Podcasts about humanistic judaism

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

Richard Bernstein is a reporter, foreign correspondent, and cultural critic whose latest book is Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Richard's websitehttps://www.richardbernstein.net/ Only in Americahttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703276/only-in-america-by-richard-bernstein/ The Jazz Singer (1927)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvn8Ws-l0c 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 Skloff is a composer best known for “I'll Be There For You,” the theme song for Friends. His music is heard on many films and TV shows, as well as on the stage, in concert halls, and even in synagogues. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Michael's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804488/ “I'll Be There For You”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2TyVQGoCYo Friends Final Music Sessionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_AvlCW-sNg Dream On – themehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zls2YQDGIqY Michael Skloff – Composerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRvXNpF9rHk 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

Nancy Cohen is a “multi-un-disciplinary” filmmaker, artist, and activist. Her candid documentary, My Dinner with Abbie, was filmed with Abbie Hoffman at Sarge's Deli in Manhattan in 1987. She is currently in post-production on a film about love, obsession, and John Lennon. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Nancy's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169642/?ref_=tt_cst_dr_1 My Dinner with Abbie – previewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giQ_g__C8uw 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 a prolific author, filmmaker, and pop culture historian, whose latest book is Lloyd Kaufman: Interviews, part of the Conversations with Filmmakers Series of the University Press of Mississippi.Lloyd Kaufman has been making independent movies for over 50 years as cofounder and president of Troma Entertainment, and is responsible for the likes of such schlocky “midnight movie” fare as

Jodi Kornfeld is rabbi of Beth Chaverim Humanistic Jewish Community in Deerfield, Illinois, and co-editor of a new book, Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenContemporary Humanistic Judaismhttps://jps.org/books/contemporary-humanistic-judaism/Jodi's Biohttps://bethchaverim.net/about-beth-chaverim/our-rabbiAmusing 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

In their edited volume, Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices (Jewish Publication Society, 2025), Rabbis Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld collect their movement's most important texts for the first time and answer the oft-raised question, “How can you be Jewish and celebrate Judaism if you don't believe in God?” Part 1 (“Beliefs and Ethics”) examines core positive beliefs—in human agency, social progress, ethics without supernatural authority, sources of natural transcendence, and Humanistic Jews' own authority to remake their traditional Jewish inheritance on their own terms “beyond God.” Part 2 (“Identity”) discusses how Humanistic Judaism empowers individuals to self-define as Jews, respects people's decisions to marry whom they love, and navigates the Israel-Diaspora relationship. Part 3 (“Culture”) describes how the many worlds of Jewish cultural experience—art, music, food, language, heirlooms—ground Jewishness and enable endless exploration. Part 4 (“Jewish Life”) applies humanist philosophy to lived Jewish experience: reimagined creative education (where students choose passages meaningful to them for their bar, bat, or b mitzvah [gender-neutral] celebrations), liturgy, life cycle, and holiday celebrations (where Hanukkah emphasizes the religious freedom to believe as one chooses). Interviewees: Adam Chalom is dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago. Jodi Kornfeld is rabbi of Beth Chaverim Humanistic Jewish Community in suburban Chicago and past president of the Association of Humanistic Rabbis. Host: Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In their edited volume, Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices (Jewish Publication Society, 2025), Rabbis Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld collect their movement's most important texts for the first time and answer the oft-raised question, “How can you be Jewish and celebrate Judaism if you don't believe in God?” Part 1 (“Beliefs and Ethics”) examines core positive beliefs—in human agency, social progress, ethics without supernatural authority, sources of natural transcendence, and Humanistic Jews' own authority to remake their traditional Jewish inheritance on their own terms “beyond God.” Part 2 (“Identity”) discusses how Humanistic Judaism empowers individuals to self-define as Jews, respects people's decisions to marry whom they love, and navigates the Israel-Diaspora relationship. Part 3 (“Culture”) describes how the many worlds of Jewish cultural experience—art, music, food, language, heirlooms—ground Jewishness and enable endless exploration. Part 4 (“Jewish Life”) applies humanist philosophy to lived Jewish experience: reimagined creative education (where students choose passages meaningful to them for their bar, bat, or b mitzvah [gender-neutral] celebrations), liturgy, life cycle, and holiday celebrations (where Hanukkah emphasizes the religious freedom to believe as one chooses). Interviewees: Adam Chalom is dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago. Jodi Kornfeld is rabbi of Beth Chaverim Humanistic Jewish Community in suburban Chicago and past president of the Association of Humanistic Rabbis. Host: Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Mathew Klickstein is a prolific author, filmmaker, and pop culture historian. Rick Geary is a renowned artist, illustrator, and cartoonist. Their new graphic novel, Daisy Goes to the Moon, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Mathew's websitehttps://www.mathewklickstein.com/ Rick's websitehttps://www.rickgeary.com/ Daisy Goes to the Moonhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/daisy-goes-to-the-moon?srsltid=AfmBOooOxybL4be9PUZ-hRtCHCq1YoTWf6rb46ilN_3H7WtmpGEN2pab 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

