Episode 38 : Moti Ankari stops by the AH"M table and chats content creation, cancel culture, and Coachella. About our guest : Moti Ankari is a New York-based content creator and the founder of The Metro Man , as well as footwear brand Ankari Floruss . A regular at fashion week, Ankari has been dressed and sat front row at shows for Tom Ford, Versace, Etro and Amiri. He also serves as ambassador for companies Evolution Fresh, Marriott Bonvoy and Express, and has partnered with Stella Artois, Ferr...
Jun 01, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Episode 37 : The AH"M crew talks Kerestir, Kevin Hart, and cosmetic surgery. For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Send us a text Support the show
May 25, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Episode 36 : Eitan Levine visits the AH"M table and talks Alaska, antisemitism, and American Pickers. [Recorded 4/12/22] About our guest : Eitan Levine is a New York based writer and comedian/human theme park. He has previously been staffed as a journalist/producer/on-air talent at Elite Daily, Cheddar, Mashable and several other publications. Follow Eitan on Instagram @Eitanthegoalie . Follow Eitan on Twitter @Eitanthegoalie . Follow Eitan on TikTok @Eitanthegoalie . For information about upcom...
May 18, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Episode 35 : Alan Dershowitz visits the AH"M table and talks cantorial music, cancel culture, and combatting antisemitism. About our guest : Alan Dershowitz is a Brooklyn native who has been called 'the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer' and one of its 'most distinguished defenders of individual rights,' 'the best-known criminal lawyer in the world,' 'the top lawyer of last resort,' and 'America's most public Jewish defender.' He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvar...
May 04, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Episode 34 : Renée Willett visits the AH"M table and talks Sapiosexuality, SoulCycle, and SPACs. About our guest : Renée Willett is a classically trained actress, a comedian, producer, influencer, and more. She is best known for her roles in The Comedian (2016) opposite Robert De Niro and Edie Falco, Blind (2017) with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, and her Sundance 2017 film The Yellow Birds opposite Jennifer Aniston. Follow Renée on Instagram @reneewillett . For information about upcoming shows v...
Apr 27, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Episode 33 : Zach Zimmerman visits the AH"M table and talks magicians, Mormons, and mothers. About our guest : Zach Zimmerman is a comedian and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Popula, and The Washington Post. As a stand-up, Zach was named a TimeOut NY Comic to Watch, NY Funniest Finalist, and their first comedy album " Clean Comedy " debuted on the Billboard top 10. Zach is a regular performer at the Comedy Cellar and a co-host of Vulture and Union's Hall's Weekly ...
Apr 20, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Episode 32 : The AH"M crew discusses shushing, sunglasses, and survivors. For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Follow Modi on TikTok at @modi_live . Send us a text Support the show...
Apr 13, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Episode 31 : The AH"M crew sits down and talks Passover, Putin, and audience participation. For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Send us a text Support the show
Apr 06, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Episode 30 : Elon Altman visits the AH"M table and talks Boston, Billy Joel, and 'bombing'. About our guest : The winner of Season 3 of New York's Got Talent , Elon Altman is a stand up comedian born and raised in New York City. Elon was a finalist in the 2021 Boston Comedy Festival, has been featured on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, and was a contributing writer for Comedy Central's Roast of Alec Baldwin . Elon is the co-host of the podcasts “ Billy Joel A to Z ” and “Comics Guessing Punchlines....
Mar 23, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Episode 29 : Joseph Piekarski visits the AH"M table and talks wheelchairs, wars and wishful thinking. About our guest : In addition to being a longtime friend of Modi, Joseph Piekarski is the CEO and founder of Wheelchair.com and creator of the Featherchair , the world’s lightest wheelchair. Website: www.1800wheelchair.com Instagram: @1800wheelchair For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Send us a text Support the show...
Mar 16, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Episode 28 : Noam Dworman stops by the AH"M table and discusses pundits, paternity, and big purchases. About our guest : Noam Dworman is the owner of the iconic Comedy Cellar in New York City. For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Send us a text Support the show...
