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These are true tales of grit and chutzpah, told by the iconic men and women who lived them. Hosted by breakout comedian Aaron Berg and produced by DIGA Studios in partnership with Maggievision Productions, Badass Jews is an interview series that mixes humor, pop culture and heritage like never before. All manner of ass-kickers - from business tycoons to Hollywood stars and Olympic athletes - get their moment in the spotlight. This is a show that subversively deconstructs stereotypes and clichés while celebrating the remarkable achievements of people who have gone against the grain and left their mark. 

DIGA Studios


    • Apr 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Badass Jews

    Fierce Freedom Fighter August Bondi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 22:25


    This week, audio documentarian Andrew Davidsburg returns with the true tale of tough-as-nails abolitionist August Bondi, an all-time badass jew. Written and Produced by Andrew Davidsburg. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Talent Booker: Dan Resnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Record Label Honcho Steve Rifkind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 54:00


    This week, Host Aaron Berg sits down with prolific music executive Steve Rifkind to get insights on what it takes to make it in the music industry.  Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Prolific Spy Vera Atkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 29:21


    Host Aaron Berg welcomes back historian Andrew Davidsberg for a deep dive into the unbelievable life of a lady secret agent who risked it all.  Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Righteous Rapper Nissim Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 56:17


    This week Aaron gets deep with a Seattle rapper who survived a hard life and continues to crank out the hits after converting to Judaism.  Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trailblazing Music Mogul Dru Ha

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 70:03


    Host Aaron Berg keeps it real with an indie record executive who hit big with the underground gangsta sound coming out of Brooklyn.  Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Message From The Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 1:32


    Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rarified Rocker Joe Trohman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 70:07


    This week on Badass Jews, sex, drugs and Nazi-punching are on the menu when host Aaron Berg welcomes Fallout Boy guitarist and evolving badass Joseph Trohman to the show. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Action Hero Detective Ralph Friedman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 70:23


    This week on Badass Jews, Host Aaron Berg sits down with the most decorated and lethal Detective in NYPD history: Ralph Friedman. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Badass Bros of the NFL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 52:33


    Host Aaron Berg and guests The Schwartz Brothers, tell of their conservative upbringing in Judaism and their unique road to NFL glory. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rebel Raconteur Billy Corben

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 55:14


    Host Aaron Berg gets into South Florida culture, pivoting from child acting and Jeffrey Toobin with director Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys, 30 for 30, the U) as he discusses his new HBO documentary movie, 537 Votes, which captures the madness in Florida around the 2000 presidential election recount. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Hardboiled Hebrew Historian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 52:38


    Today, Aaron welcomes the newest member of the Badass team, Historian Andrew Davidsburg, who tells us why he was compelled to document the story of little known badass jews throughout history (abolitionists, boxers, pirates, etc) - and how we're turning their stories into an exciting new segment for the podcast! Then stick around for a taste of Badass Jews through history! Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Unlikely NBA Coach Darren Erman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 39:46


    Host @aaronbergcomedy welcomes 5'8" lawyer turned NBA head coach Darren Erman for a tale of determination and sacrifice that went into achieving a dream that shouldn't have been possible. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Author with Attitude Jill Kargman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 47:54


    Author, television producer and Upper East Side bad girl JILL KARGMAN joins Aaron to share stories about the BRAVO series based on her life, writing Momzilla and Odd Mom Out, why Hasidics hate her and how she wound up in Anne Frank's attic.  Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Eccentric Entrepreneur James Altucher

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 62:26


    Host Aaron Berg pulls up a chair with a badass businessman and comedy club owner to learn about how he navigated building websites for rival gangsta rappers, becoming a chess champion, amassing and losing fortunes and struggling to fit in with his Jewish peers. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Basketball Badass Sue Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 48:22


    Host Aaron Berg goes one-on-one with 4x Olympic Gold medalist, WNBA icon and outspoken advocate Sue Bird for a conversation around how she processes her identity and how she rose to the top. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Troublemaking Filmmaker Marc Levin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 76:01


    Host AARON BERG welcomes prolific, rabble-rousing documentary director MARC LEVIN (Bangin' in Little Rock, Slam, Brick City TV) to the show for his take on how his Jewish identity, and willingness to risk life and limb, took him from ultimate outsider to award-winning director for HBO, LeBron James and gangsters of all stripes. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith  Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Badass Jews Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 1:34


    Breakout comedian Aaron Berg welcomes the biggest names in Hollywood, politics, business and pop culture for conversations centered on the true stories of struggle and success that made them badasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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