This episode starts with singing- NEED WE SAY MORE?? We talked to the it-couple of the LA Jewish/comedy/music/queer world: Marnina Schon (Chanshi, Droupout, UCB) and Micah O'Konis (Dropout, UCB)!!!! They really prove that you can be hot, funny, and talented. We're not jealous. We Yenta about: - Being famous B'Mitzvah tutotrs - Jewish Joy (sooooo important) - Marnina only dates people who work in Jewish education - Our future Jewish commune - Their star turn as high holiday music leaders at the J...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Raye's sister is here!! Becca Schiller is genetically great at gossip. This is an episode for everyone who's ever watched an older sibling come out and thought... I could do better. (All the really explicit stuff is on Patreon this week, and it's JUICY.) We Yenta about - Watching Raye come out - Becca/Raye are basically twins - How Becca came out - Judgement in the Orthodox Community (Shocking, we know) - When Raye was really religious - And the juicy stuff is on Patreon: Throuples, toxic relati...
Oct 10, 2024•36 min
It's Just Us today, and we are wrestling with the future!! We Yenta about: - The gender politics of bellydancing - Future of the pod - High Holidays trauma - LA shuls - Nobody Wants This - The Ick Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:01 - High Holidays 00:16:18 - Podcast Future 00:28:40 - The Hot Rabbi 00:38:12 - The Ick...
Oct 03, 2024•45 min
Raye had a threesome at their Torah teacher's wedding. With their Torah teacher's sister. Liana is that Torah teacher. Liana Wertman is the literal genius behind The Torah Studio (the premier online Jewish school for cool people), and she happens to be an expert at everything the Yentas love: comedy, Judaism, and being hot. This is a TOP TIER episode. We Yenta about: - Liana runs the queer jewish community of LA - How to teach Torah, but not like a loser - Shabbos envangelism - SciFi/Fantasy ran...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min
A fan favorite Yenta is back! If you don't know Avital Ash's unbelievably popular TikTok/Edinburgh Fringe show/Netflix writing gig, then you should know that Avital is on the short list of the most famous ex-Orthodox comedians! (What a list.) Stuff we yenta about: - Chronic fatigue. Hot. - Houdini was Jewish?? - Giving up your life for a Netflix show - Edinburgh gossip - What changed since getting married - RUMINATION. ANXIETY. - Body goss - Raye and Antonia have their first fight - Doing shabba...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 12 min
It's just us again!! BARUCH HASHEM!!! Once again, when left to our own devices we get embarrassingly Jewy. We Yenta about: - Nose jobs. Hot Jewish Topic. - No one teaches Jewish music well - Raye went viral. AFFIRMING. - Feeling not queer enough - The topics Antonia is not allowed to make jokes about - Antonia is famous. So is Moishe. Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yen...
Sep 12, 2024•49 min
He's got a Comedy Central special, a ton of TV credits, and two Jewish friends! It's Papp Johnson! And it turns out the world's most deadpan comedian is also a huge mush. (Shoutout to all the listeners who heard this special early when we accidentally released it!) We Yenta about: - Papp's OF persona: LeBone James - Papp learns about matzah - Really timely opinions about the Olympics - How long term marriages change - Being a Lego nerd - Ask Jeeves and Clippy, two queer icons - Niche comedy goss...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Marriage is super cool, and this is episode is SUPER EXPLICIT. So we had to put all the horny details on the Patreon!! Subscribe now to learn more about Antonia and Artem's real estate turn-ons?? https://www.patreon.com/yenta On the Patreon, we Yenta about: - The first time we had sex - Handjobs in the car - How our sex life has grown - Men who are obsessed with squirting - Role play in foreign languages - When we almost broke up - How we decided to get married - And literally so much graphic de...
Aug 29, 2024•25 min
That's right, it's just Core Yenta this week! Raye and Antonia are recapping the HIGHLY DRAMATIC queer Jewish retreat they went on. And there's a groundbreaking cameo from Moishe the Dog. We Yenta about: - Moishe the dog/rabbi - How great we are - EQ in the queer orthodox dating scene - Alleged Orthodox cruising rings - The different flavors of Jewish nerd - Can you have a queer mechitzah? - Weddingssssss Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram...