Mar 09, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Episode 27 : Victoria Cook visits the AH"M table and discusses tradition, Torah values, and finding your true community. (RECORDED 10/07/2021) About our guest : Victoria S. Cook is a partner at Frankfurt Kurnit and a member of the Entertainment Group. She focuses on motion picture and television work, representing award-winning filmmakers, writers, directors, actors, television producers, film financiers, and television networks. For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Foll...
Mar 02, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Episode 26 : Lil Mo Mozzarella visits the AH"M table and discusses social media, scheming, and semolinas! About our guest : A construction professional by craft and a creative at heart, Mark Brucato also known as “ Lil Mo Mozzarella ” is a Brooklyn-born, Queens-raised guy and a lover of all things New York. Lil Mo is known for visiting restaurants, bakeries and delis and featuring them on his platform to help lift businesses up and expose his followers to places they could support while in quara...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Episode 25 : Alex Edelman stops by AH"M and talks stage presence, story telling, and shepping nachas. About our guest : Alex Edelman is an actor, writer, and comedian whose third show, Just For Us is currently running at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC. Alex has made numerous TV appearances including multiple performances on CONAN. He’s written for programs on Netflix and CBS, as well as countless awards shows including the BRITs and the BAFTAs. Follow Alex on Instagram @AlexEdelman . Follow Alex...
Feb 09, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Episode 24 : New York City artist GRIPLESS chats with the AH"M crew about The Sopranos, Snoop Dogg, and 'Stoopid'. About our guest : Zach Weinstein aka GRIPLESS is an artist/animator who parodies pop-culture, celebrities, and music in his work. Zach has been featured in such publications as Complex, Barstool, and Business Insider. He’s currently developing his NFT collections on Opensea, developing Raising Hell , an animated series with Eli Markos and Matt Brody, Sketchy , a digital series with ...
Feb 02, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Episode 23 : Comedian Gianmarco Soresi visits the AH"M table to talk thirst traps, theater, and the dreaded 'check spot'. About our guest : Gianmarco Soresi is a NY based stand-up comedian, actor and creator. His stand-up has been featured on Netflix's Bonding , PBS's Stories from the Stage , Real Housewives of New York (really), and he was the winner of Amazon's Comics Watching Comics Season 8. His first comedy special " Shelf Life ", is now available on Amazon Prime and was cited by NPR as a 2...
Jan 26, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Episode 22 : Comedian Leah Forster visits the AH"M table to talk Tichel Tuesday, COVID tests, and living your truth. About our guest : Leah Forster is a comedian who turned her Instagram fame into a hysterical one-woman show. With a variety of side-splitting accents and characters, Leah performs for audiences around the country at venues like the Comedy Cellar, Stand Up New York, and Carolines on Broadway. Follow Leah on Instagram @leahforster . For information about upcoming shows visit www.mod...
Jan 19, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Episode 21 : Journalist Haim Handwerker joins the AH"M table to talk comedy, cuisine, and the Israeli community. About our guest : Haim Handwerker has written for Haaretz for more than 30 years. Haim has worked as a correspondent in Paris, Tel Aviv, and New York City, covering topics such as technology, real estate, and the arts. Haim's most recent article profiles NYC's iconic Comedy Cellar and describes Modi as " the most popular Jewish comedian in America "! For information about upcoming sho...
Jan 12, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Episode 20 : The AH"M crew sits down (for the last episode of the season!) and discusses expletives, Equinox, and the end of the 2021. For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Follow Periel on Instagram at @perielaschenbrand . Send us a text Support the show...
Jan 05, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Episode 19 : Periel Aschenbrand (our producer!) discusses producing, pilots, and all things 'Periel'. About our guest : Periel Aschenbrand is a writer, comic and producer. She is the author of two critically acclaimed comedic memoirs, The Only Bush I Trust is My Own (Penguin, US & Random House, UK) and On My Knees (Harper Collins, US & Penguin, Australia). Her work has been featured in countless publications including The New York Times, V Magazine, Style.com, Refinery29, Paper magazine,...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Episode 18 : Victoria Zirkiev stops by the AH"M table and talks music, mitzvot, and the Messianic age. About our guest : Victoria Zirkiev is the CEO of HOSHEN Productions, which manages internationally-renowned artists such as Gad Elbaz, Mayesz, Nissim Black and other major figures in the Jewish music world. Victoria is a proud activist and the president of Chazaq’s woman’s division. Victoria also produced the viral Lashon Hara / Speak No Evil campaign. Follow Victoria on Instagram @victoria_zir...
