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Ami's House

Official weekly podcast of Ami Kozak! Best shmooze in the game.

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  • Wednesday · 35 min

    Brad Lander & Norman Finkelstein: The Self-Hating Jew Hall of Fame

    This Yom Kippur, I couldn't let it slide. Brad Lander stood up in front of a crowd that includes Hamas supporters and asked Jews to atone for a genocide he manufactured and then had the audacity to call it a confession. I broke down exactly why that's not just wrong, it's an inversion of everything he claims to stand for. And then we got into Norman Finkelstein, who had to think about whether rape and mass murder on October 7th were wrong. I also define what I actually mean by "self-hating Jew" because the term gets thrown around loosely, but these two? They earned it. Stick around for listener Q&A, some off-the-cuff rap battles, and a few thoughts on why there's never been a real partner for peace. Gmar chatima tova, may we all be written into the Good Book of Life. Join us at Patreon.com/Kozak and check out the merch at KozakStore.com.

  • September 16 · 23 min

    Shana Tova, Macklemore Got Dropped, Left vs. Right Antisemitism & Why You Need To Watch Fauda

    Shana Tova, everybody. We're in the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur a good time to reset, reevaluate, and apparently talk about Macklemore getting dropped from the Ed Sheeran tour. Honestly? Best thing that could have happened for him. Nothing makes you a martyr faster than getting kicked off a tour. But to the people celebrating it as a truth-telling moment, you might want to ask yourself where your information is actually coming from before you're that certain about your moral stance. I got into the difference between left-wing and right-wing antisemitism this episode — right-wing is like male aggression, they'll tell you exactly what they think. Left-wing is the feminine version: I love you, I love the Jews, Shana Tova, here's a video with Jewish kids eating apples and honey while everything coming through the gates is trying to destroy you. That's Mamdani. And then Norman Finkelstein sat down with Tucker Carlson this week, which is the horseshoe theory completing itself in real time. I also finished the new season of Fauda, if you need a reminder of why Israel is fighting this war, just watch it. It's incredible and it'll hit close to home. We closed with some AI optimism and a Trump impression on data centers, because why not. Shana Tova. May we all be written in the book of life. Become an honored guest on Patreon for exclusive content and full stand-up sets, link in the description. And grab your mug at KozakStore.com

  • September 11 · 57 min

    Abdul El-Sayed Said A Lot Of Words, Brad Lander Got Booed & Milo Got Deported

    Abdul El-Sayed made the rounds on The Breakfast Club and said absolutely nothing. No limiting principles, no prescriptive ideas, just platitudes, it just shouldn't be this way, we need to do better, working people, disrupt the system. I broke down why this empty left-wing MO never goes away and why the podcast circuit has become exactly what it replaced. Then there's Brad Lander, who showed up to a Palestinian rally and got called a ball sack. I can't make you love me, Brad and they never will. We got into JD Vance at the Republican Jewish Coalition dodging the Tucker question by condemning Fuentes and defending Rogan, which completely misses the point. Fuentes never had influence over you. Rogan is besides the point. Tucker is the issue. Norman Finkelstein was on saying Jews who support Israel deserve the antisemitism coming their way, I addressed why that starts from a false premise. And I did the Milo Yiannopoulos deportation impression, a Mamdani breakdown on his "death just kind of happened on 9/11" tweet, plus impressions of Tucker, Gavin Newsom, Ro Khanna, Andrew Wilson, Jordan Peterson, and a very honest attempt at Hassan Piker that I'll admit didn't totally land. Become an honored guest on Patreon for exclusive content and full stand-up sets, link in the description. And grab your mug at KozakStore.com

  • September 11 · 25 min

    JD Vance Said Tucker Is Just A Political Disagreement. Is He Wrong.

