Jewish Vintage Annals Archive Podcast

David Godlis, who is best known by his last name GODLIS, has been photographing in New York City since 1976. A “street photographer” in the style of Diane Arbus and Garry Winogrand, he wandered into the nightclub CBGB’s one night, and has become known for his photographs of the NYC Punk scene. GODLIS, who shot in the style of photographers Brassai and Robert Frank, used his handheld Leica camera a...

Ep. 23: Aidan Strauss of Grozov (Heavy-Metal music) Pure and true Heavy Metal from Philadelphia's darkest dungeons. We interview Aidan Strauss from Grozov about how he got his start in music and inspiration. We talk a lot about Lord of The Rings bands, and Jewish stuff as well. He also performs at the end. He is an interesting musician to keep out an eye on. Find info on the band below. Band I...

Michael Weinstein’s career began in 1978, after graduating from the University of Michigan with an English degree. During that time, Michael worked as a printer at the Ross-Ehlert Photo Lab (one of Chicago’s most well known) in the black and white film department. Simultaneously, the music scene in Chicago was bursting at the seams. New and exciting acts, including Rock and Roll, Blues and Punk as...

Andrew John Sweet was a young photographer living and working in Miami Beach in the late 1970s. His life and his art were cut tragically short when he was murdered on October 16, 1982. Andy left an extensive body of work that exhibits a level of creative maturity far beyond his years. His photographs are a testimony to a rich but often overlooked period of Miami Beach’s cultural heritage. Andy Swe...

Ruthann Friedman is one of the most captivating singer-songwriters of the 60s California scene. Yet you’ve probably never heard of her. If you have, it’s most likely because you know she penned The Association’s irresistible pop smash, “Windy.” But Friedman created many more extraordinary songs, crossed genre lines, and ended up being ignored by the mainstream. In an era of hippie idealism and won...

Gary Monroe, a native of Miami Beach, received a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1977. Upon returning home, he photographed the old world Jewish community that characterized  South Beach  for a decade, until it vanished. From 1984 through 2000 he photographed throughout  Haiti , and later looked at tourism across Florida, especially the "rite of...

ABOUT "Jews of the Wild West” is a feature length documentary about resilience and identity in an unexpected place. The film tells a positive immigration story and highlights the dynamic contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States. With today's rise in antisemitism, these stories are more important now than ever. We are proud to have been named Reader's Ch...

Ep. 58: Dan Fishback * This was recorded many months before the Oct/ 7th Attacks  (Singer-Songwriter/Playwright/Activist)  DAN FISHBACK  is a playwright, songwriter, performer in the band  ⁠Cheese On Bread⁠ , and host of the podcast  ⁠ Sick Day with Dan Fishback ⁠ . He founded  ⁠The Helix Queer Performance Network⁠  in 2013, and directed its programming through 2020. Fishback’s musical  ⁠ The Mate...

Ep. 16: Samm Levine (Actor) To be added

Ep. 15: Dean Friedman (Musician, VR Creator, Author)  Dean Friedman  first marked his entry into pop consciousness with the Top 20 chart success of his infectious hit single,  Ariel , a quirkily irresistible and uncategorizable pop song about a free spirited, pot-smoking, vegetarian Jewish girl in a peasant blouse who lived, as the lyric goes, "...way on the other side of the Hudson".  F...

Ep 5: Ellen Rapoport (Creator and Showrunner of "Minx")  My only real introduction to the material in this episode are the words Clifford's Big Red Dick. If that doesn't inspire you to listen, I just don't know what will. I lied. I have one more thing to say and that is, mark my words, Ellen Rapoport will either be a very powerful woman in Hollywood in two years, or she will...

Julie and I talk about what it was like to write for Schmigadoon Season Two, growing up seeing Broadway musicals, working with Kids in The Hall, Cats, and much more.  Julie Klausner is the creator, writer and star of Hulu’s critically-acclaimed Difficult People, produced by Amy Poehler and starring Klausner and Billy Eichner as two pop culture-literate, struggling comedians in New York City who ha...

