21 APR 2024 · This week we talk to advocacy associate Naomi Breazeale and development and annual event coordinator Nina Afremov of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. We talk about the vital work that the pair are doing, how they got their starts in the organization, and we talk about the JCRC’s annual event on June 2, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by Ethan Roberts Photography: https://ethanrobertsphotos.com https://minndakjcrc.org/event/2024-annual-event/

14 APR 2024 · This week I talk to Lily Smith, the newest on-air talent at KS95. We talk about what goes into training to be on air at the station, the pivot to working in entertainment from her original path, and how Herzl Camp started her on her journey, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.  Lily's jobs! https://www.ks95.com/ https://chanhassendt.com/stevierays/ https://arb.umn.edu/ Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, https://ordway.org/events/mandy-patinkin/.

7 APR 2024 · This week I talk to Julie Dean the founder of Twin Cities Mussar. We talk about what Mussar is, where her passion for the practice comes from, and how the interest is growing in the Twin Cities has increased – particularly since October 7, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.  Twin Cities Mussar: https://www.twincitiesmussar.org/ Sponsored this week by: https://ethanrobertsphotos.com, for headshots, senior photos, weddings, events, parties and more.  Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, https://ordway.org/events/mandy-patinkin/.

31 MAR 2024 · This week I talk to Daniel Rubinyi, an artist and the creator of the website https://autismandoils.com. We talk about how his autism helps him as an artist, where his passion for art comes from, and the importance of his family, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.  Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, https://ordway.org/events/mandy-patinkin/.

24 MAR 2024 · This week I talk to Iola Kostrewski, the new Minnesota Engagement Director for the ADL. We talk about the opportunity to help restart the ADL’s presence in Minnesota, her unique family story, and the generational trauma, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, https://ordway.org/events/mandy-patinkin/.

17 MAR 2024 · This week I talk to Sharyn Jackson, a food writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the awesome food scene in the Twin Cities, what trends may be headed our way, and her quest for a really good Challah, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, https://ordway.org/events/mandy-patinkin/.

10 MAR 2024 · This week I talk to Kiel Majewski, the development director of the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School. We talk about some take aways from his first trip to Israel last month, working at a small-town Holocaust museum, and deciding why he and his family picked Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

25 FEB 2024 · This week I talk to Shana Eisenberg, a songleader and actor who stars in “The Moneylender’s Daughter” at Six Points Theater starting March 2. We talk about how she’s approaching this well-known character, playing the title character in a world premiere, and how songleading helped strengthen her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. tickets: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-moneylenders-daughter TCJ Merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

18 FEB 2024 · This week I talk to Liba Herman, the owner of Studio Inside Out in St. Louis Park. We talk about her inheriting her mother’s love of art, the importance of art in society, and what her process for creating art is, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.studioinsideout.org/ TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/store

11 FEB 2024 · This week I talk to Gail Rosenblum, former Star Tribune columnist and the founder of Man Plans God Laughs Entertainment. We talk about what led her to start this new non-profit, the inspiration she found from the young adult novel “Milkweed,” and the changing nature of journalism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.mpglentertainment.org/ https://milkweedthemovie.com/