In their edited volume, Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices (Jewish Publication Society, 2025), Rabbis Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld collect their movement's most important texts for the first time and answer the oft-raised question, “How can you be Jewish and celebrate Judaism if you don't believe in God?” Part 1 (“Beliefs and Ethics”) examines core positive beliefs—in human agency, social progress, ethics without supernatural authority, sources of natural transcendence, and Humanistic Jews' own authority to remake their traditional Jewish inheritance on their own terms “beyond God.” Part 2 (“Identity”) discusses how Humanistic Judaism empowers individuals to self-define as Jews, respects people's decisions to marry whom they love, and navigates the Israel-Diaspora relationship. Part 3 (“Culture”) describes how the many worlds of Jewish cultural experience—art, music, food, language, heirlooms—ground Jewishness and enable endless exploration. Part 4 (“Jewish Life”) applies humanist philosophy to lived Jewish experience: reimagined creative education (where students choose passages meaningful to them for their bar, bat, or b mitzvah [gender-neutral] celebrations), liturgy, life cycle, and holiday celebrations (where Hanukkah emphasizes the religious freedom to believe as one chooses). Interviewees: Adam Chalom is dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago. Jodi Kornfeld is rabbi of Beth Chaverim Humanistic Jewish Community in suburban Chicago and past president of the Association of Humanistic Rabbis. Host: Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Marc Summers is a legendary television personality, best known for hosting Nickelodeon's Double Dare and Unwrapped for the Food Network. He is the author of Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the star of a one-man stage show, The Life & Slimes of Marc Summers. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Marc's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003162/ Double Dare Best Momentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYqzKOOUJ4 Top 10 Throwback Unwrapped Videos of All Timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NCyfKDv65A&t=387s Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorderhttps://www.amazon.com/Everything-Its-Place-Obsessive-Compulsive/dp/1585420484 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

There's an old debate about Yosemite Sam's possible Jewish identity. Amusing Jews gets to the bottom of it! Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Donald Trump Mispronounces “Yosemite”https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/04/trump-mispronounces-yosemite-white-house-event/3289122001/ Yosemite Sam is Actually Jewishhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8608037/After-Trumps-gaffe-emerges-Yosemite-Sam-Jewish-named-Samuel-Rosenbaum.html How Jewish is Bugs Bunny?https://forward.com/culture/449550/on-bugs-bunnys-80th-birthday-how-jewish-is-that-wascally-wabbit-anyway/ 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

Brothers Mark and Matthew Jacob are the co-authors of Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports. They previously co-authored What the Great Ate: A Curious History of Food and Fame.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field  Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook up the World of Sportshttps://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538181454/Globetrotter-How-Abe-Saperstein-Shook-Up-the-World-of-Sports What the Great Ate: A Curious History of Food and Famehttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/86026/what-the-great-ate-by-matthew-jacob-and-mark-jacob/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/

Antonia Carlotta is a film historian and niece of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle. She explores her great uncle's legacy on her YouTube channel and website, Antonia Carlotta Presents: Universally Me. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Antonia's websitehttps://www.antoniacarlotta.com/ Antonia's YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/user/AntoniaCarlotta 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

Alex Shvartsman is an author, translator, and anthologist whose latest book is Dreidel of Dread: The Very Cthulhu Hanukkah Board Book. His other works include the fantasy novels Kakistocracy, The Middling Affliction, and Eridani's Crown. His short stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, and other publications. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Alex's websitehttps://alexshvartsman.com/Dreidel of Dread - bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Dreidel-Dread-Very-Cthulhu-Hanukkah/dp/1951064046Dreidel of Dread – storyhttps://www.castofwonders.org/2017/12/cast-wonders-282-dreidel-dread-cthulhu-chanukah/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

Barbara Laven is a retired trauma therapist and daughter of producer-director Arnold Laven – one-third of Levy-Gardner-Laven, the production company behind the classic TV Western series The Rifleman and The Big Valley. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Levy-Garnder-Lavenhttps://www.therifleman.net/about/ Arnold Laven's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491852/ Arnold Laven's obituaryhttps://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-arnold-laven20-2009sep20-story.html 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

