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Jen Cohen – Habits, Hustle, and Solidarity | Ami's House Episode #8
Jen Cohen is the host of the extremely popular Habits & Hustle podcast, bestselling author, and viral TED talker. You may have noticed her recently for her…
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Dovid Bashevkin: Host of 18Forty – Our Lives Without Institutions | Ami's House #7
Dovid Bashevkin hosts one of the (if not THE) largest and most well-respected Jewish podcasts on the planet, 18Forty. He's a writer, comic, rabbi, thinker, and…
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David Pakman: Delivering News Progressives Don't Want to Hear | Ami's House Episode #6
David Pakman broadcasts his YouTube news channel to more than 2-million subscribers. A self-proclaimed progressive, you may have also seen him as a guest on…
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Lizzy Savetsky – Antisemitism IRL | Ami's House #5
My co-host and I are joined by Jewish Instagram influencer and Israel advocate Lizzy Sevetsky to discuss all sorts of things about what its like to be Jewish…
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Scott Galloway: Israel-Gaza, The Left's Betrayal, & 3 Steps to Becoming a Man | Ami's House #4
Scott Galloway and Ami reflect on the war in Israel, and the rattling Antisemitism that has emerged across the west following the events of October 7th. They…
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Rabbi Harry Rozenberg: Compassion AND Strength in Gaza | Ami's House #3
Rabbi Harry is a scholar of the Lost Tribes, founder of psychedelic DAO Trippy.vc, and resident of Jerusalem. He's currently developing a psychedelic treatment…
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Almog & Aviv– Hamas Attacked Their Family: The Human Side of October 7th | Special Edition of Ami's house
Almog and Aviv are first cousins who grew up in Kfar Aza. We sit down to hear about the harrowing aftermath of Almog's brother being murdered by Hammas…
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Nissim Black | Ami's House Episode #2
I sat down with recording artist and spiritual guru @nissimblackofficial to talk about the current state of affairs in Israel, his thoughts on BLM, and the…
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Matisyahu: Feeling the Fire of October 7th | Ami's House Episode #1
Welcome to the FIRST EPISODE of Ami’s House– the podcast formerly known as Buckle Up!! Try to think of how many voices in the history of pop music are…
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Buckle Up is Ending. Introducing AMI'S HOUSE!
That's all folks. Thank you to everybody who listened and watch! The show will not be much different– so if you like Mike, you'll like the new show. If you…
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Global Anti-Semitism, plus: A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Buckle Up #75
Mike and Ami sit down to debrief on the shocking events of the past 2-weeks, and end with a (no joke) VERY big annoucement. 00:00 Introduction 40:47 The Future…
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Israel-Hamas War: Personal Reactions | Buckle Up #74
Mike and Ami debrief after an extremely difficult week. No analyses– just two friends talking. #israel #israelhamaswar #podcast
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Buckle Up #73
Mislaibelled beef gets addressed and we dissect some Chassidic viral content. Happy Holidays! 00:00 Ami’s prep for this upcoming STANDUPNY show 12:45 Breaking…
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Mexican Aliens and a Happy New Year | Buckle Up #72
Happy Jewish New Year! We discuss the news about Alien bodies found in Mexico and whether Buddhism is a religion (it's not). 00:00 Ami watches an ENTIRE comedy…
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Ishay Ribo Review, Elon Musk vs. ADL, & Being Dads Between Camp and School | Buckle Up #71
We're back! We catch up on our summer and cover some topics that are top of mind. Skip ahead: 00:00 Dad Pod: The week between school and camp 16:40 David…
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Bobbi Althoff, Bradley Cooper Nosegate, & Ami's Burnt Out | Buckle Up #70
Back on Riverside to discuss the mysterious and meteoric rise of @Thebobbialthoff , the drama around fake Jew noses in Hollywood, and Ami opens up about being…
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Nelk vs. Andrew Shulz & Phish MSG Recap | Buckle Up w/ Mike & Ami Kozak #69
00:00 Intro 02:00 Recapping Phish 8/1/23 at Madison Square Garden 12:58 Andrew Shulz vs. NELK: Was Shulz right or wrong? 25:06 What can we learn as podcasters…
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Ami's Netflix Show, J-Sketch Blowin' Up, & Hollowness of Success | Buckle Up w/ Mike & Ami
This one's vintage Buckle Up. Ami scored a show for Netflix and we dive into why that doesn't feel as momentous as it should. Then Ami tries to psychoanalyze…
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Threads, Goose, & Kim Kardashian | Buckle Up #67
We're back without a guest to discuss the pressing topic of the week: Meta's new Twitter-killer, Threads. Ami reacts as a content-creator, and we try to break…
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Wian Van den Berg: How I Grew my TikTok to 16 Million Followers with Magic Tricks | Buckle Up #66
