Who The Folk?! Podcast

Catching him right before his first Rosh Hashanah as part of Temple's clergy team, Rabbi Jason Klein talked about the winding road that got him into the rabbinate, his first State Fair trip, and what "being welcoming" and privilege means as a white, Jewish, gay man, in this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc....

"Comedy is tragedy plus time,” says David Harris, who doesn’t like to call himself an artist (for fear of sounding pretentious), but nonetheless he is one. Behind a joke can stand hot air, or the catharsis of facing personal pain, and everything in between. For Harris, this is both the terrifying and fascinating part of the world he inhabits, one he brings to the stage with him. Like most art form...

There are challenges of becoming a grown up in a new place, and Judah Druck is learning many of those. But the attorney who moved here two years ago is figuring it out. We talk on this week's podcast with Judah, and you get the opportunity to hear from him before his firs article for us runs this week. But we chat about what it's like to be a newcomer to Minnesota, and adjusting to Jewish life her...

What's it like to go from a career largely on the pulpit to running a supplemental Hebrew school program? Hazzan Jeremy Lipton is about to find out. Lipton is settling in as the new Head of School at Talmud Torah of Minneapolis, but he tells us that going from being a hazzan on the pulpit to running a school isn't too much of a stretch. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Net...

What's it like to play 40 characters in one play? Kim Kivens is about to find out. Kivens is staring in the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's one-woman show, What I Thought I Knew, which runs from August 18-30 at the Highland Park Community Center. She talks about what it's like to star in her first one-woman show, the deeply personal nature of this particular play, and what she looks for as she...

Uriel Lewis was toiling away as an educator when he decided that he was going to leave the workforce to be a stay at home dad. But that time at home gave him the opportunity to work on a passion of his – baking. This led to the February opening of his home-based bakery, Uriel's Bake Shop. We discuss the art of a good sourdough bread, (editor's note: I can attest, his is fantastic), what led him to...

We're talking with Meri Golden a veteran of the Twin Cities theater scene. Golden is in the upcoming show at the Fringe Festival, "Revolt of the Beavers" at Mixed Blood Theatre on August 3rd, 5th, 6th 8th and 11th. She talks about that, her fondness for regional theater in the Twin Cities, and why she likes performing with the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company – and it's importance – in this week's...

While the younger Rabbi Miller, wasn't in St. Paul when his father was, he has already met many people who remember him fondly. Miller talks about that, what it's like to take a first pulpit job and the path that led him to the family business on this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced b...

Nicole Rabinowitz did what so many from the Twin Cities did after high school – move away for college. But after more than a decade away, she's back and working as the kitchen director for Jewish Housing and Programs, more commonly known as J-HAP. It's an interesting proposition because there's no kitchen – yet – at J-HAP; there will be soon. Also, she acknowledges that she has no kitchen skills t...

Minneapolis native Isaiah Breen was looking for a way to move back home from Washington, D.C., last year when he met Jewish Community Action Executive Director Carin Mrotz. Then the press secretary for Rep. Keith Ellison, Breen joined JCA as the communications director last fall and is passionate about the agency's mission. Breen talks passionately about a lot of things – including his very fun Tw...

When you’re a part of the Heilicher family in Minneapolis, there are responsibilities that come with it, and Andrew Wieberdink has learned that quickly. Wieberdink is the great-grandson of Amos Heilicher and grandson of Lisa Heilicher, and talks openly about what that means. He also talks about his incredible passion for Israel – we caught up with him between two summer trips to Israel – and what...

Derek Wiebke just graduated from the University of Minnesota last month, and before he heads to graduate school, he's joining TC Jewfolk as our new summer intern. Derek's Jewish journey has just recently gotten started, which he touches on today (but will also write more about soon). He also talks about life as a collegiate athlete for the Gophers, where he was a second-team All-American runner an...

Taking a break from preparations for their appearance as the opening act of the Common Sound Festival, Amanda and Berek Awend talk about the craft of making music, "Jewish Americana," and preview a song from their upcoming album. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you hav...

After struggling as a music producer, learn about how Dan Schlissel started Stand Up! Records in this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more inf...

We're back! We sit in the Minnesota Twins dugout this week with Corey Baker, the team's Assistant Advance Scout/Replay Coordinator to talk about his Minor League Baseball career, pitching for Team Israel, and life with an MLB club. Photo Courtesy Margo Sugarman The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-c...

This week we sit down with Jodi Rankin, who started the marketing company Fun 2 Raise, but may be better know for the Twin City Mitzvah Guide that gets published each year to help families get through the bar and Bat Mitzvah process. Jodi tells how she got started and why it was important to her to start a business model that gives money back to the Jewish community. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is...

We chat with musician Dan Israel about his new album, "You're Free," and he goes in-depth his recent evolution to a full-time musician, Israel, religion, family, fitting in and how it all comes together. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or...

We go 1-on-1 with Ali Kaplan the newest -- and first female -- editor of Twin Cities Business Magazine, in this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For...

In our first ever Who The Folk?! Podcast, we sit down and chat with WCCO meteorologist Matt Brickman to talk family, food, getting blamed for blizzards, and the obscene hour of the morning he gets up to go to work. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, co...