People Jew Wanna Know

Welcome to People Jew Wanna Know, a podcast sharing stories of remarkable Jewish people! Hosted by Margarita Lyadova, each episode features conversations with interesting Jewish guests of today and historical figures who’ve shaped Jewish culture and identity. Together, we seek answers to today's essential questions facing the Jewish people. New episodes every Wednesday.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @peoplejewwannaknow for extras, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode.Support our work here: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow

People Jew Wanna Know is a religion podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 133 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Eitan Levine - Looking For Allies Before Enemies

  Aug 19, 202644 min

  Eitan Levine - you know him, you love him. He's a popular Jewish comedian, political commentator, and the man behind the beloved "Jewish or Antisemitic" series. This episode goes deeper than expected. Eitan opens up about the sarcoma that shaped his teens and twenties. He also delivers a blistering and hilarious critique of how Jewish organizations spent money after October 7th — and why he thinks it backfired. Follow @eitanthegoalie on Instagram and check out his work at www.eitanlevine.com Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 03:41 From celebrity journalism to Jewish comedy 06:00 Cancer at ten and the Russian leg-lengthening device 14:00 Manischewitz Matchmakers and reinjecting Jewish joy 23:00 Why the post-October 7th messaging failed 30:00 Watching Trump press conferences from a bomb shelter 33:00 Jewish or Antisemitic: New York City edition 38:00 Find allies before enemies 40:00 Brad Lander, endorsements, and showing up in city government 43:00 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination

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  "Zionists for Zohran" with Adam Malev

  Aug 12, 202633 min

  Adam Malev has performed at over 1,000 stand-up shows, built an app that maps every open mic in New York City, and once did a full minute of 9/11 jokes on Kill Tony. He's a proud Zionist, the self-proclaimed last Jew in his family's lineage, and — brace yourself — a genuine, non-satirical Zohran Mamdani voter. Margarita was sure the "Zionist for Zohran" bit was a joke. It is not. This episode is a real-time reckoning, a lot of laughing, and zero eye-to-eye. They stay friends anyway. Follow Adam on Instagram @adammalev & @malevcomedy Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 05:04 From EY consultant to full-time comedian 07:30 Building Comediq, the open mic app 09:00 Last Jew in the family 13:00 Zionist for Zohran, explained (and not satire) 17:00 Affordability, potholes, and the case for Mamdani 20:00 Synagogue buffer zones and Jewish safety 24:00 The @Antisemitism account and manufactured outrage 27:00 Kill Tony regrets and the Jewish Kanye West 31:30 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination

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  Transcending Hate w/Arno Michaelis (former white supremacist)

  Aug 5, 202642 min

  Arno Michaelis is a former Neo-Nazi turned activist, writer, and tremendous ally to the Jewish people. He was a founding member of a racist skinhead crew, lead singer of a hate metal band, reverend in a violently antisemitic church — and then he walked away, worn down by exhaustion and undone by the kindness of the people he was taught to hate. Today he's a Buddhist, an author, and a peer specialist at Parents for Peace who talks pissed-off young men out of the abyss for a living.In this episode, Arno explains why every extremist ideology, left or right, eventually converges on hating Jews. And why that's not a Jewish problem to solve. Follow Arno on Instagram @ArnoMichaelis and check out www.parents4peace.org Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 02:45 Storytelling and the work of Parents for Peace 07:30 The archetype of "Joe Pissed Off White Kid" 11:00 Arno's childhood, addiction, and the roller coaster of hate 18:00 The night his newborn daughter changed everything 22:00 Regret vs. remorse — the mechanism of real change 25:00 How white nationalism recruits today 31:00 Why every extremist ideology converges on Jew hatred 36:00 Whose problem antisemitism actually is 39:00 Arno's question to Margarita 41:00 Closing Remarks

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  Raheel Raza on Muslims and Jews in an Age of Tension

  Jul 29, 202649 min

  Raheel Raza is a Pakistani-Canadian author, journalist, and president of Muslims Facing Tomorrow. She'll help you understand everything you'd like to know about Radical Islam. She's testified at the UN, spoken at Harvard and Oxford, and visited Israel 14 times. She also happens to be one of the warmest humans you'll ever meet. This is the conversation where Margarita finally gets to ask the questions that feel too "icky" to ask — about dhimmitude, about why Western Muslim leaders skew extreme, and about how Jews and Muslims can actually still be friends. Raheel answers every single one with patience and zero PC filter. Learn more about Raheel's work at www.raheelraza.com Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 02:30 From Karachi to Canada — finding the Jewish world through Anne Frank 05:10 Why the Jewish-Muslim conflict isn't religious 07:40 Inside the Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism 11:00 Defeat radical Islamism, defeat antisemitism 15:30 Hadith-based Islam and the politics of extremism 20:00 What the Palestinian diaspora gets wrong, and the promise of the Abraham Accords 24:30 What Jews can actually do — Rabbi Sacks, samosas, and culinary diplomacy 32:00 Canada's "polite pogrom" and the Mamdani problem 38:00 Dhimmitude vs. reform Islam 44:00 Raheel's three-question litmus test for any Muslim you meet 49:00 Closing Remarks

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  Marina the Marathon Princess: All Miles, All Smiles

  Jul 22, 202627 min

  Marina the Marathon Princess has run 76 marathons, finished multiple Ironmans, and walked the entire length of Israel. Her running joke, pun intended, is that she's one of the slowest people doing some of the hardest races in the world. Marina is an activism trendsetter who printed "Stand With Israel" on a race shirt years before October 7th. What started as a couchsurfing trip to Tel Aviv with a giant backpack turned into a years-long love affair with Israel, the Hebrew language, and the runners who cheer her on at every kilometer. Learn from Marina about what it takes to do the hardest things with the biggest smile. Follow Marina on Instagram @marathon.princess Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 02:30 From investment banking to 76+ marathons 05:15 Willpower is overrated — systems and mental tricks for endurance 09:00 The Tinder match that turned into a love for Israel 12:45 Printing a "Stand With Israel" shirt and losing followers 15:30 Why people who visit Israel walk away changed 18:00 What people misunderstand about being Jewish 21:00 Reclaiming Zionism and reframing antisemitism as conspiracy theory 24:30 On Nice Jewish Runners 26:00 Closing Remarks

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