The youth uprising, now simply called “The Sixties,” was fed by one of the greatest booms in publishing history. The Underground Press Syndicate (UPS) began as a loose confederation of five papers in 1966, and within a few years swelled to over 500 across the world, reaching millions of readers. They “spread like weed,” said the UPS director, weed-dealer, and eventual founder of High Times, Tom Fo...

I don’t want to give too much away about this episode except to say Rabbi Gershom shares an amazing story that truly involves a miracle happening, and he and Jay have a truly remarkable friendship that they speak about. This episode is very special.  Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, who was ordained at the Zeigler School of Rabbinic Studies in 2007, is the spiritual leader of the 100-year-old Abayudaya (&quo...

Flo Fox began her career as a photographer in New York City in 1972. For the better part of her career, Flo Fox has been legally blind, as a result of multiple sclerosis that she contracted when she was thirty. She is Totally disabled from the neck down and has been confined to a wheelchair since 1999, Flo now shoots with an automatic camera and directs friends, attendants or people in the street...

Amos Poe is one of the leading figures of the No Wave Cinema movement (75-85) that grew out of the bustling East Village music and art scene. The No Wave paralleled the punk music explosion and included Jim Jarmusch, Abel Ferrara, Eric Mitchell, James Nares, Beth and Scott B, Vivienne Dick, Sara Driver, John Lurie, Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Bette Gordon, Melvie Arslanian, Charlie Ahearn, among othe...

Stuart S. Shapiro is a producer, writer, director, and Internet entrepreneur. Shapiro began his career as an independent film distributor in 1974 by starting International Harmony which distributed cult classics TunnelVision , Neil Young 's Rust Never Sleeps , Bob Marley 's Reggae Sunsplash , The Sex Pistols ' DOA , and Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle . As a producer, Shapiro's credit...

All I can say is that I truly understand that Arlene Gottfried was the greatest photographer of here generation. If Robert Frank was the father, and Diane Arbus the mother, then Arlene is the first daughter of photography. I have been working on this since September and plan on releasing two more parts. My plan is to garner interest about a documentary art other form to work on a video documentary...

I met Eddie Davis in 1983 when he played my bar mitzvah. I am very proud to present this particular episode as I started this project as a way to share stories of old school Jewish musicians in Philadelphia. Eddie is the real deal and one of the most dynamic and talented musicians out there. We talk about how he got his start in music, working with Chubby Checker, knowing Dayrl Hall, and his infam...

Ep 12: Tracii Guns I refer to Tracii in this episode as the Richard Linklater of Metal, which I think is the best way to describe someone who embeds spirituality, philosophy into his life and music, and goes on wonderful tangents that make you understand how much thought goes into his everyday actions. One expects a certain flavor in terms of classic metal and Tracii provides that, but also goes a...

*Trigger Warning - This episode mentions a suicide.   (Jewish Stories of Philadelphia) Episode 11: Gabe and Herbie. I have a talk with Gabriel Nathan who runs a unique suicide prevention out of an 60 year old Herbie VW. We talk about the dream the had as a young child, that he has now achieved, and came from seeing "The Love Bug" (on VHS) with his Aunt. And how the hell he bought his fir...

We speak to renown Photographer Meryl Meisler. I don't want to give much away, so here are some cool things people said about Meryl's work Although I will say Meryl is a hilarious human, and that's a high bar for a person in my book! I will also say my life is much better with Meryl in it.  Rich Wexler  Vintage Annals Archive  "A clubby by night and a teacher by day, it was not un...

This week, a fun yet revealing talk between two long-time Philadelphia karaoke DJ's, Sara Sherr & Dr Thunder.  "Sara and her company Sing Your Life are practically synonymous with Karaoke around here, and her nights are always packed and a lot of fun. By the time I started hosting weekly karaoke back in 2010, Sara was already well established and rightfully popular among singers who w...

Prolific actor and storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky tells us amazing stories, teaches us ancient wisdom, not to mention vivisection and briefcases full of penises. StephenTobolowsky.com for his podcast, books, documentaries about him, upcoming movies and lots more! Thanks so much Stephen! https://stephentobolowsky.com/ MUSIC, all found on Pixabay: Former, by Yrii Semchyshyn of Ukraine Joker Boy Loop...