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Your favorite trio of ex-orthodox queers are back, and they're deeper than ever! Leah Forster, Melissa Weisz, and Raye are even more heimish, even more queer, and even more YENTA. We yenta about: 1. Group think in queer and Jewish spaces 2. Wanting to show joy and nuance in the chassidic community 3. Alex Edelman name drop 4. Sharon Brous name drop 5. Chuchie-muchie. Leah's favorite phrase...

Dr. Sara Glass is back!! If you thought last week's episode was juicy, wait till you hear this sesh!!! Dr. Sara is WISE. HILARIOUS. AND SO HOT. Top tier Yenta. We Yenta about: - Fave Jewish song - Sara loves Cameron Esposito but she loves us more - Coparenting with your lesbian ex - Running into your exes at Dyke Day - Gossiping with your kids - The most insane mikvah story - Faking orgasms -...

Yenta Superfan, the eminent Dr Sara Glass, is making her Yenta debut! You know Sara from her blockbuster memoir Kissing Girls on Shabbat, writing for the NY Times, and her work as a leading therapist and speaker for LGTBQ+ Jews. We Yenta about: - Sara's life growing up chassidic - Marrying a man when you're a lesbian - Heaven and Hell. Light stuff. - Becoming a queer mom - Are people swing...

This week we talk to Emmy nominated comedian, writer, and worm farmer: Ellory Smith!! Buckle up for the HOTTEST worm gossip. We Yenta about: 1. How hard it is to be a hot femme 2. What does it actually mean to do well in comedy? 3. Astrology. Classic. 4. When your boyfriend is a comedy manager 5. How to demand positive feedback 6. LA standup gossip 7. Jealousy. Ugh. 8. Therapy. Yay! 9. Secrets: De...

It's just Raye and Antonia this week! We needed a break from all these illustrious guests taking the glory! This is honestly one of the deepest episodes we've had in a while. RELIGION. GENDER. WEEPING. GOSSIP. We Yenta about: 1. Reviewing Hannah Gabsy's gender agenda 2. Standup comedians who film clips on a GREEN SCREEN??! ICONIC. 3. Raye was a hometown hero at JQ pride shabbat 4. Anto...

Mateen Stewart (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) is a hilarious standup-comedian and actor in the LA comedy scene and we yenta hardcore this week! The struggle of making money in comedy: day jobs and side hustles Officiating weddings: the craziest ceremonies and predicting doomed marriages The trauma of losing a parent: how it shapes comedy and life The journey from theater...

Jay Jurden is back!! He had so much gossip, we had to give him two episodes. If you thought his Emmy nominated turn on The Problem with Jon Stewart was juicy, that's nothing compared to the juice on this episode! We Yenta about: - Flowcharting your audience interactions - Jay's jokes for the Tom Brady roast - Dramatic reading of extremely graphic screenplay - Everyone wants Jay's nudes...

You've seen him on the Tonight Show 1000x times, he wrote for X-Men, and he's been nominated for an EMMY. Jay Jurden is on the pod!!! This certified celebrity comedian is also a certified gossip. This is part one of two, because there's just too much goss for one episode. We Yenta about: - Being hot for LA - Behing the scenes goss from After Midnight - Knowing Jerrod Carmichael was gay...

This week we're talking to Charlie James aka Nonbinary Cowboy (Funny or Die, Field Museum tweet writer), who is the most charming biology nerd/comedy writer on the planet! We Yenta about: - Looking for a third who has dated trans people - Writing a book about being a little frog - Their solo show about their cute little biologist Dad - Huge revelation: Antonia's biologist parents know Char...

This week we schmooze with the most grounded guy in LA comedy, Eric Schwartz (Tonight Show, opens for Jo Koy, Helluva Boss). Obviously we're all obsessed with The Artist's Way. We Yenta about: 1. Fave Jewish songs 2. How to talk about trauma onstage 3. Being in a relationship for 17 years 4. Tips on posting content 5. Working with Jason Mraz 6. Touring with Jo Koy & the Golden Globes 7...

Ahmed Al-kadri is absolutely blowing up in the standup world, and he took an afternoon out of his insane touring schedule to gossip with us!! You've seen his sketches all over the internet (Arab Roomate, F-Boi Rehab), and now you can listen to him get unbelievably graphic about his sex life. We Yenta about Ahmed's dazzling career: TikTok, new YouTube special, touring like crazy Hooking up...

We can't believe incredibly successful, hugely viral comedian Lucas Zelnick (Comedy Central, Netflix) agreed to Yenta with us but we are so happy he did! We have major yenta this episode: Why is NY better than LA (or is it?) How to do political comedy  Lucas’ new (old) girlfriend!! The most surprising thing about growing up with $200 million  Ashley Gavin getting canceled Shitting yourself bef...