    I jumped on for a bonus live stream because this couldn't wait. A clip of JD Vance at the RJC is circulating, he's asked about Tucker Carlson and his answer is that we should be able to remain friends with people we have political disagreements with. I have a problem with that framing. The objections to Tucker are not political disagreements. We're not arguing about tax rates or military policy. We're talking about lying, simping for Putin, calling Hamas a political organization, smearing Ben Shapiro as a dual-loyalty Jew who can't be trusted, Holocaust revisionism, confusing an entire generation about who the good guys are. Those are ethical disagreements. Behavioral disagreements. And framing them as simply political is either deeply confused or a deliberate dodge. I also get into what happens to a movement when it refuses to draw ideological borders, look at what happened to the left and the rise of the DSA. Conservatism means conserving something. You can't do that while giving cover to the people actively working to destroy it. This one had to come out. I'll be back for a full episode soon. Become an honored guest on Patreon for exclusive content and Q&As, link in the description. Grab your mug at KozakStore.com

  • September 10 · 53 min

    Tucker Doesn't Believe In Math, Macklemore Defends Hamas & ChatGPT Put My Kids To Bed

    Tucker Carlson doesn't know if algebra is real. I'm not joking, the same guy who constantly talks about the decline of Western civilization and how China is beating us in STEM isn't sure if math was invented by humans. Meanwhile, Macklemore performed at MetLife calling for a free Palestine. This is the Same Love guy, the one who built his career on LGBTQ anthems. Macklemore, the people you're covering for throw gay people off rooftops. We also broke down the settler violence narrative and why the Western media's outrage is perfectly calibrated to miss the point entirely, the UK sanctioning Israel this week while ignoring the jihadis operating inside their own borders, and I gave Foreign Minister Miliband an honesty translator he desperately needed. Keir Starmer apparently thinks the best way to discourage terrorism is to reward it. And we closed out with something I'm genuinely excited about, I figured out how to use ChatGPT for bedtime stories with my kids, and they loved it more than any screen time we've ever done. Jonathan Haidt, if you're watching, I think I cracked it. Become an honored guest on Patreon for exclusive content, behind-the-scenes access, and Q&As, link in the description. And grab your mug at KozakStore.com

  • August 27 · 31 min

    Mark Ruffalo Gave The World A License To Hate

    I'm coming to you remotely today, it's that limbo week between camp and school. Two stories I had to get into. First, the JD Vance Hamptons fundraiser. A lot of people in the Jewish community reacted as if Vance was raising money at the home of a Tucker Carlson investor. I get the alarm bells, but I want to get it right: it was an RNC fundraiser, Omid Malik's involvement with the Tucker Carlson network ended a while ago, and mischaracterizing it costs us credibility when it actually matters. That said, Tucker Carlson IS the core issue, and the refusal of anyone in his orbit to draw clear lines is a real problem. Second, Mark Ruffalo used the Hollywood merger story to call the Ellisons genocide supporters because they back Israel. Here's what I think everyone misses: the hate comes second. The lie comes first. Before Hitler convinced anyone to harm Jews, he had to convince them Jews were evil. That's exactly what the genocide accusation against Israel does, it gives otherwise good people permission to hate. Mark Ruffalo may love Jews in his heart. It doesn't matter. He's handing out licenses. Plus: Jordan Peterson as Candace's therapist, PBD selling esrogim for Sukkot, and Chang. Join the Patreon: patreon.com/AmiKozak | Shop: thekozakstore.com

  • August 27 · 39 min

    The Candace Debate Was Rigged From The Start

    I watched the Andrew Wilson vs. Candace Owens debate on PBD and I have to be honest, the whole thing was set up to fail. Not because Andrew didn't do well, but because the debate accepted a false premise from the start. Candace wanted it to be about the Tyler Robinson case. That's not what anyone tuned in for. The real issue is her conduct: the lies, the conspiracies, the claims she makes on her show and then runs away from the moment someone presses her. Agreeing to litigate Tyler Robinson let her hide all of that. I break down exactly why the conversation went off the rails, what Candace's verbal trickery looks like in real time, and why "I'm 100% certain that's how I feel" is not an argument. I also do my Tucker impression, he texted Erica Kirk, a lot, she never responded, his number got blocked, possibly by a demon. Plus my Andrew Wilson impression (still not slipping into Brett Weinstein), the Charlie Kirk time traveler conspiracy bit, and some thoughts on why Dave Smith is being way too diplomatic about all of this. Join the Patreon: patreon.com/AmiKozak | Shop: thekozakstore.com

