Amusing Jews

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

Ep. 144: Growing Weed in the Garden – with author Johanna Silver

Johanna Silver is a garden writer and author of the book, Growing Weed in the Garden: A No-Fuss, Seed-to-Stash Guide to Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation.   Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field   Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren   Growing Weed in the Garden https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/growing-weed-in-the-garden_9781419742767/   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