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08/31/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 161: Immigration, Growing Pains, & the American Playground – w/ novelist Michael Isaac Shokrian

Michael Isaac Shokrian is publisher of the Thieving Magpie literary quarterly and author of the new novel, American Playground.

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Michael Isaac Shokrian is publisher of the Thieving Magpie literary...

08/24/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 160: Jewish Art for Our Times – with fine artist Yona Verwer

Yona Verwer is a Dutch-born multidisciplinary visual artist based in New York City and founder of the Jewish Art Salon, a global network of contemporary Jewish visual artists and scholars.

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Yona Verwer is a Dutch-born multidisciplinary visual artist based i...

08/18/2026

08/17/2026

Amusing Jews Ep.159: The Art of the Pickle – with fine artist Hannah Eve Rothbard

Hannah Eve Rothbard is a multimedia artist, curator, and writer based in New York City.

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Hannah Eve Rothbard is a multimedia artist, curator, and writer bas...

08/10/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 158: Ascendants: Technology, Corporate Power, & Humanity’s Future – w/ author Don Schechter

Don Schechter is an author, filmmaker, and film & media studies professor at Tufts University. His debut sci-fi novel is Ascendants.

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Don Schechter is an author, filmmaker, and film & media studies pro...

08/03/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 157: Justice Girl & The Birth of Television – with novelist Julian David Stone

Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose novels include The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl.

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Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose ...

07/27/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 156: The Best of All Possible Planets – with sci-fi author Alex Shvartsman

Alex Shvartsman is a prolific science-fiction author whose latest novel is The Best of All Possible Planets.

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Alex Shvartsman is a prolific science-fiction author whose latest n...

07/20/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 155: Can We Laugh at That? – with author Jacques Berlinerblau

Jacques Berlinerblau is the Rabbi Harold White Professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University and author of the new book, Can We Laugh at That? Comedy in a Conflicted Age.

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Jacques Berlinerblau is the Rabbi Harold White Professor of Jewish ...

07/13/2026

Amusing Jews: San Diego Comic-Con Origins – with Mathew Klickstein and Gus Krueger

Mathew Klickstein is a pop culture historian and author of See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture. Gus Krueger is an art director and designer for the theme park industry and the son of Comic-Con co-founder Ken Krueger.

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Mathew Klickstein is a pop culture historian and author of See You ...

07/06/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 154: Punk Rock Jews – with author Steven Lee Beeber

Steven Lee Beeber is a freelance journalist and author of The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk.

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Steven Lee Beeber is a freelance journalist and author of The Heebi...