  • August 6 · 30 min

    Fauci's Back & I'm Not Over It: COVID, Tucker's Moral Inversion & Why This All Connects | Ami Kozak

    I talk about why Fauci trending again is bringing everything back and why I don't care he was wrong, I care he lied. I trace the line from COVID's institutional breakdown all the way to the anti-Semitism we're dealing with today, break down Tucker and Candace's moral inversion, and close out as Fauci: "I am the science." Shop merch: thekozakstore.com Join Patreon: patreon.com/AmiKozak Follow: @AmiKozakOfficial #AmisHouse #Fauci #ConservativeComedy

  • July 29 · 30 min

    Lindsey Graham Tribute, Tucker's Demons, JD Vance & Trump Singing Jackson 5 | Ami Kozak Live

    I consolidate everything under one channel, pay tribute to Lindsey Graham and his Hooties, recap my Tucker & Sean Ryan gas impression, break down JD Vance's blind spot on anti-Semitism, and do Trump singing "I Want You Back" about Bibi. Plus Modi, PBD, and Sean Ryan closing out the show. Join my Patreon for exclusive content, Q&As, musical sets and more: patreon.com/AmiKozak Shop the Kozak Store: thekozakstore.com

  • July 17 · 47 min

    Back from Israel And Why I Didn't Shame Clavicular | Ami's House Live

    Ami is back from two sold-out shows in Israel and weighs in on the Clavicular saga with a take nobody wants to hear: stop shaming him, and think about the audience. Ami Kozak is back from two sold-out shows in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Israel is alive, thriving, and inspiring and also, while he was there, so was Clavicular. Now Jewish Twitter is having an emotional crisis about it. Ami's take is pragmatic: he's not endorsing the behavior, the Miami Heil Hitler moment was awful, and the look-maxing lifestyle is not a model for young men. But Clavicular has a massive audience. If a 35-year-old version of him shows up at an anti-Semitism conference in 10 years and credits this trip as the start of his change of heart, the same people shaming him now would give him a standing ovation. So what approach actually moves the needle? He also breaks down why pro-Israel is becoming the new edgy for Gen Z, the difference between an ideological neo-Nazi and a 20-year-old provocateur, and why Yossi Farrow's tefillin-on-everyone strategy is just the Chabad approach at scale. Plus impressions: Jordan Peterson on Trump and Iran, Tucker interviewing Satan, Alex Jones on Clavicular and the Mediterranean frogs, Jake Shields, Yossi Farrow wrapping tefillin on Norman Finkelstein, and Normal Finkelstein — the man who just has regular beliefs. Israel show clips coming soon. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • June 16 · 37 min

    Knicks, Mamdani, the Iran Deal & Tucker Calls Danny Danon | Ami's House Live

    Ami goes live: the Knicks championship, Mamdani celebrating capitalism, the Trump-Bibi Iran deal panic, and impressions of Tucker, Mark Levin, Fuentes as a rabbi, and more. Ami goes live to cover it all: the New York Knicks championship win as a self-confessed bandwagon fan, Mamdani and the socialist left cheering the most capitalist event in America, and the Trump-Bibi tension over the Iran deal that has the pro-Israel world losing its mind. Ami's take: take a breath, don't be reactive, play the long game. He also breaks down why Candace and Tucker being popular right now is no threat to people with actual integrity, why the Daily Wire layoffs are not the sinking ship story people want them to be, and the fundamental divide between America's strategic interest and Israel's existential interest in the Iran conflict and why those timelines were always going to diverge. Impressions include: Stephen A. Smith predicting he would be wrong, Jalen Brunson with incredible humility, Trump playing 7D chess, Mark Levin furious at the Iran deal, Tucker Carlson calling Danny Danon to be removed from Israel's antisemite list, and by popular demand, Nick Fuentes going through the entire process of becoming a rabbi at Yeshiva University. Ami is performing in Israel June 24-25 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Merch launching soon. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • June 9 · 1 hr 3 min

