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AudioNosh episodes:

• 02.07.2022

  Episode #63: StoryNosh: Courage! And the winner is…

  We have the very first winner of our very first StoryNosh theme, Courage! Just like our Salon Theatre, any writer can submit their stories to the theme but in StoryNosh we select a handful of stories that we adapt to...

  
• 01.18.2022

  Episode #62: A Fromer Family Affair

  On this episode, get to know the Fromer siblings! Rabbi Jaclyn (Fromer) Cohen of Temple Isaiah and Andrew Fromer of The Braid both ended up paving artistic, creative and musical career paths in the Jewish world...but how did it happen?...

  
• 11.01.2021

  Episode #61: Prayer and Performance

  Join us as we chat with Rabbis Toba August and Nina Feinstein about our history of working together within our special program, "Prayer and Performance." Not only are our Salon performances and their stories entertainment, they also provide a deep...

  
• 09.21.2021

  Episode #60: “Belonging” – a Fall Party Preview

  Ready to kick off our 14th season? We sure are! JOIN US on October 10 for our special event, Welcome Back(ish) Fall Party @ 1:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm ET Live on Zoom. On this episode, hear a brand...

  
• 08.09.2021

  Episode #59: “That One Was Really Personal” with Jasmine Curry

  Frequent cast member and audience favorite Jasmine Curry shares stories from a life of adapting to unexpected turns. What was it like behind-the-scenes to pivot an in-person Salon show into the uncharted Zoom frontier? How has she made virtual improv...

  
• 07.15.2021

  Episode #58: Meet David Chiu, Our New Staff Member!

  On this episode, get to know The Braid's new Marketing & Communications Manager, David Chiu! Who would have thought that on this episode, two male staff members of The Braid (formerly Jewish Women's Theatre) would be discussing Paul Greengrass films,...

  
• 07.12.2021

  Episode #57: Audio Replay of Ellen Harper Event

  In case you missed it, a free-wheeling conversation with ELLEN HARPER: singer-songwriter, folk music historian, and Jewish mom to famed recording artist Ben Harper. She'll reveal intimate insights about famed musicians like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger. In...

  
• 01.21.2021

  Episode #56: Preview – Stories from the Violins of Hope

  Click Here for tickets and more info The Holocaust had silenced them… until an extraordinary violin-maker brought their voices back to life, and to the world. Seven actors will bring to life the extraordinary story of violins played in ghettos,...

  
• 12.08.2020

  Episode #55: Audio Replay of Leonard Cohen Tribute

  In case you missed it, Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a Tribute to Music and Literary Legend LEONARD COHEN. In conversation with Michael Posner, author of Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years (Book #1 of Leonard Cohen, Untold...

  
• 09.24.2020

  Episode #56: Audio Replay of 3 Perspectives on Forgiveness

  In case you missed it, guest lecturer Shelley Hébert will lead us in conversation as we explore concepts of forgiveness in philosophy, learn about how the Talmud addresses forgiveness, and discuss how contemporary psychology is developing approaches to help people...

  
• 09.09.2020

  Episode #55: Audio Replay of The Comedy of Coping

  In case you missed it…celebrated comedy writers and good friends Cindy Chupack and Annabelle Gurwitch discuss how they mine humor from heartbreak and humiliation, and whether it’s possible to find laughter in the time of Covid. Moderated by Arlene Sarner,...

  
• 08.24.2020

  Episode #54: Audio Replay of Jewish Women – An Archive of Our Own

  In case you missed it...Who are the shoulders we stand on and where can we find their stories? Meet JUDITH ROSENBAUM – feminist, educator, historian, writer, activist—and CEO of the Jewish Women's Archive, the pioneering national organization that documents Jewish...

  
• 08.11.2020

  Episode #53: Audio Replay of Virus Tsuris with Mental Health Experts

  In case you missed it, Mental Health experts help us find inner strength, courage and compassion as the current pandemic takes us on an emotional roller coaster ride. Our guests, psychiatrist Shelly Cohen M.D, J.D. and clinical psychologist Anita Siegman...

  
• 07.28.2020

  Episode #52: Audio Replay of Dressing Hollywood! with Debra McGuire

  In case you missed it, a talk with award-winning costume designer DEBRA MCGUIRE. Plus a photo fashion show of Debra’s work and audience Q & A. Click Here for Video Replay Moderated by Arlene Sarner, award-winning writer/producer. Fashion Designer and...

