Who The Folk?! Podcast

This week I talk to Liz Sawyer, the police and public safety reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the importance of her beat at the paper, what led her to journalism, and what it was that led her to convert to Judaism on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk to Mitch Chargo, an attorney and the founder of the Institute for Holocaust Research and Education. We talk about the IHRE’s first event on Nov. 28, what led a busy lawyer to start this organization, and how he finds time to be the lead singer in Stereo Kitchen on top of all of THAT, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.IHRE: https://theihre.org/IHRE Nov. 28 event: https://tcjewfolk.com/event/unpacking-antisemitism-post-october-7-with-ihres-mitch-chargo-james-kirchick/Stereo Kitchen: https://www.stereokitchenrocks.net/TC Jewfolk Hanukkah merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Rabbi Matt Goldberg, the new associate rabbi at Beth El Synagogue. We talk about the transition from interning at the synagogue to being a full-time rabbi, the a-ha moment that led him to rabbinic school, and what he’s enjoying about Minnesota so far, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.TC Jewfolk merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Peter Grendle, the senior director of Jewish arts and culture at the Minnesota JCC. We talk about how he got his start in the arts, what type of programs he’s hoping to bring, and the deep Jewish connection to the arts, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. TC Jewish Film Festival: https://minnesotajcc.org/art-culture/jewish-film-festival/TC Jewfolk Hanukkah merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Laurel Hood, a candidate for the school board in St. Anthony-New Brighton Independent School District 282. We talk about what led her to run for office, what she’s heard from her potential constituents, and how her Judaism helped bring her to this moment, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Learn more: https://www.electlaurelhood.com/Jewfolk merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week we have a little levity and randomness with Terri Lindenbaum. We talk about her co-founding the Piecycle Club, her work on the NCJW board, and how she creatively brings together her Korean heritage with her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Piecycle Club: https://pie.bike/Merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with musician Adi Yeshaya. We talk about what led the Israeli-born musician to his career, the Oct. 16 Adi Yeshaya Big Band show at the Dakota, and we drop some AMAZING names of some of the artists he’s worked with, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Tickets for the Dakota show: https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/adi-yeshaya-big-band-feat-jennifer-grimm/TCJ merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Serena Brook, an actress who stars in “Falsettos”, playing now at Theatre Latte Da in Minneapolis. We talk about the abundant Jewish themes in the show, trying to make it in New York, and working as an actress in her hometown, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Tickets: https://www.latteda.org/falsettosTCJ Merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Ian Rosenthal, the Housing Justice Organizer at Jewish Community Action. We talk his background in organizing, the harrowing events that helped bring him to this field, and the upcoming Shelter of Justice: A Housing Justice Sukkot event Sept. 26 at the State Capitol, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.sponsored by Temple Israel (https://templeisrael.com/learnmore)buy our merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Rabbi Joey Glick, the new rabbi at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis. We talk about having the interim tag removed from his title, the winding road that led to the rabbinate, and settling into his South Minneapolis community, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Be sure to check out the refreshed TC Jewfolk merch store with newly designed stickers, shirts, hats and tote bags that help support our mission and help you look fun and stylish. Check it out at https://tcjewfolk.com/store.

This week I talk with Joel Glaser, the CEO of Ampers, a group of diverse community radio stations across Minnesota. We talk about how this group serves underserved communities statewide, how he found his way to non-profit media, and the difference between public radio and community radio, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wisdom to help improve an ever-changing world. Register your children for the upcoming religious school year or find out more about their early childhood center, membership information, and more at templeisrael.com/learnmore.Be sure to check out the refreshed TC Jewfolk merch store with newly designed stickers, shirts, hats and tote bags that help support our mission and help you look fun and stylish. Check it out at tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Michelle Horovitz, social entrepreneur and the co-owner of Forma, the new community clay space in Minneapolis. We talk about how this new space got up and running, finding a creative outlet, and an update on Appetite for Change, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://formaclay.com/https://www.instagram.com/formaclay/https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Michael Arato, the director of program innovation at Herzl Camp. We talk about the end of his first summer in Webster, what it means to innovate camp programming, and we break down some recent news among the camp leadership team, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wisdom to help improve an ever-changing world. Register your children for the upcoming religious school year or find out more about their early childhood center, membership information, and more at templeisrael.com/learnmore.

This week I talk to Bruce Goodman, who endowed the Read In Color Little Free Library at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. We talk about how this initiative came into existence, recovering from his trauma, and the importance of counseling on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.https://jfssp.org/services/community-outreach/little-free-libraryhttps://jfssp.org/services/counseling-chaplaincy/counseling-mental-health

This week I talk to artist Robert Nemer. We talk about how he got started in art, how he takes his art off the canvas and to other mediums, and his role in the founding of the Uptown Art Fair, and on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.https://www.ranarts.net/

This week I talk to my new co-worker Galit Breen, Jewfolk’s new development and operations manager. We talk about being TC Jewfolk’s original Minnesota Mammaleh, what she’s learned in 10 years running “Listen To Your Mother,” and her passionate defense of her hamentashen, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

This week I talk to Rabbi Aaron Weininger, the new Senior Rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Congregation. We talk about the work that went into his ascension to senior rabbi, what Pride month means to him as the first openly gay rabbi admitted to the conservative movement’s rabbinic school, and what type of evolution he’s seen in the movement on LGBTQ issues, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

This week I talk to Jonah Rothstein, one of the creators of the JewishGigs.com jobs website. We talk about what led to helping get this project off the ground, what brought him back to Minneapolis, and the overlooking of the Midwest in the American Jewish community, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.https://jewishgigs.com

This week I talk to Janet Hovath, a long-time cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra and the author of the memoir “The Cello Still Sings.” We talk about the question that started it all, growing up the daughter of a holocaust survivor, and the legacy this story can leave, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.https://janethorvath.com/books/the-cello-still-sings/https://janethorvath.com/news-events/

This week I talk to photographer David Sherman. We talk about the soon-to-be-released “Transfer of Memory” book, how he broke into the business, and covering some of the biggest names in the NBA, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.https://www.minndakjcrc.org/education_programs/transfer-of-memory-book/https://www.davidshermanphoto.com/https://tcjewfolk.com/2023/05/19/david-sherman-shows-range-variety-in-new-gallery-exhibit/https://minnesotajcc.org/art-culture/exhibitions/