Dec 15, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Episode 17 : Gillian Laub visits the AH"M crew and talks photography, faith, and family matters. About our guest : Gillian Laub is a photographer and filmmaker based in New York. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in comparative literature before studying photography at the International Center of Photography, where her love of visual storytelling and family narratives began. Check out her new book, ' Family Matters ' and be sure to see the exhibition at ICP . F...
Dec 08, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Episode 16 : Arnold Graham sits down with the AH"M crew and discusses Sammy Davis Jr., the Swizzlestick Lounge, and the stars of the Catskills. About our guest : Arnold Graham is a booking agent and partner at NYK-RAPP . For information about upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com . Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live . Send us a text Support the show...
Dec 01, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Episode 15 : Sheba Mason sits down with the AH"M crew and discusses legends, laughter and the legacy of Jackie Mason. About our guest : Born into a theatrical family – Jackie Mason (comedian) and Ginger Reiter (playwright) – Sheba has been performing since the age of two as a stage prop in her mother’s play where she sat in her high chair and drank from her bottle. Eventually the bottle turned into a microphone, and Sheba has not left the stage since. Sheba performs nightly in comedy clubs in Ma...
Nov 24, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Episode 14 : Rabbi Manis Friedman sits down with the AH"M crew and discusses The Rebbe, Rabbis, and religion. About our guest : Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher, who combines ancient Torah wisdom with modern wit to captivate audiences around the world. He hosts his own critically acclaimed cable television series, Torah Forum with Manis Friedman, syndicated throughout North America and is known as “Youtube’s Most Popular Rabbi”. Visit Rabbi Man...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Episode 13 : Olga Namer visits the AH"M table and discusses divorce, indictments, and Deal, New Jersey. About our guest : Olga Namer is a New York based stand-up comedian and actress. Born in Brooklyn and raised in an orthodox Jewish home, Olga was married by 17 and divorced by 20. Olga performs regularly in clubs around New York including Gotham, Stand Up NY, Governor's Comedy Club, The Stand and The Comic Strip. Olga is the 2018 winner of the Ladies of Laughte r competition and has toured with...
Nov 10, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Episode 12 : Dana Hollar Schwartz (the creator of Via Maris ) discusses menorahs, mezuzahs, and modern Judaica with the AH"M crew. About our guest : Dana Schwartz is the creator of Via Maris , a design-focused Judaica brand. The concept for Via Maris came after Dana began looking for a new mezuzah and realized there was a deep gap in the market for modern Judaica that spoke to a design-minded person. Via Maris aims to help Jewish people engage and re-engage with their faith and culture through a...
Nov 03, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Episode 11 : Marcus Monroe sits down at the AH"M table and discusses 'cone-ing', cruise ships, and cooking on airplanes. About our guest : Marcus Monroe is a New York City-based comedian who has appeared on dozens of national TV shows, including a performance on " The Late Show with David Letterman ". Other TV appearances have included: MTV’s " TRL ", ABC Family’s " Switched! ", the host of Discovery Kid’s " Mad Science ", " The Chris Gethard Show ", The History Channel’s " Pawn Stars ", MTVu’s ...
Oct 28, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10 : Dan Naturman sits down at the AH"M table and discusses novels, neuroses, and late-night. About our guest : Dan Naturman is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on America’s Got Talent , Late Show with David Letterman , and The Conan O’Brien Show and was also a regular on the HBO series Crashing . Dan has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the Fordham University School of Law, though he has never practiced. In his spare time he enjoys studying F...
Oct 20, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Episode 9 : Kim Kushner sits down at the AH"M table and discusses kosher cuisine, cookbooks, and cardiologists. About our guest : Kim Kushner is a teacher and the author of three best-selling cookbooks, ‘I ♥ Kosher’, ‘The New Kosher’ and ‘The Modern Menu’. Kim has appeared on the Today Show and has been featured in The International New York Times , The Huffington Post , Saveur , and The Chicago Tribune and is recognized as a leader in redefining kosher cuisine. Follow Kim Kushner on Instagram @...
Oct 13, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
