Erin and Esther take to the studio: Esther discovers what it means to do a comedy roast for a concept, and Erin recommends a film about an ember and a wave who fall in love, and may represent different immigrant stories. And the Bagels talk about their dads, sharing essential characteris and musing over casting ideas Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Links: Modi clip Elon gold clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CY3aTshYG8 Elementals clip https://jweekly.com/2023/06/16/howie-mandel-and-rachel-bloom-headline-an-la-comedy-roast-of-anti-semitism/

Breaking down the Renaissance Faire, cosplay and the Gilded Age with fashion historian Vi (pronounced "vee"), from the SnappyDragonStudios channel on YouTube. We talk about Jewish 1880s fashion and Vi's recreation of her great-great-grandmother's dress, as well as "The Clothes on our Backs," the YouTube series she produced with guidance from the Jewish Writers Initiative Digital Storytelling Lab. Plus — you knew they had to — the Bagels take one more tour through The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but from a fashion perspective, talking about how show corsets, sitting and standing skirts, and colors inform the show's characters. Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Links! MyJewishLearning class on Jewish ren faire - SnappyDragon channel - https://www.youtube.com/@SnappyDragon What HBO's The Gilded Age Leaves Out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-VnIndndA&t=605s Jewish Historical Fashion: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSbboTUNfEhAzaWBta3XgEC8_o0i_SmSn https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSbboTUNfEhAzaWBta3XgEC8_o0i_SmSn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misssnappydragon/ https://patreon.com Facebook and Twitter: @misssnappydragon

As Mrs. Maisel takes her final bow, the Bagels review the finale episode and the series as a whole: its highlights and misses, unanswered questions, and a robust number of listener comments and questions. Go watch the season 5 finale, and then join us for the conversation. Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Links: https://decider.com/2023/04/14/the-marvelous-mrs-maisels-season-5-time-jumps-explained-timeline-in-order/amp/ The incredible “one shot” https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cs7Oh0kAGJ6/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Kevin Pollak is doing a Maisel rewatch podcast so The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel truly never ends! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cs8rjZGL7zZ/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's" fictional Gordon Ford Show, like non-fictional late-night comedy shows, has a head writer: Alvin, played by Austin Basis, who joined the Bagels for a rousing conversation about the end of the show, Jewish comedy influences and which cars on Coney Island's Wonder Wheel are the best. Also in the virtual studio, filmmaker Michael Horwitz, writer/director of the short film "Kanashimi" (produced by Todd Felderstein) which features Austin in a leading role. Come for the Maiselness, stay for the indie film chatter and Jewish camp shoutouts. Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Links: http://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-series/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel/5 https://seedandspark.com/fund/kanashimi#story

Jewish Matchmaking? On Netflix? Who could have predicted this a year ago? Now that The Bagels have finished bingeing the series, they got a chance to speak with the utterly delightful comedian Pamela Schuller about her standup, dating with Tourette's and disability inclusion. A long-ago meeting with the show's matchmaker, Aleeza Ben Shalom, built trust and laid the groundwork for Pamela's appearance on the series (she's four-foot-six and went on a date with Stuart) — and the rest is (very recent) history. Pamela, as always, was authentic and funny, answering questions about the show, the difference between her standup gigs and her inclusion/advocacy gigs, putting herself out there and the search for a partner. Plus, Jewish geography! Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Links: https://jweekly.com/2023/05/17/aleeza-ben-shalom-made-me-fall-in-love-with-jewish-matchmaking/ https://twitter.com/PamelaComedy/status/1658125061876842500 https://pamelacomedy.com/

Are you there, listeners? It’s us, the Bagels…and this week we’re sharing initial reactions to the Netflix show Jewish Matchmaking and its stars, as well as our feelings about seeing Judy Blume's beloved classic story "Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret" on the big screen. And Mothers’ Day gives us a chance to reflect on the things we appreciate about and have inherited from our mothers, as well as taking a spin through some of our favorite moms of pop culture. Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Links: The cast guide for Jewish Matchmaker on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jewish-matchmaking-season-1-cast-instagrams-guide Are You There God? It's Me Margaret trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzRzojHC3iE

