Amusing Jews

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 Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Philip Roth We Don’t Knowhttps://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5393/ Jacques’ websitehttps://www.jberlinerblau.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Outsiderhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-outsider Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttps://www.mishokrian.com/ the Thieving Magpiehttps://thievingmagpie.org/about/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Yona’s websitehttps://www.yonaverwer.com/ Jewish Art Salonhttps://jewishartsalon.org/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttps://www.hannaheverothbard.com/ 81 Leonard Galleryhttps://81leonardgallery.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Ascendantshttps://ascendantsbook.com/No Win Scenario – podcasthttps://nowinscenariopodcast.com/ Don’s websitehttps://donschechter.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttps://www.juliandavidstone.com/ Justice Girlhttps://www.juliandavidstone.com/home-1-1 Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Planetshttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufopublishing/the-best-of-all-possible-planets The Best of All Possible Planets – audiobook previewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK9d3hCI0_4 Alex’s websitehttps://alexshvartsman.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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?https://www.ucpress.edu/books/can-we-laugh-at-that/hardcover Jacques websitehttps://www.jberlinerblau.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 co-founder Ken Krueger. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren San Diego Comic-Con Oral History Panelhttps://sdccblog.com/events-default/san-diego-comic-con-oral-history-panel/ See You At San Diegohttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/see-you-at-san-diego-an-oral-history-of-comic-con-fandom-and-the-triumph-of-geek-cultureComic-Con Begins (podcast)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comic-con-begins-origin-stories-of-the-san-diego/id1540625779Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 CBGBhttps://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/the-heebie-jeebies-at-cbgb-s-products-9781556527616.php Steven’s websitehttp://www.jewpunk.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 and historical documents. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Shapell Manuscript Foundationhttps://www.shapell.org/ The Jewish American Military Historical Societyhttps://jewishmilitary.org/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Brooksharpercollins.com/products/funny-man-patrick-mcgilligan Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmawest.org Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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. Fordhttps://sapirovford.com/ GR Filmshttps://www.grfilmsinc.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttps://www.joealtermanmusic.com/ Joe’s Bandcamphttps://joealterman.bandcamp.com/ Joe’s Substackhttps://joealterman.substack.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Dayshttps://www.turtlepointpress.com/books/ten-clear-days/ Eric’s websitehttps://www.ericbeckrubin.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Libraryhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712436/houdinis-library-by-barb-rosenstock-illustrated-by-mar-delmar/ Barb’s websitehttps://barbrosenstock.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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: Mike Tomren The Jewish American Military Historical Societyhttps://jewishmilitary.org/ Samuel P. Yudin Awardhttps://alephmilitary.org/2025-csm-samuel-p-yudin-awards-presented-to-outstanding-recipients/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 Tomren How I make Comicshttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/how-i-make-comics Kim’s Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Deitch Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

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 websitehttps://www.michaelsethstarr.com/ Nothin’ Comes Easyhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770877/nothin-comes-easy-by-michael-seth-starr/9780806543239/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Barbara “Willy” Mendes is a fine artist and underground comix pioneer whose new anthology, Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogyhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/queen-of-cosmos-comix-trilogy Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/Barbara’s websitehttp://www.barbaramendes.org/Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Michael Kimmel is a SUNY distinguished professor emeritus of sociology and gender studies at Stony Brook University, whose latest book is Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Playmakershttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324105282 Michael’s websitehttps://www.michaelkimmel.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Johanna Silver is a garden writer and author of the book, Growing Weed in the Garden: A No-Fuss, Seed-to-Stash Guide to Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Growing Weed in the Gardenhttps://www.abramsbooks.com/product/growing-weed-in-the-garden_9781419742767/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Peter Kuper is a prolific cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Charlie Hebdo, and MAD magazine. He’s the author of numerous books, including the graphic novels Kafkaesque and Insectopolis: A Natural History. His latest book, Wish We Weren’t Here: Postcards from the Apocalypse, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Wish We Weren’t Herehttps://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/peter-kuper/products/wish-we-werent-here Insectopolishttps://wwnorton.com/books/9781324035718 Kafkaesquehttps://wwnorton.com/books/9780393635621 Peter’s websitehttps://www.peterkuper.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Michael Seth Starr is a prolific biographer whose books include Don Rickles: The Merchant of Venom. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Michael’s websitehttps://www.michaelsethstarr.com/ Don Rickles: The Merchant of Venomhttps://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806541747/don-rickles/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Rena Strober is a Broadway, television, film, and voice actor who’s currently working on a memoir, Singing for Sid and Other Wow Moments. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Joey Angel-Field Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