Aug 21, 2024•58 min
Nerds, this is big for us!!! It's Laser Webber, aka half of the Doubleclicks, cohost of Gentlemen's Club (the premier trans masc comedy show), Edinburgh Fringe superstar, and icon of the trans nerd internet. We Yenta about: 1. Divorce is so great 2. Charlie James is great 3. Trans boys actually aren't shattering the glass ceiling 4. Geeks are the best/the most sexist 5. Lasers and feelings 6. Jewish names are very trans 7. Lotta religion talk 8. All the classics: Olympics, Jojo Siwa, dating fans...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min
It's the queen of the feel-good lesbian internet... Rachel Samples!! She's the star of our TikTok fyp's, and she's even better in person??? We Yenta about: - How Rachel met her gf - Creative director to Content creator - How to: genius tiktok videos - Charlie XCX our QUEEN - How did you know you were queer? - Ms. Honey was a catch - Rachel's particularly harrowing work secret - Raye's strip club secret - Antonia's near-death secret Rachel Samples: https://www.instagram.com/heyfreesamples/?hl=en ...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min
We are re-releasing this iconic episode because Raye has some family shit to take care of and couldn't get a new episode done in time. Love you yentas be back next week <3 When I found out the director of YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH is a queer, nonbinary JEW I knew I HAD to have them on Yenta. Sammi Cohen is the wildly of accomplished director of that giant Jewy Netflix movie with Adam Sandler and his whole family and the adorable high school queer rom-com Crush on Hulu. They’re ...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Your favorite trio of ex-orthodox queers are back, and they're deeper than ever! Leah Forster, Melissa Weisz, and Raye are even more heimish, even more queer, and even more YENTA. We yenta about: 1. Group think in queer and Jewish spaces 2. Wanting to show joy and nuance in the chassidic community 3. Alex Edelman name drop 4. Sharon Brous name drop 5. Chuchie-muchie. Leah's favorite phrase. 6. Mo sold a show to netflix!! 7. Attachment styles. Classic. 8. Learning to have sex as an orthodox Jew. ...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Dr. Sara Glass is back!! If you thought last week's episode was juicy, wait till you hear this sesh!!! Dr. Sara is WISE. HILARIOUS. AND SO HOT. Top tier Yenta. We Yenta about: - Fave Jewish song - Sara loves Cameron Esposito but she loves us more - Coparenting with your lesbian ex - Running into your exes at Dyke Day - Gossiping with your kids - The most insane mikvah story - Faking orgasms - Sara was the maven of Cubbyhole Dr. Sara Glass: https://www.drsaraglass.com/ Raye Schiller: https://www....
Jul 18, 2024•35 min
Yenta Superfan, the eminent Dr Sara Glass, is making her Yenta debut! You know Sara from her blockbuster memoir Kissing Girls on Shabbat, writing for the NY Times, and her work as a leading therapist and speaker for LGTBQ+ Jews. We Yenta about: - Sara's life growing up chassidic - Marrying a man when you're a lesbian - Heaven and Hell. Light stuff. - Becoming a queer mom - Are people swinging in the 5 Towns? - Why are people queer? Easy question. - The messy middle. What happens after you come o...
Jul 11, 2024•51 min
This week we talk to Emmy nominated comedian, writer, and worm farmer: Ellory Smith!! Buckle up for the HOTTEST worm gossip. We Yenta about: 1. How hard it is to be a hot femme 2. What does it actually mean to do well in comedy? 3. Astrology. Classic. 4. When your boyfriend is a comedy manager 5. How to demand positive feedback 6. LA standup gossip 7. Jealousy. Ugh. 8. Therapy. Yay! 9. Secrets: Debt, Worm Farming, Jury Duty Ellory Smith: https://www.instagram.com/ellory_smith/?hl=en Raye Schille...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min
It's just Raye and Antonia this week! We needed a break from all these illustrious guests taking the glory! This is honestly one of the deepest episodes we've had in a while. RELIGION. GENDER. WEEPING. GOSSIP. We Yenta about: 1. Reviewing Hannah Gabsy's gender agenda 2. Standup comedians who film clips on a GREEN SCREEN??! ICONIC. 3. Raye was a hometown hero at JQ pride shabbat 4. Antonia performed at the gayest shul in Atlanta 5. Believing v Doing Jewish Observance 6. What do we think about God...
Jun 27, 2024•54 min
Mateen Stewart (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) is a hilarious standup-comedian and actor in the LA comedy scene and we yenta hardcore this week! The struggle of making money in comedy: day jobs and side hustles Officiating weddings: the craziest ceremonies and predicting doomed marriages The trauma of losing a parent: how it shapes comedy and life The journey from theater to stand-up: failed theater companies and supportive moms Period tracker apps and male birth control...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Jay Jurden is back!! He had so much gossip, we had to give him two episodes. If you thought his Emmy nominated turn on The Problem with Jon Stewart was juicy, that's nothing compared to the juice on this episode! We Yenta about: - Flowcharting your audience interactions - Jay's jokes for the Tom Brady roast - Dramatic reading of extremely graphic screenplay - Everyone wants Jay's nudes - Nude beach story. Classic. - Jay hooked up in a park. Classic. - Antonia's family drama. Classic. Raye Schill...
Jun 13, 2024•44 min
You've seen him on the Tonight Show 1000x times, he wrote for X-Men, and he's been nominated for an EMMY. Jay Jurden is on the pod!!! This certified celebrity comedian is also a certified gossip. This is part one of two, because there's just too much goss for one episode. We Yenta about: - Being hot for LA - Behing the scenes goss from After Midnight - Knowing Jerrod Carmichael was gay - How we suckered Jay into doing the pod - John Mulaney is hot - Bisexuality. We're all so bi. - Being comedica...
