Ep. 145: Jewish Toy Entrepreneurs – with author Michael Kimmel

Ep. 149: The Jewish American Military Historical Society – with founding president Samuel P. Yudin

Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Samuel P. Yudin recently retired from the California Army National Guard and is president of the Jewish American Military Historical Society.   Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field   Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren   The Jewish American Military Historical Society https://jewishmilitary.org/   Samuel P. Yudin Award https://alephmilitary.org/2025-csm-samuel-p-yudin-awards-presented-to-outstanding-recipients/   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Ep. 148: Making Comics – with underground cartoonist Kim Deitch

Kim Deitch is a prolific cartoonist who’s been making comics since the underground movement of the 1960s. His latest book is How I Make Comics, published by Fantagraphics.   Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field   Producer-engineer Mike Tomren   How I make Comics https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/how-i-make-comics   Kim’s Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Deitch   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Ep. 147: Respecting Rodney Dangerfield – with biographer Michael Seth Starr

Michael Seth Starr is a prolific biographer whose books include Nothin’ Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield.   Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field   Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren   Michael’s website https://www.michaelsethstarr.com/   Nothin’ Comes Easy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770877/nothin-comes-easy-by-michael-seth-starr/9780806543239/   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Ep. 146: Queen of Cosmos Comix – with artist Barbara “Willy” Mendes

Barbara “Willy” Mendes is a fine artist and underground comix pioneer whose new anthology, Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy, is published by Fantagraphics.   Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field   Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren   Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/queen-of-cosmos-comix-trilogy   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/ Barbara’s website http://www.barbaramendes.org/ Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Cool Shul Cultural Community https://www.coolshul.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Ep. 145: Jewish Toy Entrepreneurs – with author Michael Kimmel

Michael Kimmel is a SUNY distinguished professor emeritus of sociology and gender studies at Stony Brook University, whose latest book is Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America.   Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field   Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren   Playmakers https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324105282   Michael’s website https://www.michaelkimmel.com/   Amusing Jews Merch Store https://www.amusingjews.com/merch#!/   Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews   Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/   Jewish Museum of the American West https://www.jmaw.org/   Atheists United Studios https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios