Sarah Rose Siskind is a science comedy writer and psychedelic comedian. she came by to tell us about how she hosted a psychedelic Shiva after October 7th, which she also wrote about for Psychology Today. We also discuss how drugs may have influenced Nova festival survivors, why Chaya Leah and Yael need to go on a “trip” to Auschwitz, and proposing to her fiancé at Burning Man. More about Sarah Sarah's Twitter When a Modern Psychedelic Meets an Ancient Ritual of Grief Jews Who Toke Instagram I Go...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Remember when OJ died?? That's what we were talking about a few days ago when we recorded this, and all was calm in the world. Coincidentaly this blissfully unaware episode is also number 100 for us! Thank you for that, Chaya Leah is petitioning to the Rabbis to make it a holiday as we speak (100 days of fasting? Need to workshop). We did have a lovely chat with our friend Jay of the Habibi Bros about Iran, which you can find on our Instagram, @askajewpod. Links: Follow Kim Goldman, Ron Goldman'...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Tom Aharon is an Israeli standup comedian, and co-host of Israel's top commercial daily radio morning show, New Morning. We discuss doing stand up for IDF soliders after Oct 7, Hezbollah's VP of Global Marketing and Natan Sharansky's underwear. Happy Birthday Tom! Notes: The head of Hamas's sister arrested in Israel Billboards in Hebrew In Iran (Hebrew) Tom's response to John Oliver on Israel Every day heroism in Israel Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your q...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Dr. Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, former Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, executive secretary of the department's Commission on Unalienable Rights, and senior adviser to the Secretary of State. Naturally we talk about princess Kate. But we also cover additction to technology, the growing tensions between secular and religious Israelis, and the bad and worse options in Gaza. Joing the AAJ conversation on S...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min
In this episode we cover a failed meditation, a succesful trip to Israel (it's all fine now), and the moral confusion about rapes that aren't planned but just kind of happen. Also: a listener creates a fun game: who said it white nationalist or left wing antisemite? Our apologies to Princess Kate for making fun of her, clearly we recorded this hours before she shared the news of her diagnoses. Also: Chaya Leah is back from Israel and everything is ok there now Becoming desensitized We are not a ...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 10 min
This week we welcome Jennifer Murtazashvili, Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets. We talk about an interfaith initiative she co-founded with a Muslim colleague after October 7th, what it was like living as a Jewish woman in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, and the differences she notices between American and foreign college students. Learn more about Jen Follow her on Twitter/X Tw...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Two hours with one of our favorite Shiksa's, Bridget Phetasy! Fair warning that Bridget used to write for Playboy, and Chaya Leah was very interested in that, so this episode gets spicy. Bridget Phetasy is host of Dumpster Fire on YouTube and the Walk-Ins Welcome podcast, as well as a writer and contributing editor at Spectator . Follow her on Substack, Twitter , Rumble and YouTube , or join her community at phetasy.com Among other things we cover: Even Bridget's father thinks she has daddy issu...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 53 min
A very bad Jewish dad joke An exciting new AAJ Spin-off ((((((Why)))))) Our friend and former guest Batya Ungar-Sargon kicking ass on Bill Maher Should you get a Aaron Bushnell face tattoo? Abolition week at Harvard Academia - Should we stay or should we go? Fantasy-league of Israel supporters Swifties for Palestine Imagine if the UN supported Israel? Recorded before t hey announced they found evidence of sexual asssault …gee, thanks, only took 4 months. A tribute to David Frum’s daughter, Miran...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 12 min
This week the girls welcome Rob Henderson, author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class. Born to a drug-addicted, homeless mother in California, Rob was passed around 7 foster homes and grew to become a rowdy teenager. He turned his life around when he joined the Air Force after high school, and ultimately was accepted into Yale for his BA and earned his PhD in Psychology from the University of Cambridge. We cover class in America, luxury beliefs of the elite, how to bui...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 10 min
