Podcast appearances and mentions of erika brooks adickman

Josh & Erika welcome back Valley Legends Rami & Jordan Raff to the podcast. They break down their Top 5 favorite San Fernando Valley places to eat. Lot's of great sushi, breakfast, snacks in the mix. They reveal some secret menu items that you may have not expected. It's a lot of fun, and a lot of food, on this very niche episode of 2 Jews Talking, recorded live from the New York Bagel Cafe in Sherman Oaks.

Josh & Erika are joined by the San Fernando Valley's own Randy Lehrman. He is the reigning king of LA's Bar Mitzvah scene, through his company Real Genius Entertainment. He has been MCing and DJing B'nai Mitzvahs since the 90s. From his early days as a dancefloor duo with Paul Rudd, to how today's kids learn choreography in games like Fortnite, Randy shares stories about the Past, Present, and Future of this coming-of-age ceremony. A lot of nostalgia and insight for those of us "in between bar & bat mitzvah invites." If all this is making you want to relive your adolescent dance circuit come out to the 90s Bar Mitzvah & Dance Party! (Vol III) this Saturday (2.9.19) at the SIJCC in Silver Lake. If you aren't in LA, have no fear, we want to take this party on the road. Reach out if you want us to bring the party to you.More info: https://sijcc.net/90s-bar-mitzvahhttps://www.facebook.com/events/333305297451563Find more information on Randy Lehrman & Real Genius Entertainment at: http://realgeniusdjs.com/

Josh & Erika wish you a happy new year, and have a few tips for coming up with resolutions that can keep you moving forward to wherever it is your heading, even if you don't know.

JOSH GOT MARRIED to his SWEETIE MAUREEN. Erika was there and details the experience. She also talks about the wedding she recently co-officiated. Then we breakdown our favorite Canadian Netflix show CHARQUES SEASON 3!

Recorded a week after the largest attack on Jewish People in American history. Josh and Erika attempt to make sense of what has occurred in Pittsburgh. Welcome to Season Six of 2 Jews Talking.

Rami Raff is back and this time he's brought his wife Jordan Silverman-Raff. (FINALLY) They join Josh and Erika to talk about their own love story, marriage, and their brand new adooooooorable baby Porg. ALSO we talk about Josh's upcoming marriage to his Sweetie Maureen, which Rami will be officiating, Hope you enjoy!Recorded live from Podcast At The Pico at the Pico Playhouse in West LA.

Our first live episode from our monthly residency at The Pico, with the World Famous People Walker, Chuck McCarthy. We talk about what it is the People Walker does, his road to virality, and how you can take a walk with one of the many people walkers in your neighborhood. Our next live show at The Pico is July 10th! https://www.thepeoplewalker.com/Recorded by Rian KountzhouseMixed and Mastered by Adam Yukon Harr

This week we sat down with filmmaker Steve Gossett the co-creator of Princess Rap Battles which have garnered nearly 450 million views. He talks about the ups-and-downs on his way to finding his success. He stopped trying to make stuff that was "good... for the internet" and started making stuff that was "just good." Around that time his videos took off.

This week we sit down with Matt Ritter of the Safe For Work podcast. He talks about his career led him from being a lawyer at prestigious yet stressful law firms in New York City to comedy and corporate recruitment. He gives Josh & Erika a few tips on how to navigate workplace drama, and a few tips on how to get ahead in one's career while staying sane.

This week we sat down with Reuben Posner & Julianne Schwartz the director and assistant director of Havaya Arts camp. We had a blast talking about summer camp! This is their inaugural year, and it looks like it'll be a lot of fun.Havaya Arts is a brand new overnight Jewish arts summer camp in Southern California. Camp is open to current 2nd-9th graders with any level of arts experience. Click HERE to learn more! They are generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation and AVI CHAI Foundation, in partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Camp.https://havayaarts.org/

Josh went on a roadtrip to Texas with friend-of-the-show Ben Stein. On a tip from a Facebook inquiry about "interesting Jews in El Paso" they stopped in town on a Tuesday night. Within 10 minutes of arrival they were immediately brought to a victory party for congressional candidate Veronica Escobar (D). They got to meet artist and City Representative Peter Svarzbein and his buddy Sammy Holaschutz, a non-ferrous metal trader. After the party they stopped for a few Whataburgers and then sat down to learn about The World Famous Jews of El Paso. The conversation felt like hanging out with old friends-- fellow loud, opinionated, Jews. This episode was a lot of fun, you'll learn a lot, and will make you want to visit El Paso.