Liz Kleinrock is an antiracist and antibias educator and author of What Jewish Looks Like, a book for young readers co-authored with Caroline Kusin Prichard and illustrated by Iris Gottlieb. Her previous books include Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School; Eyes that Weave the World's Wonders; and Come and Join Us! 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren What Jewish Looks Likehttps://www.harpercollins.com/products/what-jewish-looks-like-liz-kleinrockcaroline-kusin-pritchard?variant=41365154332706 Liz's websitehttps://www.lizkleinrock.com/ Teach and Transformhttps://www.teachandtransform.org/ Liz's TED Talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-urSR19SI 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

Glenn Kirschbaum is a documentary writer, producer, and director whose latest film is Remembering Gene Wilder. He also wrote episodes of Unsolved Mysteries, and has overseen hundreds of hours of programming on The History Channel, A & E, Discovery, National Geographic, The Travel Channel, The Food Network, HGTV, The Weather Channel, and more. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Glenn's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014024/ Remembering Gene Wilder trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNCtLXOJgdg Remembering Gene Wilder Q+A (Boston Jewish Film Festival)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-3C-rGZS6U 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

Debra Caplan is an associate professor of theatre at the Graduate Center and Baruch College, City University of New York. She's the author of Yiddish Empire: The Vilna Troupe, Jewish Theater, and the Art of Itinerancy, and co-editor of The Dybbuk Century: The Jewish Play That Possessed the World. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Dybbuk Centuryhttps://press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-Dybbuk-Century3 Yiddish Empirehttps://press.umich.edu/Books/Y/Yiddish-Empire2 Debra's professor pagehttps://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/debra-caplan 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 Firstenberg is an independent film director best known for his work with Cannon films, including Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and the American Ninja series. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Sam's websitehttps://samfirstenberg.tripod.com/ Sam's YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpfRkG6T_kUII7sCRO5uAw Sam's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278735/ American Ninja trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xrzqPLwOio Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YaNKBmRNvY 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

Joel Silverstein is an artist, curator, teacher, critic, and a founding member of the Jewish Art Salon. His new book is The Brighton Beach Bible, an autobiographical painted narrative based around the Exodus story. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Joel's websitehttps://joelsilversteinart.com/mu.html The Brighton Beach Biblehttps://www.amazon.com/Brighton-Beach-Bible-Joel-Silverstein/dp/B0CHV3TX25 Jewish Art Salonhttps://jewishartsalon.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

Peter Benjaminson is a former reporter for The LA Times, Detroit Free Press, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He's the author of several books, including The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard; Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar; and most recently The Life and Times of Betty Boop: The 100-Year History of an Animated Icon. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Life and Times of Betty Boophttps://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493064281/The-Life-and-Times-of-Betty-Boop-The-100-Year-History-of-an-Animated-Icon Peter's websitehttps://www.peterbenjaminson.com/ Minnie the Moocherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFhMuFEtIh4 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

Stan Mack is a cartoonist best known for Real Life Funnies, which ran in The Village Voice for over two decades. His new book, Stan Mack's Real-Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Stan Mack's Real Life Funnieshttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/stan-macks-real-life-funnies?srsltid=AfmBOoo9DlUGftJJTCCD15LfqI3NsT9hFzmPoojWtTrX03L_tWa4WIJW Stan's websitehttps://www.stanmack.com/ The Story of the Jewshttps://turnerpublishing.com/products/the-story-of-the-jews?srsltid=AfmBOoqjOzaWgWNVnMcFEETjLPyml2SfCLuGqv5fbYQ57eMqLwi3mmC6 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

Margalit Fox is a journalist and author whose latest book is The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss. Her previous books include Conan Doyle for the Defense, The Riddle of the Labyrinth, Talking Hands, and The Confidence Men. As a senior writer in the Obituary News Department of The New York Times, she wrote sendoffs for some of the leading cultural figures of our age. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Margalit's websitehttps://margalitfox.com/ The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaumhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677157/the-talented-mrs-mandelbaum-by-margalit-fox/ Margalit's New York Times pagehttps://www.nytimes.com/by/margalit-fox 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

Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, based in Washington, D.C. He's the author of more than 20 books, including the graphic novel Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America and his latest, Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Cartoonists Against Racismhttps://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-364/Cartoonists-Against-Racism-TPB Whistleblowershttps://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-433/Whistleblowers-Four-Who-Fought-to-Expose-the-Holocaust-to-America-TPB The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studieshttp://new.wymaninstitute.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