  
• 07.13.2020

  Episode #51: Audio Replay of Fierce, Funny and Fabulously Alive

  In case you missed it, a talk and Q&A with Adam Immerwahr, Artistic Director of Theatre J, America’s premier Jewish Theater in Washington DC, and award-winning playwright Alix Sobler. Moderated by author and JWT writer Lisa Rosenbaum. The lights of...

  
• 06.30.2020

  Episode #50: Audio Replay of Double Lives, with Esther Amini and Jacqueline Saper

  In case you missed it, a conversation with the writers of new autobiographies that reveal the struggles and triumphs of growing up Jewish and Persian—both in Iran and America. Esther Amini is a writer, painter and psychotherapist.  Her stories have appeared...

  
• 06.25.2020

  Episode #49: Sex, Addiction & Love Pt. 2 – Interview with Sionne Elise

  Part 2 of our previewing the 2nd Salon of our season, Sex, Addiction & Love in the 21st Century, which was abruptly postponed by the Coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, "The Show Must Go On!" as they say and we're bringing these...

  
• 06.23.2020

  Episode #48: Audio Replay of Sex, Addiction & Love Art Talk

  In case you missed it, JWT’s Artistic Director, Ronda Spinak, talks with our featured visual artists, Sarah Hadley and Ellen Cantor about their work and process. CLICK HERE for a video replay of the event so you can see the...

  
• 06.22.2020

  Episode #47: Sex, Addiction & Love Pt. 1 – Interview with Robin Russin

  We're back!! Our 2nd Salon of the season, Sex, Addiction & Love in the 21st Century was abruptly postponed by the Coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, "The Show Must Go On!" as they say and we're bringing these dangerous, outrageous, and oftentimes...

  
• 06.16.2020

  Episode #46: Audio Replay of Public Health Advocate – When We Need It Most

  In case you missed it, Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A (ret.) is an internationally recognized leader and major force in bringing important public health issues including women's health, mental health, and global health to increased scientific and public...

  
• 06.02.2020

  Episode #45: Audio Replay of Rabbinic Soul Sisters

  In case you missed it, a Conversation with Rabbis Toba August and Naomi Levy. The story of a 30-year friendship between two remarkable rabbis that has deeply influenced each other’s lives and the lives of thousands of people all over...

  
• 05.19.2020

  Episode #44: Audio Replay of Jewish Nonprofits Event

  In case you missed it, this is your chance to learn about three remarkable Jewish nonprofit organizations from across the county that you might not be familiar with, but definitely should be! Join us for an informative and inspiring discussion,...

  
• 05.04.2020

  Episode #43: Audio Replay of Creative Couples Event

  In case you missed it, Angella Nazarian dives into the stories of 15 couples who motivate one another, change their lives, and who have left an unparalleled mark on the world of literature, philosophy, and art due to their collaborations....

  
• 05.01.2020

  Episode #42: Audio Replay of Rob Eshman Event

  In case you missed it, Rob Eshman has just become the National Editor of the venerable, historic paper The Forward. Join Lisa Rosenbaum, author and JWT writer, for a talk about his vision for the challenge ahead and how a...

  
• 02.24.2020

  Episode #41: NEXT @ The Braid presents Santa Monica Speaks Pt. 1

  Join us on a little experiment from our Emerging Artists of NEXT @ The Braid! In this episode, you will hear 3 stories that materialized out of a writing exercise that took place during a recent meeting of the council....

  
• 02.10.2020

  Episode #40: Mapping of the Mind Part 1

  “A window into his soul.” On this episode, Andrew sits down with Laura Ornest, Co-Producer of Mapping of the Mind, to discuss her late brother Maury Ornest. His story is one of several featured in our latest Salon which has...

  
• 12.23.2019

  Episode #39: Getting Good at Getting Older with Rabbi Laura Geller

  Happy Hannukah! On today's episode, we welcome Rabbi Emerita Laura Geller to discuss her incredible book, Getting Good at Getting Older - she was the third member of our panel from a recent Sunday Morning at the Braid event and...

  
• 11.22.2019

  Episode #38: Thanksgiving with a Persian-Jewish Twist

  Happy Thanksgiving!! On today's episode, a delicious treat for you...we are proud to present a recording of a classic, beloved piece from our Salon Saffron & Rosewater, which highlighted the experiences of Iranian Jews through a fragrant evening of incredible...

