All Episodes
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Episode 18: Preserving Jewish Unity & NBA Champion Metta Sandiford-Artest
Watch the episode @JonahPlattOfficialFormer NBA Defensive Player of the Year and NBA champion Metta Sandiford-Artest (formerly known as both Ron Artest and Metta World...
Episode 17: A City on Fire and Congressman Ritchie Torres
Watch on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn this highly-anticipated episode of Being Jewish, Jonah speaks with New York Congressmen Ritchie Torres about a wide range of iss...
Episode 16: BEING JEWISH LIVE - Hollywood Stars & Jewish Advocates Josh Gad, Ginnifer Goodwin & Marlee Matlin, Live from CBS Television City
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficial We’re kicking off 2025 with a very special, first-ever LIVE episode of Being Jewish! Filmed in front of a studio audience...
Episode 15: The Importance of Allies & Haredi Real Estate Mogul David Lichtenstein
Watch the episode on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialJewish law, or Halacha, is as ancient as it is timeless, providing a fertile ground for centuries of rigorous debate an...
Episode 14: Holding Two Truths & Broadway Director Zhailon Levingston
Watch this episode on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficial Broadway director and arts activist Zhailon Levingston has been making waves in the New York theater scene through hi...
Episode 13: My ADHD Journey & Chef Michael Solomonov
Watch this episode on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficial 5-time James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Michael Solomonov is famous for his groundbr...
Episode 12: Standing Up To Bigotry & Emmy winner Patricia Heaton
Watch this episode on YouTube here!3-time Emmy-winning actress and longtime activist Patricia Heaton found a new calling 15 months ago - leading the Christian charge t...
Episode 11: Giving Thanks & NFL Vikings Owner Mark Wilf
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficial NFL Vikings co-owner and philanthropist Mark Wilf opens up about his family’s American rebuild in the wake of the Holocau...
Episode 10: The Politicization of Jewish Identity & Artist Zoe Buckman
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialMuseum-represented Artist, Feminist Advocate and Proud Jewish Mama Zoe Buckman joins Jonah in a frank conversation about a...
Episode 9: Reclaiming Social Media & Top Chef’s Gail Simmons
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialGail Simmons has captured our hearts and stomachs as a judge on Bravo’s Emmy and Peabody-winning series Top Chef for more ...
Episode 8: Anti-Jew Inversion & Political Journalist Isaac Saul
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn this week’s episode, Jonah sits down with journalist Isaac Saul, founder of independent, non-partisan political newslet...
Episode 7: “Bad Jews” + CNN Analyst & Activist Van Jones
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn this episode, Jonah sits down with legendary commentator, activist and community ally Van Jones to dive into the histor...
Episode 6: The “Four C’s” of Productive Conversation + Jackie Tohn
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialJonah is joined by Jackie Tohn, one of the hilarious stars of Nobody Wants This, the Jewish Netflix series people can’t st...
Episode 5: Anniversary of October 7th + Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialJonah travels to Israel for the heart-wrenching anniversary of October 7th and sits down with outgoing Deputy Mayor of Jer...
Episode 4: “Shortcut Empathy” + Rabbi David Wolpe
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn this thought-provoking episode of "Being Jewish," Jonah Platt dives deep with Rabbi David Wolpe to explore what being J...
Episode 3: Ditching the Term “Antisemitism" + Music Manager Kenny Hamilton
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn this eye-opening episode of BEING JEWISH, Jonah Platt discusses the complexities of the term “antisemitism” with guest...
Episode 2: The Jewish Case for Both Trump & Harris + Social Media Activist Montana Tucker
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn this episode we are joined by dancer, singer, actress and social media star Montana Tucker. In this conversation with J...
Episode 1: Why This Podcast Exists + Actor Skylar Astin
Watch the show on YouTube @JonahPlattOfficialIn the premiere episode of 'Being Jewish with Jonah Platt,' host Jonah Platt sits down with Hollywood actor Skylar Astin. ...
Introducing...Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
Introducing...Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. A weekly podcast that illuminates the full, beautiful, often unexplored spectrum of Jewish identity, by exploring the pers...