Amusing Jews

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Amusing Jews

An interview show celebrating Jewish contributors and contributions to American popular culture co-hosted by Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Ep. 73: Cartoonists Against Racism – with historian Rafael Medoff

    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 Racism https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-364/Cartoonists-Against-Racism-TPB   Whistleblowers https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-433/Whistleblowers-Four-Who-Fought-to-Expose-the-Holocaust-to-America-TPB   The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies http://new.wymaninstitute.org/   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    28 min

  2. SEPT 30

    Ep. 72: American Jewish Material Culture – with museum expert Avi Decter

    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 History https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538115626/Exploring-American-Jewish-History-through-50-Historic-Treasures   Avi’s Museum Expert page https://www.museumexpert.org/team/avi-decter   Avi on Jewish Museums https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/jewish-museums/   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    40 min

  3. SEPT 23

    Ep. 71: Voicing Teddy Ruxpin – with actor Phil Baron

    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 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056295/   Phil’s Teddy Ruxpin Wiki https://teddyruxpin.fandom.com/wiki/Phil_Baron   Teddy Ruxpin Commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkr_4RICL9M   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    27 min

  4. SEPT 16

    Ep. 70: Why You Like It: Music, Taste, & Pandora – with composer Nolan Gasser

    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 website https://www.nolangasser.com/   Why You Like It (book page) https://www.whyyoulikeit.com/   Nolan’s TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3wzSjKKvf4   Nolan’s NASA music (GLAST Prelude) https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov//10251   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    46 min

  5. SEPT 9

    Ep. 69: Jews, Emo & Say Anything – with researcher Gabrielle Newman

    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 Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    22 min

  6. SEPT 2

    Ep. 68: The Art of Anger – with political cartoonist Eli Valley

    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 website https://www.elivalley.com/   Eli’s Patreon https://www.patreon.com/elivalley   Museum of Degenerates https://orbooks.com/catalog/museum-of-degenerates/   VICE News segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7Kh7ke_XA   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    23 min

  7. AUG 26

    Ep. 67: God’s Gang, Snot Goblins, and Comedy Writing – with writer Rob Kutner

    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 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1243193/   Rob’s website https://www.robkutner.com/   God’s Gang – trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXLtCsa6yy4   God’s Gang – full episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPVtpRlNQY4   Snot Goblins https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250780799/snotgoblinsandothertastelesstales   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    25 min

  8. AUG 19

    Ep. 66: Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz – with graphic memoirist Ari Richter

    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 Auschwitz https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/ari-richter/products/never-again-will-i-visit-auschwitz-a-graphic-family-memoir-of-trauma-inheritance   Ari’s website https://www.aririchter.com/   Ari’s professor page https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/fine-arts-program/ari-richter   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

    39 min
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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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  • Creator
    Atheists United Studios
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Clean
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