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The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table
For 30 years, New York's legendary Comedy Cellar has served as the launching pad for greatest stand up comedians in the world. Colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, Ray Romano, Dave Attell, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Dane Cook, Robert Kelly and Greg Giraldo are just a few of the comedians who began as Cellar regulars. But classic stage performances have never been the only show going on at the Cellar. The biggest comedians in the world come to sit at the table upstairs, where comedians come to argue and…
Episodes
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableDan Naturman Comes Back!!! (And an ASUS Zenbook demo!)
"I just don't feel like the podcast is a vehicle for me to shine, or even lightly glow." Dan Naturman's resignation email, read on air in the episode where he…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableUkraine - Two Supporters ╎Debate Matthew Mežinskis
With Twitter's @1basemoney, Matthew Mežinskis. Is there room for pro-Ukrainian people to disagree??? 0:00 Matthew Mezinskis: Latvia, Bitcoin and Darryl…
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Has Trump Sold Out Ukraine? ╎Russia Historian Sergey Radchenko
"To say that Boris Johnson went there and forced the Ukrainians to fight on - that is complete bullshit." Why did Zelensky ignore six requests from Trump to…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table"They Hated Each Other”: Inside Netanyahu’s War Cabinet | WSJ's Elliot Kaufman
"They hated each other." That's Elliot Kaufman describing Israel's war cabinet, not its enemies. Kaufman joins Noam Dworman on the rivalries, leaks and gambles…
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Did Israel Win the War But Lose the World╎Hen Mazzig
Hen Mazzig, co-founder of the Tel Aviv Institute and author of The Wrong Kind of Jew, says Israel won on the battlefield and lost the world, and that…
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3 Years after 10/7 - What's Next for Israel and the Jewish People ╏Eli Lake, Coleman Hughes & Salo Aizenberg
Three years after October 7: What's Next for Israel and the Jewish People. Noam sits down with Coleman Hughes, Eli Lake and Salo Aizenberg to ask whether the…
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Is "Race Realism" Simply Racism? ╏Nathan Cofnas Under Fire
Is Nathan Cofnas's "Guide for the Hereditarian Revolution." a plan to heal or America, or is it simply a racist manifesto dressed up as science. We ask him to…
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Was there a famine in Gaza? The top expert answers ┃Alex de Waal
Did Israel starve Gaza, and why don't many Israelis believe the experts who say it did? Noam sits down with Alex de Waal, the world's leading famine scholar…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableWe Are Ruled by the Worst - The Charlie Kirk Conspiracy and Other Symptoms | Richard Hanania
Get KAKISTOCRACY on Amazon: https://bit.ly/4hxg9Lh Synopsis Richard Hanania is back. His new book, Kakistocracy, argues that populism ends in rule by the worst…
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In Defense of Plagiarism╎ Brian L. Frye on Ross Barkan, Claudine Gay, and Writing With AI
Ross Barkan got fired for it. Jason Arday resigned over it. Claudine Gay lost Harvard because of it. Brian Frye, a Tulane law professor and the legal academy's…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableIs AI a Conscious, SUFFERING Beast of Burden? Probably Not. But Maybe!┃Researcher Cameron Berg
00:00 Meet Cameron Berg - and the number: 25-30% odds AI is conscious 03:16 Is training an AI punishment? 13:18 Is turning it off murder: the anesthesia…
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The Jason Arday Scandal and the Crisis of Trust in Elite Institutions with Musa al-Garbi
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Musa al-Garbi. They discuss the Jason Arday scandal, academic freedom, DEI, affirmative action…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableModerate Palestinianism - An Anonymous Palestinian Pragmatist
An anonymous interview with a diaspora Palestinian - an ex-Muslim who made millions on Polymarket and writes the Substack Moderate Palestinianism. He supports…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableEvan Barker on Trump, the Left and the Politics of Contempt
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Evan Barker, writer and author of the book, Nothing Left. Previously, she worked in Democratic…
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"I Wouldn't Even Talk to a Jew": Inside the Mind of Lucas Gage - Former Antisemite
Lucas Gage (www.Lucasgage.com X.com/lucasgagex) spent 14 years as one of the loudest antisemites on the internet - a Marine who came home from Iraq, read Mein…
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Tucker Carlson, Daryl Cooper & the Nazi Question | Waiting for Evan Barker
Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand sit down expecting to interview Evan Barker—but when she doesn't arrive, they discuss Tucker Carlson, Daryl Cooper…
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Will Guidara Ran the World's #1 Restaurant – What Can He Teach the Comedy Cellar?