We’re thrilled to chat with Mark Rubin, Jew of Oklahoma, a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter whose latest album is Dispatches: Songs from a World Gone Mad. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Mark’s websitehttps://www.jewofoklahoma.com/ Mark’s Bandcamphttps://jewofoklahoma.bandcamp.com/ Museum of the Southern Jewish Experiencehttps://msje.org/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Deborah F. Blum is an artist, educator, and documentary filmmaker whose latest film is Laemmle’s List. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Laemmle’s Listhttps://www.laemmleslist.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Mathew Klickstein is an author and pop culture historian whose books have covered such topics as Nickelodeon, The Simpsons, The San Diego Comic-Con, and Lloyd Kaufman, president and co-founder of Troma Entertainment. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Mathew's websitehttps://www.mathewklickstein.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Alan Bernstein is a filmmaker whose latest documentary is When We Went MAD! Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren When We Went MAD!https://tubitv.com/movies/100047417/when-we-went-mad Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

 Jeff Newelt is a veteran PR and social media macher who has worked with Harvey Pekar, Art Spiegelman, Al Jaffee, the Zappa family, and many more. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Jeff’s LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jahfurry/ Jeff on Harvey Pekarhttps://forward.com/culture/books/139783/harvey-pekar-our-mensch-in-cleveland/ Jeff & Al Jaffeehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0I-5GXhr0k Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Yossi Yovel is an ecologist, neurobiologist, and author of The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Genius Bathttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250378446/thegeniusbat/ The BAT LAB for Neuro-Ecologyhttps://www.yovelbatlab.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Arie Kaplan is a prolific writer of non-fiction, television, graphic novels, video games, and transmedia. His new book is The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitionshttps://www.quarto.com/books/9781577154624/the-encyclopedia-of-curious-rituals-and-superstitions Arie’s websitehttps://www.ariekaplan.com/ Arie’s Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arie_Kaplan Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

We’re delighted to chat with Andrew Rubin, a filmmaker and author whose debut novel is Hell or High Winter. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Andrew’s websitehttps://www.hellorhighwinter.com/ Hell or High Winterhttps://rarebirdlit.com/hell-or-high-winter-book-one-in-a-holy-trinity-by-andrew-rubin/ Symptom Mediahttps://symptommedia.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Mark Rutzick is a retired attorney who was twice appointed to the federal government’s Senior Executive Service. His new book is Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers—1788 to 1920. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer Mike Tomren Mark’s websitehttp://www.markrutzick.com/ Breaking New Groundhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYGV4DJQ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Marcie Maxfield is an award-winning author and playwright whose latest book is JewGirl: A Memoir on Being and Belonging. Marcie’s websitehttps://marciemaxfield.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

