The Mahjcast: Two Bros Talk Mahjong

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The Mahjcast is American Mahjong with the filters off. Hosted by Jason and Ira, the Mahj Bros, it’s a funny, irreverent and refreshingly different take on the people, personalities, strategy, tournaments, trends, rules and table drama shaping the game. This isn’t a how-to show and it definitely isn’t your mother’s mahjong podcast. Expect sharp takes, ridiculous stories, strong opinions, guest personalities, Mahj Confessions and plenty of debate. Pull up a chair—you’ve got a front-row seat to the culture exploding around the table.

  1. 5d ago

    Ep. 209: The Accidental Mahj Bro: Brent Reinke's Viral Mahjong Empire

    What happens when a guy who doesn't even play mahjong makes a funny video about his wife playing the game, and accidentally becomes one of the biggest personalities in the mahjong world? This week, the Mahj Bros welcome Brent Reinke, the hilarious musical mastermind behind @mywifeplaysmahjong, for an episode packed with laughs, viral stories, live music, and plenty of mahjong madness. Brent takes us behind the scenes of his unlikely rise from 76 Instagram followers to viral sensation, including the late-night garage recording that started it all, the infamous dead-hand incident with a mahjong player known as "The General," and how his love of music and comedy turned into an unexpected business. Plus, Brent performs LIVE on The Mahjcast! We're talking Eminem-inspired mahjong rap, an original comedy song, and a few surprises that have Jason and Ira wondering if they've finally met their match in the Mahj Bro department. Also in this episode: Mini Mahj Daily obsessions, leaderboard rivalries, and some very questionable Charleston decisions. When should you actually stop the Charleston? Jason and Ira debate. A look at the @MahjPassport app. And a Last Tile celebrating what happens when creativity, opportunity, and a little mahjong magic collide. From accidental viral fame to making a living in the world of mahj, Brent proves that sometimes the best hand is the one you never saw coming. Pull up your chair, rack your tiles, and let's play! 🎙️ The Mahjcast with Jason & Ira — The Mahj Bros 🌐 themajbros.com 📸 Instagram & Facebook: @themahjbros 🀄 New episodes every Friday!

    Ep. 209: The Accidental Mahj Bro: Brent Reinke's Viral Mahjong Empire

  2. Oct 30

    Ep. 208: Halloween Hydrangae Horror, Mahjong Scandals & The Pivot of a Lifetime!

    It's Halloween on The Mahjcast, and Ira has gone ALL OUT with a costume that needs to be seen to be believed: a pickup truck backing into those poor hydrangeas. Yes, really. And that's just the beginning of the madness! We're still recovering from our Vegas FOMO, but this week we've got a special edition of the Mahjcast Mailbag that's serving up more drama than a reality TV reunion! 👻 The Charleston Cheating Scandal! Two players caught secretly texting to sabotage a friend's hand. Is this mahjong or organized crime with racks? The Bros weigh in! 🀄 The Great Mahjong Podcast Mahj-Off! We're gearing up to battle Jenn and Cathy from The Mahj Salon in NYC, and suddenly we're realizing these ladies might actually know how to play. 🎀 Mahjong for a Cause! We're celebrating $10,000 raised for charity, including a big win for Breast Cancer Alliance. Plus, the great Mini Mahj Daily hat controversy continues! 🔪 Murder Mystery Mahjong! From The Polished Tile's killer event in San Antonio to a completely unexpected detour into The Golden Girls, things get weird. Naturally. ❤️ The Pivot of a Lifetime! Jason's 78-year-old mom pulls off an absolutely legendary comeback, winning on the very last tile. It's a proud son moment not to be missed. It's a shorter episode, but the laughs, drama, and mahjong madness are bigger than ever. Pull up your chair, rack your tiles, and let's play! 🎙️ Stay Connected with The Mahj Bros! 🌐 Website: themahjbros.com — Listen to episodes, check out upcoming events, shop merch, and join our newsletter! 📸 Instagram: @themahjbros 👍 Facebook: The Mahj Bros 🎧 Listen, follow, and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. Love the show? Leave us a rating or review, share it with your mahjong crew, and slide into our DMs. We love hearing from you! May the jokers be with you! 🀄

    Ep. 208: Halloween Hydrangae Horror, Mahjong Scandals & The Pivot of a Lifetime!