This week, we welcome Lord Winston Marshall (we assume he’s a Lord, he’s from England) - writer, podcaster, musician, and noble friend of the Jews. You may know Winston as co-founder of the band “Mumford and Sons” and more recently as host of “The Winston Marshall Show” which you can find on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts. Winston just returned from a trip to Israel where he did some excellent reporting, and he has a lot to say about the Middle East, Britian, October 7th and hope. 🎉�...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Make Colorblindness Great Again! Writer, musician, rapper, author and podcaster Coleman Hughes joins us this week to discuss his new book which you should buy and read, "The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America." We cover Neoracism, Israel, wokeness, writing and more. Also, who called Coleman a "black shabbos goy"? Listen to find out. Sure, Coleman has done a few interviews lately, but only ours bestowed upon him a porn name and you’ll have to listen to learn what it is. Ok, ...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min
In this episode, we discuss the personal stories of two fallen IDF soldiers - Ahmad Abu Latif and Cedrick Garin. You can read more about Ahmad in this story from our friend Nancy Rommelmann , and see a video of both young men on our substack, askajew.substack.com. We also share stories and photos from a visit to the site of the Nova massacre and Kibbutz Kfar Aza, warning - it gets a little heavy. But fear not - we leave plenty of time to talk about a bunch of NYPD cops going out for kosher sushi...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 7 min
James Kirchick is a journalist and author of the NY Times bestseller "Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington". You may know him from his work in Air Mail, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and others. Follow Jamie on Twitter , read his excellent latest piece in the Atlantic about the importance of protecting free speech, and of course his exclusive interview with Armie Hammer. Don't forget to join us on Substack for a discussion, plus next week will post some photos from Yael's recen...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Good morning from Israel, where it is currently October 116th. on this solo pod, the girls occupy familiar and new territories: Being sick at home We are brothers? Hostages forever. The Russian roulette that is Jerusalem bus travel Chaya Leah guarding trash cans A funny story about false teeth (is there a story about false teeth that isn't funny?) A tribute to Chaya Leah's beloved aunt, may her memory be a blessing Would you gain or lose weight in a Shiva? A very Israel soccer game What is a Bal...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr
Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason, the libertarian magazine of "free minds and free markets," and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie , he’s also our favorite libertarian! In this episode we talk about: Hollywood’s portrayal of Israel (we all agree that Paul Newman is the perfect looking Jew) Exodus by Leon Uris (the book!) Get the Book Exodus (the movie!) Watch the movie here Excellent article in Mosaic Magazine Read the article here Fiddler on the Roof Does anyone rea...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 47 min
This week on Ask A Jew, the girls sit down with their colleague at the top of the podcasting charts Mike Pesca, who just returned from his first ever reporting trip to Israel. We discuss the war with Hamas, growing up Italian and Jewish, and attempt to answer some of the nation’s most divisive questions like - does ketchup belong on a bagel? Should the voting age be raised to 45? And what kind of Jews wear hats? Mike Pesca is host of "The Gist" the longest running daily news podcast in history, ...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Join the discussion on Susbtack askajew.substack.com Follow, review and rate Ask A Jew five stars us on Apple podcasts, it helps us grow! Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min
This week we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes, "All I want for Christmas is Jews", from December 2022. In this episode we interview Rabbi David Komerofsky, an expert on Christmas music. I know, right?? If Rabbi K's name sounds familiar, it's because his congregation in Canton, Ohio was just the target of a shooting plot by a 13-year-old. Such are the times. But first - Chaya Leah is back from Israel and we talk about the horrors she saw there, as well as the horrors she saw in her home...