Josh is in Austin for SXSW to sell merch for Headgum and get some great interviews. He sat down with Gabriel Barretto the filmmaker behind My Cricket and Me. It's a comedy loosely based on Gabriel's experience as a roadie with Willie Nelson the summer before going off to Sarah Lawrence. Gabriel grew up in an entertainment family, his mom is actress Amy Irving from Yentl & Carrie, and his dad is Bruno Barreto the acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker. He has an interesting perspective as a showbiz kid, like how weird it is to see your mom die on film and how he taught Stephen Spielberg (his mom's first husband) to beat a level on Angry Birds. Find Gabriel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cricketramseyFind Gabriel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigfootbjornsen/Find out more about My Cricket and Me: http://www.mycricketandme.com/

Josh visits his grandma. Erika got a new car. They talk about the importance of seizing the day, and doing what you need to do, because if not now then when?

This week is an extremely informative episode with Dr. David Levitus of LA Forward. He talks about what progressivism means, how his organization is working locally, and how this is the perfect moment to change our country."Getting involved in the face to face stuff---the organizing can be this great source of meaning and belonging in the world---and we need to create more opportunities for that."ALSO HE IS THE NINTH PhD TO APPEAR ON 2JT! ISN'T THAT IMPRESSIVE MOM???Find David atListen to his podcast: LA Forwards & Backwardshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/la-forwards-backwards/id1281847259?mt=2Find LA Forward online at: https://www.losangelesforward.org/Find David on Twitter as @Levitusing: https://twitter.com/levitusing

As far as Learnt Up is concerned, 2 Jews Talking is a varsity podcast team and their hosts, Joshua Heller and Erika Brooks-Adickman, are a couple of heavy hitters. On this episode, Josh and Erika swing by to share the shame with Lorraine and Sarah.

We had a great time this week with Lorraine DeGraffenreidt and Sarah Isaacson of the Learnt Up podcast. On their podcast they learn basic black and Jewish stuff they should totally already know. On this episode we chat about Mr. Rogers many cardigans and his mud room, John Waters sightings, Catholic confirmations, Gilda Radner, Richard Pryor, and how the Alt Right use hate as their love language.Check out their episodes here: http://learntup.libsyn.com/And find them on Instagram: @learntuppodcastMore info on the 90s Bar Mitzvah and Dance Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/210973516115470 and EastSideJews.com

This week Josh interviews Josh Neuman. He is the writer and director of Johnny Physical Lives, an award-winning documentary that memorializes his punk rock brother. We talk about the film, the Friar's Club, and Neuman's time as the editor of Heeb Magazine. Johnny Physical Lives screens this Sunday 1/21/18 at 2pm at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. It will be followed by a conversation about creativity and human connection during crisis with NYT's Suleika Jaouad, and Carla Fernandez of The Dinner Party: Life After Loss.For more info about the film visit: www.johnnyphysicallives.com

Josh and Erika bid farewell to the year that was awful in so many ways, but actually pretty positive for both of them. Wishing everyone a healthy and auspicious 2018! Erika's annual Intention-Setting Hike in LA is January 7th, more details: https://www.detoxfromsocialmedia.com/upcoming-events-1/

Recording Live from Tabula Rasa Bar on Hollywood Boulevard on the final night of hanukkah 2017... 2 Jews Talking with returning guest Shmuel Gonzales (The Barrio Boychik.) Shmuel talks about an anti-fascist hanukkah celebration in Boyle Heights in 1940, and reminds us that we are celebrating light in the darkest times.Find Shmuel on his Barrio Boychik blog https://barrioboychik.wordpress.com/This event was sponsored by Nu Roots' Infinite Light celebration. http://infinitelight.la/Thank you to Tabula Rasa Bar for hosting us, and to Joel Serot for letting us borrow microphones.

