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We have an unbelievable Jewish story on the pod today. Amy Lord (CEO Eris Talent Agency) is here to talk about her journey through fundamentalist religions, and her return to Judaism. With guest host Melissa Weisz, this discussion is so beautiful, and we can't wait to share!! We Yenta about: - Which cults are fun cults - Chabad v Evangelical Christianity - Do fundamentalists make the best friends?...

The Yentas do sex-ed! It's just us on the pod today, and we're wading deep into the world of consent education. I know, HOT. And Jewish! We Yenta about: - Bystander intervention - Yes means yes is kind of dumb - High schoolers are kind of dumb - The ways we've been dumb - Antonia is writing the world's best screenplay Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://ww...

It's a second installment of everyone's favorite ex-Orthodox queers: The Orthodykes!! Leah Forster and Melissa Weisz are back, and they brought their juicy secrets! (Extra secrets on the Patreon.) We Yenta about: - Are we healthy enough for a relationship? - Writing a book about Oct 7 - Leaving a cult - Getting into another cult - Tallits are just fidget spinners - And SECRETS Leah Forster: https:...

THE ORTHODYKES ARE BACK. Everyone's favorite Yentas are in LA, and they have so many opinions! Have you ever wanted to hear what Orthodox people really think of Reform Judaism...? IT'S JUICY. We Yenta about: Everyone loves Zusha Having relations with different genders Emotional bottoming... it makes sense THE HOT RABBI SHOW Orthodox v Reform Battle Royale Religious trauma, the classic The differen...

WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. THIS IS THE BEST GOSSIP WE'VE EVER HAD ON THE PODCAST. Tatyana Guchi is an icon of the LA standup scene, a featured comic on Sirius XM, and the provider of the BEST STORY WE'VE EVER HEARD. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. We Yenta about: - Lots of cool stuff - And then a secret from her love life that is soooo juicy we literally lose our minds - Also religion, queerness, comedy p...

He's queer, he's Jewish, and he's the internet's favorite ventriloquist! It's Zack Binder and his friend Ticklemuff!!! Ticklemuff is a Jewish icon, and the very first puppet Yenta. You cannot miss this episode. What We Yenta About: - Getting more Jewy with age - Queer Shabbat - Comedy advice, but like actually good, we promise - The philosophy of puppets - So how do you feel about God? - Bombing w...

This episode starts with singing- NEED WE SAY MORE?? We talked to the it-couple of the LA Jewish/comedy/music/queer world: Marnina Schon (Chanshi, Droupout, UCB) and Micah O'Konis (Dropout, UCB)!!!! They really prove that you can be hot, funny, and talented. We're not jealous. We Yenta about: - Being famous B'Mitzvah tutotrs - Jewish Joy (sooooo important) - Marnina only dates people who work in J...

Raye's sister is here!! Becca Schiller is genetically great at gossip. This is an episode for everyone who's ever watched an older sibling come out and thought... I could do better. (All the really explicit stuff is on Patreon this week, and it's JUICY.) We Yenta about - Watching Raye come out - Becca/Raye are basically twins - How Becca came out - Judgement in the Orthodox Community (Shocking, we...

It's Just Us today, and we are wrestling with the future!! We Yenta about: - The gender politics of bellydancing - Future of the pod - High Holidays trauma - LA shuls - Nobody Wants This - The Ick Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:01 - High Holi...

Raye had a threesome at their Torah teacher's wedding. With their Torah teacher's sister. Liana is that Torah teacher. Liana Wertman is the literal genius behind The Torah Studio (the premier online Jewish school for cool people), and she happens to be an expert at everything the Yentas love: comedy, Judaism, and being hot. This is a TOP TIER episode. We Yenta about: - Liana runs the queer...

A fan favorite Yenta is back! If you don't know Avital Ash's unbelievably popular TikTok/Edinburgh Fringe show/Netflix writing gig, then you should know that Avital is on the short list of the most famous ex-Orthodox comedians! (What a list.) Stuff we yenta about: - Chronic fatigue. Hot. - Houdini was Jewish?? - Giving up your life for a Netflix show - Edinburgh gossip - What changed since...

It's just us again!! BARUCH HASHEM!!! Once again, when left to our own devices we get embarrassingly Jewy. We Yenta about: - Nose jobs. Hot Jewish Topic. - No one teaches Jewish music well - Raye went viral. AFFIRMING. - Feeling not queer enough - The topics Antonia is not allowed to make jokes about - Antonia is famous. So is Moishe. Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Anton...

He's got a Comedy Central special, a ton of TV credits, and two Jewish friends! It's Papp Johnson! And it turns out the world's most deadpan comedian is also a huge mush. (Shoutout to all the listeners who heard this special early when we accidentally released it!) We Yenta about: - Papp's OF persona: LeBone James - Papp learns about matzah - Really timely opinions about the Olympi...

