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Badass Jews

DIGA Studios www.digastudios.com
These are true tales of grit and chutzpah, told by the iconic men and women who lived them. Hosted by breakout comedian Aaron Berg and produced by DIGA Studios in partnership with Maggievision Productions, Badass Jews is an interview series that mixes humor, pop culture and heritage like never before. All manner of ass-kickers - from business tycoons to Hollywood stars and Olympic athletes - get their moment in the spotlight. This is a show that subversively deconstructs stereotypes and clichés while celebrating the remarkable achievements of people who have gone against the grain and left their mark.
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Episodes

Fierce Freedom Fighter August Bondi

This week, audio documentarian Andrew Davidsburg returns with the true tale of tough-as-nails abolitionist August Bondi, an all-time badass jew. Written and Produced by Andrew Davidsburg. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Talent Booker: Dan Resnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Apr 27, 202122 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Record Label Honcho Steve Rifkind

This week, Host Aaron Berg sits down with prolific music executive Steve Rifkind to get insights on what it takes to make it in the music industry. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Talent Booker: Dan Resnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 202054 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Prolific Spy Vera Atkins

Host Aaron Berg welcomes back historian Andrew Davidsburg for a deep dive into the unbelievable life of a lady secret agent who risked it all. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Andrew Davidsburg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Writer: Andrew Davidsburg Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 08, 202029 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Righteous Rapper Nissim Black

This week Aaron gets deep with a Seattle rapper who survived a hard life and continues to crank out the hits after converting to Judaism. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Talent Booker: Dan Resnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 01, 202056 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Trailblazing Music Mogul Dru Ha

Host Aaron Berg keeps it real with an indie record executive who hit big with the underground gangsta sound coming out of Brooklyn. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Talent Booker: Dan Resnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 20201 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 11

A Message From The Host

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Nov 24, 20202 min

Rarified Rocker Joe Trohman

This week on Badass Jews, sex, drugs and Nazi-punching are on the menu when host Aaron Berg welcomes Fallout Boy guitarist and evolving badass Joseph Trohman to the show. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Action Hero Detective Ralph Friedman

This week on Badass Jews, Host Aaron Berg sits down with the most decorated and lethal Detective in NYPD history: Ralph Friedman. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 20201 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Badass Bros of the NFL

Host Aaron Berg and guests The Schwartz Brothers, tell of their conservative upbringing in Judaism and their unique road to NFL glory. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 202053 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Rebel Raconteur Billy Corben

Host Aaron Berg gets into South Florida culture, pivoting from child acting and Jeffrey Toobin with director Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys, 30 for 30, the U) as he discusses his new HBO documentary movie, 537 Votes, which captures the madness in Florida around the 2000 presidential election recount. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Oct 27, 202055 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Hardboiled Hebrew Historian

Today, Aaron welcomes the newest member of the Badass team, Historian Andrew Davidsburg, who tells us why he was compelled to document the story of little known badass jews throughout history (abolitionists, boxers, pirates, etc) - and how we're turning their stories into an exciting new segment for the podcast! Then stick around for a taste of Badass Jews through history! Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Andrew Davidsburg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patric...

Oct 19, 202053 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Unlikely NBA Coach Darren Erman

Host @aaronbergcomedy welcomes 5'8" lawyer turned NBA head coach Darren Erman for a tale of determination and sacrifice that went into achieving a dream that shouldn't have been possible. Silk City Hot Sauce - use code: badass Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Author with Attitude Jill Kargman

Author, television producer and Upper East Side bad girl JILL KARGMAN joins Aaron to share stories about the BRAVO series based on her life, writing Momzilla and Odd Mom Out, why Hasidics hate her and how she wound up in Anne Frank's attic. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 06, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Eccentric Entrepreneur James Altucher

Host Aaron Berg pulls up a chair with a badass businessman and comedy club owner to learn about how he navigated building websites for rival gangsta rappers, becoming a chess champion, amassing and losing fortunes and struggling to fit in with his Jewish peers. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Basketball Badass Sue Bird

Host Aaron Berg goes one-on-one with 4x Olympic Gold medalist, WNBA icon and outspoken advocate Sue Bird for a conversation around how she processes her identity and how she rose to the top. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Troublemaking Filmmaker Marc Levin

Host AARON BERG welcomes prolific, rabble-rousing documentary director MARC LEVIN (Bangin' in Little Rock, Slam, Brick City TV) to the show for his take on how his Jewish identity, and willingness to risk life and limb, took him from ultimate outsider to award-winning director for HBO, LeBron James and gangsters of all stripes. Executive Producers: Aaron Berg, Josh Swade, Tommy Coriale, Patrick Smith Audio Engineer: Ian Sorrentino/Little Bear Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Sep 15, 20201 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Badass Jews Trailer

Breakout comedian Aaron Berg welcomes the biggest names in Hollywood, politics, business and pop culture for conversations centered on the true stories of struggle and success that made them badasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 20202 min
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