Who The Folk?! Podcast

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week I talk to Andrew Miller, the chief operating officer of the Minnesota Vikings. We talk about how he got his start working sports, what brought him to Minnesota, and how his job works in concert with the football side of the business, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. This week’s podcast is...

This week I talk with Jacob Rapport, the creator of The Chanted Torah. We talk about what this project is all about, where his inspiration came from, what his next steps with the project are, and most importantly, where you can find the work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Make sure you stay until the end for a sample! https://www.thechantedtorah.com/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of...

This week I talk with Yedidya Yasu, the Israeli shaliach, or emissary, to St. Paul from Israel. We talk about his arrival delay and dramatic change in plans, getting to know the St. Paul community, and what he’s looking forward to experiencing in his next couple of years in Minnesota, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Links we discussed: https://open.spotify.com/album/2Nw64QpMhYavDrNEo9rGR6?s...

This week we talk to advocacy associate Naomi Breazeale and development and annual event coordinator Nina Afremov of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. We talk about the vital work that the pair are doing, how they got their starts in the organization, and we talk about the JCRC’s annual event on June 2, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week b...

This week I talk to Lily Smith, the newest on-air talent at KS95. We talk about what goes into training to be on air at the station, the pivot to working in entertainment from her original path, and how Herzl Camp started her on her journey, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.  Lily's jobs! https://www.ks95.com/ https://chanhassendt.com/stevierays/ https://arb.umn.edu/ Sponsored this week by Th...

This week I talk to Julie Dean the founder of Twin Cities Mussar. We talk about what Mussar is, where her passion for the practice comes from, and how the interest is growing in the Twin Cities has increased – particularly since October 7, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.  Twin Cities Mussar: https://www.twincitiesmussar.org/ Sponsored this week by: Ethan Roberts Photography , for headshots,...

This week I talk to Daniel Rubinyi, an artist and the creator of the website autismandoils.com . We talk about how his autism helps him as an artist, where his passion for art comes from, and the importance of his family, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.  Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April...

This week I talk to Iola Kostrewski, the new Minnesota Engagement Director for the ADL. We talk about the opportunity to help restart the ADL’s presence in Minnesota, her unique family story, and the generational trauma, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 1...

This week I talk to Sharyn Jackson, a food writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the awesome food scene in the Twin Cities, what trends may be headed our way, and her quest for a really good Challah, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and...

This week I talk to Kiel Majewski, the development director of the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School. We talk about some take aways from his first trip to Israel last month, working at a small-town Holocaust museum, and deciding why he and his family picked Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk,...

This week I talk to Shana Eisenberg, a songleader and actor who stars in “The Moneylender’s Daughter” at Six Points Theater starting March 2. We talk about how she’s approaching this well-known character, playing the title character in a world premiere, and how songleading helped strengthen her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. tickets: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-moneylende...

This week I talk to Liba Herman, the owner of Studio Inside Out in St. Louis Park. We talk about her inheriting her mother’s love of art, the importance of art in society, and what her process for creating art is, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.studioinsideout.org/ TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/store The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a produc...

This week I talk to Gail Rosenblum, former Star Tribune columnist and the founder of Man Plans God Laughs Entertainment. We talk about what led her to start this new non-profit, the inspiration she found from the young adult novel “Milkweed,” and the changing nature of journalism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.mpglentertainment.org/ https://milkweedthemovie.com/ The Who The Fo...

This week I talk to Rabbi Jason Rodich, the new director of Communications at Temple Israel. We talk about the transition from pulpit rabbi to synagogue employee, the evolution of Judaism, and how he considers communications to be a pulpit of its own, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://templeisrael.com TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/store The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jew...

This week I talk to Tic Treitler, an actor who is making their professional debut in “Survivors” at Six Points Theater. We talk about how they got their start in theater, juggling acting and being a student at the University of Minnesota, and the personal connection they have to the topic of this show, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.sixpointstheater.org/survivors merch: https:/...

This week I talk to Keith Shifrin, the owner of School of Rock in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul. We talk about what got him out of the corporate world and into franchise ownership, the power of music, and how being in a band can unite a group of people, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. St. Paul School of Rock: https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/stpaul This week's episode is...

This week I talk to Tommy Hoffman, the new executive director of Herzl Camp. We talk about how working at camp decades ago changed his life, why now was the time to make the move to a non-profit, and looking for purpose-driven work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by Ethan Roberts Photography The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of...

This week I talk to Gabriel Flaum, the creator of the TC Curator Instagram account for buying and selling a variety of art work. We talk about how he got his business started, the advantage of getting out of the corporate, 9 to 5 world, and following familial footsteps in helping people, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.instagram.com/thetccurator The Who The Folk?! Podcast is par...

This week I talk to Liz Sawyer, the police and public safety reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the importance of her beat at the paper, what led her to journalism, and what it was that led her to convert to Judaism 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 by Jewf...

This week I talk to Mitch Chargo, an attorney and the founder of the Institute for Holocaust Research and Education. We talk about the IHRE’s first event on Nov. 28, what led a busy lawyer to start this organization, and how he finds time to be the lead singer in Stereo Kitchen on top of all of THAT, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. IHRE: https://theihre.org/ IHRE Nov. 28 event: https://tcje...

This week I talk to Rabbi Matt Goldberg, the new associate rabbi at Beth El Synagogue. We talk about the transition from interning at the synagogue to being a full-time rabbi, the a-ha moment that led him to rabbinic school, and what he’s enjoying about Minnesota so far, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. TC Jewfolk merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the...

This week I talk to Peter Grendle, the senior director of Jewish arts and culture at the Minnesota JCC. We talk about how he got his start in the arts, what type of programs he’s hoping to bring, and the deep Jewish connection to the arts, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. TC Jewish Film Festival: https://minnesotajcc.org/art-culture/jewish-film-festival/ TC Jewfolk Hanukkah merch: https://tc...

This week I talk to Laurel Hood, a candidate for the school board in St. Anthony-New Brighton Independent School District 282. We talk about what led her to run for office, what she’s heard from her potential constituents, and how her Judaism helped bring her to this moment, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Learn more: https://www.electlaurelhood.com/ Jewfolk merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/sto...

This week we have a little levity and randomness with Terri Lindenbaum. We talk about her co-founding the Piecycle Club, her work on the NCJW board, and how she creatively brings together her Korean heritage with her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Piecycle Club: https://pie.bike/ Merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network,...

This week I talk with musician Adi Yeshaya. We talk about what led the Israeli-born musician to his career, the Oct. 16 Adi Yeshaya Big Band show at the Dakota, and we drop some AMAZING names of some of the artists he’s worked with, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Tickets for the Dakota show: https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/adi-yeshaya-big-band-feat-jennifer-grimm/ TCJ merch: https://tcje...