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Comedian Olga Namer joins Yenta! host Raye Schiller and guest co-host Sarah Afkami for a very hamish episode of Yenta! featuring Olga's nephew Roger, an extra serving of Jewish guilt, and enough gossip to make you want to do teshuvah... again. Olga talks about growing up Orthodox in Midwood, Brooklyn, getting married at 18, becoming a hot divorcee (against her parents’ wishes), and discovering...

On this episode of Yenta!, Raye Schiller and guest co-host Gloria Alexander sit down with comedian, writer, and author Amy Silverberg to talk about bisexuality, Jewish guilt, boyfriends—good boyfriends and bad— and the deeply humiliating experience of realizing you might actually be happier when you stop lying to yourself. Amy gets very vulnerable about her new novel, First Time, Long Time , which...

On this episode of Yenta!, Raye Schiller is joined by comedian and honorary Jewess Maddie Walser, with guest co-host Gloria Alexander, for a very horny, very unhinged journey through love, lust, and the internet. Maddie tells us about all the hotties at the Jewish fraternities, discovering she's a shiksa after dating so many Jewish men in college, and her current situationship, someone she met...

The day on Yenta! pod has finally arrived! Chef Tova Sterling is HERE to talk about her new breakup-sex roleplay kink, stalker fantasies, unholy dating benders, and so much more. Chef Tova is a private chef-turned-internet-personality who built an online empire from behind her cutting board block, whispering about sex while making elaborate food for everyone online who likes to watch ;). While fil...

What even is Jewish food? Is it the dish itself or the love, joy, and obsession people bring it? Does that make Chinese food on Christmas Jewish? Slide into the vinyl seats of the deli booth with Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz of The Gefilteria as they bite into this big, messy question. Listen to this bonus episode of Meet Me At The Deli , hosted by the co-hosts of our sibling podcast at the He...

This week, we're joined by comedian and internet icon Julie Birke, creator of the viral TikTok series Love, Lies & Lesbians . In true Yenta! form, we spend the first half of the episode obsessing over Raye's Batman Begins, the greatest lesbian cinematic universe ever posted online: toxic exes, secret relationships, car "incidents," and the impossible task of making sense of s...

This week, Gary Simons (Subway Takes, Mike Birbiglia's opening act,  Sessions with Dr. Martin ) gives us the stand-up comedy masterclass we didn't know we needed. We talk about writing jokes that stand the test of time, what it's really like going viral on Subway Takes, opening for stand-up legend Mike Birbiglia, and why being asked to be best man is actually just indentured servitude....

This week on Yenta, we’re joined by Madison Werner — writer, advocate, influencer, glam girl, and the first ever trans Covergirl. We get into:* Madison’s ideal man: masculine, feminine, and proud to show off his trans girlfriend* Gabbing vs. yapping* Lookmaxxing, the manosphere, and men discovering beauty standards* Coming out to gay dads* Kylie lip kits, Madison Beer, and choosing your name from...

omg we actually can't believe this week we have the one and only queer reality tv celebrity + comedian + icon Bridget Matloff! We Yenta about:- Bridget being too emotionally stable to get enough screen time on reality TV- Whether queer fame means people should or should not talk to you in LA- The difference between being gay, lesbian, bi, queer — and culturally queer- Bridget’s Jewish upbringing,...

OG BuzzFeed royalty, comedian, writer, creator, and certified internet legend KRISTIN CHIRICO came to Yenta and she held NOTHING back. We are still processing. We love her. We know you will too. We Yenta about: • How Kristin spent the pandemic perfecting her nude photography (and why it absolutely obliterates sourdough as a hobby) • Her meticulously organized nude archive: lingerie, filthy, and a...

We have returning hot amazing Yenta Melissa Weisz on the pod this week!! Our episode starts with lesbian nail discourse and ends with an existential conversation about Judaism, marriage, control, and building a life after Orthodoxy. Obviously. We discuss: * the sociology of long nails in queer culture * “baby gays” and queer experience requirements* whether putting on a strap is sexy or awkward *...

Netflix comedian Julian Stern (!!) joins the pod to talk about audition psychosis, gaslighting Jewish identities, doing teshuva (repentance) for ranking women, emotionally manipulating audiences correctly, and the huge significance cultural shift from “fapping” to “gooning.”We discuss solo shows, bombing on purpose, OCD, improv guys with crushes, relationship fights about cold feet, and whether sh...

