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Milana Vayntrub (Marvel, This Is Us) is literally world famous for being the face of AT&T, and we can't believe she took a break from being a Marvel hero to yenta with us! Buckle up Yentas, this conversation is everything Glennon Doyle wishes she was: hilarious, brilliant, and filled with goss!!! We're still glowing. We Yenta about: How Milana started directing her own AT&T commercials That Soviet Jewish Life Everything Milana loves about Judaism (big pitch for Judaism, folks) Milana's INSANE adult bat mitzvah story How to girlboss after a news outlet misrepresents you DID SOMEONE JUST COME OUT OF THE CLOSET??? Raye spent $150 on Timothee Chalamet cologne Milana's new film Bad Shabbos: https://letterboxd.com/film/bad-shabbos/ Milana Vayntrub: https://www.instagram.com/mintmilana/ Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar/ (0:00) Introducing Milana Vayntrub (2:42) Milana's history with AT&T (6:48) Everyone loves Sammi Cohen (former Yenta!) (9:58) Do you imagine people are judging your posts? (11:30) Growing up Soviet Jewish (17:37) Milana's INSANE adult bat mitzvah story (27:37) Weird fan interactions (31:50) What's the juiciest gossip you have from a set? (34:05) Gossiping about parents (37:28) What's your dream job? (39:02) SECRETS (43:33) Relationship with fame and safety (49:10) Yahoo News is the worst (53:45) Raye spent $150 on Timothee Chalamet

I have literally been a fan of Gabe for OVER 10 YEARS and now I got to have him on Yenta! What!! We talk so much hot goss - you’d be stupid not to listen. Just kidding, please don’t listen. There are way too many secrets in here.  We yenta about: The crossover between rabbis and twinks Did Gabe ever have a crush on 2 siblings? Raye meeting Gabe as a fan in 2019! Changing your name as a public person Being a buzzfeed child star! Raye’s seminary interview secret  Hinge Girls who love Larry David Getting bootleg comedy from your therapist Go check out Gabe’s podcasts! The Knew Guys Bad with Money Just Between Us https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar/ https://www.instagram.com/gabesdunn/https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway 

Part 2 with Avital and Antonia! We yenta about: Being in hetero relationships and open with women Genz vs millienial jokes  Raye's hookup with a religious "fan" Antonia’s genderqueer husband Do Avital's fans flirt with her after her shows? Avital's secret about a Jewish prayer https://www.instagram.com/avitalash https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway

Avital is an accomplished writer, comedian, and actress. She's been on Barry on HBO (um ever heard of it??)! She’s gonna be at Edinburgh fringe! She’s sold multiple TV shows! She's also queer and ex-Orthodox. Our conversation with Avital Ash was so awesome, so hot, so interesting, that we split this episode into 2 parts! We yenta about: Baby gays feeling like a fraud Avital's new show “Avital Workshops her Suicide note” How Avital packaged and sold TV shows Raye’s dates telling them to choose between their career and their partner How Avital met her partner Amir from Jake & Amir Antonia & Avital talk being a bisexual womxn in a hetero relationships The punchline Raye could only do in Jerusalem Avital: https://www.instagram.com/avitalash Co-host Antonia: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Raye Schiller

This is a hot chaotic episode amongst good friends I am sorry for the chaos 🙃 But if you want an inside look into what standups talk about - this is it! Maddie is a “good girl”  Raye's secret about the Mae Martin Netflix party  Maddie’s secret scheduling screw up for a celebrity podcast Doing ‘compliment battles’ instead of ‘roast battles’ Finding your Comedy personas

Wow what an icon Rachel is. She is just wonderful and funny and I lent her my curly hair product right before the podcast so it looks great! We talk: Rayes first time kissing a girl Rachel’s secret about pride parades Bringing dates to shows Rachels podcast “two dykes and a mic” started as a mic Advice to new comedians Closeted queer relationships The time Jack thought they’d die https://www.instagram.com/rachelsafety https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway https://www.instagram.com/jackbrenner_

We Jew-bro out hard this episode my friends! I got to live out my best yeshiva-boi fantasies with Eitan Levine! We schmooze about: Watching porn in an empty yeshiva classroom The rabbi that said shiksas for practice Leaving Judaism to come back to it Woke liberal cries and ben Shapiro Kris Jenner and Kardashian PR theories What would the Gemara say about the writers strike Foreskin vs no foreskin  Guest co-host Zach Adler https://www.tiktok.com/@eitanthegoalie https://www.instagram.com/zachadler

This week with Motti, your favorite local niche internet nano-celebrity! Motti is so fun and so hot ngl I was intimidated but they are so great! 😈 We gossip about Is Motti a hey mamas? Let trans people be annoying and awful! Sex as a nonbinary person Motti's "roast their tits off" Group sex with our old boyfriends Men taking notes from Motti during threesomes Motti's first time pegging a dude Advice on single moms dating other moms, being poly if your partner doesn't want that, why are there no lesbian spaces?? Producer Sam Katz! https://www.instagram.com/samkatzfilms https://www.tiktok.com/@emilypmotti https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway

This episode is an epic, amazing, dream come true kind of episode. Yes, our guest today is the iconic Leah Forster! Please don't listen there are way too many secrets! 😈 We gossip about: Do we want to date our parents? Raye's first threesome with their Torah study partner Melissa's threesome offer in seminary Leah tries to play matchmaker for Raye Being horny on Shabbos afternoon  Leah's fantasies about the mikva lady  Finding a way back to faith after being orthodox  Advice on biggest red flags about a partner We have an amazing guest co-host - writer/actor/producer Melissa Weisz Leah Forster https://www.instagram.com/leahforster Raye Schiller https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway Melissa Weisz https://www.instagram.com/melissaweisz Producer Sam Katz https://www.instagram.com/samkatzfilms

We have the great ⁠Sarah Afkami ⁠on this episode! We get down and dirty and discuss: Feeling Penis Envy 🍆 Sarah being ungroomable by her lesbian high school teacher & the conversation she "never told a soul about" Raye's first time shooting a gun Antonia evangelical christian church singing experience Sarahs writing for actual television! Being strategic in discussions about trans children Does Judaism have multiple genders? Moms doing thirst straps Timothee chalamet dating a kardashian?? Advice on coming up with material for standup, moms dating other moms Guest co-host ⁠Antonia Lassar⁠!! Host ⁠Raye Schiller⁠

Our producer⁠ Jett Fink ⁠is a guest on this very special episode of Yenta! Don't listen to our convos on: Being a crypto queer Gender euphoria through UTIs Getting involved in a religious cult?? Throwing Top surgery parties Advice about strong pronouns reactions 2 cohosts today what we are blessed?!! Jack Brenner & Antonia Lassar Special audience guest and TV/Film hairstylist Danyell Weinberg

Don't listen to this very special, very Jewy episode of Yenta featuring hilarious comedian Menachem Silverstein! We talk: Raye's breakup :( Menachem stealing candy from his children New business idea: pimp for goyim Antisemitic tropes and being targeted as a Jew  How Menachem got smicha from Rabbinical school Menachem's advice for organizing a threesome Antonia hiding her cake-eating habits Plus advice on: pressure from your mom to keep kosher and what to do if your partner wants to be poly Check out ⁠Menachem Silverstein https://www.instagram.com/menachemsilverstein/ Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Raye Schiller⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest host Antonia Lassar Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jett Fink ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by ⁠⁠Jacob Shivers⁠

Don't Listen To: Our pop punk obsessions Ben’s Americas Got Talent secret about Terry Crews Raye secret about their seminary rabbi Ben's "tiny winky that can't get hard" song Jack getting into ASMR Being vulnerable on social media Ben's advice on how he writes comedy songs & how to get over an ex :) Check out Ben Lapidus! https://www.instagram.com/benlapidusmusic/ Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Raye Schiller⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack Brenner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jett Fink ⁠⁠⁠ Edited by ⁠Jacob Shivers⁠

This week on Yenta! Don't listen to the hilarious Rachel Joravsky's talk about getting head for hours and squirting. Don't click play to hear Raye's first time being with a guy vs a girl, our discussion the bisexual to lesbian pipeline, what a "good" body count is, and Jack signing someones {breasts}. Don't get our terrible advice on how to not fall in love with your friends and how to deal with Orthodox Jewish parents. Guest: Rachel Joravsky https://www.instagram.com/rayjay3k/ Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Raye Schiller⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack Brenner⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/jack_brenner_ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jett Fink ⁠⁠ Edited by Jacob Shivers

This one's a doozy so please DON'T LISTEN. We got some threesome gossip, homophobia scandals, and my dad coming in with shots of whiskey!? Go find something better to do with your time. Go volunteer at a food bank for god's sake. Guest: Adouria⁠ https://instagram.com/adouriavm Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠Raye Schiller⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway ⁠⁠⁠Jack Brenner⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/jack_brenner_ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠Jett Fink ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/officialjettfink

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST. Don't listen to iconic Jewish TikToker and "bisexual malka" ⁠Antonia Lassar share her dirty dirty secrets. It'd be stupid to hear Raye's juicy shidduch date story. It's a waste of your time to pay attention to Jack's first time tale. There are way too many secrets in here that are not meant for you to hear. Please, we beg you. Go listen to something else. And whatever you definitely don't share it. Don't rate it 5 stars. And don't tell your friends. Guest: Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Hosted by: ⁠⁠Raye Schiller⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway ⁠⁠Jack Brenner⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/jack_brenner_ Produced by ⁠⁠Jett Fink https://www.instagram.com/officialjettfink

