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Welcome to People Jew Wanna Know, a podcast sharing stories of remarkable Jewish people! Hosted by Margarita Lyadova, each episode features conversations with interesting Jewish guests of today and historical figures who’ve shaped Jewish culture and identity. Together, we seek answers to today's essential questions facing the Jewish people. New episodes every Wednesday. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @peoplejewwannaknow for extras, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode. Support our work here: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow
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Raheel Raza is a Pakistani-Canadian author, journalist, and president of Muslims Facing Tomorrow. She'll help you understand everything you'd like to know about Radical Islam. She's testified at the UN, spoken at Harvard and Oxford, and visited Israel 14 times. She also happens to be one of the warmest humans you'll ever meet.This is the conversation where Margarita finally gets to ask the questions that feel too "icky" to ask — about dhimmitude, about why Western Muslim leaders skew extreme, and about how Jews and Muslims can actually still be friends. Raheel answers every single one with patience and zero PC filter.Learn more about Raheel's work at www.raheelraza.comSupport our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda02:30 From Karachi to Canada — finding the Jewish world through Anne Frank05:10 Why the Jewish-Muslim conflict isn't religious07:40 Inside the Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism11:00 Defeat radical Islamism, defeat antisemitism15:30 Hadith-based Islam and the politics of extremism20:00 What the Palestinian diaspora gets wrong, and the promise of the Abraham Accords24:30 What Jews can actually do — Rabbi Sacks, samosas, and culinary diplomacy32:00 Canada's "polite pogrom" and the Mamdani problem38:00 Dhimmitude vs. reform Islam44:00 Raheel's three-question litmus test for any Muslim you meet49:00 Closing Remarks
Marina the Marathon Princess has run 76 marathons, finished multiple Ironmans, and walked the entire length of Israel. Her running joke, pun intended, is that she's one of the slowest people doing some of the hardest races in the world. Marina is an activism trendsetter who printed "Stand With Israel" on a race shirt years before October 7th.What started as a couchsurfing trip to Tel Aviv with a giant backpack turned into a years-long love affair with Israel, the Hebrew language, and the runners who cheer her on at every kilometer. Learn from Marina about what it takes to do the hardest things with the biggest smile. Follow Marina on Instagram @marathon.princessSupport our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda02:30 From investment banking to 76+ marathons05:15 Willpower is overrated — systems and mental tricks for endurance09:00 The Tinder match that turned into a love for Israel12:45 Printing a "Stand With Israel" shirt and losing followers15:30 Why people who visit Israel walk away changed18:00 What people misunderstand about being Jewish21:00 Reclaiming Zionism and reframing antisemitism as conspiracy theory24:30 On Nice Jewish Runners26:00 Closing Remarks
Brianna Wu is the voice of reason on the left. The video game developer turned political commentator turned Democratic insider has spent her career being first to name what other people are too scared to say out loud — and she brings that same clarity to one of the most uncomfortable conversations on the American left right now.In this episode, Brianna talks about why democrat elites privately know better, why "respectability politics" are failing Jews, and what an actually effective information war would look like. Follow Brianna Wu on Instagram @BriannaWuSaysSupport our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow**What We Discuss:**00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda02:45 Mississippi, the Democratic Party, and the long project against Jews08:20 The Jews who showed up when Brianna transitioned12:10 Regrets about supercharging the progressive movement18:30 No panacea for antisemitism (or Jew hatred)24:15 Stop the conferences, start the information warfare30:40 What's actually happening to the trans community right now37:20 Why "as a Jew" isn't a credential43:50 Brianna's question for Margarita46:30 Closing Remarks
Shay Khatiri grew up in an Iranian Communist household where his dad handed him Das Kapital at age 12 — and somehow ended up a neoconservative Persian researcher at CAMERA, fighting media bias against Israel. Shay knows more about Jewish life than most Jews, and will absolutely turn off your lights before leaving Shabbat dinner.Shay breaks down why Iranians were cheering on Israeli fighter jets from their rooftops, the 2,500-year friendship between Persians and Jews that started with Cyrus the Great, and what the future for Iran may entail.Follow Shay on X @ShayKhatiriSupport our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda03:15 Growing up in a Communist household in Iran08:20 How the West misunderstands a society at war12:40 Why Iranians cheered for Israeli fighter jets18:30 What it will actually take to topple the regime22:15 The 2,500-year friendship between Persians and Jews30:00 Iranians today: the most pro-Israel nation after Israel itself34:20 How Americans can actually help the Iranian people38:45 The "as a Jew" problem and rebellion against immigrant parents44:10 Closing Remarks