In this unfiltered conversation with Wian ( @wianvandenberg ), he reveals his strategy behind growing his social media following to over 20mm and counting. We…
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News12 Reporter Emily Young: Being a Mom and NOT Having It All | Buckle Up #65
Emily Young joins the show to tell us about reporting live from the scene, and how being a mom changed her ambition. Then we grill Emily on why she's not doing…
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RFK on Rogan, Cornel West, Roast of Anti-Semitism, and Meeting Eric Weinstein | Buckle Up #64
The most controversial Kennedy in recent memory went onto @joerogan to explain his position on some hot button issues (💉). We react. 00:00 Catching up 01:36 Is…
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Apple Vision Goggles, Smoke In the Air, RFK Jr. & Vivek Ramaswamy | Buckle Up #63
We hop on the Riversides to talk some pressing issues. 00:00 DadPod: Transitioning kids from crib to bed 03:30 New Apple Vision Pro Headset 23:36 Smoke In The…
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Cathy Heller: The business of being an artist | Buckle Up #62
Cathy Heller is a songwriter who was dropped by her label and figured out a better way to do what she loves. Today, she's a top ranked podcaster, business…
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Brian Koppelman: Rounders, The Illusionist, and Billions co-creator | Buckle Up #60
This week we've got the co-writer of "Rounders" and Showtime's "Billions" (among MANY other projects you've seen), Brian Koppelman! Among his many…
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Ozempic, Bo Burnham, & RFK Jr. | Buckle Up #61
This week we welcome Xander! Our new producer and off-camera voice. A heartfelt mazal tov to Xander and his family on this opportunity. We also get into Ami's…
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We asked an A.I. expert all our basic questions (w/ Terence Mahier) | Buckle Up #59
We’ve been freaking the f**k out, so we brought in an expert to answer some very basic questions about EXACTLY how frightened we need to be about the upcoming…
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Cocomelon, Israel, & A.I. Pop Music Has Us Buggin' | Buckle Up #58
Ami gives his take on Israel after a family trip, Mike gives Ami a hard time about his greatest weakness, and we both freak out about a new development in A.I…
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Elon Gold Gets REAL: Resilience & the Art of the Impression (ft. Eli Lebowicz!) | Buckle Up #57
Elon Gold (@elongold) built a huge standup career alongside comics like Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Sebastian Maniscalco, and loads of other iconic artists…
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CLIP: Nachman explains why he SUPPORTED the Vietnam War | From Episode #56
Nachman Kanovsky breaks down why he debated with protesters during the Vietnam War. As always, find us on... Spotify…
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Nachman Kanovsky: Ami's Dad's Friend | Socialism, January 6th & Vacation Village | Buckle Up #56
Nachman "King of the Cahntry" Kanovsky is a real estate developer, conservative political junkie, history buff, and dear friend of Ami's father. He schools us…
Ami's HouseJon Shiffman: Drummer to the Stars! | Buckle Up #Schfifty Five
Musician and Drummer Jon Shiffman (Steel Train, Bleachers) tells us about his life as a pro musician, the golden age of North Jersey high school bands, working…
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Robby Hoffman: F**k Pronouns, I'm POOR! | Buckle Up #54
Robby Hoffman (Twitter: @iAmRobbyHoffman; Insta: @robbyhoffman) discusses being a lesbian-standup-poor person. Robby is a TV writer, actor, and comedian. You…
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A.I. Gets Frightening, Rick Rubin Wizardry, and Rihanna Hurt Our Feelings | Buckle Up #53
Watch this week's episode on YouTube! We get way into Bing's new searchbot, Rick Rubin's philosophy on creatiity, Joe Rogan being cancel-proof, and recap the…
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Adela Cojab: Activist & Future President!?! | Buckle Up #52
We welcome Adela Cojab, a law student, Israel advocate, and the first ever female to step into the Buckle Up studio! She makes us look like hobos who need…
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Logan Paul, Mr. Beast Controversy, & Louis on Theo Von | Buckle Up Ep 51
We hopped onto the laptop computers to catch up on some creator news, You People, and the Mr. Best controversy. Skip ahead: 00:00 Intro | 01:23 Scaramucci on…
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Eli Lebowicz, Full-Time Orthodox Standup | Buckle Up #49
We had a blast talking to Eli Lebowicz, a modern orthodox comedian who just made the leap into doing standup full-time. Find Eli on... Twitter…
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The Exorbinant Fallability of an Inordinate Exorbinence | Buckle Up #48
Making predictions for next year and beating up on Mike's work ethic. SKIP AHEAD: 00:00 Rather win? Or watch others lose? | 14:48 Is Rick Rubin's advice…
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Year In Review, ChatGPT, & A Very Special Performance | Buckle Up #47
