Best Jewfolks Podcasts (2024)

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What Is Free Speech On Campus? 48:55

3h ago48:55

48:55

Many of us have watched college campuses around the country erupt in protests, with tent camps being set up on greenspaces calling for universities to disclose and divest from companies that do business in Israel. But when do the chants, signs and graffiti cross the line from first-amendment-protected free speech to something more nefarious? This w…

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Stacey Dinner-Levin 38:15

1h ago38:15

38:15

This week I talk to Stacey Dinner-Levin about her role in the upcoming Minnesota Mammalehs: Stories From the Tribe event on June 24. We talk about what it’s like to perform in a storytelling event, how the theater is central to her family, and that one time she wrote a play, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Buy tickets now: http://bit.ly/mamm…

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Frank Hornstein 50:19

5d ago50:19

50:19

This week I talk to recently retired State Representative Frank Hornstein. We reflect on his 22 years in the state legislature, his love for transportation policy, and what he’s looking forward to next, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. After the end credits, you can listen to Frank’s retirement speech from the floor of the House on May 20, wi…

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Haviv Rettig Gur 47:29

24d ago47:29

47:29

We have a special edition of this week’s show: This week I talk to Haviv Rettig-Gur, who will be the featured speaker at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas annual event on June 2. Haviv Rettig Gur is a veteran Israeli journalist who serves as senior analyst for The Times of Israel and is also a frequent guest on the…

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Mia Nosanow 33:15

1M ago33:15

33:15

This week I talk to Mia Nosanow, author of the new book The College Student’s Guide to Mental Health: Essential Wellness Strategies for Flourishing in College. We talk about what led to write this book, how long it took, and some of the challenges facing college students and adolescents, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. More info on the book:…

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Andrew Miller 39:16

1M ago39:16

39:16

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week I talk to Andrew Miller, the chief operating officer of the Minnesota Vikings. We talk about how he got his start working sports, what brought him to Minnesota, and how his job works in concert with the football side of the business, on this week…

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Jacob Rapport 41:02

2M ago41:02

41:02

This week I talk with Jacob Rapport, the creator of The Chanted Torah. We talk about what this project is all about, where his inspiration came from, what his next steps with the project are, and most importantly, where you can find the work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Make sure you stay until the end for a sample! https://www.thechante…

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Yedidya Yasu 39:20

2M ago39:20

39:20

This week I talk with Yedidya Yasu, the Israeli shaliach, or emissary, to St. Paul from Israel. We talk about his arrival delay and dramatic change in plans, getting to know the St. Paul community, and what he’s looking forward to experiencing in his next couple of years in Minnesota, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Links we discussed: https…

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Naomi Breazeale and Nina Afremov 32:26

2M ago32:26

32:26

This week we talk to advocacy associate Naomi Breazeale and development and annual event coordinator Nina Afremov of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. We talk about the vital work that the pair are doing, how they got their starts in the organization, and we talk about the JCRC’s annual event on June 2, on this we…

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Lily Smith 23:53

2M ago23:53

23:53

This week I talk to Lily Smith, the newest on-air talent at KS95. We talk about what goes into training to be on air at the station, the pivot to working in entertainment from her original path, and how Herzl Camp started her on her journey, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Lily's jobs! https://www.ks95.com/ https://chanhassendt.com/stevieray…

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Julie Dean 39:29

2M ago39:29

39:29

This week I talk to Julie Dean the founder of Twin Cities Mussar. We talk about what Mussar is, where her passion for the practice comes from, and how the interest is growing in the Twin Cities has increased – particularly since October 7, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Twin Cities Mussar: https://www.twincitiesmussar.org/ Sponsored this we…

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Daniel Rubinyi 28:43

3M ago28:43

28:43

This week I talk to Daniel Rubinyi, an artist and the creator of the website autismandoils.com. We talk about how his autism helps him as an artist, where his passion for art comes from, and the importance of his family, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "…

