.royschwartz.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Jonathan L. Friedmann is the president of the Western States Jewish History Association; vice president, academic dean, and director of programs at Ezzree Institute; admissions director and associate professor at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism; and director of the Jewish Museum of the American West. His latest book is Chai Noon: Jews and the Cinematic Wild West.  Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Chai Noonhttps://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/C/Chai-Noon Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Paul Levitz is a comic book writer, editor, and executive best known for his decades-long association with DC Comics, which began as a freelancer in the early 1970s and included a tenure as the company's president and publisher from 2002 to 2009. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Paul's websitehttps://paullevitz.com/ Paul's Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Levitz Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

David Denby is a New Yorker staff writer and New York Times bestselling author whose latest book is Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Eminent Jewshttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250193407/eminentjews/ David's websitehttps://denby-david.com/ David's New Yorker columnshttps://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-denby Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Danny Fingeroth is a biographer, cultural historian, and former writer and editor at Marvel Comics whose latest book is Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald's Assassin. He also authored A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee; Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero; and Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Danny Fingeroth Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Many Faces of Jack Rubyhttps://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/jack-ruby-products-9781641609128.php Danny's websitehttps://dannyfingeroth.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Alina Adams is a New York Times bestselling author whose latest historical novel, Go On Pretending, explores three generations of Jewish women battling the tides of history from segregated 1950s America to the fall of the USSR to the rise of revolutionary Rojava. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Alina's websitehttps://alinaadams.com/ Go On Pretendinghttps://www.historythroughfiction.com/go-on-pretendingAlina's Substackhttps://alinaa.substack.com/Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Bruce Vilanch is Hollywood's go-to comedy writer for award shows, sitcoms, and variety specials. His new book is It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Timehttps://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/it-seemed-like-a-bad-idea-at-the-time-products-9780914091929.php?page_id=21 Bruce's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0897358/ Star Wars Holiday Specialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxtSX1lg8rE Paul Lynde Halloween Specialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCJ0D4pI0tI&t=1412s The Ice Pirates – trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5gHZWxxVhk Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Victoria Aarons is the O.R. and Eva Mitchell Distinguished Professor of Literature at Trinity University and editor of a new book, The Story's Not Over: Jewish Women and Embodied Selfhood in Graphic Narratives. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Story's Not Overhttps://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349113/ Memory Spaceshttps://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349144/ Holocaust Graphic Narrativeshttps://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/holocaust-graphic-narratives/9781978802551/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Janice Shapiro is an author and illustrator whose new graphic novel, Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendshiphttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/honoria Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Amy Kurzweil is a cartoonist and graphic memoirist whose latest book is Artificial: A Love Story. She previously authored Flying Couch: A Graphic Memoir, and you can find her cartoons in The New Yorker. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Artificial: A Love Storyhttps://books.catapult.co/books/artificial/ Amy's Websitehttps://amykurzweil.com/ Amy's TED Talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G37VO1yeVEo Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Michael Benson is the author of more than 60 nonfiction history and true crime books. His latest is Moguls: The Lives and Times of Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, co-written with Craig Singer. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Mogulshttps://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806543086/moguls/ Michael's Bookshttps://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HCVE00?ccs_id=5e6cd248-fe92-413d-b0c2-58a9b6ae537b Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Barry Horowitz's professional wrestling career spanned nearly four decades, including memorable runs in both WWF and WCW. His new memoir is titled, Wrestling is My Gimmick: My Life on the Wrong Side of the Three-Count. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Wrestling is My Gimmickhttps://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/wrestling-is-my-gimmick/?srsltid=AfmBOooLYziMK4_FDTKxdPzDyRNYfpRhEOG7JUpe6w511-Pu-gfOZw2I Barry Horowitz's Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Horowitz Barry Horowitz defeats Skiphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyt67OuO3jw Barry Horowitz vs. Goldberghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMsAqwgxSM8 Hakushi & Barry Horowitz vs. Skip & Rad Radfordhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWVcR99Y5Q Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Ken Krimstein is a cartoonist and graphic novelist whose latest book is Einstein in Kafkaland. He previously authored The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt; When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiography of Six Yiddish Teenagers; and Kvetch as Kvetch Can, a collection of Jewish cartoons. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Ken's websitehttps://www.kenkrimstein.com/Einstein in Kafkalandhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/us/einstein-in-kafkaland-9781635579543/Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Rob Kutner is an award-winning author and television writer whose credits include The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Teen Titans Go!, Ben10, and many more. His latest book is The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Mike Tomren Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Jews: 5,000 Years and Countinghttps://posthillpress.com/book/the-jews-5000-years-and-counting Rob's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1243193/ God's Ganghttps://godsgang.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Melanie Chartoff voiced Didi Pickles and her mother Minka on Nickelodeon's long-running cartoon, Rugrats. She was also Principal Musso on Parker Lewis Can't Lose, a cast member on Fridays, and a guest star on Seinfeld, among other credits. More recently, she authored a memoir, Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories. A Rugrats Passover – commercialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpAm0b16TMQ Melanie's websitehttps://melaniechartoff.com/ Odd Woman Outhttps://www.amazon.com/Odd-Woman-Out-Exposure-Stories-ebook/dp/B08KFNH246 Thank You Very Much – trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD2aZIOwylo Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Koren Shadmi is a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television. Among his other books are Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula and A For Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World. Koren's websitehttps://www.korenshadmi.com/ The Twilight Manhttps://www.humanoids.com/series/233 Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

With recent news that the long-awaited reboot of The Toxic Avenger will finally be released in August 2025, we thought it would be a good time to revisit a question some have been asking since 1984: Is the Toxic Avenger Jewish?Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenThe Toxic Avenger (1984; full movie)https://tubitv.com/movies/655405/the-toxic-avenger?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feedToxic Crusaders (first episode)https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200006906/s01-e01-the-making-of-toxieLloyd Kaufman: Interviewshttps://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/L/Lloyd-KaufmanTroma Nowhttps://watch.troma.com/Lloyd Kaufman on Amusing Jewshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2t5NuxujXo&t=2040sMathew Klickstein on Lloyd Kaufmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Z7UJmfCK8&t=1954sAmusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Miriam Eve Mora is managing director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan and author of Carrying a Big Schtick: Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century. She's also co-creator of JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience, a comic book and pop culture convention celebrating diverse Jewish themes, characters, and narratives in sequential art.  Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Miriam's websitehttps://www.miriamevemora.com/ Carrying a Big Schtickhttps://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814349625/ JewCEhttps://jewce.org/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Jaime Weinman is a cartoon historian and author of the book, Anvils, Mallets & Dynamite: The Unauthorized Biography of Looney Tunes. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Anvils, Mallets & Dynamitehttps://utpdistribution.com/9781989555460/anvils-mallets-and-dynamite/ “The Walky Talky Philosophy of Foghorn Leghorn” - book excerpthttps://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/10/anvils-mallets-dynamite-the-walky-talky-philosophy-of-foghorn-leghorn/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Steve Stoliar is the author of the classic memoir, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House. He also wrote for TV shows like Murder, She Wrote, Simon & Simon, and Sliders, and has written and produced documentaries including Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge. His latest book is Salamis & Swastikas: Letters Home from a G.I. Jew.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Steve's websitehttp://stevestoliar.com/ Steve's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831485/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios