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Who The Folk?! Podcast
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This is the Podcast home of TC Jewfolk's Who The Folk?! Podcast. Hear from interesting Members of the Tribe from all over the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
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Steven Mayer
Nov 3000:26:44Tap to summarizeThis week I talk social scientist and author Steven Mayer about his new book My Father Against The Nazis. We talk about tracing family history, what learned about his late father going through old documents, and inherited trauma, on this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast.Book launch event: https://www.inkwellbooksellersco.com/events/steven-mayer-author-event.Sponsor this week: Minneapolis Jewish Federation.The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast
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Matt Goldman
Nov 2300:31:17Tap to summarizeThis week I talk to Emmy Award-winning TV Writer and novelist Matt Goldman. We talk about the fifth book in the Nils Shapiro crime series, Dark Humor, how he transitioned from comedy writing to novels, and what lies ahead in a busy 2026, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Book launch event: Dec. 2, 2025 at Comma, a bookshopSponsored this week: Downlite Bedding. Use Coupon Code JF20 for 20% off at downlitebedding.com.The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast
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Jesse Jacobs
Nov 1600:37:32Tap to summarizeThis week I talk to urologist and comedian Jesse Jacobs. We talk about how he got started in both medicine and comedy, getting reps to get better at both jobs, and how he juggles comedy, medicine and family, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Instagram: @jessejacobscomedyHosting at Laugh Camp Comedy Club11/26/25 Maggie Farris Headlining https://camp-bar.net/shows/336270Sponsored this week by Minneapolis Jewish FederationThe Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast
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Rachel Ganani
Nov 900:36:31Tap to summarizeThis week I talk to Rachel Ganani, an attorney who currently serves as the Chief of Staff at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. We talk about what she does in her role, how she got interested in public interest law very early in her career, and BBYO – which is getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary in Minnesota on Nov. 22, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored by: MAZON: A Jewish Response to HungerThe Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast
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Katie Kline
May 11, 2025Tap to summarizeThis week I talk with Katie Kline, the senior director of Jewish arts and culture at the Minnesota JCC. We talk about settling into the new role, the challenge of curating this fall’s Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, and some of the amazing Jewish arts and culture programming to come, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored: TC Jewfolk's storytelling show, Stories From The Tribe, on June 23. Tickets: storiesfromthetribe.comThe Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast
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Emily Boskoff
Nov 10, 202400:37:20Tap to summarizeThis week I talk Emily Boskoff, the new executive director of Minnesota Hillel. We talk about her move back to the Midwest, getting used to working with college students again, and this week’s Hillel Big Ten Challenge, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.https://give.hillel.org/minnesota24
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Michael Greenberg
Nov 3, 202400:34:13Tap to summarizeThis week I talk Michael Greenberg, film director, writer and producer about his new short film “The Combination”. We talk about taking a deep-dive into some of the less-savory parts of Minneapolis Jewish history, what drew him to filmmaking, and the Twin Cities as a place where great movies can be made, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Trailer: https://youtu.be/FOhT2vr0hg0Limited Tickets for the premiere on 11/9: https://www.trylon.org/film/the-combination/
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Barbara Brooks
Oct 27, 202400:32:12Tap to summarizeThis week I talk to Barbara Brooks, the founder and producing artistic director of Six Points Theater. We talk about milestone of reaching it’s 30th anniversary season, why she started the theater in the first place, and an exciting first to open the new season, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Six Points Theater: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/
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Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald
Oct 20, 202400:42:47Tap to summarizeThis week I talk to Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald, the Fiterman B-Mitzvah Program & Ritual Director at Beth El Synagogue. We talk about her mid-career decision to go to rabbinic school, what she’s looking forward as she starts working with a new group of learners, and coming back to the Midwest, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Sponsored by TC Jewfolk's SukkotGiving. Tickets are now on sale. Learn more at: bit.ly/sukkotgiving
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Rabbi Jill Avrin
Oct 13, 202400:33:25Tap to summarizeThis week I talk to Rabbi Jill Avrin, the founder of YourJewish. We talk about her transition from pulpit rabbi to non-profit founding director, Packers Football, and YourJewish being a part of TC Jewfolk’s Sukkot Giving on November 3, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Sukkot Giving: https://bit.ly/sukkot-givingYourJewish: https://yourjewish.org
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