This week, the Bagels welcome Jenni Rudolph and Maryam Chishti, co-executive directors of The LUNAR Collective to the virtual studio to talk about Asian Jewish identity. How do they feel about Asian representation in movies like Everything Everywhere and Turning Red? Jenni and Maryam share personal stories and tease a possible LUNAR Jewish-Asian Book Club. The Bagels and the LUNAR team peel back layers of identity to find meaning and explore the idea of inclusion and belonging. What kind of bagels would they be? After all that peeling, we can't believe that no one said "onion bagel." Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com LINKS: LUNAR Collective: https://www.weareasianjews.org/ Film series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU5vDDCvar8WpNACWM1bWT78aSB1NiEiv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asian.jews/

Esther and Erin finally dive into The Mandalorian's Jewish themes with the help of two guests who love Jewish identity, Star Wars and popular culture: J. Editor David A.M. Wilensky and Rabbi Howard Tilman. What is a Mandalorian and does it matter? Why is this show resonating with Jewish viewers? And is a homeland a place or state of mind? Even if you're like Erin, who is new to the fandom, there is something for everyone in this episode, like MCU Easter Eggs, Fiddler on the Roof nods and Harry Potter pivots. Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com LINKS: Howard Tilman is on Twitter: @TweetsOfTorah and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howardtilman The Mandalorian on Disney+ Judaism Corner on House of R - https://www.theringer.com/2023/3/10/23634829/the-mandalorian-season-3-episode-2-deep-dive-plus-katee-sackhoff - https://www.theringer.com/2023/4/14/23683139/the-mandalorian-season-3-episode-7-deep-dive Harry Rubenstein on Reels: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrTYrUhoyuY/ The story about Rabbi Akiva and the foxes overrunning a destroyed Jerusalem https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/296637/jewish/The-Laughter-of-Rabbi-Akiva.htm

Esther and Erin are twirling their way into the first few episodes of the final season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." We go back so that Midge can "go forward" — and also literally go forward in time, jumping from the 60s to the 80s, and getting a clearer picture of what it was like to be a child in the Maisel household. Plus, kvelling for Judaism consultant Todd Shotz and his work on that super-Jewy episode of Grey's Anatomy, and getting excited about Zach Braff talking about kosher plates. Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com LINKS: Todd’s episode - https://jweekly.com/2023/02/03/bagels-on-set-talking-you-people-with-its-jewish-consultant-todd-shotz/ Conan O’Brien’s Zach Braff episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYAo624tipg This is where I leave you =- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0cEP0mvlU Yeminite poem/ Ofra Haza video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aW-QAeLoMw 1960 plane crash - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/1960-new-york-city-plane-crash-back-gallery-1.1549629 Finding Holocaust victims' names using technology - https://jweekly.com/2023/04/13/once-just-faces-these-holocaust-victims-now-have-names/?fbclid=IwAR2zvi-9puxIJIYz4bJYmiEEebio6vpis03Z-B5py6eKutuvSFNtiPFy-BY

After years of analyzing Rachel Bloom's musical series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Erin and Esther felt equipped to create a Passover Haggadah filled with songs from the show. It comes with rules, of course. Erin and Esther carefully considered how the pre-existing Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songbook, its titles, lyrics and themes, might be applied to the Passover seder and story. So with that, we hope you enjoy, laugh and sing a little with the kosher-for-passover Bagels as they journey through West Covina (er, Egypt) this Passover. Chag Sameach! Connect with us on socials! Twitter: @estherk, @ebenmoche and @TheBagelReport Instagram: @estherkustanowitz, @ebenmoche and @tbrthepod Email us at: thebagelreport@gmail.com Playlist for songs (in order for the haggadah): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVPq6InE9H1xg9ntTswHK-bcaHpoBPZ1Z All Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songs: https://cxg.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Songs