Dec 21, 2023•2 hr 7 min
Thank you to everyone who showed up at the Hanukkah Party! It was lots of fun, we had donuts, drinks, home made hamentaschen (why not!) and more laughs than awkward introductions. Lets do it again sometime! Pics here. This week: Pray for the social media manager The IDF is gay, ew/The IDF isn’t gay enough Would you take a bullet for your Twitter friends? Sweet Chabad kids What it's like in Israel right now Move over Julian Edelman That Spielberg with his Jew obsession, ugh. Do we care what the w...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 13 min
SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, DEC 13 Hanukkah Bash - 3 sheets bar, 134 West 3rd street, 6pm. RSVP More info on askajew.substack.com In a nice catch-up episode we discuss this non-fun rollercoaster of emotions, turn our rage to all different directions (this was before the congressional hearing on Antisemitism featuring your favorite Ivy Leage presidents), discuss masterpieces like "Gremlins 2" and "Untamed Heart", and contemplate the legitimacy of Hanukkah decorations. PLUS: Help Hamas catcalled me Can Jew...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 10 min
As part of our ongoing therapy, we welcomed Jonathan Rauch , senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Jonathan is one of our favorite authors, and his books “ Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Though t” and “The Constitution of Knowledge - A Defense of Truth” are heavily earmarked in both our bookshelves. We ask Jonathan to help us hold on to our values and ideals in the face of October 7th, when everything we thought we knew was challenged. We talk about moral courage, what the rol...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min
~~Save the Date - December 13th Hannukah party in NYC ~~ Follow substack for more info: askajew.substack.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sam Harris is amazing. Me too, unless you’re a jew WHO? Unicef? UNHRC? GTFO Ilhan "some of my best friends are Jewish" Omar For the soul - Escaping Twin Flames on Netflix Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 sta...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 13 min
We welcome young journalist and activist Blake Flayton, fresh off a ground invasion into academia. He tries to explain to us what is wrong with the kids today, what TikTok and peer pressure has to do with it, and why we need different kinds of Jews on campus. Stay in touch - sign up for our substack Blake’s NY Times piece about antisemitism on campus Follow Blake on Twitter Make Zionism Sexy Again Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gma...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
In honor of Islamophobia month, we detained Mujahed Kobbe and Siraj Hashmi , otherwise knows as the Habibi Bros , hosts of the Habibi Power Hour." Seriously, this is the most fun we’ve had all month - and that's before we strip searched them. Follow their show and socials if you don't believe us! We heard these boys are safe and funny, but when Mujahed showed up to our video call with a background of a tunnel, we knew we had found our people. Rate and review us 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podca...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 26 min
The girls use their guest Yossi Klein Halevi, senior fellow at the Hartman Institute, as a free therapist. Warning: This episode gets funny and lighthearted at times, some might even say optimistic. We talk: Israeli music is so….Israeli. Why is Yossi doing a bit better? Hamas really messed up by making us stop hating each other. Our leaders don’t deserve us Moral failures What the hell does Hashem want from us?? Even the orthodox are becoming Zionists (and why that’s weird) Mental health help is...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 11 min
On October 6th, we sat down for a lovely conversation with journalist Mary Katharine Ham, who you may know from CNN, The Federalist, and as the co-host of wonderful podcast " Getting Hammered". I'd like to say that back 3 weeks ago when we recorded this we didn't have any problems, but we did, just at a much smaller scale. We discuss a lot of the things that were on our minds then and now like Israel, journalism, and American campus madness in this timeless episode. In her southern generosity, M...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 49 min
12 Days of War - with IDF Col. (Res.) Miri Eisen We are joined by IDF Colonel (Res.) Miri Eisen, formerly a senior intelligence officer and now the head of the International Institute for Counterterrorism at Reichman University. We discuss Hamas's endgame, future escalation, and the enviable strength of the people of Israel. If you are a new listener, our episodes are usually a lot funnier. Stick with us please till we make it past these dark days and go back to being our usual lighthearted and ...
Oct 18, 2023•56 min
Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Elon Musk goes to Auschwitz, Chaya Leah goes to spin class. Are you a holocaust denier? Then why aren't you following u s on Substack ?? https://askajew.substack.com/ Please rate and review us five stars ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ on Spotify/Apple - it helps us grow! Also: How do you say Jew in sign language? 🔔 Holocaust bell rings around 10 minutes in... 🔔 Why does Oprah love her dog more than she loves the Jews? Chaya Leah wants to rebrand herself from a Jew to a person who goes to spin class Somewhere out t...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Saudi Arabia, you up? Bibi and Elon, sitting in a tree A beautiful tradition or antisemitic blood libel? Why not both? Non binary silverware Yael asks Chaya Leah about a Yom Kippur tradition involving Jews paying Arabs The weird chicken thing that Orthodox Jews do Tradition! 🔔 Holocaust bell rings at 26 minutes 🔔 We talk about Lauren Boebert, Bari Weiss, and Palestinians antisemites at UPenn, because we always like to be 2 weeks behind the news. The time Chaya Leah got scolded for bringing a N...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min