Jun 06, 2024•53 min
This week we're talking to Charlie James aka Nonbinary Cowboy (Funny or Die, Field Museum tweet writer), who is the most charming biology nerd/comedy writer on the planet! We Yenta about: - Looking for a third who has dated trans people - Writing a book about being a little frog - Their solo show about their cute little biologist Dad - Huge revelation: Antonia's biologist parents know Charlie's biologist parents - Christian youtube influencers - Dating in Chicago is worse than LA - Antonia met a...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min
This week we schmooze with the most grounded guy in LA comedy, Eric Schwartz (Tonight Show, opens for Jo Koy, Helluva Boss). Obviously we're all obsessed with The Artist's Way. We Yenta about: 1. Fave Jewish songs 2. How to talk about trauma onstage 3. Being in a relationship for 17 years 4. Tips on posting content 5. Working with Jason Mraz 6. Touring with Jo Koy & the Golden Globes 7. Eric only mansplains a little 8. Antonia's brush with death 9. Raye’s terrible bomb story 10. Eric gives R...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Ahmed Al-kadri is absolutely blowing up in the standup world, and he took an afternoon out of his insane touring schedule to gossip with us!! You've seen his sketches all over the internet (Arab Roomate, F-Boi Rehab), and now you can listen to him get unbelievably graphic about his sex life. We Yenta about Ahmed's dazzling career: TikTok, new YouTube special, touring like crazy Hooking up with audience members OMG Accounting school > standup Difference between performing in front of Muslim an...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We can't believe incredibly successful, hugely viral comedian Lucas Zelnick (Comedy Central, Netflix) agreed to Yenta with us but we are so happy he did! We have major yenta this episode: Why is NY better than LA (or is it?) How to do political comedy Lucas’ new (old) girlfriend!! The most surprising thing about growing up with $200 million Ashley Gavin getting canceled Shitting yourself before going on stage THREE THREESOME STORIES (2 from Lucas lol) Antonia’s Poopy MRI story Get tickets to Luc...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 36 min
When we told folks that Bri Giger (Netflix Is A Joke, UCB, professional DJ) was coming on the pod, everyone had the exact same reaction: I LOVE HER!! We’re so honored that Bri agreed to come on the pod and ruin her reputation. Total mensch. We Yenta about: Nonmonagamy in LA: Your GF making out with your ex-GF Bri’s SNL audition! What a legend! Bri is the hottest DJ in LA. Like seriously. She’s a big deal. Surviving a queer LA breakup Bri wants to f*ck Moms Mabley Lesbians who secretly f*ck men B...
May 02, 2024•1 hr
Lily Richards is a filmmaker who's currently slaying the film festival circuit. Also, she obsessively steals spoons. This episode is for everyone who loves marriage goss, corporate world goss, and obviously spoon goss. (See her spoon collection on our instagram.) We Yenta about: Lily met her wife in college!! Lesbian college sweethearts! How to crush the corporate world when you have a theater degree Sports. Balls. Foam Fingers. Caitlin Clark. We punch up Raye’s hinge profile How to find your ni...
Apr 25, 2024•59 min
Mason Smajstrla (standup comedian, Jamie Lynn Spears impersonator) is here to bless the Yentas with a deep dive into squirting. Mason is a reality TV nerd, brilliant teacher, and most importantly… the nepo-baby of Fredericksburg, Texas. We Yenta about: SQUIRTING. VISCOSITY? VOLUME? DO YOU NEED A TARP? Murder documentaries Tips for content creators Growing up Christian… also butt stuff Do you think about dead people when you masturbate? Mason only wants to f*ck silent hairy men 2 months of dating...
Apr 18, 2024•59 min
Mari Taren (lesbian comedy legend/casting producer on Queer Ultimatum) spilled more gossip than any other Yenta guest has before: reality TV goss, relationship goss, Judaism goss! This episode has GOSS. We Yenta About: Mari is in love with (former Yenta guest) Catherine Mcafferty!! Mari and Catherine are the hot versions of Raye and Antonia Gossip from the Ashely Gavin podcast Should queer people f*ck in the Chick-fil-A parking lot? Mari discovered that she isn’t nonbinary Antonia married a fan ...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Dax Hilton (TikTok sensation, bisexual icon) started doing stand-up at 15, and now he’s a 20-year old legend with 80k followers on TikTok. He’s been crushing at the Laugh Factory and Hollywood Improv, even though HE STILL CAN’T DRINK. We want to be Dax when we grow up. Stuff we yenta about: Dane Cook is obsessed with Dax Hot tea about Mormonism: leaving the church because of drugs Comedy Nerd Alert: hacks for submitting to comedy festivals Dax’s sisters turned him queer The time this guy did cok...
Apr 04, 2024•59 min
Martin Morrow (Second City, Netflix, Hulu) is a huge deal in the LA standup world, he’s the world’s leading wrestling evangelist, and Hannibal Buress once called him “a talented kid but a chore to talk to.” We get VULNERABLE with Martin, and obviously it all ends with a poop story. We Yenta about: - Martin explains wrestling to musical theater nerds. - Do Raye and Martin have a toxic sibling rivalry? - Bro comedy: Shane Gillis on SNL and Kill Tony - Vulnerability: What’s the weakest part of your...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min