This week it’s just us—and let's be real, that’s what you want anyway. We’re talking about doing our biggest shows yet, including Raye’s first full hour (!!), synagogue gigs, and the absolute chaos that comes with performing comedy about identity, religion, and queerness… in front of actual Jews. Also: what happens when you leave one rigid system… and accidentally find another one. 🙃 https://...

Bug Williamson is a hilarious, charming, heartwarming comedian with over half a million followers. They are also just a true delight to schmooze with and give us great smutty yenta! We yenta about:- A reality show for choosing your new nonbinary name™- Their unique comedy and internet presence- Growing up with conspiracy theorist parents- An actual reading of mermaid smut they wrote (and it is goo...

You know her, you love her, and we got all the talmud (and personal!) gossip from her -- we truly cannot believe we got to have the amazing Miriam Anzovin as a guest! We know you're going to love this episode and can't wait for you to hear it <3 https://www.instagram.com/miriamanzovin https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar https://www.instagram.co...

In this special episode we announce that we are officially...... ;) Listen to the ep to find out!! @ rayeschiller @ antonialastar @ heebmedia

This is a classic sexy sexy dirty yenta episode my friends! We dive into "c*md**mp" group chats, roasting, la comedy scene and more! We yenta about:- being queer in predominantly straight spaces- the joy connecting with unapologetically queer comics- dark humor and Holocaust jokes - the groupchat you wont believe is real and way way more! Follow us:Everett: https://www.instagram.com/heye...

Frank Smith is a big deal in the world of queer cinema (Open To It), but most importantly he's Antonia's friend from HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE. This is an iconic Yenta where Frank and Antonia take Raye captive and force them to learn about speech team. We yenta about: - Heated Rivalry gossip - Closed open relationships - Antonia's shabbats - Catholics are liberal in Boston - Speech and debate...

Effie Meadows is here! She's a Comedy Store regular and the best roaster we know. There are literally so many hot takes in this episode. The gossip is hot! We Yenta about: 1. Gender discourse vs real-life queerness 2. Effie hates drag 3. Taylor Swift as a spiritual figure 4. Religion, kink, humiliation, and shame 5. Sugar daddies, surgeries, and the real cost of transitioning 6. Comedy Store c...

Rabbi Iggy is tattooed, gay, obsessed with Talmud, and the rabbinic voice behind Sinners Shabbat in NYC and Beit T'shuvah in LA (an addiction treatment center and spiritual community). He's a rabbi to a million celebrities, and most importantly, he was Raye's wedding rabbi! So he's a real Yenta VIP. This is an amazing Jewish conversaion about tension, pleasure, discipline, and belo...

Tuli Skaist is a Jewish music legend, community builder, teacher, executive director of his shul, and one of the wisest Jews we know. He grew up ultra-Orthodox, went to elite yeshivas, rebelled his way out, and somehow became the guy we all go to for Torah, nigunim, and parenting advice. Deep Yenta-heads will also recognize him as Antonia's musical study partner! We love Tuli! We Yenta about:...

It's the nicest comedian in LA, Erin Cholakian! Erin is blowing up on the internets, and she just performed at the Comedy Store for the "Is This Thing On" premier with Will Arnett. It's a classic Yenta sesh about mom trauma, comedy drama, and emotionally topping Michael B Jordan. We Yenta about: - Being “mom-fearing,” not God-fearing - Performing for Searchlight Pictures at the C...

It's just the Yentas this week, and we're spending an entire episode on our new obsession: HOCKEY SMUT. It's nothing but Heat Rivalry today, including our very own pitch for a religious sapphic version of Shane and Ilya. We Yenta about: - Why people pretend they’re over coming-out stories - Emotional intimacy as the true climax (queeeeeer) - Why sapphic stories never get the same cultu...

Jonah Feingold has created the most Jewish rom-com we've ever seen. He’s the writer, director, actor, and editor behind the brand-new 31 Candles (playing in AMCs), as well as Dating & New York, At Midnight (Paramount+), and EXmas (Amazon). Jonah is obsessed with chemistry, crushes, and sweaters, and he's our official straight boy crush of 2025! (Plus we have a cameo from 31 Candles&#39...

Returning fan-favorite Yentas Micah O'Konis and Marnina Schon (the iconic musical comedy duo Cuplet) are BACK! They're married, glowing, and Tiktok famous! You know them from their viral song “Jacqueline Danfark” and from getting their wedding covered by the New York Timesssssss. Queer Jews are COOL. We Yenta about: - The origin story of “Jacqueline Danfark” - Couples therapy: helpful, har...