Jen Stewart

The Borscht Belt Tattler

Society EN ↓ 104 episodes

The Jewish Alps. The Sour Cream Sierra’s. Disneyland with knishes. Welcome to the podcast that celebrates the iconic vacationland that touched the lives of so many people. We may not see these once famous resorts and bungalow colonies again, but you can be sure we're going to kvetch (and kvell) about it here.

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Jen Stewart

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Hotel Spotlight: Kutshers Country Club (An Adventure in Athletics) with Christopher Jette 21.06.2021 1:12:56

Two Borscht Belt Super fans walk in to a "Zoom" (hyuk). Chatting (and drinking) with Christopher Jette about working at Kutsher's, playing basketball with the pros and the art of handling a $250,000 marble piano. Who did it belong to? Listen to find out! Follow us on Instagram: @borschtbeltpod and @urbanyenta If you have a question, a comment or want to kvetch at me for 90 seconds...

Borscht Belt Book Club: Elyssa Friedland - Last Summer at The Golden Hotel 14.06.2021 39:45

Acclaimed author Elyssa Friedland chats about her latest book, Last Summer at the Golden Hotel (now available wherever books are sold). Click here to learn more about Elyssa. http://www.elyssafriedland.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @borschtbeltpod and @urbanyenta Grab some wearable memories from Yesteryear and use code " urbanyenta15 " to get 15% off. https://www.yesteryearwear.com/ L...

Hotel Spotlight: Sweet Summers at Kutsher's with Steve Stober 07.06.2021 34:30

Fellow Canadian Steve Stober chats about his summer working in the Borscht Belt at Kutsher's Country Club. The Borscht Belt Tattler IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/borschtbeltpod/ Check out our amazing sponsor and use code "urbanyenta15" on your first order! https://www.yesteryearwear.com/ Our amazing theme song, Vu Bist Du Gewessen Far Prohibishn, is courtesy of Lorie Wolf and t...

Visual Storytellers: Revisiting the Borscht Belt with Marisa Scheinfeld 31.05.2021 44:21

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Borscht Belt Tattler. On today's episode, I sit down with Marisa Scheinfeld to discuss her book The Borscht Belt, Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland. Learn more about Marisa and her book here: http://www.marisascheinfeld.com/ http://www.borschtbeltrevisited.com/ Check out our amazing sponsor here and use code "urbanyenta15&quo...