We sat down with Jessica Chaffin & Dane Crane of The Kibitz. We chatted about what it's like to have podcasts about "being Jewish" and how our podcasts are definitely not about "Judaism." It's one of those fun hang-out episodes with the added bonus of listening to this squad of Jewish podcasters figure out how to calm down a barking dog while it's in the studio. Enjoy. Listen to The Kibitzhttp://www.kibitzpod.com/episodes/The Kibitz is doing a live episode a Catskills Kibitz with special guests: Michael Showalter, Moshe Kasher, and the Living Sisters -- Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Canter's Deli on Fairfax in LA. http://www.kibitzpod.com/events/2 Jews Talking is also doing a live episode, with everybody's favorite Barrio Boychik, Shmuel Gonzales. Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Tabula Rasa Bar on Hollywood in LA. https://www.facebook.com/events/143869689598209/

"'Cause time goes by like hurricanes, and faster things..." If you've been looking for some sort of sign that it's time to interview your grandparents or older relatives — this is it. In this very special mini-sode, Erika shares one of the first interviews she ever did of her grandparents and gives a few pointers in how to get started documenting family stories. Have a short family story you'd like to share? Send us the file at 2JewsTalking at gmail dot com — we'd like to combine them all into one awesome episode.

We sit down with Sean Malin, writer, film critic, Santa Clarita-resident, and Josh's former camper. We talk about how growing up a precocious kid set him on a path toward become a writer, and how he can't help but see the world through a cinematic lens. Sometimes we're reoccurring characters, but as you get older you become the star of your coming of age story.Find Sean online... Twitter: @cinemalinsWebsite: cmfilmcommentary.com

We sit down with historians Dr. Caroline Luce and Dr. Max Baumgarten. They both study the history of Jews in Los Angeles. Caroline writes about leftist Jews in Boyle Heights at the beginning of the 20th century. Max writes about Jews in LA between 1965 and 1992. A really great conversation about how Jews arrived in LA, and how they became a part of the city.We learned about the pogroms that brought us here, bagel unions, leftist 3rd seders, the Watts Riots/Rebellion, the Black-Jewish alliance that elected Tom Bradley, and how Jewish life in diasporic suburban Los Angeles was always different from New York.There is so much more to talk about, but in the meantime find Caroline & Max and their projects online...mappingjewishla.orgcenter for jewish studies@maxbaumgarten

Recorded in San Francisco a few weeks back, Josh catches up with Sarah Nathan. She talks about moving to a new city, finding community in the Jewish and Craft Beer worlds, and that if you're selling etched-glass crafts on Etsy you can make more money if you call them Judaica.Sarah has followed her passion to land her dream job as the VP of Business Development and Executive Grain Hawker at ReGrained, a company that harvests grain from urban craft breweries and upcycles it into delicious, nutritious, and sustainable snacks.https://www.regrained.com/

This week we dive into a jam-packed episode about American history, culture, identity and more with English professor Dr. Brian Garcia. He joins us to talk about about how myths and stories have created American identity, and how Make America Great Again is part of a long tradition. Brian talks about growing up in Portuguese Artesia, where grandmas aren't supposed to speak English. Erika drops some knowledge from Shirley Jackson's The Lottery. And Josh accurately identifies a Simulacrum! We also open up the mailbag for the first time since like March (sorry about that.) Send us an email at 2JewsTalking@gmail.comFind Brian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/loquatsandmilk

We sit down with Ramou Sarr, Federal Employee, screenwriter and former co-host of Black Girls Talking podcast to chat about dating apps, the original T.G.I.F. lineup, and having a podcast about identity. It's one of those real fun hang out episodes. twitter.com/ramouWatch Ep 1 of BRUNCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF0dnkY6GEY

In this week's episode of 2JT, we sit down with members of the DSA's Jewish Solidarity Caucus. Miranda Sklaroff, Sam Forman, and Jon Danforth-Appell breakdown the basics of democratic socialism, and how their Jewish identities inform their politics. It's an episode packed with the history of Jewish socialism, everything you wanted to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, their organization's controversial decision to support BDS, and how to pronounce "Kugel." Find our guests on TwitterMiranda - @CAPuffinSam - @SamHelloHiJon - @GrouchoMarxistJewish Solidarity Caucus - @solid_jews ‏

Lisa Grissom of Reboot joins Josh & Erika to talk about the Days Of Awe, the 10-day period of reflection during the High Holidays between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. With a deck of Reboot's signature 10Q cards, the group looks back on 5777. Want to 10Q at home? Sign up at DoYou10Q.com [Also this is the "Dad Who Would Quiz You On The Way Home From Hebrew School" Erika was referring to.]