Avi Decter is managing partner of History Now and the author most recently of Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures. He has served as director of the Museum of American Jewish History and the Jewish Museum of Maryland, head of education at the H.F. DuPont Museum and Gardens, and special assistant to the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Exploring American Jewish Historyhttps://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538115626/Exploring-American-Jewish-History-through-50-Historic-Treasures Avi's Museum Expert pagehttps://www.museumexpert.org/team/avi-decter Avi on Jewish Museumshttps://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/jewish-museums/ 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

Phil Baron is a voice actor, singer, and songwriter best known as the voice of Teddy Ruxpin. He also voiced Piglet on the 1980s Disney Channel series Welcome to Pooh Corner. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Phil's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056295/ Phil's Teddy Ruxpin Wikihttps://teddyruxpin.fandom.com/wiki/Phil_Baron Teddy Ruxpin Commercialshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkr_4RICL9M 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

This week I talk to Rabbi Eva Cohen, newly ordained and now the spiritual leader of Or Emet: The Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. We talk about what humanistic Judaism is, what led her to the pulpit, and what it's like leading a congregation that's known her for almost 30 years, on this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast.Sponsored by TC Jewfolk's SukkotGiving. Tickets are now on sale. Learn more at: bit.ly/sukkotgiving

Nolan Gasser, a composer, pianist, and musicologist, is the architect of Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project. He's also the author of Why You Like It: The Science & Culture of Musical Taste. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Nolan's websitehttps://www.nolangasser.com/ Why You Like It (book page)https://www.whyyoulikeit.com/ Nolan's TEDx Talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3wzSjKKvf4 Nolan's NASA music (GLAST Prelude)https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov//10251 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

Gabrielle Newman is a cantor and emo aficionado. Her cantorial thesis is titled, “Say Anything: The Significance of the Jewish Voice in Contemporary Mainstream Music.”Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Say Anything, “Hebrews”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qq-LoFCjEU Say Anything, “Alive With the Glory of Love”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZGRzdywXqs Say Anything, “Died a Jew”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPH9ClhHPkk 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 writer and cartoonist whose work has been featured in The Nation, The New Republic, The Village Voice, Jewish Currents, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel, and the forthcoming book, 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/ Eli's Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/elivalley Museum of Degenerateshttps://orbooks.com/catalog/museum-of-degenerates/ VICE News segmenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7Kh7ke_XA 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. He's also written for the Oscars, Emmys, Writers' Guild Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and other awards shows. His books include Apocalypse How, Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales, and The Future According to Me. He's currently working on an animated action-adventure comedy series, God's Gang. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Rob's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1243193/ Rob's websitehttps://www.robkutner.com/ God's Gang – trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXLtCsa6yy4 God's Gang – full episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPVtpRlNQY4 Snot Goblinshttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250780799/snotgoblinsandothertastelesstales 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

Ari Richter is a visual artist and comics creator who's a professor of fine arts at LaGuardia Community College in The City University of New York. His debut graphic memoir is Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir of Trauma & Inheritance. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitzhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/ari-richter/products/never-again-will-i-visit-auschwitz-a-graphic-family-memoir-of-trauma-inheritance Ari's websitehttps://www.aririchter.com/ Ari's professor pagehttps://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/fine-arts-program/ari-richter 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

Allen Frishman is the archival officer of the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville, New York, which celebrates the golden age of the Catskills resort era, when millions of mostly Jewish urbanites sought refuge in the mountains of upstate New York. He's also the author of two books: Tales of a Catskill Mountain Plumber and More Borscht from a Catskill Mountain Plumber. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Borscht Belt Museumhttps://www.borschtbeltmuseum.org/ Allen's websitehttps://www.allenfrishman.com/ Tales of a Catskill Mountain Plumberhttps://www.amazon.com/Tales-Catskill-Mountain-Plumber-Frishman/dp/1523632178/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AD8q-fBIKZKuLHeYTQe23DdQu5hV29Xa8w0jBbqrRO0.3bfP7UW-1XYueNwZfOhFkBOALVh_6Z0FtPIFqOq2GK4&dib_tag=se&qid=1722003226&refinements=p_27%3AAllen+J.+Frishman&s=books&sr=1-2 More Borscht from a Catskill Mountain Plumberhttps://www.amazon.com/More-Borscht-Catskill-Mountain-Plumber/dp/B0BRP7MW5N/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AD8q-fBIKZKuLHeYTQe23DdQu5hV29Xa8w0jBbqrRO0.3bfP7UW-1XYueNwZfOhFkBOALVh_6Z0FtPIFqOq2GK4&dib_tag=se&qid=1722003226&refinements=p_27%3AAllen+J.+Frishman&s=books&sr=1-1 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