0:00 "You picked the wrong guy" – the audiobook story 3:12 "You own [Comedy Cellar], one of New York's treasures" 7:28 The customer who will never tip again…
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I'm Terrified of Cancer. So I Called My Childhood Friend Kenan Onel, Cancer Geneticist.
0:00 The friend he hasn't seen since sixth grade 5:16 Angelina Jolie, BRCA, and the 20% nobody tells women about 18:23 What a cancer cell actually is - and why…
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"An Agenda Dressed Up in Violins?" - Debating Peter Beinart on the Right of Return and Other Matters
CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - four nice things about Peter Beinart 4:50 Will God punish Israel? Jeremiah, tradition, and belief 13:20 The critical-mass hypothetical: a…
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AI Is Self-Evolving, and Nobody Understands It - Bioweapons, China Race, Sentience | Robert Wright
Description Written By Fable/Max: Robert Wright interviewed Geoffrey Hinton in 1983 and, by his own account, got the story 180 degrees wrong. Forty years later…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableIsrael’s Gloomy Future? Occupation, Isolation, and Survival - Daniel Sobelman
A conversation about the future of Israel and world Jewry. Can Israel protect itself without becoming a global pariah? Did Hamas gamble that even losing the…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableThe Truth About Iran That Nobody in the West Wants to Hear with Kian Tajbakhsh
Was the MOU a good idea? Noam says yes, the Professor says no. The Table is joined by Kian Tajbakhsh. They discuss his years as a political prisoner in Iran…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableEpstein, Civil Liberties and the New Public Shaming with Ankush Khardori
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Ankush Khardori. They discuss the Epstein files, Kathy Ruemmler, civil liberties, public…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableFrom Gay Rights to Gender Ideology: What Changed?
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Ben Kawaller. They discuss his podcast Strange Bedfellows, the evolution of the LGBT movement…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableThe Hamas Documents Reveal the Real October 7 Plan
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Professor Daniel Sobelman. They discuss his research into the strategic origins of October 7…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableCharlie Kirk, Trump and Pro-Israel Conservatives with Daniella Bloom
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Daniella Bloom to discuss her journey from Democrat to conservative, the rise of anti-Israel…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableJosh Szeps on Israel, Antisemitism and the War Over Moral Clarity
Josh Szeps joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about Israel, Gaza, antisemitism, Zionism, Jewish identity and why the debate has become so exhausting and…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableKristof’s Israel Allegations, the Danger of Circling the Wagons and More | Peter Savodnik
Peter Savodnik joins us to talk about Nicholas Kristof’s column alleging abuse of Palestinian prisoners, including the most extreme dog-rape allegation, and…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableDr. Feroze Sidhwa on Gaza Casualties, Starvation and Political Bias
Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by return-guest, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, for a wide-ranging debate about truth, propaganda, evidence, starvation and…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableAre NGOs an Anti Israel Scam? Gerald Steinberg on Power, Politics and the UN
Noam Dworman is joined by Professor Gerald Steinberg. Steinberg breaks down the hidden world of NGOs—what they are, how they gained massive global influence…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableMilitary Expert Andrew Fox: Gaza Casualties, Hamas Propaganda and the Iran War
Andrew Fox joins Live From The Table to talk about personal courage, Gaza, Hamas casualty numbers, Israel’s military strategy, Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableEliot Cohen: 3 Things the Consensus Gets Wrong About the Iran War
Separating Politics from Reality. Is the war going better than we realize?Eliot A. Cohen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is a professor emeritus…
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From Cranks on the Fringe to Tucker Carlson: How Ideas Go Off the Rails with Jamie Kirchick
Jamie Kirchick joins the crew for a sharp discussion on ideology, hypocrisy and why smart people can still fall for bad ideas. A wide-ranging, no-filter…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableThe Dangerous Rise of Conspiracy Thinking-Trump, Iran and JFK
Are conspiracies and misinformation beginning to erode the basic assumptions on which public discussion depends? Trump. Israel. JFK. Epstein. Iran. Big Pharma…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableWalter Russell Mead: Weighing Action vs Inaction in Iran
Featuring Walter Russell Mead, this conversation dives into one of the most dangerous questions in the world right now: what happens if Iran gets the bomb—and…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableRobert Pape: There’s No Military Solution on Iran – Only Diplomacy and “Containing” Israel
In a heated debate, Robert Pape argues that the current Iran crisis is not just about bombs, deterrence, or regime change. It is about an escalation trap. In…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableIran, Nukes and the Illusion of Safety | Nuclear Weapons Expert Scott Sagan
The Table is joined by Professor Scott Sagan - leading scholar of nuclear security and international relations. Sagan explains that the biggest risk of Iran…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableBrute Force vs Strategy — Iraq War Veteran Phil Klay on America’s War Thinking
Philip Klay is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He is an author, a journalist and winner of the National Book Award. He currently teaches fiction at…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableIs "Zionism for Everyone?” Tablet Mag Editor Alana Newhouse Makes the Case
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Tablet Magazine, Alana Newhouse. They discuss her recent piece…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableBefore Facebook Existed: The TRUE Story of the First Social Network (10M Users in 1997!)