  3. Oct 23

    Ep. 207: Vegas, Baby! We've got a Mahj Bro on Top! 👑

    The tiles were flying, the competition was fierce, and the biggest names in mahjong descended on Las Vegas for Mahjong World Championships, hosted by Destination Mah Jongg! The Mahj Bros may have missed the action in person (the FOMO is REAL), but we've got the inside scoop from some of the best players on the tournament circuit! 🏆 Meet the new King of Vegas! World Champion Dave Moussa joins us fresh off his big win, sharing the strategies, split-second decisions, and secrets that helped him take the crown. From playing smart with Jokers to knowing when to switch hands and when to go defensive, this is tournament advice you won't want to miss! 🀄 OG Mahj Bro Lance Karp from @mahjwithlance is back with a masterclass in tournament strategy! We're talking Charleston secrets, reading your opponents, playing fast, and the one section of the NMJL card he thinks EVERYONE needs to master. 🎥 Stephanie Breitbard from @bougiemahjie takes us behind the scenes of the World Championships with all the Vegas personalities, fierce competition, table drama, and a sneak peek at the exciting new mahjong documentary in the works! 🌊 PLUS! Liz from @HamptonsMahj stops by with her gorgeous new Out East collection and an exclusive 15% discount for Mahjcast listeners using code MAHJBROS at hamptonsmahj.co. And of course, we've got Mini Mahj Daily updates, plenty of laughs, and all the Mahj Bros chaos you love. Whether you're a tournament regular, thinking about entering your first competition, or just want to become a better player, this episode is PACKED with tips from the top! 🎧 Listen to The Mahjcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Amazon Music. 📲 Instagram & Facebook: @themahjbros🌐 www.themahjbros.com Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and LET'S PLAY! 🎲

    Ep. 207: Vegas, Baby! We've got a Mahj Bro on Top! 👑

  4. Oct 16

    Ep. 206: Mahj Boss Jamie Lynn Sigler Talks Mahjong, Her Happy Place & Texas Blanks!

    This week, the Mahj Bros welcome the one and only Jamie Lynn Sigler! From playing Meadow Soprano on one of television's most iconic shows to becoming an author, podcast host, and full-fledged mahjong maven, Jamie joins Jason and Ira for a hilarious, heartfelt, and completely unfiltered conversation. Turns out, Jamie learned mahjong the Texas way, complete with blanks, a few loosey-goosey rules, and some revelations that nearly sent the Mahj Bros over the edge! She dishes on her mahjong obsession, her favorite ways to play, and how the game has become a meaningful source of friendship, connection, and joy while navigating life's challenges. And of course, we couldn't let her leave without imagining what a mahjong night with Carmela, Meadow, Dr. Melfi, and the rest of The Sopranos crew might look like. Fuggedaboutit! PLUS: The fabulous 10-Joker @Zac.Mathias joins us to share an incredible cause benefiting the Breast Cancer Alliance, and the Bros are getting in on the action! We're also giving the 2026 NMJL card a six-month review, celebrating some @MiniMahjDaily victories, and dishing on all the latest Mahj Moments. It's an episode packed with laughs, a little controversy, and a whole lot of heart. Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let's play! 🎧 Listen, follow, and share The Mahjcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. 📲 Instagram & Facebook: @themahjbros 🌐 www.themahjbros.com 💗 Support the Breast Cancer Alliance: www.breastcanceralliance.org 📖 Check out Jamie Lynn Sigler's And So it Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope on Amazon here

    Ep. 206: Mahj Boss Jamie Lynn Sigler Talks Mahjong, Her Happy Place & Texas Blanks!

  5. Oct 9

    Ep. 205: Jill Kargman Joins the Bros, Haunted Tiles & a Very Mahjy Week

    It’s spooky season, and this one is stacked. Gotham's Mahj Queen of Halloween Jill Kargman joins us with Sandi Drucker-Wright and Peyton Cochran, the founders of Center & Spring, to talk mahjong, Halloween, goth glamour, fast play, dead hands, and the limited-edition collection that’s basically impossible to get your hands on. Jill also gets into why mahjong became such an obsession, her dream table, tournament play, and why sometimes the best response to table drama is simply: it’s just an f'in game, people! Then we recap one of the mahj-iest weeks we’ve ever had: the Mahjong Warriors tournament, a house full of out-of-town players, a visit from the team behind a new mahjong documentary, a big Mahj the Magazine night in NYC, Mini Mahj Daily chaos, and more questionable decisions than we’d care to admit. Plus: Jason wins a hand that may have changed his life, Ira continues to be everyone’s favorite, and we raise a cauldron to badass women making mahjong cooler, weirder and more fun. Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play. Follow us: @themahjbros on Instagram + Facebook Follow our new friends: @jillkargman & @centerandspring Everything Mahj Bros: www.themahjbros.com Listen, subscribe, rate & review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.

