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You know Charlie James, the beloved LA comedian, TikTok prince, book author (“I’m Just a Little Guy”), tattoo apprentice, and the reigning frog-coded heartthrob of the queer Jewish comedy scene. Since his last Yenta appearance, Charlie has written a book, started tattooing, become a synagogue regular, and somehow found himself deep into a personal Judaism renaissance. A perfect Yenta. We Yenta abo...

You know Julie Klausner — creator and star of Difficult People, iconic comedy writer, actor, podcaster, and the patron saint of every self-respecting queer Jew with a Hulu login. She’s been on Bob’s Burgers, she’s written for everyone from Joan Rivers to Billy Eichner, and she’s basically Broadway’s unofficial mayor. This episode is everything you want from a real celebrity Yenta: unfiltered queer...

We're at queer summer camp!!! This summer the Yentas went to the Queerkeit Incubator retreat, a weekend for queer jews to create the media they wish they had on their queer Jewish journeys.... also everyone is hot. We asked some of the participants to share their hot takes about the weekend, and it was SPICY. We Yenta about: - Gay men have a different queer jewish experience- Everyone is horny...

It's a returning Yenta, the world famous Jewish comedian Liz Glazer!! This time Liz is fresh off her Tonight Show debut, and we goss all about how that now she's a wildly successful comedian, she still feels like an 11 year old outcast at Jewish school. (Also, Antonia spends the entire episode wearing sunglasses because she's really cool, and not because this was filmed while she was r...

It's your favorite She/They from the internet, Danika Lyle!!! We've been seeing Danika (UCB, American High, Don't Tell)!! on our FYPs for months,a nd so we had ot invite her on. It turns out our internet fave isn't just hilarious, cool, and hot, she's also WISE. (This was filmed while Antonia was recovering from her concussion, so Raye is joined by the iconic Guest Yenta, Maddy...

It's a star studded episode with Wayward staff writer and actor, Misha Osherovich!! She's here to give us all the goss on conversion therapy camps, acting while transitioning, and being judgy about relationship podcasts. This was filmed while Antonia was out on concussion-leave, so Raye is joined by iconic guest Yenta, Maddie Schmidt! WE LOVE MADDIE! Stuff we yenta about - Relationship ana...

We're finally recapping our summer hiatus: Antonia got a concussion!! If you've ever wanted to hear all about eyeball physical therapy, this episode is for you! We Yenta about: - Dramatic neurologists - Walking into poles - Performing comedy shows in the dark - Antonia's gig as an interim rabbi - God. Duh. Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experimen...

After being on hiatus all summer, we're back baby!!! Today it's just us Yentas recapping Raye's summer break. If you didn't hear the news, THEY GOT MARRIED. AND IT WAS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. The gossip is piping hot, so grab a seat and sip this tea. We Yenta about: - Orgies at the Bachelorexxx party - Being the biggest Jewish queer event of LA - Non-binary wedding attire - Raye&#39...

Raye and Antonia give their hottest takes on your favorite topic: Jewish Music! This was recorded *before* Raye's wedding - so you'll get the inside scoop of how the world's most epic tisch was planned. We yenta about: - Raye's WEDDING TISCH vision and playlist - Hassidim doing Hassidic stuff with Hassidim - What makes a good Jewish song? - Song circle vs. niggun circles vs. tisch...

We get the real yenta on Kylie's aborshion story, timothee chalamet giving NYU kids chlamidya, Raye's planning a wedding chaos. Follow Kylie! https://www.instagram.com/kylievincentthefirst/ Guest host: Gloria Alexander https://www.instagram.com/gloriaisfunny Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

This is an unreleased episode that we are going to post on the main but sharing with our Patrons first! We update you on with the nonbinary couple we matched last episode and we pitch some of our favorite couples yet!

We’re so excited to be back on the couch for some real Yenta with just the Yentas! We have a lot of catching up to do this episode: We yenta about: Some serious tea about an old seminary friend Finding an impossible rabbi and other wedding prep A non-sensationalized Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports and Jewish Drama discussion Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta Raye Schiller: http...

Melissa Weisz and Leah Forster are back on the couch in Raye's sublet in Brooklyn (that's why it's such bad video quality - sorry)! We have *amazing* yenta about: - Raye's engagement party (that Melissa and Leah were both at!) - Jojo Siwa Kath Drama (yay lesbian tiktok!) - Our Red flags - Modi's post-comedy show pesach program drama!! - Are we just looking for external validati...