When we told folks that Bri Giger (Netflix Is A Joke, UCB, professional DJ) was coming on the pod, everyone had the exact same reaction: I LOVE HER!! We’re so honored that Bri agreed to come on the pod and ruin her reputation. Total mensch.  We Yenta about:  Nonmonagamy in LA: Your GF making out with your ex-GF Bri’s SNL audition! What a legend! Bri is the hottest DJ in LA. Like seriously. She’s a...

Lily Richards is a filmmaker who's currently slaying the film festival circuit. Also, she obsessively steals spoons. This episode is for everyone who loves marriage goss, corporate world goss, and obviously spoon goss. (See her spoon collection on our instagram.)  We Yenta about:  Lily met her wife in college!! Lesbian college sweethearts!  How to crush the corporate world when you have a thea...

Mason Smajstrla (standup comedian, Jamie Lynn Spears impersonator) is here to bless the Yentas with a deep dive into squirting. Mason is a reality TV nerd, brilliant teacher, and most importantly… the nepo-baby of Fredericksburg, Texas. We Yenta about: SQUIRTING. VISCOSITY? VOLUME? DO YOU NEED A TARP? Murder documentaries Tips for content creators Growing up Christian… also butt stuff Do you think...

Mari Taren (lesbian comedy legend/casting producer on Queer Ultimatum) spilled more gossip than any other Yenta guest has before: reality TV goss, relationship goss, Judaism goss! This episode has GOSS.  We Yenta About:  Mari is in love with (former Yenta guest) Catherine Mcafferty!!  Mari and Catherine are the hot versions of Raye and Antonia Gossip from the Ashely Gavin podcast Should queer peop...

Dax Hilton (TikTok sensation, bisexual icon) started doing stand-up at 15, and now he’s a 20-year old legend with 80k followers on TikTok. He’s been crushing at the Laugh Factory and Hollywood Improv, even though HE STILL CAN’T DRINK. We want to be Dax when we grow up. Stuff we yenta about: Dane Cook is obsessed with Dax Hot tea about Mormonism: leaving the church because of drugs Comedy Nerd Aler...

Martin Morrow (Second City, Netflix, Hulu) is a huge deal in the LA standup world, he’s the world’s leading wrestling evangelist, and Hannibal Buress once called him “a talented kid but a chore to talk to.” We get VULNERABLE with Martin, and obviously it all ends with a poop story. We Yenta about: - Martin explains wrestling to musical theater nerds. - Do Raye and Martin have a toxic sibling rival...

Eli Leonard (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO) is a hilarious, amazing, talented writer, actor, and clown from Minnesota! He’s written storylines and appeared on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Leonard tours the country opening for stand-up comedian, Elon Gold and the Chosen Comedy Festival, and with his One Man Show, GOOD SHOWBIZ, which also runs monthly in Los Angeles at The Elysian Theater.  We yenta abou...

Avital is an accomplished writer, comedian, and actress. She's been on Barry on HBO (um ever heard of it??)! She’s gonna be at Edinburgh fringe! She’s sold multiple TV shows! She's also queer and ex-Orthodox. Our conversation with Avital Ash was so awesome, so hot, so interesting, that we split this episode into 2 parts! We yenta about: Baby gays feeling like a fraud Avital's new show...

Alli Goldberg is a comedy powerhouse, and you've probably seen her hosting the hit dating show Love Isn't Blind- the only dating show where the men don't talk! Allie is a business genius, and she drops some life-changing career advice goss. Also we talk about crusty dicks. We yenta about: - Why cis men with small dicks need to learn from the queer community - How Allie sold multiple sh...

Antonia and Raye recap their LITERALLY INCREDIBLE show at the Minnesota JCC. They talk comedy writing, vulnerability on stage, and self confidence; this is an episode for the Yenta comedy nerds! We yenta about: The glamour of performing at the JCC. Did this famous comedian get a BJ on stage at the comedy store?? The INSANE moment when we discovered the majority of the JCC audience wasn't Jewis...

Lily Lester (NY Jewish Week, Mishegoss) is a hilarious comedian, writer, actress! We had an awesome conversation with guest cohost Sarah Afkami!! We Yenta about:  Lily’s super gay hot Jewish queer relationship and everything about it Bringing over boys to make out while you babysit Masterbating to Larry David When men don’t get things The first people to ever give their opinions on NY vs LA Lily L...

Catherine Mcafferty (Hulu, Amazon, Freevee) is a genius comedian who also happens to have THE JUICIEST SECRET WE'VE EVER HEARD ON YENTA. WE'RE LITERALLY STILL SCREAMING. Hints: c-list celebs, steamy hookups, St Louis???We Yenta about: Fans who want to bone you. Catherine's new series Pretty Gay, that's pretty perfect, pretty hilarious, pretty gay The creators of Dropout are produci...

Antonia and Raye go over the history of their friendship including the dm that Antonia sent Raye on Instagram over a year ago! And than share the decision making process that led to this big announcement ! Uncut and bonus episodes: https://patreon.com/yenta Raye Schiller: https://instagram.com/rayeontheway Antonia Lassar: https://instagram.com/antonialastar (00:01:38) Podcast Introduction (00:02:0...