We review our best and worst guests, and end with a VERY special live performance by Ami and reading of Michael's latest newsletter story. SKIP AHEAD: 00:00…
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Kids Kill Ambition & Mr. Beast Might Be Satan | Buckle Up #46
Mike and Ami record a late-night sesh and get back into a discussion about creativity. And, of course, #kanyewest. Skip ahead: 00:00 Intro | 6:30 How having…
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Chappelle, Peterson, and SBF | Buckle Up #45
As always, find us on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN Apple Podcasts…
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Rabbi Harry Rozenberg: Lost Tribes, Black Israelites, & Psychedelic Healing | Buckle Up #44
Rabbi Harry offers a different approach to fighting antisemitism by enlightening the Jewish community on their own history. We get into Kyrie's comments…
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Tuli Skaist | Buckle Up #43
Tuli Skaist (@tskaist) drops by to discuss Ben Shapiro, listening, and wearing yarmukles in public. As always, find us on... Spotify…
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The Kanye Saga | Buckle Up Emergency Pod
This week, we dive into the different ways media personalities are exploiting the #kanyewest drama/hate speech.... including us! We discuss Lex Fridman and…
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We're back! Content Creator Addiction™️ | Buckle Up #40
Season-2 begins with a downer! Mike opens up about why he needed a break. Ami waits his turn to speak, then lectures Mike. 00:00 Catchin' up | 38:20 Lookin'…
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Cringe Partners & Overcoming Disappointment | Buckle Up #39
Mike and Ami do a virtual episode and break down an awkward moment from last week's episode that can only be spoken about not-in-person. As always, find us…
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Parenting, Andrew Tate, & How to Get On Rogan in 90-Days | Buckle Up #38
Mike and Ami open up about parenting challenges before diving into a new internet sensation called "Andrew Tate." He, apparently, is a human being who was…
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Dov Rosenblatt | Buckle Up #37
Distant Cousin and veteran musician Dov Rosenblatt stops by to discuss how to move on from on a viral hit, as well as his upcoming solo album. As always, find…
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Celeb Stories w/ Neil Goldman | Buckle Up #36 [Part-2]
Neil produces a segment for us and interviews Mike and Ami about launching and running the fastest growing podcast in Northern New Jersey. Then, he DISHES on…
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Neil Goldman on the Art of Latenight TV | Buckle Up #36 [Part-1]
If you saw the viral clip of Tom Brady chugging a beer with Stephen Colbert, you can thank Neil Goldman. He prepares Colbert for the interviews he does on The…
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A Sense of Occasion w/ Ben Vago | Buckle Up #35
Infamous dilettante Benjamin Vago (@sartorial_rainman) joins us this week to discuss transitioning to and from multiple careers. First a rabbi, then a lawyer…
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Duvid Swirsky on How Work Will Set Us Free | Buckle Up #34
Duvid Swirsky is a member of the bands Moshav and Distant Cousins, among many other credits in a long career as a professional musician. He joins his bandmate…
Ami's HouseBurnt Out | Buckle Up #33
Ami complains about all his success while Mike waits patiently for his turn to speak. Skip ahead: 00:00 Mike and Ami’s Origin Story | 6:55 Worst Summer Ever |…
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Mike & Ami Have a Difficult Conversation | Buckle Up #32
Mike confronts Ami about interrupting. What Ami does next will not surprise anybody. Skip ahead: 00:00 An Uncomfortable Conversation | 9:00 Mike’s Life | 20:30…
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Regrets & Turning Corners | Buckle Up #31
We talk about what we might have done differently after college if we had known what we know now about creative careers. Skip ahead: 00:00 Is it easy to be an…
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VeeCon Recap | Buckle Up #30
Mike and Ami recap an extraordinary weekend at #VeeCon. Skip Ahead: 00:00 VeeCon Backstory 16:40 Ami Processes His Big Moment 20:40 What is Veecon? 24:00…
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Jeremy Parker, CEO of Swag.com, on Learning 'Till You Win | Buckle Up #29
Our first guest EVER talks to Mike and Ami about how his success in building businesses applies to their creative careers. We couldn't be happier about how…
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Algorithmic Destiny, Eyes, & Mike Teaches Ami How to Write Jokes | Buckle Up #28
We get into creative careers, how much money content creators make, and Ami gets deep about his kids. Skip ahead: 00:00 Safe Career Paths vs. Creative Career…
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Passover Program Hell, Johnny Depp's Revenge, & Elon Musk Buys Twitter | Buckle Up #27
All the hot topics two weeks after they break!!! Mike and Ami give a nice recap of their Passovers and then get pretty heated about Elon's purchase of Twitter…