You know Elana Arian's music from every Jewish summer camp and Reform synagogue, but did you also know she's the most charming hilarious Jewish power lesbian????? We're obsessed with Elana, and go check out her new album that comes out May 9, 2025! We Yenta about: - Jewish music hot takes - Gay NYC Jewish gossip - How Elana fell in love with a cantor (!!!) - Debbie Friedman lore - Even more Debbie...

When we told folks that Bri Giger (Netflix Is A Joke, UCB, professional DJ) was coming on the pod, everyone had the exact same reaction: I LOVE HER!! We’re so honored that Bri agreed to come on the pod and ruin her reputation. Total mensch.  We Yenta about:  Nonmonagamy in LA: Your GF making out with your ex-GF Bri’s SNL audition! What a legend! Bri is the hottest DJ in LA. Like seriously. She’s a...

Introducing Yenta Matchmaking exclusively  for Patrons only! Every other week on the  Yenta Patreon  we'll read profiles of eligible single Jews (or Jews *adjacent*), including YOU! In each Yenta Matchmaking episode (only available on Patreon), we'll make a few matches and hear reports back from former Yenta daters!  WE WANT TO FIND YOUR BESHERT. Submit to Yenta Matchmaking here . Follow R...

We are talking to the actual founder of the Free Britney movement, Babs Gray!!! She also happens to be the only non-Jew at the JCC, and a genius comedian and podcaster and "woman in body." (Her words.) We Yenta about: - Incredibly niche Jewish internet feuds - Where is Britney now??? - How did we free Britney?? - Empathizing with mysogynist comedy - Very controversial takes about Jewish...

IT'S THE BIG DAY!!!!!!! RAYE IS ENGAYGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This episode is literally nothing but weddings: Jewish qeddings, gay weddings, nonbinary weddings, Jewish/gay/nonbinary weddings!!! BTW, Antonia's video feed cuts out towards the end, but that means you have more time to look at Raye's gorgeous face. :) We Yenta about: - weddings - weddings - nothing but wed...

It's everyone's favorite queer yeshiva! Leah Forster and Melissa Weisz (The World Famous Orthodykes) are back, and this week we're asking... is there comedy in the Torah??? We have source sheets, chevrutas, and pedantic arguments about the meaning of words: it's a real yeshiva!! We Yenta about: - Are we completely disrespecting our ancestors? - We're definitely disrespecting ou...

Rachel Olshin (Hamantaschen Monologues) is here to make your frum gay fantasies come true. This feels like a classic Yenta: we get deep into yiddishkeit, queer politics, and Raye threatens to have a threesome. We Yenta about: - Queer kids in modern orthodox schools - The queer frum cultures hiding in major cities - If you're bi, are you shomer negiah for everyone? - Going flat with a mastectom...

David Zucker is the brain behind the most popular comedy marketing blog on Substack. We talk about being legally blind, touring with clowns, and every single thing we are doing wrong with our podcast. We Yenta about: - Jewish frats - Austin comedy v Brooklyn comedy - Following your clown brother around the world - Everything that comedians need to know about marketing themselves - The steamy goss...

Mari Taren (lesbian TikTok legend/casting producer on Queer Ultimatum) is back!!! This is a fan favorite Yenta, and she's back with big updates to her dating life, comedy career, and opinions about Jewish necklaces. We Yenta about: - Looking for a viable womb - The gay shul was too gay - Strap on anxiety - Mari's huge new show Mari Taren: https://www.instagram.com/mariel_taren/?hl=en Raye Schiller...

Introducing our new four part miniseries!!! The Orthodykes are back, and now we're a sexy yeshiva! Each episode will feature these four luminaries of the queer Jewish world (Antonia Lassar, Raye Schiller, Leah Forster, Melissa Weisz) and will cover a new Torah question. This week we've decided to stop being so cis, and we're talking nothing but nonbinary! (BTW, apologies for the wonky audio, we're...

It's just us Yentas today, and we're giving out our sage wisdom! It's the ADVICE EPISODE! Thank you to all the amazing listeners who wrote in with juuuuuuuicy questions. And we even answer a vintage question from 1906 that literally could have been written by a Gen Z. We Yenta about: - Coming out to your religious family - Ethical Non-Monog - The famous dick measuring contest in the Talmud - Shoul...

Wow Yentas this episode is one of the most fun, kinky, and just plain wild Yenta episodes we've ever had! Our guest is Eli Olsberg (TBS, Chelsea Lately) and he gets hilarious and vulnerable with us as he tells us his goss about the variety of sex clubs he's been to. Honestly we might get demonetized for this but it's worth it. (Also Antonia is still out of town, so we have the iconic c...