Latest Josh heller Podcast Episodes
61. Welcome Back
2 Jews Talking - September 01, 2017 03:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsSummer's almost over and the original 2 Jew duo have reunited to kickoff a new season. Josh is back from Europe, and talks about eating well, the Jewish things he saw abroad, and has special news about his sweetie. Erika talks about her summer, how to deal with all the stressful news, a...
60. Pop Culture Throw Down
2 Jews Talking - August 03, 2017 17:59 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsErika and summertime guest host Rami Raff discuss some exciting trends emerging in the world of pop culture. We cover: GLOW, WWF, RuPaul's Drag Race, Wonder Woman, Doctor Who — and manage to cram a ton of other pop culture references into this episode as well. Don't forget to STAY TUNED ...
59. "Welcome The Stranger. Protect The Refugee." with Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer
2 Jews Talking - July 22, 2017 18:02 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe world is experiencing a refugee crisis at a level never before seen in recorded history. Yet many of us don't even have a clear definition of the word "refugee". In this week's episode, we chat with Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer about her work with HIAS, what inspired her to become a Rab...
58. How To Shabbat Your Way with David Wolkin
2 Jews Talking - July 08, 2017 15:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsRami and Erika chat with David Wolkin ("Professional Jew" and Most Handsome Person on Comics Twitter) about OneTable, an organization that helps Millennials host and attend unique Shabbat dinners. In this episode you'll learn how you can personalize and customize your own Shabbat dinner ...
57. Erika And Rami Get To Know Each Other
2 Jews Talking - June 29, 2017 18:50 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWith Josh away on his Summer World Tour, summer guest host Rami Raff and Erika play a version of "friend speed dating" to get better aquatinted. Pop culture references covered in this episode include (but are not limited to): Fraggle Rock Welcome Freshmen The Simpsons The Nanny The Kille...
56. Summertime Hand-Off with Rami Raff
2 Jews Talking - June 20, 2017 18:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this week's episode Josh hands over the proverbial torch to Summer Host and Orignal Friend Of The Show, Mr. Raaaaami Rafffffff. They talk about what Jewish scholars think about the summer. Rami asks Josh about his EUROTrip. Then Rami explains what it takes to be a Summer Movie. Josh i...
55. 1997, The Episode
2 Jews Talking - June 03, 2017 03:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsJoin us as we turn the clock back 20 years and relive a monumental year in both of our lives (for different and similar reasons). Plus Josh tells us all about his 1997 party and his 1997 Zine and Erika shares from her recently unearthed 1997 diary. We'll also talk about fashion, music an...
54. Being Jewish in Salt Lake City with Justin Field
2 Jews Talking - May 11, 2017 15:04 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsJosh heads to Salt Lake City, Utah to kibbitz with Justin Field about what it's like to be a Jew in the only place where Jews are considered gentiles. We talk hosting a seder in the Mormon capital, the city's craft beer scene, all that sweet nearby nature, and Justin's podcast Thunderdi...
53. 2 Jews, One Year
2 Jews Talking - May 06, 2017 16:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn our 53rd episode, we look back at the year that saw so much unexpected turmoil in a general sense but also the personal growth that Josh and Erika found in their own lives and how this very podcast and our listeners made it all possible. (It's our Paper Anniversary, y'all!) See Priva...
52. Pop Culture Jewish with Jeanne Leitenberg
2 Jews Talking - April 29, 2017 20:32 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWhy do Jews like keeping track of which celebrities are Jewish? Who makes for a good Jewish Spirit Animal? And which movie won Best Picture at the 1987 Academy Awards? We answer these questions and more in our 52nd episode with hilarious TV writer Jeanne Leitenberg (https://twitter.com/j...
51. Avi Does The Holy Land, Interview with Aviva Zimmerman
2 Jews Talking - April 21, 2017 06:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn our first international interview, we talk with Aviva Zimmerman in Tel Aviv about her controversial web series 'Avi Does The Holyland, the occupation, and Jewish comedy as a pathway to "tikkun olam". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...
50. Passover BEATS by HELLER ft. Freddy Ruxpin
2 Jews Talking - April 14, 2017 06:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsOk so we are on Passover break this week, and Erika told me it'd be cool if I played some of my signature BEATS by HELLER for our episode. This is kind of a techno mix but it goes a little experimental. Totally cool if it's not your thing, but if it is holler at me! So this is a jam that...
49. Bad Jew with Jenna Reback
2 Jews Talking - April 07, 2017 06:40 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsJenna Reback, host of the podcast Bad Jew Weekly joins us this week to discuss the spiritual side of being Jewish. This episode gets pretty deep — but we still manage to talk about Flava Flav and cat tropes. instagram.com/badjewweekly See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
48. Boyle Heights with the Barrio Boychik
2 Jews Talking - March 31, 2017 06:17 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe explore the Jewish and Chicano legacy of LA's Boyle Heights neighborhood with Shmuel Gonzales, the "Barrio Boychik". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
47. Moving West ft. Josh's Parents
2 Jews Talking - March 24, 2017 18:36 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis week we sit down with Josh's parents, Babette & Kenn, to talk about how Josh became so...Josh. We also explore the trope of the "Jewish Pioneer", as Josh's parents share what it was like to move to California in the early 60s. (Do not adjust your earbuds, you are definitely hearing ...
46. Israel + Baseball ⚾ 🇮🇱⚾
2 Jews Talking - March 17, 2017 01:39 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe sit down with former professional baseball player Josh Eichenstein of the Netanya Tigers to talk about his time in the Israeli Baseball League. Plus, Josh + Erika learn about Team Israel's performance in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (as understood through sports movies and pop cult...
