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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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#163
September 14 · 34 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 ...
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#162
September 7 · 20 min
Ep. 162: Bernie Krigstein, EC Comics & “Master Race” – with graphic novelist Joe D’Esposito
Joe D’Esposito is a comic book artist and painter whose latest graphic novel, The Outsider, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Outsider...
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#159
August 31 · 25 min
Ep. 161: Immigration, Growing Pains, and the American Playground – with novelist Michael Isaac Shokrian
Michael Isaac Shokrian is publisher of the Thieving Magpie literary quarterly and author of the new novel, American Playground. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Michael’s website...
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#160
August 24 · 38 min
Ep. 160: Jewish Art for Our Times – with fine artist Yona Verwer
Yona Verwer is a Dutch-born multidisciplinary visual artist based in New York City and founder of the Jewish Art Salon, a global network of contemporary Jewish visual artists and scholars. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field ...
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#159
August 17 · 22 min
Ep. 159: The Art of the Pickle – with fine artist Hannah Eve Rothbard
Hannah Eve Rothbard is a multimedia artist, curator, and writer based in New York City. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Hannah’s website https://www.hannaheverothbard.com/ 81 Leonard Gallery...
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#158
August 10 · 33 min
Ep. 158: Ascendants: Technology, Corporate Power, & Humanity’s Future – with sci-fi author Don Schechter
Ascendants: Technology, Corporate Power, & Humanity’s Future – with sci-fi author Don Schechter Don Schechter is an author, filmmaker, and film & media studies professor at Tufts University. His debut sci-fi novel is Ascendants. ...
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August 3 · 20 min
Ep: 157: Justice Girl & The Birth of Television – with novelist Julian David Stone
Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose novels include The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Julian’s...
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#156
July 27 · 29 min
Ep. 156: The Best of All Possible Planets – with sci-fi author Alex Shvartsman
Alex Shvartsman is a prolific science-fiction author whose latest novel is The Best of All Possible Planets. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Best of All Possible Planets...
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#155
July 20 · 42 min
Ep. 155: Can We Laugh at That? – with author Jacques Berlinerblau
Jacques Berlinerblau is the Rabbi Harold White Professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University and author of the new book, Can We Laugh at That? Comedy in a Conflicted Age. Can We Laugh at That?...
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July 13 · 44 min
San Diego Comic-Con Origins – with Mathew Klickstein and Gus Krueger
Mathew Klickstein is a pop culture historian and author of See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture. Gus Krueger is an art director and designer for the theme park industry and the son of Comic-Con...
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July 6 · 44 min
Ep. 154: Punk Rock Jews – with author Steven Lee Beeber
Steven Lee Beeber is a freelance journalist and author of The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB...
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July 2 · 42 min
Jewish Soldiers in the American Civil War – with researcher Adrienne DeArmas
Adrienne DeArmas is director of the Shapell Roster of Jewish Service in the American Civil War at the Shapell Manuscript Foundation, an independent educational organization dedicated to the research, collection, and exhibition of original manuscripts...
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June 29 · 30 min
Happy Birthday Mel Brooks! – with biographer Patrick McGilligan
Patrick McGilligan is a biographer and film historian whose books include, Funny Man: Mel Brooks. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Funny Man: Mel Brooks...
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#153
June 22 · 26 min
Ep: 153: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford – with filmmakers Gaylen Ross and Carol King
Director Gaylen Ross and producer Carol King have a new documentary, Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Sapiro v. Ford https://sapirovford.com/ GR...
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#152
June 15 · 31 min
Ep. 152: Black-Jewish Jazz – with jazz pianist Joe Alterman
Joe Alterman is an Altana-based jazz pianist and executive director of the Neranenah Concert and Culture Series. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Joe’s website https://www.joealtermanmusic.com/ ...
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#151
June 8 · 30 min
Ep. 151: The End-of-Life Option – with novelist Eric Beck Rubin
Eric Beck Rubin is an author and academic whose new novel is Ten Clear Days. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Ten Clear Days https://www.turtlepointpress.com/books/ten-clear-days/ Eric’s...
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#150
June 1 · 23 min
Ep. 150: Houdini’s Library – with author Barb Rosenstock
Barb Rosenstock is a picture book author whose latest book is Houdini’s Library. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Houdini’s Library...
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#149
May 25 · 24 min
Ep. 149: The Jewish American Military Historical Society – with founding president Samuel P. Yudin
Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Samuel P. Yudin recently retired from the California Army National Guard and is president of the Jewish American Military Historical Society. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer:...
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#148
May 18 · 21 min
Ep. 148: Making Comics – with underground cartoonist Kim Deitch
Kim Deitch is a prolific cartoonist who’s been making comics since the underground movement of the 1960s. His latest book is How I Make Comics, published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer Mike...
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#147
May 11 · 31 min
Ep. 147: Respecting Rodney Dangerfield – with biographer Michael Seth Starr
Michael Seth Starr is a prolific biographer whose books include Nothin’ Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Michael’s website...
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