The Mahjcast

What happens when a guy who doesn't even play mahjong makes a funny video about his wife playing the game, and accidentally becomes one of the biggest personalities in the mahjong world? This week, the Mahj Bros welcome Brent Reinke, the hilarious musical mastermind behind @mywifeplaysmahjong , for an episode packed with laughs, viral stories, live music, and plenty of mahjong madness. Brent t...

It's Halloween on The Mahjcast, and Ira has gone ALL OUT with a costume that needs to be seen to be believed: a pickup truck backing into those poor hydrangeas. Yes, really. And that's just the beginning of the madness! We're still recovering from our Vegas FOMO, but this week we've got a special edition of the Mahjcast Mailbag that's serving up more drama than a reality TV reu...

The tiles were flying, the competition was fierce, and the biggest names in mahjong descended on Las Vegas for Mahjong World Championships, hosted by Destination Mah Jongg! The Mahj Bros may have missed the action in person (the FOMO is REAL), but we've got the inside scoop from some of the best players on the tournament circuit! 🏆 Meet the new King of Vegas! World Champion Dave Moussa joins...

This week, the Mahj Bros welcome the one and only Jamie Lynn Sigler! From playing Meadow Soprano on one of television's most iconic shows to becoming an author, podcast host, and full-fledged mahjong maven, Jamie joins Jason and Ira for a hilarious, heartfelt, and completely unfiltered conversation. Turns out, Jamie learned mahjong the Texas way, complete with blanks, a few loosey-goosey rules...

It’s spooky season, and this one is stacked. Gotham's Mahj Queen of Halloween Jill Kargman joins us with Sandi Drucker-Wright and Peyton Cochran, the founders of Center & Spring, to talk mahjong, Halloween, goth glamour, fast play, dead hands, and the limited-edition collection that’s basically impossible to get your hands on. Jill also gets into why mahjong became such an obsession, her d...

This week on The Mahjcast, we’re joined by Lara from @larasmahjongedit, one of the fastest-rising teachers in the mahjiverse, to talk about how she went from teaching herself the game to building a huge online mahjong community, plus her best advice for beginners, Charleston strategy, black dragons, tournaments, playing for money and more. Then Jason and Ira get into a question they’ve been asking...

This week on The Mahjcast , it’s Jason’s birthday, and the Bros are celebrating with one of our BIGGEST episodes yet. 🎂🀄 First up, the hysterical social media mahjong sensations @mahjladies pull up a chair. Mara and Sharon talk about going from a decades-long weekly mahjong game to social media stardom, Cameos, mahjong fame, questionable tuna fish etiquette, pickleball, the Alamo, Marshalls, and...

Ira is back in the studio, the mahjiverse is busy, and this week’s episode has a little bit of everything. We’re recapping Jason’s latest tournament adventure with his mom in New Jersey, checking in on Ira’s very loosely defined “challenge,” and celebrating a big update from Mini Mahj Daily that's quite literally, a game changer. Then Kim Eagle from @ladiesthatmahj joins us for CALL IT, where...

It's a brand new season for The Mahj Bros! The Mahjernet has its knickers in a twist — and this week, we’re finally weighing in on the great Black Dragon debate . Is mahjong evolving, or are we fixing something that was never broken? Spoiler: we have thoughts. We’re also tackling an even more dangerous question: how do you kick someone off your mahjong table? From toxic players and painfully slow...

This week on The Mahjcast , things get personal. Ira’s partner Nathan stages a hostile takeover of the studio with a few things to get off his chest — starting with Ira’s highly questionable mahjong teaching style, public shaming of new players, and a Mini Mahj confession that raises some serious ethical questions. Also this week: 🀄 Classic Tiles vs. Crazy Tiles — We debate whether novelty sets a...

Mahjong tournament season has officially hit the Hamptons—and the Mahj Bros are breaking down every tile, triumph, and bit of drama. From first-time tournament players to seasoned competitors, questionable etiquette, dead hands, slow play, and a surprise champion, this week’s Mahjcast is all about what happens when social mahjong gets competitive. Jason and Ira recap the entire tournament—includin...

The Mahjcast hits Texas — and in Part 1, Jason heads deep into the Dallas mahjong scene to meet some of the women helping turn the Lone Star State into the center of the modern mahj universe. First stop: @ TheCharlestonClubDallas , where founder Lisa Rocchio turned a former dog-grooming space into a gorgeous mahjong clubhouse built around connection, community and some seriously good shopping. We...

The Mahjcast hits the road for a very special live episode from Mähj the Magazine’s retreat at the Interstate Inn in Stephenville, Texas — and Jason is surrounded by some of the women (and a bro named Fast Charlie) helping turn Texas into one of the hottest mahjong communities in the country. With Ira back home, Jennifer Hohman, co-founder of Houston's @MahjongMeetsMoxie and co-host of The Mahj Sa...