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Iola Kostrzewski 50:31

3M ago50:31

50:31

This week I talk to Iola Kostrewski, the new Minnesota Engagement Director for the ADL. We talk about the opportunity to help restart the ADL’s presence in Minnesota, her unique family story, and the generational trauma, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "…

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Sharyn Jackson 44:37

3M ago44:37

44:37

This week I talk to Sharyn Jackson, a food writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the awesome food scene in the Twin Cities, what trends may be headed our way, and her quest for a really good Challah, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy…

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Kiel Majewski 36:04

3M ago36:04

36:04

This week I talk to Kiel Majewski, the development director of the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School. We talk about some take aways from his first trip to Israel last month, working at a small-town Holocaust museum, and deciding why he and his family picked Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.…

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Shana Eisenberg 31:38

4M ago31:38

31:38

This week I talk to Shana Eisenberg, a songleader and actor who stars in “The Moneylender’s Daughter” at Six Points Theater starting March 2. We talk about how she’s approaching this well-known character, playing the title character in a world premiere, and how songleading helped strengthen her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. ticket…

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Liba Herman 51:02

4M ago51:02

51:02

This week I talk to Liba Herman, the owner of Studio Inside Out in St. Louis Park. We talk about her inheriting her mother’s love of art, the importance of art in society, and what her process for creating art is, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.studioinsideout.org/ TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/store…

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Gail Rosenblum 37:02

4M ago37:02

37:02

This week I talk to Gail Rosenblum, former Star Tribune columnist and the founder of Man Plans God Laughs Entertainment. We talk about what led her to start this new non-profit, the inspiration she found from the young adult novel “Milkweed,” and the changing nature of journalism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.mpglentertainment…

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Rabbi Jason Rodich 31:38

5M ago31:38

31:38

This week I talk to Rabbi Jason Rodich, the new director of Communications at Temple Israel. We talk about the transition from pulpit rabbi to synagogue employee, the evolution of Judaism, and how he considers communications to be a pulpit of its own, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://templeisrael.com TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/s…

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Tic Treitler 31:12

5M ago31:12

31:12

This week I talk to Tic Treitler, an actor who is making their professional debut in “Survivors” at Six Points Theater. We talk about how they got their start in theater, juggling acting and being a student at the University of Minnesota, and the personal connection they have to the topic of this show, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https:/…

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Keith Shifrin 38:54

5M ago38:54

38:54

This week I talk to Keith Shifrin, the owner of School of Rock in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul. We talk about what got him out of the corporate world and into franchise ownership, the power of music, and how being in a band can unite a group of people, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. St. Paul School of Rock: https://www.schoolo…

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Tommy Hoffman 40:11

6M ago40:11

40:11

This week I talk to Tommy Hoffman, the new executive director of Herzl Camp. We talk about how working at camp decades ago changed his life, why now was the time to make the move to a non-profit, and looking for purpose-driven work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by Ethan Roberts Photography…

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Gabriel Flaum 27:23

6M ago27:23

27:23

This week I talk to Gabriel Flaum, the creator of the TC Curator Instagram account for buying and selling a variety of art work. We talk about how he got his business started, the advantage of getting out of the corporate, 9 to 5 world, and following familial footsteps in helping people, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.instagram.…

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Liz Sawyer 34:14

7M ago34:14

34:14

This week I talk to Liz Sawyer, the police and public safety reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the importance of her beat at the paper, what led her to journalism, and what it was that led her to convert to Judaism on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.By Jewfolk, Inc.