Marriage is super cool, and this is episode is SUPER EXPLICIT. So we had to put all the horny details on the Patreon!! Subscribe now to learn more about Antonia and Artem's real estate turn-ons?? https://www.patreon.com/yenta On the Patreon, we Yenta about: - The first time we had sex - Handjobs in the car - How our sex life has grown - Men who are obsessed with squirting - Role play in foreig...

That's right, it's just Core Yenta this week! Raye and Antonia are recapping the HIGHLY DRAMATIC queer Jewish retreat they went on. And there's a groundbreaking cameo from Moishe the Dog. We Yenta about: - Moishe the dog/rabbi - How great we are - EQ in the queer orthodox dating scene - Alleged Orthodox cruising rings - The different flavors of Jewish nerd - Can you have a queer mechit...

Nerds, this is big for us!!! It's Laser Webber, aka half of the Doubleclicks, cohost of Gentlemen's Club (the premier trans masc comedy show), Edinburgh Fringe superstar, and icon of the trans nerd internet. We Yenta about: 1. Divorce is so great 2. Charlie James is great 3. Trans boys actually aren't shattering the glass ceiling 4. Geeks are the best/the most sexist 5. Lasers and feel...

It's the queen of the feel-good lesbian internet... Rachel Samples!! She's the star of our TikTok fyp's, and she's even better in person??? We Yenta about: - How Rachel met her gf - Creative director to Content creator - How to: genius tiktok videos - Charlie XCX our QUEEN - How did you know you were queer? - Ms. Honey was a catch - Rachel's particularly harrowing work secret -...

We are re-releasing this iconic episode because Raye has some family shit to take care of and couldn't get a new episode done in time. Love you yentas be back next week <3 When I found out the director of YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH is a queer, nonbinary JEW I knew I HAD to have them on Yenta. Sammi Cohen is the wildly of accomplished director of that giant Jewy Netflix movie w...

Your favorite trio of ex-orthodox queers are back, and they're deeper than ever! Leah Forster, Melissa Weisz, and Raye are even more heimish, even more queer, and even more YENTA. We yenta about: 1. Group think in queer and Jewish spaces 2. Wanting to show joy and nuance in the chassidic community 3. Alex Edelman name drop 4. Sharon Brous name drop 5. Chuchie-muchie. Leah's favorite phrase...

Dr. Sara Glass is back!! If you thought last week's episode was juicy, wait till you hear this sesh!!! Dr. Sara is WISE. HILARIOUS. AND SO HOT. Top tier Yenta. We Yenta about: - Fave Jewish song - Sara loves Cameron Esposito but she loves us more - Coparenting with your lesbian ex - Running into your exes at Dyke Day - Gossiping with your kids - The most insane mikvah story - Faking orgasms -...

Yenta Superfan, the eminent Dr Sara Glass, is making her Yenta debut! You know Sara from her blockbuster memoir Kissing Girls on Shabbat, writing for the NY Times, and her work as a leading therapist and speaker for LGTBQ+ Jews. We Yenta about: - Sara's life growing up chassidic - Marrying a man when you're a lesbian - Heaven and Hell. Light stuff. - Becoming a queer mom - Are people swing...

This week we talk to Emmy nominated comedian, writer, and worm farmer: Ellory Smith!! Buckle up for the HOTTEST worm gossip. We Yenta about: 1. How hard it is to be a hot femme 2. What does it actually mean to do well in comedy? 3. Astrology. Classic. 4. When your boyfriend is a comedy manager 5. How to demand positive feedback 6. LA standup gossip 7. Jealousy. Ugh. 8. Therapy. Yay! 9. Secrets: De...

It's just Raye and Antonia this week! We needed a break from all these illustrious guests taking the glory! This is honestly one of the deepest episodes we've had in a while. RELIGION. GENDER. WEEPING. GOSSIP. We Yenta about: 1. Reviewing Hannah Gabsy's gender agenda 2. Standup comedians who film clips on a GREEN SCREEN??! ICONIC. 3. Raye was a hometown hero at JQ pride shabbat 4. Anto...

Mateen Stewart (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) is a hilarious standup-comedian and actor in the LA comedy scene and we yenta hardcore this week! The struggle of making money in comedy: day jobs and side hustles Officiating weddings: the craziest ceremonies and predicting doomed marriages The trauma of losing a parent: how it shapes comedy and life The journey from theater...

Jay Jurden is back!! He had so much gossip, we had to give him two episodes. If you thought his Emmy nominated turn on The Problem with Jon Stewart was juicy, that's nothing compared to the juice on this episode! We Yenta about: - Flowcharting your audience interactions - Jay's jokes for the Tom Brady roast - Dramatic reading of extremely graphic screenplay - Everyone wants Jay's nudes...