A family mahjong scandal has rocked the Mahj Bros universe—and this week, we’re taking it all the way to Mahj Court. Ira’s sister-in-law, Haley (pronounced: HAY-LEEEE), joins us from the Hamptons to defend herself after a mysterious exposure and a joker gone missing. Was it an innocent mistake, loosey-goosey Texas mahjong, or outright cheating? Jason serves as judge while Ira makes the case for li...

International Mahjong Week may be wrapping up, but the mahjong madness is just getting started. This week, Jason and Ira revisit the great “hold,” “pause,” or “call” debate, review @mahjeltov's post about dead hands and redeemable jokers, and share the latest leaderboard drama from the Mahj Bros Battle on Mini Mahj Daily. Plus, a huge charity win in the Hamptons, another round of Call It, plenty o...

The Mahj Bros Battle is heating up, Ira is officially tournament-ready, and this week’s episode brings plenty of mahjong, mayhem, and one very special guest. Jason and Ira welcome Jason Dunnigan from @the_modern_dad , to talk about parenting, building community, creating wholesome content, and how mahjong became the perfect way to disconnect from the phone and reconnect with friends. Plus: 🀄 Ira...

The Mahj Bros Battle is on—and what started as a fun challenge has exploded into an incredible community of dozens of people competing, climbing the leaderboard, and making new mahjong friends every day. This week, we're talking about: 🀄 The first week of the Mahj Bros Battle on Mini Mahj Daily 🌎 A special interview with Mister Mahjong , Andrew Keeler, on the launch of International Mahjong...

Jason is deep in World Cup mode, so this week's episode is a little shorter—but there's still plenty to unpack. We kick things off with an update on 10 Joker Zac (and another apology), reveal the results of Zach's poll, and celebrate a landslide victory for Team No 10 Jokers. Plus: 🀄 Our new obsession: Mini Mahj Daily and the Mahj Bros Battle 🦆 The mystery of the tiny mahjong good lu...

This week on The Mahjcast, Jason and Ira are still dealing with the fallout from the reverse joker swap heard ’round the mahjong internet. Is it genius? Is it a mahjtastrophe? Is it Jason’s Law? The community has spoken — loudly — and the bros are unpacking every scandalous tile. Plus, Nancy from Cane Bay Mahjong joins by phone to talk about her team’s incredible Guinness World Record win — 48 hou...

This week on The Mahjcast , Jason and Ira sit down with Kathy Wise, founder and editor of Mahj the Magazine , for an amazing conThis week on The Mahjcast , Jason and Ira sit down with Kathy Wise, founder and editor of Mahj the Magazine , for an amazing conversation about the launch of the magazine, the power of print, the growing mahjong community, Texas pool mahj, centerfold dreams, and why mahjo...

This week on The Mahjcast , Jason and Ira go full Mahj in the Wild as they unpack real-life games, table drama, dry spells, ten-joker chaos, and the emotional toll of being completely mahjless. We’ve got a loaded mailbag, a truly scandalous Mahj Confession involving a bride, a bachelorette weekend, and way too many pauses after discards, plus shout-outs to Modern Mahjong, the New York Jewish Mahjo...

This week on The Mahjcast , Jason and Ira are back at the table with a big tournament recap, Mahj Confessions, mailbag madness, and one very serious mahjong family feud. First up, Ira recaps his big day at Jackie’s Mahjong Warriors tournament in New York City — 84 players, 28 games, seven hours of mahj, and a very respectable finish. We talk tournament pressure, moving fast, knowing the rules, get...

This week on The Mahjcast, Jason and Ira welcome Kim Eagle from Ladies That Mahj to the table — and yes, we are officially obsessed. Kim shares how she went from learning mahjong during hip surgery recovery to building a fast-growing teaching community in Bucks County, PA, with sold-out classes, online lessons, and more than a few strong opinions on how the game should be taught. Also this week: I...

The Mahjcast is back, and the Mahj Bros are officially kicking off the summer of mahjong in the Hamptons. Jason makes it back from a family wedding just in time to record, Ira is deep into his summer challenge, and the mailbag is overflowing. This week, we’re talking apps, online play, Guinness World Records, luck vs. skill, and whether the wall is truly your friend — or your enemy. In this episod...

It’s our 10th episode , and we’re celebrating with a major mahj- lebrity: Lance Karp of Maj With Lance — teacher, collector, mahjong storyteller, and one of the most influential voices helping grow the game right now. Jason and Ira talk with Lance about how mahjong became his passion, why the game is having such a powerful cultural moment, and how the table can reconnect people in a world that fee...