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Mitch Chargo 34:20

7M ago34:20

34:20

This week I talk to Mitch Chargo, an attorney and the founder of the Institute for Holocaust Research and Education. We talk about the IHRE’s first event on Nov. 28, what led a busy lawyer to start this organization, and how he finds time to be the lead singer in Stereo Kitchen on top of all of THAT, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. IHRE: htt…

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Rabbi Matt Goldberg 34:37

7M ago34:37

34:37

This week I talk to Rabbi Matt Goldberg, the new associate rabbi at Beth El Synagogue. We talk about the transition from interning at the synagogue to being a full-time rabbi, the a-ha moment that led him to rabbinic school, and what he’s enjoying about Minnesota so far, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. TC Jewfolk merch!: https://tcjewfolk.co…

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Peter Grendle 32:36

7M ago32:36

32:36

This week I talk to Peter Grendle, the senior director of Jewish arts and culture at the Minnesota JCC. We talk about how he got his start in the arts, what type of programs he’s hoping to bring, and the deep Jewish connection to the arts, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. TC Jewish Film Festival: https://minnesotajcc.org/art-culture/jewish-fi…

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Laurel Hood 29:01

8M ago29:01

29:01

This week I talk to Laurel Hood, a candidate for the school board in St. Anthony-New Brighton Independent School District 282. We talk about what led her to run for office, what she’s heard from her potential constituents, and how her Judaism helped bring her to this moment, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Learn more: https://www.electlaurel…

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Terri Lindenbaum 31:17

8M ago31:17

31:17

This week we have a little levity and randomness with Terri Lindenbaum. We talk about her co-founding the Piecycle Club, her work on the NCJW board, and how she creatively brings together her Korean heritage with her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Piecycle Club: https://pie.bike/ Merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store…

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Adi Yeshaya 29:04

9M ago29:04

29:04

This week I talk with musician Adi Yeshaya. We talk about what led the Israeli-born musician to his career, the Oct. 16 Adi Yeshaya Big Band show at the Dakota, and we drop some AMAZING names of some of the artists he’s worked with, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Tickets for the Dakota show: https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/adi-yeshaya-big…

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Serena Brook 24:50

9M ago24:50

24:50

This week I talk with Serena Brook, an actress who stars in “Falsettos”, playing now at Theatre Latte Da in Minneapolis. We talk about the abundant Jewish themes in the show, trying to make it in New York, and working as an actress in her hometown, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Tickets: https://www.latteda.org/falsettos TCJ Merch: https://…

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Ian Rosenthal 25:30

9M ago25:30

25:30

This week I talk with Ian Rosenthal, the Housing Justice Organizer at Jewish Community Action. We talk his background in organizing, the harrowing events that helped bring him to this field, and the upcoming Shelter of Justice: A Housing Justice Sukkot event Sept. 26 at the State Capitol, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. sponsored by Temple I…

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Rabbi Joey Glick 32:21

9M ago32:21

32:21

This week I talk with Rabbi Joey Glick, the new rabbi at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis. We talk about having the interim tag removed from his title, the winding road that led to the rabbinate, and settling into his South Minneapolis community, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Be sure to check out the refreshed TC Jewfolk merch store with newly d…

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Joel Glaser 32:39

10M ago32:39

32:39

This week I talk with Joel Glaser, the CEO of Ampers, a group of diverse community radio stations across Minnesota. We talk about how this group serves underserved communities statewide, how he found his way to non-profit media, and the difference between public radio and community radio, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Programming is suppor…

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Michelle Horovitz 27:57

10M ago27:57

27:57

This week I talk with Michelle Horovitz, social entrepreneur and the co-owner of Forma, the new community clay space in Minneapolis. We talk about how this new space got up and running, finding a creative outlet, and an update on Appetite for Change, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://formaclay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/formaclay/ ht…

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Michael Arato 35:12

10M ago35:12

35:12

This week I talk to Michael Arato, the director of program innovation at Herzl Camp. We talk about the end of his first summer in Webster, what it means to innovate camp programming, and we break down some recent news among the camp leadership team, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wis…

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Bruce Goodman 28:52

10M ago28:52

28:52

This week I talk to Bruce Goodman, who endowed the Read In Color Little Free Library at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. We talk about how this initiative came into existence, recovering from his trauma, and the importance of counseling on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://jfssp.org/services/community-outreach/little-free-library https://…

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Bob Nemer 44:20

11M ago44:20

44:20

This week I talk to artist Robert Nemer. We talk about how he got started in art, how he takes his art off the canvas and to other mediums, and his role in the founding of the Uptown Art Fair, and on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.ranarts.net/By Jewfolk, Inc.