    The Left Turned On the Jews: Why America's Soil STILL Rejects It | Batya Ungar-Sargon

    Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Ami to expose how anti-Semitism switched sides, why the right cleaned house, and what 300 years of forgotten American Jewish history tells us about where Jews really stand. Batya Ungar-Sargon is the author of The Jews and the Left. As she was finishing her manuscript about left-wing anti-Semitism, right-wing podcasters started becoming massive anti-Semites. She thought she'd be a laughing stock. Then the right actually cleaned house. Trump, Ben Shapiro, senators, cabinet members all said Tucker Carlson is not MAGA anymore. Tucker's new audience is Muslims. Candace Owens is bragging about it. But her deeper argument is about America itself. From the first Jew on American soil in 1654 who sued Peter Stuyvesant for anti-Semitism and won, to the founding fathers who saw Jews as the living embodiment of God-given rights, this country has always been different. Three hundred years of American Jewish history have been erased. The soil itself rejects Jew hate. They also cover the ADL's failure after October 7th, why anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism for the vast majority of Jews, the HIAS immigration conspiracy theory debunked, why Britain and Canada are lost but America is not, and Batya's prescription for the Jewish community: stop whining about anti-Semitism and keep Shabbos. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • June 2 · 51 min

    I'm Glad Mamdani SKIPPED It | Israeli Day Parade, Megan Kelly & Judge Roy Altman Exposes the NYT

    Mamdani skipped the Israeli Day Parade and Ami is relieved. He breaks down the thought experiment that ends every Israel debate, calls out Megan Kelly, and welcomes Judge Roy Altman. Mamdani became the first NYC mayor in history to skip the Israeli Day Parade. Ami's take is the opposite of what you'd expect: he's glad. He decodes Mamdani's calculated anti-Zionist language, walks through the thought experiment that ends every Israel debate, and fires at Megan Kelly for comparing her Israel shift to discovering she had cancer while calling out Candace Owens' Russia trip for what it really was. Then federal Judge Roy K. Altman joins the show. He's the author of the New York Times bestseller Israel on Trial and a former sexual violence prosecutor. Using his three-bucket courtroom evidence framework, he exposes the Nicholas Kristoff NYT hit piece on Israeli prison abuse — and explains why the NYT killed a Hamas rape report the day before it ran that piece. Israel scores three. The New York Times scores zero. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • May 26 · 1 hr 8 min

    Suicidal Empathy | Gad Saad on Islam, Antisemitism, Joe Rogan & How Good People Get It Wrong

    Gad Saad's Suicidal Empathy just became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller — and the thesis is as urgent as it is disturbing: the West is being dismantled not by its enemies, but by its own misguided compassion. Ami sits down with Professor Gad Saad to unpack what's really going on. They cover the Marxist roots of suicidal empathy and how it destroys personal agency, why antisemitism is like a shingles virus — dormant until the conditions are right — and why the concept of "radical Islam" is a comforting lie we need to stop telling. Islam is Islam. Individuals choose how seriously to follow it. They also get into what really happened when Gad spent three hours on Joe Rogan's show trying to counter a tsunami of anti-Israel voices. Why Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly's turns were genuinely surprising. Whether audience capture and personal slights — not ideology — drive most of these betrayals. And the only real path back. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • May 19 · 57 min

    Joe Rogan's Israel Problem | Gad Saad, "Suicidal Empathy" & When Lies Become Common Sense

