A Few of My Favourite Jews The CJN Podcast Network
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Twice a month, comedian Laura Leibow invites a guest to chat about their favourite Jewish person. Hopefully, someone learns something about somebody.
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Bob Dylan, feat. Jordan Foisy
Despite his vague statements, Christian lyrics and brief conversion to evangelicalism, Bob Dylan is considered a Jew by most Jews. He had a bar mitzvah; his parents were involved in B'nai Brith and Hadassah; he went to Camp Herzl. He's performed in Tel Aviv and at a Chabad telethon.
That's evidence enough for Jordan Foisy, a comedian and writer, whose favourite Jew is the Nobel-winning troubadour poet and singer born Robert Zimmerman.
Credits
This show is hosted and edited by Laura Leibow (@lauraleibow on Instagram and @tweibow on Twitter). Follow Jordan on Twitter @JordanFoisy. Follow The CJN on Instagram (@thecjn) and find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca. -
Lisa Kudrow, feat. Sam Sferrazza
Examining the life of Lisa Kudrow, before, during and after her career peaked on Friends. Comedian Sam Sferrazza (samislaughing.com) joins. Check out Sam's podcast, Prepare to Die.
Credits
This show is hosted and edited by Laura Leibow (@lauraleibow on Instagram and @tweibow on Twitter). Follow The CJN on Instagram (@thecjn) and find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca. -
Fran Lebowitz, feat. Rachel Manson
From the moment Rachel Manson first saw Fran Lebowitz in The Wolf of Wall Street, she... didn't know who Lebowitz was. But after that—and after multiple personal crises during the pandemic, during which she watched Pretend It's a City and started reading her books—she became a fan.
See more of Rachel's work at rachelmanson.com.
Credits
This show is hosted and edited by Laura Leibow (@lauraleibow on Instagram and @tweibow on Twitter). Follow The CJN on Instagram (@thecjn) and find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca. -
Jerry Seinfeld, feat. Leah Abrahams
"What's the deal with A Few of My Favourite Jews? Do people really have favourite Jews? You ever notice how nobody goes around saying, 'Gee, I really like this Jew.' If they did, I betcha I'd be on a lot of people's lists." – Jerry Seinfeld, probably
Credits
This show is hosted and edited by Laura Leibow (@lauraleibow on Instagram and @tweibow on Twitter). Follow The CJN on Instagram (@thecjn) and find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca. -
The Coen brothers, feat. the Warry-Smith brothers
For Season 2 of AFOMFJ, we're changing our format. This is now Brothers on Brothers, a show exclusively interviewing two brothers you haven't heard of discuss two brothers you have heard of. So we invited Dan and Matt Warry-Smith join to discuss their favourite Jewish movie-makers, Joel and Ethan Coen.
Credits
This show is hosted and edited by Laura Leibow (@lauraleibow on Instagram and @tweibow on Twitter). Follow The CJN on Instagram (@thecjn) and find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca. -
Sacha Baron Cohen, feat. Sophie Buddle
Sacha Baron Cohen has been nominated for three Oscars—but he's never won. Sophie Buddle, on the other hand, has actually won a Juno Award for her 2019 comedy album. Who would you rather hear interviewed on this podcast? (Just kidding; you don't have a choice.)
Find Sophie's work at her website (sophiebuddlecomedy.com) and follow her on Twitter (@sophiebuddle) and Instagram (@sophbuds)
Follow Laura on Instagram (@lauraleibow) and Twitter (@tweibow)
Find The CJN on Instagram (@thecjn)
Hear more Jewish podcasts by The CJN at thecjn.ca