Episode List

Episodes

L’Dor V’adorable Returns! and 3x Academy-Award Nominated Producer Lawrence Bender

NOVEMBER 11, 2025

In this powerful episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, Academy Award-nominated producer Lawrence Bender — the creative producing force behind

Jew on Jew Hate and CNN’s Anchor Jake Tapper

NOVEMBER 03, 2025

In this special Election Day episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, Emmy Award–winning journalist Jake Tapper joins Jonah for a candid and wide-ranging conversation on politics, identity, and truth-telling in a polarized world. Best known as the anchor of CNN’s The Lead with Ja...

Navigating Comedy, Antisemitism, and the Gaza/Israel War with Impressionist Ami Kozak

OCTOBER 30, 2025

Ami Kozak is redefining what Jewish comedy and commentary look like in 2025 — blending sharp impressions, fearless satire, and moral clarity in a time of chaos.In this episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: 30 Minute Mensches, Jonah sits down with Ami — modern Ort...

LIVE FROM PHILLY! Jewish & Native actress Sarah Podemski & activist Lani Anpo (Live from The Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia)

OCTOBER 28, 2025

BEING JEWISH goes live! In our first ever East Coast live pod at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Jonah Platt welcomes two uni...

Soulful Dating Advice with Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom

OCTOBER 23, 2025

On the hunt for the perfect NJB (Nice Jewish Boy) or Girl? Look no further! On this love-filled episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: 30 Minute Mensches, Jonah is joined by international matchmaking icon Aleeza Ben Shalom, star of the hit Netflix show 'Jewish Matchmaking.” Aleeza is an aut...