Jonah Feingold has created the most Jewish rom-com we've ever seen. He’s the writer, director, actor, and editor behind the brand-new 31 Candles (playing in AMCs), as well as Dating & New York, At Midnight (Paramount+), and EXmas (Amazon). Jonah is obsessed with chemistry, crushes, and sweaters, and he's our official straight boy crush of 2025! (Plus we have a cameo from 31 Candles' producer Jonah Weinstein who is a queer Jewish icon.) We Yenta about: - Sliding into DMs - Why 31 Candles is the most Jewish romcom ever- Jewish identity without belief - Romcom chemistry, movie stars, and why studios ruined everything- Lesbian-coded sweaters- Dating in 2025: no contact, shared locations- Winning your ex back (bad advice, worked anyway)- Hiding tattoos from Jewish parents forever------------Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformJonah Feingold: https://www.instagram.com/jonahfeingold/Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta--------------Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro1:55 - 31 Candles: The Most Jewish RomCom3:55 - Casting for chemistry 8:57 - Queer & Jewish identity 11:32 - “Being Jewish isn’t about feeling Jewish”18:22 - Writing a romcom 35:52 - Judaism onscreen (Nobody Wants This) 42:38 - Dating in 202555:37 - Secrets!!

Returning fan-favorite Yentas Micah O'Konis and Marnina Schon (the iconic musical comedy duo Cuplet) are BACK! They're married, glowing, and Tiktok famous! You know them from their viral song “Jacqueline Danfark” and from getting their wedding covered by the New York Timesssssss. Queer Jews are COOL. We Yenta about: - The origin story of “Jacqueline Danfark”- Couples therapy: helpful, harmful, good for content- Chore fights, fork separation, and domestic Judaism- More wedding gossip from the two queer Jewish weddings of the century - She/They semantics- Midwest kink scene schisms Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformCouplet: https://www.instagram.com/coupletcomedy/Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 – Intro5:38 – Couples Therapy 16:03 – M&M's queer Jewish wedding 28:40 – The disco ball dancer incident32:30 - How to have a great tisch 37:42 - Raye's ceremony drama 43:40 – Secrets!

You know Charlie James, the beloved LA comedian, TikTok prince, book author (“I’m Just a Little Guy”), tattoo apprentice, and the reigning frog-coded heartthrob of the queer Jewish comedy scene. Since his last Yenta appearance, Charlie has written a book, started tattooing, become a synagogue regular, and somehow found himself deep into a personal Judaism renaissance. A perfect Yenta. We Yenta about: - Charlie's insane experience at Raye's wedding- How Alex Edelman secretly found Raye a rabbie- Charlie’s new tattoo apprenticeship - Rihanna's baby's Met Gala outfit- Taylor Swift: bisexual icon? evil genius? both?- Why queer Jews are getting more religious right now- Charlie’s morning prayers and kosher-ish lifestyle - Yenta matchmaking updates Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformCharlie James: https://www.instagram.com/malecowgirl/Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 – Intro1:43 – Update from last episode4:55 – Wedding gossip17:35 – Life updates: Book, Tattoos21:12 - Dating updates and Rihanna gossip28:21 – Taylor Swift hot takes34:12 - Gender update 37:09 – Charlie’s Jewish renaissance49:04 – Yenta matchmaking update

You know Julie Klausner — creator and star of Difficult People, iconic comedy writer, actor, podcaster, and the patron saint of every self-respecting queer Jew with a Hulu login. She’s been on Bob’s Burgers, she’s written for everyone from Joan Rivers to Billy Eichner, and she’s basically Broadway’s unofficial mayor. This episode is everything you want from a real celebrity Yenta: unfiltered queer wisdom, Jewish cultural analysis, and absolutely deranged gossip.We Yenta about: 1. How queer Jewish culture keeps you sane when the world is on fire2. Joan Rivers as the ultimate Jewish mother figure 3. Julie’s hunt for the perfect sushi spot between 14th and 42nd4. Why Pride Month should be replaced by Queer Summer Vacation5. Why ukuleles and clowning are aggressively queer6. The Broadway shows that made us gay 7. Why every good procedural should have a version starring Cate Blanchett8. What it means to keep “finding your people” at every stage of queer Jewish life9. An epic game of Jewish, Queer, or Treif?Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformJulie Klausner: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-was-your-week-with-julie-klausner/id424991092Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 – Intro3:30 – Celebrity gossip + Jewish geography6:30 – Aging out of chaos8:15 – Pride Month: Exhaustion13:00 – Julie’s Jewish queer journey15:45 – Jewish matchmaking 25:40 – Broadway gossip34:30 – Julie’s goss: Joan Rivers, dinner parties, and Robert Mitchum50:45 – Jewish / Queer / Treif lightning round