Joe Alterman is a jazz pianist who's performed at such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland, and Blue Note with his own trio and alongside legends like Houston Person, Les McCann, Dick Gregory, and Ramsey Lewis. Downbeat describes his sound as “rooted in the blues, and with a touch reminiscent of the great pianists of the 1950s—Red Garland, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans.” Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Joe's websitehttps://www.joealtermanmusic.com/ Joe's YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChq5mhnUt3EePioDpWuYalg 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

Margie Haber is a renowned acting coach whose celebrity clients include Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Tiffany Haddish, and many others. She runs Margie Haber Studio in Los Angeles and is the author of two books, How to Get the Part Without Falling Apart and F*ck Your Comfort Zone: Take a Risk and Become the Lead in Your Own Life. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren F*ck Your Comfort Zonehttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/F*ck-Your-Comfort-Zone/Margie-Haber/9781682451960 Margie's podcasthttps://margiehaber.com/acting-podcasts/ Margie Haber Studiohttps://margiehaber.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

Esther Friesner is a prolific and award-winning science fiction and fantasy author known for her humorous style and thematic focus on gender equality and social justice. Her many books include the Nobody's Princess, Sphinx's Princess, the Chicks in Chainmail series, and Threads and Flames, a YA novel about a Jewish girl caught up in the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Esther's Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Friesner Esther's Goodreads pagehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/33502.Esther_M_Friesner 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

Aaron Fruchtman is a musicologist and composer whose work examines Jewish film composers during Hollywood's Golden Age. He holds degrees in music composition from Berklee College of Music and the University of California, Riverside, and a doctorate in musicology from UC Riverside. He also earned an Advanced Studies Certificate in Music for Motion Pictures and Television from the University of Southern California. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Aaron's Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Fruchtman Sounding the Shofar in Hollywood Film Scoreshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvbcd1px.14 Projections of Musical Jewishness: Composers of Hollywood's Golden Agehttps://escholarship.org/uc/item/2500c312 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

Jeff Treistman is founder of the Jewish Comics Library of Seattle and the author and publisher of Graven, the library's newsletter. He also has a Substack blog, Son of the Wicked Child. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren JCLS Websitehttps://sites.google.com/view/jewish-comics-library/catalog?authuser=0 JCLS Cataloghttps://www.librarycat.org/lib/JCLS2023 JCLS – GoFundMehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/jewish-comics-library-of-seattle-stimulus-package/donate?modal=share&source=btn_story_donate Gravenhttps://jewishcomicslibrary.substack.com/ Son of the Wicked Childhttps://jefftreistman.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

Andy Muchin is an occasional freelance writer and host of the Sounds Jewish radio show, which has aired weekly since 2010. Sounds Jewish is available on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Radio-J.com, and PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Sounds Jewishhttps://exchange.prx.org/series/32262-sounds-jewish Some of Andy's journalismhttps://forward.com/authors/andrew-muchin/ https://www.jta.org/author/andrew-muchin https://jewishjournal.com/author/andrew_muchin/ 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

Jerry Sroka is an actor, writer, and producer known for his roles in Godspell, Antz, The Wild Thornberrys, and many more. His latest film is Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story, co-written with and co-starring his wife, Mariette Hartley. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Jerry's IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0820293/ Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story - websitehttps://ouralmostcompletelytruestory.com/ Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story – trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfZhr78gRcI Amusing Jews Merchhttps://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

Seymour Chwast is one of the most highly-regarded graphic designers in American history. In 1954, he founded the design group Push Pin Studios with Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Reynold Ruffins. Seymour has executed hundreds of advertising campaigns, designed multiple popular typefaces, and illustrated numerous books. His new book, an illustrated adaptation of Mark Twain's War Prayer, was just published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Joey Angel-Field Seymour Chwast Archivehttp://seymourchwastarchive.com/ Push Pin Galleryhttp://pushpininc.com/index.php Mark Twain's War Prayerhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/mark-twains-war-prayer Seymour Chwast – Offset 2012https://vimeo.com/54076897 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

“Ours is a community of people who, having moved beyond religion: Endeavor to understand and be grounded in science and reality. Strive to improve the quality of our lives, end needless suffering, find peace, prosper together as one human community and thrive in harmony with the other species we share this fragile world with. Recognize and honor the things that sustain life, that advance our civilization, and enable us to succeed as a species. Understand that what is truly sacred in life is the natural world we cannot violate, damage or destroy without putting our own lives in peril. Reject antiquated and dysfunctional religions that, thousands of years old and divisive, are impediments to human progress.” Link: https://www.thesecularcommunity.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrL761Ne6hgMVGlpHAR0NrQ20EAMYASAAEgLtRfD_BwE. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support