David Margolick is a journalist and author whose latest book is When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren When Caesar Was Kinghttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107565/when-caesar-was-king-by-david-margolick/ David’s Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Margolick Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Henry Sapoznik is a five-time Grammy-nominated producer/performer of over fifty recordings and author of the award-winning book, Klezmer! Jewish Music from Old World to Our World. His latest book is The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York Cityhttps://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Tourist-s-Guide-to-Lost-Yiddish-New-York-City Henry’s websitehttps://www.henrysapoznik.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Frances Jetter is a prolific illustrator, sculptor, and printmaker whose latest book, Amalgam: An Immigrant, His Labor Union, and his American Family in Brooklyn, is published by Fantagraphics. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Amalgamhttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/amalgam Frances’ websitehttps://fjetter.net/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Bob Levin is a longtime contributor to the Comics Journal whose latest book, Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and Mysteries: True Tales of Comics, Conflict, and Creativity, is published by Fantagraphics. Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and Mysterieshttps://www.fantagraphics.com/products/messiahs-meshugganahs-misanthropes-and-mysteries Bob’s websitehttp://www.theboblevin.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Mathew Klickstein is an author and pop culture historian whose books have covered such topics as Nickelodeon, The Simpsons, The San Diego Comic-Con, and Lloyd Kaufman, president and co-founder of Troma Entertainment.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenMathew's websitehttps://www.mathewklickstein.com/Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Diana Harmon Asher is an award-winning author of the middle grade novels Sidetracked and Upstaged. Her latest novel, Trouble Finds Evie Lefkowitz, is distributed to 9- to 12-year-olds across North America through PJ Library's program for older readers, PJ Our Way. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren Diana’s websitehttps://dianaharmonasher.com/ Trouble Finds Evie Lefkowitzhttps://dianaharmonasher.com/books/trouble-finds-evie-lefkowitz/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Sam Singer is known as the "Ed Wood of Animation" for making cheap, shoddy, and borderline-intolerable cartoons during the early days of television cartoons.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenAmusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Eric Glickman and Stephen Hersh have an ongoing series, How to Lose Your Mind: A Comics Project about Friendship, Memories and Alzheimer’s Disease, documenting Stephen’s experiences with Alzheimer’s. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren How to Lose Your Mindhttps://howtoloseyourmindcomics.substack.com/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Deborah Gitell is director of client partnership at Wilkins Media, a global outdoor media company. In 2013, she helped spread the term Thanksgivukkah with her sister-in-law, Dana Reichman Gittel, capturing the unlikely convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren How to Celebrate Thanksgivukkah - BuzzFeedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/thanksgivukkah Meet the woman who coined the term ‘Thanksgivukkah’ – The Times of Israelhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-woman-who-coined-the-term-thanksgivukkah/Thanksgivukkah – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgivukkah Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Seth Michael Donsky was named to the International Screenwriters Association's list of the top 25 screenwriters to watch. He’s currently working on a project exploring the 1951 best actress Oscar race. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Seth’s websitehttps://sethdonsky.com/ Seth’s IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233094/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Gary Lippman is the author of the novel Set the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tate, the short story collection We Loved the World but Could Not Stay, and, most recently, I Wish, Therefore I Am, or, This Here is a List of Humble Appeals to Dame Fortune. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Gary’s Websitehttps://garylippmanofficial.com/ I Wish, Therefore I amhttps://rarebirdlit.com/i-wish-therefore-i-am/ We Loved the World but Could Not Stayhttps://rarebirdlit.com/we-loved-the-world Set the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tatehttps://rarebirdlit.com/set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-sharon-tate-by-gary-lippman/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Eli Valley is a critically acclaimed political cartoonist whose latest book is Museum of Degenerates: Portraits of the American Grotesque. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Eli’s websitehttps://www.elivalley.com/ Museum of Degenerateshttps://orbooks.com/catalog/museum-of-degenerates/ Diaspora Boyhttps://orbooks.com/catalog/diaspora-boy/ Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose novel It’s Alive! recounts the frantic days leading up to the filming of Universal’s 1931 classic, Frankenstein. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Julian’s websitehttps://www.juliandavidstone.com/Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Kelilah Miller is an artist and rabbi whose linocut design is featured on a new shirt from They Might Be Giants. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Kelilah’s SoundCloudhttps://soundcloud.com/kelilah-miller Kelilah’s Redbubble shophttps://www.redbubble.com/people/RabbiVole/shop?utm_source=rb-native-app&utm_campaign=share-artist&utm_medium=android Kelilah’s Tumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/rabbivolesolo?source=share Amusing Jews Merch Storehttps://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Jewish Museum of the American Westhttps://www.jmaw.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios