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An interview show celebrating Jewish contributors and contributions to American popular culture co-hosted by Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field.
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- 5 days ago33 min
Ep. 170: The Last of the Ellis Island Jews – with author Joel Dinerstein
Joel Dinerstein is a professor of English and Sizeler Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University, a jazz scholar, cultural historian, and author of The Last of the Ellis Island Jews: A Brooklyn Memoir. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Last of the Ellis Island Jewshttps://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Last-of-the-Ellis-Island-Jews Joel’s websitehttps://www.joeldinerstein.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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Ep: 169: Screenwriting in the 1970s – with writer Michael Elias
Michael Elias is a screenwriter-turned-novelist whose screen credits include The Jerk, The Frisco Kid, and Head of the Class. His latest novel is Bender’s L.A. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Bender’s L.A.https://stickingplacebooks.com/books/benders-la Michael’s websitehttps://www.michaeleliaswriter.co/ 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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- 2 weeks ago28 min
Ep. 168: Allan Sherman: Comedy Music Genius – with biographer Mark Cohen
Mark Cohen is an author and journalist whose books include Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Overweight Sensationhttps://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/O/bo43634385.html Mark’s websitehttps://www.markcohenbooks.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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- 3 weeks ago19 min
Ep. 167: Heavy Metal Jews – with metalhead Josh Kleinberg
Josh Kleinberg is a heavy metal afficionado whose article, “Spreading the Disease: Heavy Metal Jews and the Secular Sacred,” was published in the Spring 2026 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Humanistic Judaism Magazinehttps://shj.org/meaning-learning/humanistic-judaism-magazine/ 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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- Oct 5, 202624 min
Ep. 166: If Violins Could Talk – with ethnographer-novelist Yale Strom
Yale Strom is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music, history, and culture. His latest novel is The Autobiography of The Offenbacher. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Autobiography of The Offenbacherhttps://olympiapublishersusa.com/books/the-autobiography-of-the-offenbacher Yale’s websitehttps://www.yalestrom.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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- Sep 28, 202624 min
Ep. 165: Queer Culture Memoir – with author Ari Ashkenazi
Ari Ashkenazi is a retired professor of anthropology of art and arts education whose latest memoir is Retracing My Steps: A Queer Memoir. Retracing My Stepshttps://www.amazon.com/Retracing-My-Steps-Queer-Memoir/dp/B0HG87VNXY/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- Sep 21, 202620 min
Ep. 164: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me – with author Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor is a professor of history at Smith College and author of the new book, Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Something We Saidhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Something-We-Said/Elizabeth-Stordeur-Pryor/9781982154509 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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
- Sep 14, 202634 min
Ep. 163: The Real Philip Roth – with author Jacques Berlinerblau
Jacques Berlinerblau is the Rabbi Harold White Professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University and author of The Philip Roth We Don’t Know: Sex, Race, and Autobiography. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Philip Roth We Don’t Knowhttps://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5393/ Jacques’ websitehttps://www.jberlinerblau.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.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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