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by social networking pioneer and entrepreneur, Andrew Weinreich. Weinreich is known for launching…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableThe Truth Behind the Groyper Panic and Immigration and Iran
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Eric Kaufmann. Kaufmann is the author of multiple books, including The Third Awokening: A…
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Discipline, Screens, Genetics, Routine – What Actually Shapes a Kid? - Michaeleen Doucleff
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman, and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Michaeleen Doucleff. Doucleff has a PHD in chemistry, has written for the NPR Science desk for…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableEpstein, Anti-Zionism, Major Questions Doctrine and the Comedy Culture Shift.
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Jesse Brown. Brown is the founder and editor…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableNYC’s Only Ethiopian-Israeli Restaurant Forced to Close Due to Antisemitism
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Beejhy Barhany. Hailed "Harlem’s queen of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine," Barhany is the owner of…
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Epstein Journalist Says New Files Show No Evidence of Sex Trafficking Ring
While Noam is away, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by investigative journalist Michael Tracey to discuss the latest developments in the newly…
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Inside the Mind of Tucker Carlson with New Yorker Writer
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Jason Zengerle, political journalist and author of “Hated by All the Right People: Tucker…
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National Security Expert Explains the Disaster and Chaos of the Iraq War
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Michael Mazarr, Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, author of 10 books…
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How Dangerous are Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson?
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Jesse Arm, vice president of external affairs at the Manhattan Institute. Jesse’s writing and…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableFormer IDF Soldier and Peace Activist says Gaza War is Fueling Anti Semitism
Noam Dworman, Hatem Gabr and Periel Aschenbrand take calls and are joined by Adar Weinreb, former IDF soldier, committed to peace building. Is Israel the most…
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Expert Witness in Irving Trial Debunks Holocaust Deniers. Also, ICE Shooting, Dilbert Cartoonist Scott Adams and
Call ins, legal and civic positions on ICE shooting and Noam's take on Dilbert Cartoonist Scott Adams. Guest: Professor Robert Jan Van Pelt, the principal…
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Live From The Table: LIVE! Calls Ins, Comedy Cellar Costs and the Problem with Mearsheimer
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are in-studio and taking calls. Is Dan disparaging the show? Should we cancel it entirely? Will Noam raise…
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Candace, Rogan, D’Souza — Normalizing Antisemitism with Ami Kozak
Comic Ami Kozak joins Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand in-studio. They discuss the dangers normalizing anti semitism and take some calls from…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableLive From The Table: Josh Hammer on Megyn, Candace, and the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
Josh Hammer and the gang discuss the latest fallout from the Ben Shapiro speech. Is it full civil war on the Right? What is motivating Megyn Kelly? What can be…
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Is Anti Zionism Anti Semitism? with Adam Louis-Klein
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Adam Louis-Klein. Louis-Klein is a PhD candidate in anthropology at McGill University and has a…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableJames Lindsay: How the WOKE RIGHT Is Leading Conservatism Toward Collapse
🔴 James Lindsay: How the Woke Right Is Leading Conservatism Toward Collapse In this episode, Lindsay lays out how “wokeness” has re-emerged on the right in a…
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AI Expert and NYT Bestselling Author of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Nate Soares
Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Nate Soares, President of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) and author of the New York Times…
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableResistance Psychologist Says Trump Won’t Finish His Term — "The Dementia Cliff Is Coming"
An Explosive Debate on Trump’s Brain. Dr. John Gartner, former Johns Hopkins psychiatry faculty member and a vocal critic of Donald Trump, joins Live From the…
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Epstein, Moral Panic and Racism with Richard Hanania
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Richard Hanania. Hanania writes a newsletter about American politics, ethics, international…
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Live from the Table: Former Spokesman for the State of Israel Eylon Levy
Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by former spokesman for the State of Israel, Eylon Levy. They discuss anti Zionism, anti Semitism, what Hamas…
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Atlantic Writer Helen Lewis on The Riyadh Comedy Festival and Hero Worship
While Noam Dworman is away, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by The Atlantic's Helen Lewis. They discuss The Riyadh Comedy Festival, Lewis's…