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06/08/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 151: The End-of-Life Option – with novelist Eric Beck Rubin

Eric Beck Rubin is an author and academic whose new novel is Ten Clear Days.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9cXxMfov4g

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06/01/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 150: Houdini’s Library – with author Barb Rosenstock

Barb Rosenstock is a picture book author whose latest book is Houdini’s Library.

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Barb Rosenstock is a picture book author whose latest book is Houdini’s Library. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomr...

05/25/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 149: The Jewish American Military Historical Society – with founding president Samuel P. Yudin

Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Samuel P. Yudin recently retired from the California Army National Guard and is president of the Jewish American Military Historical Society.

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Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Samuel P. Yudin recently retired f...

05/18/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 148: Making Comics – with underground cartoonist Kim Deitch

Kim Deitch is a prolific cartoonist who’s been making comics since the underground movement of the 1960s. His latest book is How I Make Comics, published by Fantagraphics.

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Kim Deitch is a prolific cartoonist who’s been making comics since the underground movement of the 1960s. His latest book is How I Make Comics, published by ...

05/11/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 147: Respecting Rodney Dangerfield – with biographer Michael Seth Starr

Michael Seth Starr is a prolific biographer whose books include Nothin’ Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield.

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Michael Seth Starr is a prolific biographer whose books include Nothin’ Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel...

05/04/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 146: Queen of Cosmos Comix – with artist Barbara “Willy” Mendes

Barbara “Willy” Mendes is a fine artist and underground comix pioneer whose new anthology, Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy, is published by Fantagraphics.

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Ep. 146: Queen of Cosmos Comix – with artist Barbara “Willy” Mendes

04/27/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 145: Jewish Toy Entrepreneurs – with author Michael Kimmel

Michael Kimmel is a SUNY distinguished professor emeritus of sociology and gender studies at Stony Brook University, whose latest book is Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America.

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04/20/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 144: Growing W**d in the Garden – with author Johanna Silver

Johanna Silver is a garden writer and author of the book, Growing W**d in the Garden: A No-Fuss, Seed-to-Stash Guide to Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation.

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04/13/2026

Amusing Jews Ep. 143: Climate Change Comics – with cartoonist Peter Kuper

Peter Kuper is a prolific cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Charlie Hebdo, and MAD magazine. He’s the author of numerous books, including the graphic novels Kafkaesque and Insectopolis: A Natural History. His latest book, Wish We Weren’t Here: Postcards from the Apocalypse, is published by Fantagraphics.

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Peter Kuper is a prolific cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Charlie Hebdo, and MAD magazine. He’s the author of numerous book...