Episodes

  • Ep. 119: The Bible is a Joke* – with podcaster Gil Kidron

    Ep. 119: The Bible is a Joke* – with podcaster Gil Kidron
    Sep 29 2025
    *Finding humor in the Bible with Gil Kidron, a writer, editor, and host of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    A Podcast of Biblical Proportions
    https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com/

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    Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles
    https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/

    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    38 mins
  • Ep. 118: Building a Cartoon Empire – with animation producer Michael Hirsh

    Ep. 118: Building a Cartoon Empire – with animation producer Michael Hirsh
    Sep 22 2025
    Michael Hirsh is a trailblazing producer of children’s programming and former head of Nelvana, Cookie Jar, and Wow! Unlimited Media. His shows include Inspector Gadget, The Care Bears Movie, Babar, The Berenstain Bears, Little Bear, Rolie Polie Olie, Franklin, The Magic School Bus, Beetlejuice, Eek! The Cat, Max & Ruby, and many more. His book is Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Animation Nation
    https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/animation-nation/

    Michael’s IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386650/

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    28 mins
  • Ep. 117: Marx Brothers Forever! – with writer and performer Noah Diamond

    Ep. 117: Marx Brothers Forever! – with writer and performer Noah Diamond
    Sep 15 2025
    Noah Diamond is a co-host of The Marx Brothers Council Podcast, an author, performer, and cartoonist whose books include 400 Years in Manhattan; Love Marches On: A Saga of Broadway; and Gimme a Thrill: The Story of I’ll Say She Is, the Lost Marx Brothers Musical, and How It Was Found. His newest project is the limited series podcast, Pintele.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Noah’s website
    https://www.noahdiamond.com/

    The Marx Brothers Council Podcast
    https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    26 mins
  • Ep. 116: 30 Years of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist – with pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein

    Ep. 116: 30 Years of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist – with pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein
    Sep 8 2025
    Mathew Klickstein is an author and pop culture historian whose books have covered such topics as Nickelodeon, The Simpsons, The San Diego Comic-Con, and Lloyd Kaufman, president and co-founder of Troma Entertainment. His recent article, “SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couch of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist,” is available at Paste.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couch
    https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/dr-katz/squigglevision-30-years-of-kvetching-from-the-couch-of-dr-katz-professional-therapist

    Mathew’s website
    https://www.mathewklickstein.com/

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    Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles
    https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/

    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    24 mins
  • Ep. 115: Outlaw Rock & Roll Photography – with photographer Julian David Stone

    Ep. 115: Outlaw Rock & Roll Photography – with photographer Julian David Stone
    Sep 1 2025
    Julian David Stone is an author, photographer, and filmmaker whose photography is collected in the coffee table book, No Cameras Allowed: My Career as an Outlaw Rock & Roll Photographer. He also has two novels: The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl; and It’s Alive!

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Julian’s website
    https://www.juliandavidstone.com/

    No Cameras Allowed
    https://www.juliandavidstone.com/home-1

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    Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles
    https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/

    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    20 mins
  • Ep. 114: Desegregating Glen Echo: A Black-Jewish Alliance – with documentarian Ilana Trachtman

    Ep. 114: Desegregating Glen Echo: A Black-Jewish Alliance – with documentarian Ilana Trachtman
    Aug 25 2025
    Ilana Trachtman is an Emmy award-winning documentary director and producer whose latest film is Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
    https://www.aintnoback.com/

    Ilana’s IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1196719/

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    Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles
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    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    22 mins
  • Ep.113: Maria Lani: The Woman with Fifty Faces – with Jonathan Lackman and Zachary J. Pinson

    Ep.113: Maria Lani: The Woman with Fifty Faces – with Jonathan Lackman and Zachary J. Pinson
    Aug 18 2025
    Jonathan Lackman is an author and art historian and Zachary J. Pinson is an artist and illustrator. Their new book, The Woman with Fifty Faces: Maria Lani & the Greatest Art Heist that Never Was, is published by Fantagraphics.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    The Woman with Fifty Faces
    https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-woman-with-fifty-faces

    Maria Lani website
    https://marialani.com/

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    29 mins
  • Ep 112: Dr. Wertham’s Crusade Against Comics – with author Harold Schechter

    Ep 112: Dr. Wertham’s Crusade Against Comics – with author Harold Schechter
    Aug 11 2025
    Harold Schechter is a true crime author and professor emeritus at Queens College whose latest graphic biography is “Dr. Werthless,” illustrated and co-written by Eric Powell.

    Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

    Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

    “Dr Worthless”
    https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-934/Dr-Werthless-HC

    Harold’s website
    https://haroldschechter.com/

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    Jewish Museum of the American West
    https://www.jmaw.org/

    Atheists United Studios
    https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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    31 mins