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Galit Breen 23:29

12M ago23:29

23:29

This week I talk to my new co-worker Galit Breen, Jewfolk’s new development and operations manager. We talk about being TC Jewfolk’s original Minnesota Mammaleh, what she’s learned in 10 years running “Listen To Your Mother,” and her passionate defense of her hamentashen, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.…

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Rabbi Aaron Weininger 34:53

12M ago34:53

34:53

This week I talk to Rabbi Aaron Weininger, the new Senior Rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Congregation. We talk about the work that went into his ascension to senior rabbi, what Pride month means to him as the first openly gay rabbi admitted to the conservative movement’s rabbinic school, and what type of evolution he’s seen in the movement on LGBTQ issues…

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Jonah Rothstein 28:59

1y ago28:59

28:59

This week I talk to Jonah Rothstein, one of the creators of the JewishGigs.com jobs website. We talk about what led to helping get this project off the ground, what brought him back to Minneapolis, and the overlooking of the Midwest in the American Jewish community, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://jewishgigs.com…

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Janet Horvath 30:54

1y ago30:54

30:54

This week I talk to Janet Hovath, a long-time cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra and the author of the memoir “The Cello Still Sings.” We talk about the question that started it all, growing up the daughter of a holocaust survivor, and the legacy this story can leave, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://janethorvath.com/books/the-cello-s…

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David Sherman 34:54

1y ago34:54

34:54

This week I talk to photographer David Sherman. We talk about the soon-to-be-released “Transfer of Memory” book, how he broke into the business, and covering some of the biggest names in the NBA, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.minndakjcrc.org/education_programs/transfer-of-memory-book/ https://www.davidshermanphoto.com/ https://tc…

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State Rep. Sandra Feist 33:18

1y ago33:18

33:18

This week I talk to Minnesota state representative Sandra Feist. We talk about the historic Minnesota legislative session that wrapped up last week, her day job as an immigration attorney, and how her Judaism informs both of her jobs, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.By Jewfolk, Inc.

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Sheree Curry 42:29

1y ago42:29

42:29

This week I talk to journalist and former Jewfolk board member Sheree Curry. We talk about her long and varied career in media, working on the Minnesota Commission of Judicial Selection, and how so much of her career has been at the intersection of race and Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.…

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Phil Raskin 33:30

1y ago33:30

33:30

This week I talk with Phil Raskin, a ceramic artist and the owner of Prairie Olive. We talk about how he got started in ceramic arts, the impact art can have on others, and how his art is informed by his Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://prairieolive.com/By Jewfolk, Inc.

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Kara Rosenwald 43:13

1y ago43:13

43:13

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week, I talk with Kara Rosenwald, the mission coordinator of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 trip. We talk about what led her to take the role, debrief on some of the highlights, and get a little hint about what’s coming nex…

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Amb. Thomas Nides 7:01

1y ago7:01

7:01

We’re here in Tel Aviv as part of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 Mega Mission, and just before Shabbat started, I got to sit down with to talk with the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, and Duluth native, Thomas Nides. So some backstory here: Nides addressed the 250-member delegation on the trip prior to our sitting down, so th…

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96. Babka Social (with Serge from Babka) 51:59

1y ago51:59

51:59

This week: The chaos of Elon Musk’s Twitter has chased users and news organizations away, while a new wave of Twitter clones try to recreate the sense of community it has. So what does this mean for the Jews, and why should anyone care? I talk about that with Serge, the founder of Babka Social, a new Jewish social media platform. To help Ukraine: h…

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Miriam Monasch 29:29

1y ago29:29

29:29

This week I talk to Miriam Monasch, the director of the upcoming Six Points Theater show “The Wanderers,” running April 29-May 14. We talk about how she got into the theater, working collaboratively with the actors she’s directing, and the new play she’s working on writing, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-w…

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