This week we're happy to bring back Shmuel Gonzales, The Barrio Boychik.Shmuel talks about his experience on the front lines of a recent Orange County protest. He was attacked by white supremacists, but the Mexican American Jewish kid in the yarmulke, got taken to jail not the fascists who attacked him. Shmuel, a gifted historian, also talks about the long history of the KKK, Nazis, and antisemitism in Southern California. This very important episode shows that the antifascist fight we've been engaged in for decades is not just history. Antisemitism still must be confronted in Southern California in 2017. You can see the historical photos talked about in this episode on Shmuel's Instagram: @BarrioBoychikShmuel heads to court later this month. For more information on how to contribute to his legal defense fund, head to his website: https://barrioboychik.wordpress.com***It's the month of Elul, and we thought you might want to celebrate by listening to Donnie Cohen-Cutler's epic Elul Is Here playlist on Spotify. He recommends that you "listen on shuffle, like life."https://open.spotify.com/user/thedcc/playlist/7LecFSGmEmvS3gGlWYmLdN

Summer's almost over and the original 2 Jew duo have reunited to kickoff a new season. Josh is back from Europe, and talks about eating well, the Jewish things he saw abroad, and has special news about his sweetie. Erika talks about her summer, how to deal with all the stressful news, and on detoxing from social media.This season we delve deeper into issues of antisemitism, tikkun olam, food, detoxing from social media, and being Jewish in Trump's Amerika.Special thanks to Mr. Rami Raff, who was such a great summer co-host!

Pop Culture Maven and Social Media Master Erika Brooks Adickman joins the podcast to talk about her time growing up in south Florida with protective parents, how being a woman affects where she parks her car, and how giving up social media for 30 days changed her life and how now she can change yours. The conversation is fun and frenetic and has more pop culture references than a Dennis Miller stand up special. Erika's a great voice and brings her comedic wit to a weekly podcast that she hosts with Josh Heller, Two Jews Talking.

Erika Brooks Adickman talks the creative process, artistic and financial struggles, strange gaps in her otherwise impeccable pop culture awareness, and learning to channel her enthusiasm into motivating others. https://www.instagram.com/thiserikalife/

Guests Joshua Heller and Erika Brooks Adickman (2 Jews Talking) join host Geoffrey Golden for a macho macho episode of Two Packs a Week, the trading card comedy show! This week, they open packs of Rock Stars (1979) and Gong Show trading cards. While opening the packs, they discuss which Village People member is ‘turned on’ by uggos, a Gong Show contestant who’s melting in (hopefully) chocolate, and they sing the greatest hits of everyone’s favorite rock group The Babys. All on this gong-tastic episode of Two Packs a Week presented by Meltdown Comics! Follow us on Twitter! Two Packs a Week - https://twitter.com/twopacksaweek 2 Jews Talking - https://twitter.com/2JewsTalking Joshua Heller - https://twitter.com/joshuaheller Erika Brooks Adickman - https://twitter.com/thiserikalife Geoffrey Golden - https://twitter.com/geoffreygolden   Links to check out: 2 Jews Talking – https://t.co/5DabBtWjcH   Credits: Producer - Mason Booker Engineer - Mason Booker Opening Theme by Matt Myers “Biking in the Park” by Lee Rosevere Logo by Kenny Keil Card Images: Rock Stars Front - https://www.dropbox.com/s/n4wiympjdo3xv8c/e028-rock-star-front.jpeg?dl=0 Rock Stars Back - https://www.dropbox.com/s/fa9alesor3ggelc/e028-rock-star-back.jpeg?dl=0 Gong Show Front - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ht84pwtqvgmxco/e028-gong-front.jpeg?dl=0 Gong Show Back - https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9eg8nixm1lwzb0/e028-gong-back.jpeg?dl=0

Writer Erika Brooks Adickman has a grandfather that had a huge accident, and by accident we mean he ran over his wife. Oops. Plus, Christine tells us what it's like to ski in Colorado powder and then lose control and run into someone. Ouch. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Writer Erika Brooks Adickman has a grandfather that had a huge accident, and by accident we mean he ran over his wife. Oops. Plus, Christine tells us what it's like to ski in Colorado powder and then lose control and run into someone. Ouch. Here’s a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you’re listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you’ll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There’s one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We’d love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You’ll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It’s good karma guys!