Ep. 168: Allan Sherman: Comedy Music Genius – with biographer Mark Cohen
Mark Cohen is an author and journalist whose books include Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman.
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field
Producer-Engineer: Mike Tomren
Overweight Sensation
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/O/bo43634385.html
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https://www.markcohenbooks.com/
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12 Oct 2026
Ep. 167: Heavy Metal Jews – with metalhead Josh Kleinberg
Josh Kleinberg is a heavy metal afficionado whose article, “Spreading the Disease: Heavy Metal Jews and the Secular Sacred,” was published in the Spring 2026 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine.
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field
Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren
Humanistic Judaism Magazine
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https://www.jmawest.org/
Atheists United Studios
https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
5 Oct 2026
Ep. 166: If Violins Could Talk – with ethnographer-novelist Yale Strom
Yale Strom is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music, history, and culture. His latest novel is The Autobiography of The Offenbacher.
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field
Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren
The Autobiography of The Offenbacher
https://olympiapublishersusa.com/books/the-autobiography-of-the-offenbacher
Yale’s website
https://www.yalestrom.com/
Amusing Jews Merch Store
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https://www.jmawest.org/
Atheists United Studios
https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios
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