Amusing Jews

Atheists United Studios

An interview show celebrating Jewish contributors and contributions to American popular culture co-hosted by Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field.

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Jun 12, 2023 · 27 min
Ep. 14: Kickstarter, Culture, Curation – with artist Molly Surno
Molly Surno Davis is an artist, curator, and cultural producer. She was part of the team that created TEDx and was the first Outreach Director for Kickstarter. She’s been called a tastemaker and a person to watch in the art world by The New Yorker,...
May 30, 2023 · 23 min
Ep. 13: Jewish Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fandom – with author Valerie Estelle Frankel
Valerie Estelle Frankel is the author of over 80 books on pop culture, including Hunting for Meaning in the Mandalorian; The Villain’s Journey; and Who Tells Your Story? History, Pop Culture, and Hidden Meanings in the Musical Phenomenon Hamilton....
May 15, 2023 · 27 min
Ep. 12: The Chosen, Roswell, and Directors Close Up – with director Jeremy Kagan
Jeremy Kagan is a director, writer, and producer whose film credits include directing the 1970s box-office hits Heroes and The Big Fix, the Chaim Potok adaptation The Chosen, an Emmy-winning episode of Chicago Hope, directing, co-writing, and...
May 1, 2023 · 24 min
Ep. 11: Airplane!, Private Benjamin, and Ultraman – with actress Lorna Lembeck
Lorna Lembeck, née Patterson, is best known for playing flight attendant Randy in Airplane!, her leading role on the early 80s CBS sitcom Private Benjamin, and voicing Dr. Susan Rand in the 1987 animated film, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins....
Apr 17, 2023 · 32 min
Ep. 10: Klezmer, Hip Hop, and Beyond – with musician Joshua “Socalled” Dolgin
Joshua Dolgin, aka Socalled, is a Montreal-based pianist, accordionist, producer, journalist, photographer, filmmaker, magician, cartoonist, and puppet maker. His collaborators have included, among many others, Itzhak Perlman, Fred Wesley, Andy...
Apr 10, 2023 · 27 min
Live-Action Mario Reviews The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Harris Shore is the original, live-action Mario of the Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. commercials for ColecoVision in 1982-1983. He sits down with Amusing Jews to review the new Super Mario Bros. Movie. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey...
Apr 3, 2023 · 20 min
Ep. 9: Last Chance U, Gunther’s Millions, and Family Massacre – with film editor Gary Pollak
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren We talk with longtime film editor Gary Pollak, whose recent credits include the Netflix docuseries Last Chance U: Football, Last Chance U: Basketball, and Gunther’s...
Mar 20, 2023 · 22 min
Ep. 8: iCrime, Killer Siblings, and the UFC – with producer Eric Mazer
Veteran TV producer Eric Mazer is perhaps best known for his work on true crime series and the UFC. He’s executive producer of iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas and co-executive producer of Killer Siblings. His projects have aired on Oxygen, Spike, NBC,...
Mar 6, 2023 · 26 min
Ep. 7: Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, and Twin Peaks – with musicologist Reba Wissner
Dr. Reba Wissner is assistant professor of musicology and coordinator of the public musicology undergraduate certificate at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. An expert on music in 1950s and 1960s television, she’s the author of A...
Feb 20, 2023 · 32 min
Ep. 6: Knives Out, Blood Relatives, and the Last Jedi – with actor Noah Segan
We spend time with Noah Segan, who wrote, directed, co-produced, and stars in the 2022 movie Blood Relatives, now streaming on Shudder. Noah also has roles in Glass Onion, Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper, Brick, and a bunch of other...
Feb 6, 2023 · 29 min
Ep. 5: Rugrats, Fridays, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose - with actress Melanie Chartoff
We chat with actor and author Melanie Chartoff, who starred on Fridays (ABC) and Parker Lewis Can't Lose (FOX). She played George Costanza’s recurring girlfriend Robin on Seinfeld, and voiced Didi Pickles and her mother Minka on Nickelodeon's...
Jan 23, 2023 · 33 min
Ep. 4: The Frisco Kid, The Jerk, and Head of the Class – with screenwriter Michael Elias
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren We chat with legendary screenwriter Michael Elias, an award-winning writer, actor, and director who has written film, television, theatre, and fiction. You may know...
Jan 9, 2023 · 24 min
Ep. 3: Sailor Moon, Sesame Street, and Sid Caesar – with actress Rena Strober
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren We sit down with singer and actress Rena Strober, the voice of Esmeraude, a member of the villainous Black Moon Clan, on the anime series Sailor Moon. Her Broadway...
Dec 19, 2022 · 28 min
Ep. 2: 100,000 Ways to Spell Hanukkah – with author Jonathan Friedmann
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren Joey talks about Hanukkah and its many spellings with Jonathan Friedmann, professor of Jewish music history and dean of the Master of Jewish Studies Program at the...
Dec 12, 2022 · 23 min
Ep. 1: A Festivus for the Rest of Us – with Seinfeld actor Harris Shore
Amusing Jews Ep. 1: A Festivus for the Rest of Us – with Seinfeld actor Harris Shore Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren We chat with Harris Shore, an actor, writer and director who takes his...
Dec 11, 2022 · 25 sec
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