    Ep. 205: Jill Kargman Joins the Bros, Haunted Tiles & a Very Mahjy Week

  6. Oct 2

    Ep. 204: The Tao of Lara, The Men Who Mahj Paradox & Everyone Still Hates Ivy #IYKYK

    This week on The Mahjcast, we’re joined by Lara from @larasmahjongedit, one of the fastest-rising teachers in the mahjiverse, to talk about how she went from teaching herself the game to building a huge online mahjong community, plus her best advice for beginners, Charleston strategy, black dragons, tournaments, playing for money and more. Then Jason and Ira get into a question they’ve been asking for a while: why don’t more men mahj? We dig into some of the history of mahjong in America, how it became so closely associated with women, and why the game may finally be having a bro moment. Plus: Mini Mahj Daily drama, a very competitive mailbag, mahjong tells, a lost card found, @sodakmahj hysterics, a grandmother’s vintage set, and plenty of nonsense along the way. Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play. Follow The Mahj Bros:Instagram: @themahjbrosFacebook: @themahjbrosCheck out our site and new merch: www.themahjbros.com Follow Lara:Instagram: @larasmahjongeditWebsite: www.laurasmahjongedit.com

    Ep. 204: The Tao of Lara, The Men Who Mahj Paradox & Everyone Still Hates Ivy #IYKYK

  7. Sep 25

    Ep. 203: Our Big Exclusive w/ MMD Founder Leslie Kimel, Peeing our Pants w/ the Mahj Ladies & Jason's Birthday Surprise

    This week on The Mahjcast, it’s Jason’s birthday, and the Bros are celebrating with one of our BIGGEST episodes yet. 🎂🀄 First up, the hysterical social media mahjong sensations @mahjladies pull up a chair. Mara and Sharon talk about going from a decades-long weekly mahjong game to social media stardom, Cameos, mahjong fame, questionable tuna fish etiquette, pickleball, the Alamo, Marshalls, and everything in between. Let’s just say there wasn’t a dry Depends to be found. And then, a Mahjcast exclusive: Lesssssssslie Kimel, founder and creator of @MiniMahjDaily, joins us for a rare interview about the phenomenon that has taken the mahjong world by storm. Leslie gives us the story behind MMD, how she built the “Wordle of mahjong,” what nearly half a million games played looks like, why Ivy is such a bitch, the recent National Mah Jongg League card rollout, and where Mini Mahj Daily goes from here. Plus: 🀄 Jason and Ira play the 1973–74 NMJL card 🀄 Ira reveals the final results of his Summer Challenge… and then loses the evidence 🀄 A birthday edition of “How Well Does Ira Know Jason?” 🀄 The Mahj Bros Battle heats up on Mini Mahj Daily 🀄 And The Last Tile looks at the creators, personalities and communities turning mahjong from a game into a full-blown lifestyle It’s funny, a little inappropriate, occasionally educational, and very Mahj Bros. Pull up a chair. Rack your tiles. Let’s play. 🎧 Listen to The Mahjcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 📲 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: @themahjbros 🌐 Everything Mahj Bros: themahjbros.com And, as always… may the jokers be with you. 🀄

    Ep. 203: Our Big Exclusive w/ MMD Founder Leslie Kimel, Peeing our Pants w/ the Mahj Ladies & Jason's Birthday Surprise

  8. Sep 18

    Ep. 202: Mini Mahj Daily Mania, Kim Eagle's Exposure Debate & The Best Fan Mail Ever!

    Ira is back in the studio, the mahjiverse is busy, and this week’s episode has a little bit of everything. We’re recapping Jason’s latest tournament adventure with his mom in New Jersey, checking in on Ira’s very loosely defined “challenge,” and celebrating a big update from Mini Mahj Daily that's quite literally, a game changer. Then Kim Eagle from @ladiesthatmahj joins us for CALL IT, where one seemingly simple mahjong etiquette question turns into exactly the kind of debate we love: part rules, part courtesy, part strategy, and very much up for discussion. We’ve also got updates on upcoming trips and events, plenty of Mahj Bros chaos, and one of our best Mailbags yet with some incredibly thoughtful, funny, and very on-brand notes and gifts from listeners. And yes, there’s a little New Year energy in the air too as we ring in 5787, with a Last Tile about tradition, community, and why this game keeps bringing people together. Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play. 🛍️ Shop the Mahj Bros store at themahjbros.comUse code PINKICEDTEA for 20% off through the end of the month. 📲 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: @themahjbros💌 Send us your table drama, rules debates, Mahj Moments and confessions at hello@themahjbros.com

    Ep. 202: Mini Mahj Daily Mania, Kim Eagle's Exposure Debate & The Best Fan Mail Ever!
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The Mahjcast is American Mahjong with the filters off. Hosted by Jason and Ira, the Mahj Bros, it’s a funny, irreverent and refreshingly different take on the people, personalities, strategy, tournaments, trends, rules and table drama shaping the game. This isn’t a how-to show and it definitely isn’t your mother’s mahjong podcast. Expect sharp takes, ridiculous stories, strong opinions, guest personalities, Mahj Confessions and plenty of debate. Pull up a chair—you’ve got a front-row seat to the culture exploding around the table.

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