Andy Buckley is David Wallace. You know him. You love him. But before he was Steve Carell's perfectly straight-faced boss at Dunder Mifflin, he spent years as a Merrill Lynch wealth manager — which explains why his corporate deadpan hits so painfully right. He's also one of the most thoughtful and openly supportive non-Jewish allies the community has had since October 7th.Andy talks about the moment that gave him permission to speak up, the dinner-table education that came with marrying into a Jewish family, and why he thinks the loudest voices in Hollywood are often the least informed. Plus: the lost art of being a straight man, his audition origin story, and the surprising flight he took next to Ana Kasparian's husband.Follow Andy Buckley on Instagram @AndyBuckley2020Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda03:00 From Stanford to Wall Street to David Wallace09:30 The Underrated Power of the Straight Man14:00 Trusting Your Voice as an Artist18:30 Visiting Auschwitz, Marrying Into a Jewish Family, and Learning Slowly22:00 What Amar'e Stoudemire's Post Unlocked27:00 Why Hollywood Stays Quiet32:00 Sitting Next to Ana Kasparian's Husband on a Plane37:00 What Andy Wants from Hollywood (and What Margarita Doesn't)39:00 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination
Margarita returns for a solo episode to catch you up on the comeback of the “Goy You Will Enjoy” season — dedicated to the allies showing up for the Jewish community — and the current state of Jinsta.She also reads a powerful letter from a listener about intermarriage that sparked one of the most thoughtful conversations we’ve had in a long time. Truly an incredible note.Follow People Jew Wanna Know on Instagram @peoplejewwannaknow Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow
Dr. Monasebian is a board-certified plastic surgeon, and the man Margarita personally trusts with her own face.A Forest Hills native, Brandeis graduate, and proud half-Sephardic, half-Ashkenazi Jew, Dr. Monasebian has built a reputation not just for exceptional results, but for telling patients the truth. In an industry full of hype, he’s refreshingly candid about what procedures are worth considering, which ones are overhyped, and why credentials matter more than ever.In this conversation, we discuss everything from the evolution of rhinoplasty among Jewish patients to the rise of non-surgical treatments, body dysmorphia, aging gracefully, and the biggest misconceptions about plastic surgery. We also explore how he approaches these conversations with his own children—and the procedures he'd never recommend.Follow Dr. Monasebian on Instagram: @parkaveplasticsurgeryListeners get a complimentary consultation — just mention People Jew Wanna Know.Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda03:00 Dr. Monasebian's Jewish upbringing09:30 Why credentials matter (and what can go wrong)14:00 How rhinoplasty culture has shifted for Jewish patients17:30 Surgical vs. non-surgical: how to choose24:00 Aging well after a procedure29:00 Talking to his own kids about cosmetic work33:00 Saying no: unrealistic requests and body dysmorphia38:00 Lightning round — most underrated, most overrated, biggest pet peeves46:30 CoolSculpting, Kybella, etc.50:00 A message to Jewish New Yorkers53:00 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination
Rebecca Brooks is the dark horse behind some of the biggest food and lifestyle personalities you know — Rachael Ray, Andrew Zimmern, Guy Fieri, Jacques Torres, Robert Irvine. She founded the Brooks Group at 25 out of her husband's family office in New York, and basically helped invent the "lifestyle of food" category before Food Network was a household name. Margarita talks to Rebecca about what actually happens behind the curtain — how to fix a PR crisis, how to say no without burning the bridge, and why the best clients lead with story, not product. Plus a tangent on what Judaism actually says about psychics, mediums, and the woo-woo of it all.Follow Rebecca on Instagram @Rebecca_BrooksPR and @BrooksGroupPR and check out her website brookspr.com Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda06:11 Growing up Jewish on Long Island10:30 Starting the Brooks Group at 2514:00 Pioneering storytelling in beauty PR17:45 Advising Jewish clients on speaking out20:30 Owning mistakes and the art of the apology23:15 How to say no without burning bridges25:40 Joe Dispenza, Reiki, and reading energy28:30 Message to the Jewish people & Guest Nomination
Welcome to People Jew Wanna Know, a podcast sharing stories of remarkable Jewish people! Hosted by Margarita Lyadova, each episode features conversations with interesting Jewish guests of today and historical figures who’ve shaped Jewish culture and identity. Together, we seek answers to today's essential questions facing the Jewish people. New episodes every Wednesday. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @peoplejewwannaknow for extras, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode. Support our work here: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow
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