45. Purim Is So Relevant RN
2 Jews Talking - March 09, 2017 21:21 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsOfficial "Friend Of The Podcast" (and Jewish scholar) Rami Raff joins us once again to enlighten us to the MANY parallels between the story of Purim and our current political climate. Can you guess who our modern-day Haman is? Plus, if you're troubled by the rise in anti-semitism in Amer...
44. What Is Israeli Dancing?
2 Jews Talking - March 03, 2017 06:34 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis week we "Yemenite left" and "Yemenite right" with Israeli Dance experts Orly Star Setareh & Jason Goldman. We learn the history of the movement, dispel common misconceptions about Israeli dance, and you'll learn what it takes to get a choreographed line dance certified. Is Erika goi...
43. Call Your Mother ft. Erika's Mom
2 Jews Talking - February 24, 2017 00:56 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis week our special guest is *drum roll* Erika's mom, Ilene Brooks! Learn about the origins of Erika's family and how growing up the product of two first-generation Americans (from two dramatically different upbringings) shaped Ilene's meaning of the word "family". We talk New York ten...
42. How To Throw A 90s Bar Mitzvah
2 Jews Talking - February 17, 2017 03:39 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsJosh and Erika record live from their 90s Bar Mitzvah & Dance Party at the Silverlake Independent JCC. We sit down with 90s B'nai Mitzvah experts Sarah Klegman (Challah Hub) & Maureen Grady. We talk 90s style, music, and tales from our own coming-of-age moments. Special thanks to REBOOT ...
41. The Things We Do For ❤️️ with Lisa Van Lenner & Bryan Van Diggele
2 Jews Talking - February 10, 2017 01:37 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWhat lengths would you go to in the pursuit of love? Would you climb a mountain? Watch MMA fighting? Get RE-CIRCUMCISED?Listeners-turned-guests Lisa + Brian have been through all three and share their love story on our most romantic episode to date. (Also, we talk about the Cerritos Auto...
40. The Cannabis Industry with Seth Smith (AKA The WEED episode 😋 👌 🔥🍍)
2 Jews Talking - February 03, 2017 06:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe sit down with Seth Smith of the Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance. The organization trains veterans to grow medicinal cannabis, a form of horticultural therapy, which is then donated to other veterans as an alternative form of medicine. We talk about the growing cannabis industry, legal hu...
39. How Does Authoritarianism Start? with Chris Silver & Jon Blake
2 Jews Talking - January 27, 2017 02:57 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWish you had a history or political science scholar's take on the current state of America? This week we're bringing you both. Class is in session as we chat with Chris Silver & Jon Blake about what history can and can't tell us about what Trump and his administration will mean for the U...
38. The Art World & Eloping with Daniel Rolnik
2 Jews Talking - January 12, 2017 19:02 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsDaniel Rolnik, "the world's most adorable art critic" talks marriage, secular shabbats & how to democratize the art market even if you have an overbearing Jewish mother. Catch him on The Jew & The Lotus podcast (http://www.thejewandthelotus.com/) and across the Internet @danielrolnik. S...
37. F*ck Off, 2016?
2 Jews Talking - December 31, 2016 08:02 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsJosh and Erika each share their thoughts on the year that was...and the year ahead. -Hear Josh's section starting at 01:11 -Hear Erika's section starting at 18:02 Tell us your take on 2016 or what you're hoping for in the New Year by emailing us at 2jewstalking at gmail dot com or tweet ...
36. The Jewish Deli with Lara Rabinovitch & Evan Bloom
2 Jews Talking - December 22, 2016 18:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe sit down with experts in the Jewish tradition known as "The Deli". "Doctor Of Pastrami" Lara Rabinovitch (@laraeats) and Evan Bloom of Wise Sons deli in San Fransisco (wisesonsdeli.com) schmooze with us about the past, present and future of the Jewish deli. You'll learn the origins of...
35. What Is Hanukkah Really About? LIVE with Rami Raff!
2 Jews Talking - December 15, 2016 16:49 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe thought we knew a thing or two about Hanukkah — until Rami Raff schooled us in front of a live studio audience! You probably never realized just how revolutionary (and relevant) the Festival Of Lights really is. Plus we share our favorite Christmas songs, personal Hanukkah traditions,...
34. Letting In The Light With Playwright Paula Caplan
2 Jews Talking - December 13, 2016 07:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn our special minisode we're discussing PTSD, empathy and how the simple act of listening can improve the world with playwright and psychologist Paula Caplan. She has a new show 'Shades' currently at the Cherry Lane Theatre Studio until December 17. (More info: http://www.cherrylanethea...
33. Sex & Relationships (And Writing & Performing) With Jessie Rosen
2 Jews Talking - December 01, 2016 18:17 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratingsJessie Rosen is a writer, performer, author and blogger — and the host of Sunday Night Sex Talks in Los Angeles. We chat about how performing can completely transform the way you write and how to blog about your marriage in a way that won't lead to divorce. *Liner notes: ~The book mentio...
32. Being Gay In Trump's America
2 Jews Talking - November 24, 2016 18:33 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 23 ratings"I feel like I'm in an abusive relationship with America." "Professional Gay" Morgan Cohn joins the crew to talk about her ongoing fears for the LGBTQ community, and what how she expects Trump's presidency will effect any progress that has been made. She also discusses: *What it was like...
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