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Who The Folk?! Podcast
This is the Podcast home of TC Jewfolk's Who The Folk?! Podcast. Hear from interesting Members of the Tribe from all over the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
Episodes
Who The Folk?! PodcastEnzi Tanner
This week I talk to Enzi Tanner, the community safety organizer at Jewish Community Action. We talk about this newly created position and such an important…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAnthony and Haley Sisler-Neuman
This week I talk to Anthony and Haley Sisler-Neuman, the husband and wife team that are the co-founders of the Graceful Monsters Educational Theatre…
Who The Folk?! PodcastStephanie Levine
This week I get to sit down with Stephanie Levine, the mayor-elect of Mendota Heights. We talk about the decision to go from one elected office to this new…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRuby Comito
This week I talk with Ruby Comito, a junior high student in Hopkins and entrepreneur who used the time during quarantine to start her business RuAura. We talk…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSteve Simon (Pre-Election Day)
. With Election Day just days away, we thought it would be a great time to talk once again with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon for a special PSA…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSam Graber
This week I talk with Sam Graber, an award-winning playwright and producer of the excellent podcast, American Refugee. We talk about where the idea for the…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSarah Buchlaw
This week I sit down with Sarah Buchlaw, the new decriminalizing communities organizer at Jewish Community Action. We talk about what led her to this…
Who The Folk?! PodcastDan Kessler
What drives someone who hadn’t been politically active to run for office? Dan Kessler, a psychologist in Chaska who is in the home stretch of the race for…
Who The Folk?! PodcastMorgan Dachis
This week I talk with Morgan Dachis, the founder, chef, and owner of Morgan’s Broth and Buns. We talk about what led to her starting this new business, why…
Who The Folk?! PodcastKirsten Delegard
What do you do when you uncover some unsavory history about your hometown? If you’re Kirsten Delegard, you help start the Mapping Prejudice Project at the…
Who The Folk?! PodcastJustin Held
This week I’m happy to be joined by Justin (JP) Held, who works for not one but TWO of the great organizations in the Twin Cities, Minnesota Hillel and Herzl…
Who The Folk?! PodcastEmma Greenman
This week I talk with Emma Greenman, a voting rights lawyer and advocate turned candidate for the Minnesota state house of representatives. We talk about being…
Who The Folk?! PodcastDante Reminick
This week, I talk with Dante Reminick, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota and an entrepreneur whose most recent business is aiming to help parents. We…
Who The Folk?! PodcastMiriam Graham
This week I’m thrilled to be joined by Miriam Graham, the new J-Pride coordinator at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis. We talk about what…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAaron Schoenfeld
Episode 100!! This week, Lonny is joined by Minnesota United Football Club forward Aaron Schoenfeld. We talk about life in the bubble of Orlando, What it was…
Who The Folk?! PodcastCantor Tamar Havilio
This week, Lonny talks with Cantor Tamar Havilio, who started last month as the new cantor at Bet Shalom. We talk about the journey that it took to get to…
Who The Folk?! PodcastMeyer Weinshel
This week I sit down with Meyer Weinshel, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota who is teaching Yiddish to people of all ages, most recently in a…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAly Jones
This week I talk with Aly Jones, the new coordinator of JFCS NextGen. We talk about growing up in a really small Jewish community, what led her to the Twin…
Who The Folk?! PodcastCandida Gonzalez
This week I talk with artist and art consultant Candida Gonzalez. We talk about the importance of art in the coronavirus era, the intersectionality of being a…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSteve Simon
This week we talk to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon to talk early voting, which kicked off on June 26 for the August 11 primaries. We talk about why…
Who The Folk?! PodcastMike Goldstein
On this week’s show I’m very excited to welcome Plymouth Police chief and director of public safety Mike Goldstein. We talk about what it’s like to lead a…
Who The Folk?! PodcastMadalina Kelner
This week, I talk with Madalina Kelner, a recent graduate from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and an artist who will be presenting her first post-graduate…
Who The Folk?! PodcastDudley Deshommes-Kohls
On this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, we talk to Dudley Dez-um Kohls, a black, gay, Jew who is also a nurse in the time of a global health pandemic. Mostly…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRabbi Adam Rubin
This week I’m very excited to be joined by Rabbi Adam Rubin, who starting July 1, will be the new senior rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation. Rabbi Rubin talks…
Who The Folk?! PodcastShira Yardley
Today we’re joined by Shira Yardley, who works at the Sabes JCC as a job coach with the inclusion program and the garden manager. Shira talks about the program…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRonen Pink
This week we’re joined by Ronen Pink, a college student with a 3D printer who has started producing much-needed face shields for organizations throughout the…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSusan Segal
This week we are joined by the honorable Chief Judge Susan Segal of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. We talk about her appointment to the bench last November…
Who The Folk?! PodcastJosh Olstein
This week we talk to Joshua Olstein, a St. Paul resident and a nurse, who has relocated to New York during the coronavirus crisis. WE talk about why he decided…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAlisha Baines Simon