    Joe Rogan pushed back hard on Gad Saad about Israel and we break down what that moment reveals: false narratives have become mainstream common sense. Michael Weber returns to unpack it all. Joe Rogan recently had Gad Saad on to discuss his book "Suicidal Empathy" and what happened on that show reveals something deeply disturbing: anti-Israel narratives have become so mainstream that even people without malicious intent are now holding opinions rooted in falsehoods. Michael Weber returns to Ami's House for his first appearance in months to break down this cultural moment. They cover what Joe Rogan's aggressive pushback on Gad Saad signals, why the "genocide" label has been normalized through propaganda, how the Jewish lobby trope seeps into well-meaning people, and what the real conspiracy is Qatar, China, and Russia funding anti-Israel sentiment in academia. Plus: a moving story from a Manhattan synagogue that captures just how much has shifted and what it means for how we engage with this conversation going forward. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • May 13 · 41 min

    Tyler Olivera on Tucker Carlson: What Israel Got Wrong

    Tyler Olivera just went on Tucker Carlson to expose Jewish communities in Lakewood and Muncie and Israel responded by banning him from the country. Ami breaks down why that was a mistake. Tyler Olivera just went on Tucker Carlson to expose Jewish communities in Lakewood and Muncie and Israel responded by banning him from the country. Ami breaks down why that was a mistake. What is the difference between a truth and THE truth? How should the Jewish community actually respond to people like Tyler and Tucker and why does fighting back with emotion play right into their hands? Also this week: the griper movement (Fuentes, Bilzerian, Ian Carroll) starts turning on each other, AOC's wage theft language games, and what Shane Gillis' Zionist joke at the Kevin Hart roast tells us about where public perception of Israel actually stands. Support the show: patreon.com/AmisHouse

  • April 28 · 1 hr 1 min

    Tal Oran Calls It Out: Middle Eastern Jew Explains The Truth About Talking to Arab Muslims

    In this episode of Ami’s House, I am joined by the legendary Tal Oran, better known online as "The Traveling Clatt." As a Mizrahi and Sephardic Jew, Tal brings a unique and often ignored perspective to the fight against anti-Semitism. We dive deep into why traditional institutional approaches to advocacy often fail and how Tal uses his background to directly engage with the Arab and Muslim worlds to flip the narrative. From discussing the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Iraq to exploring the shared DNA between Israelites and Palestinians, this conversation challenges mainstream perspectives on the Middle East conflict. Tal explains his "slap and kiss" method of debate—tearing down false identities with logic while offering a shared story to find a path toward genuine coexistence.

  • April 21 · 1 hr

    Who's Protecting Christians in the Middle East?

    Rabbi Pesach Wolicki joins Ami’s House to unpack a viral incident involving an IDF soldier desecrating a statue of Jesus — and the much bigger questions it raises about truth, narrative, and how real moral failures are used to distort reality. At the same time, a deeper shift is unfolding: the rise of the “woke right,” a grievance-driven movement pulling young conservatives toward conspiracy, anti-Semitism, and a fractured understanding of religion, history, and alliance. It’s a wide-ranging conversation on Jewish-Christian relations, historical memory, and why this moment feels less like political disagreement — and more like a broader confusion about what’s real, what matters, and who actually stands with whom.

  • April 15 · 43 min

    Trumps Tweets, Trump Vs Pope, and the Tide Turning on the Woke Right

    In this episode - Trump goes nuclear on Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, and Alex Jones… the divide on the right keeps getting messier… Kanye West enters another phase (and somehow comes out bigger than ever)… and the anti-Israel / anti-Jew grift may finally be hitting a breaking point. At the same time, a bigger shift is happening underneath it all: the “new media” world that was supposed to challenge mainstream narratives is starting to look a lot like the thing it replaced — audience capture, distorted reality, and a growing disconnect from what’s actually happening. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/amishouse

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