This week we talk to Minnesota Department of Health’s Alisha Baines Simon about some of the COVID-19 modeling that she has been apart of. We talk about what…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRon Rabinovitz
Today we’re joined by Ron Rabinovitz, who details his nearly 20-year friendship with Jackie Robinson. We spoke on April 15, which was the 73rd anniversary of…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAriana Feygin
What’s it like to cook, under pressure, on television? Or to step into a kitchen and work as a 9-year-old? This week we are joined by teen cooking prodigy…
Who The Folk?! PodcastLeo Dworsky
This week we’re joined by Leo Dworsky, a 16-year-old St. Louis Park High School junior who is a finalist in the MPR Classical Minnesota Varsity competition. We…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSeth Baker
This week I’m joined by Dr. Seth Baker, a pulmonologist and ICU physician who became Facebook famous last week for an important post on why we need to keep our…
Who The Folk?! PodcastBrandon Schorsch
What makes Brandon Schorsch’s job at Jewish Community Action so personal? Brandon is JCA’s new outreach and engagement manager at Jewish, working on the…
Who The Folk?! PodcastZoe Moskowitz
This week we sit down with the insatiably curious Zoe Moskowitz, a pastry cook at the James Beard Award-winning Spoon & Stable in Minneapolis. We talk about…
Who The Folk?! PodcastGenevieve Parker
This week I’m thrilled to be joined by Genevieve Parker, Jewfolk’s new Community Engagement Manager. We talk about what brought her to Minnesota, her Jewish…
Who The Folk?! PodcastLea Kalisch
A singer, musician, actress, dancer, and occasional rapper, Lea Kalisch is not letting herself be defined by one type of art of genre of music. Lea, who is in…
Who The Folk?! PodcastZachary Paige
This week we talk with Zachary Paige, an organic farmer in northern Minnesota who just recently launched North Circle Seeds, an organic, sustainable seed…
Who The Folk?! PodcastTasya Rosenfeld Kelen
This week we kick off Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month with Tasya Rosenfeld Kelen talking about becoming an inclusive hiring company as she…
Who The Folk?! PodcastHelen Siegel
As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz as well as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we’re joined by Helen Siegel, who is…
Who The Folk?! PodcastMiranda Weisbuch
This week I’m joined by Miranda Weisbuch, the new executive director of Adath Jeshurun Congregation. We talk about what brought Miranda and her family here…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAriel Kagan
This week, we’re joined by Ariel Kagan, a strategy and innovation specialist at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Ariel and I talk about how she got…
Who The Folk?! PodcastDavid Milavetz
This week we are joined by David Milavetz, the new President of the board here at Jewfolk. We talk about career changes, the law, and how he’s seen this…
Who The Folk?! PodcastCommunity Resource Guide
We talk to representatives from more than 20 different community organizations to tell everyone about who they are, and what their synagogue, group, or agency…
Who The Folk?! PodcastDaniel Volovets
Daniel Volovets is a doctor, psychiatry resident, and accomplished guitarist. Daniel talks about his musical roots and influences, when he knew he wanted to go…
Who The Folk?! PodcastEmma Dunn
We are joined by Emma Dunn, the Twin Cities Young Adult Engagement Manager for the Minneapolis and St. Paul Jewish Federations. Emma and I talk about her…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRebecca Noecker
We’re joined by St. Paul City Councilor Rebecca Noecker, who represents Ward 2 in the Capital City. Rebecca and I talk about why she got involved in politics…
Who The Folk?! PodcastLayah Shagalow
We’re joined by Layah Shagalow, the assistant director of Shaarim. Layah tells us what it’s like to work for an organization that her mother founded and that…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRuth Hampton Olkon
This week we sit down with Ruth Hampton Olkon, the executive director of Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. We talk about what it’s like to come back to the…
Who The Folk?! PodcastBen Cohen
What's it like to watch the trial of a former Nazi guard? St. Louis Park native Ben Cohen is just back from Germany where he represented his family at the…
Who The Folk?! PodcastKatie Rosenberg
We are interviewing Katie Rosenberg, who is Herzl Camp's new Event Manager, to talk all about the upcoming Herzl In The City fundraiser on Nov. 16. Katie talks…
Who The Folk?! PodcastStephanie Stillman
We are back from our high Holiday hiatus, and I'm joined by Stephanie Stillman, the volunteer coordinator at Second Harvest Heartland. We talk about food…
Who The Folk?! PodcastJess Braverman
We sit down with Jess Braverman, the Legal Director at Gender Justice, a St. Paul-based non-profit legal and policy advocacy organization. We talk about what…
Who The Folk?! PodcastLev Gringauz
Today we talk travel and journalism with Lev Gringauz, whose work you've been reading on TC Jewfolk for a couple of years now, especially while he was in…
Who The Folk?! PodcastJacob and Julie Rupp
What brings people who have been life-long warm weather West Coast residents to Minnesota? Rabbi Jacob and Julie Rupp may be wondering the same thing in a few…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRabbi Tobias Moss
This week we sit down with Rabbi Tobias Moss, the newest rabbi at Temple Israel. Rabbi Moss goes in-depth in the many forms of Judaism in his family, what drew…
Who The Folk?! PodcastRoss Fishman
This week we're joined by Ross Fishman, a choir teacher, composer, and the founder of Barside Baby Music. We talk about his musical roots, how Barside Baby…
Who The Folk?! PodcastSara Bogomolny
Today I get the honor and pleasure of talking to Sara Bogomolny, my new co-worker at Jewfolk where she joined us last week as our new director of engagement…
Who The Folk?! PodcastDanielle Spradlin and Sarah Breiner
The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith…
Who The Folk?! PodcastAlex Fisher
This week we sit down with Alex Fisher, who recently started a new job as the director of community education for the Hopkins School District. We talk about…