  
• 11.08.2019

  Episode #37: Shalom Y’all! With Ann Zivitz Kientz of the Institute of Southern Jewish Life and JWT Artistic Director Ronda

  JWT is heading South to...THE SOUTH! On today's episode, we speak with Ann Zivitz Kientz, Director of Cultural Programming at The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL). Ann and Jewish Women's Theatre have been hard at work putting together...

  
• 10.31.2019

  Episode #36: Getting Older without Getting Old with Ruth Weisberg and Rosaline Zukerman

  Two amazing guests from Sunday's sold-out event! USC Professor Ruth Weisberg and family law attorney Rosaline Zukerman have a lot of wisdom to offer on the subject of living deep, meaningful lives, well into their elderhood. Our November 3rd Sunday...

  
• 10.18.2019

  Episode #35: Living After with Jenna Fields of Sharsheret and Cynthia Freeman

  We are standing up to cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness month with two very special performances of a brand new show, Living After! It is a moving, funny, and poignant collection of stories and songs that will uplift and...

  
• 09.18.2019

  Episode #34: Season 12 Preview with Ronda and Susan

  CLICK HERE to buy your 2020 Subscription! A show exploring mental illness - a collection of outrageous stories of the carnal sort - incredible life-changing moments. These are set to be shared in JWT's inspiring 12th Salon Season! On today's...

  
• 08.08.2019

  Episode #33: Both/And from True Colors!

  "I emerged from the birth canal strangling on the umbilical cord.  I wonder if God was giving me a chance to change my mind: are you certain you want this adventure of life as a Cuban Catholic daughter of a...

  
• 07.24.2019

  Episode #32: Hippie Woman Wild! with Carol Schlanger

  Why did a not-so-nice Jewish girl, expelled from Yale Drama School during the Vietnam protests, abandon her acting dream to follow the man she loves to an off-the-grid commune in Oregon? CAROL SCHLANGER, acclaimed actress, writer and JWT favorite will...

  
• 05.28.2019

  Episode #31: The Way Home with NEXT @ The Braid

  CLICK HERE to get your tickets to The Way Home What happens when you bring together the next generation of Jewish theatre artists under one roof? You get an incredible, compelling and uniquely original theatrical production! Hear from the Writers,...

  
• 05.06.2019

  Episode #30: True Colors with Joshua Silverstein and David Chiu

  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Our latest Salon, True Colors, features humorous, revealing and inspiring stories from Jews of Color exploring identity, community and being a Jew in modern times. On this episode, Lisa and Maureen chat with two of the...

  
• 03.25.2019

  Episode #29: Bravissima! Jewish Women in Music with Susan Greenberg and Miriam Cutler

  Move over Gershwin and Barenboim, Jewish women musicians are rocking the world and JWT is thrilled to present three of the best at our upcoming event BRAVISSIMA! Jewish Women in Music on April 7th as part of our Sunday Morning...

  
• 02.28.2019

  Episode #28: Jewish Women Foodies with Susan Feniger, Dr. Beth Ricanati and Amelia Saltsman

  WARNING: Listening to the following episode WILL make you hungry Click here to join us at our Jewish Women Foodies panel on March 10th! On this episode, Lisa and Maureen sit down with three incredibly marvelous mavens of the kitchen:...

  
• 02.13.2019

  Episode #27: The Giving Life with Jill Black Zalben and Natella Royzman

  CThe act of philanthropy is a vitally important lifeline for the communities in which we live. On this episode, Lisa and Maureen sit down and discuss the art of giving with two of our three panelists joining us at the...

  
• 02.07.2019

  Episode #26: Family Secrets by the Bay with Michael Naishtut and Niloo

  In this episode, Andrew chats with the other half of our cast who are sharing the tantalizing stories of Family Secrets all the way up in the Bay Area. Listen in and meet Michael Naishtut and Niloo, both with globe-spanning-multilingual...

  
• 01.16.2019

  Episode #25: Family Secrets with Debbie Kaspar and Rosie Moss

  In this episode, Maureen is joined by guest host Andrew Fromer to chat with two actors from our first salon of the season, Debbie Kaspar and Rosie Moss! Debbie is a two-time Emmy-nominated writer and an award-winning comedian who has...

  
• 12.14.2018

  Episode #24: Season 11 Preview with Ronda Spinak

  JWT Artistic Director Ronda Spinak returns to the podcast to let us know what's in store for our incredible 11th season of our unique storytelling experiences known as Salon Theatre. Listen now for some tidbits on Family Secrets, It's a Life...

  
• 12.05.2018

  Episode #23: Monica Piper in Not That Jewish

  Happy Hannukah! Emmy Award-winning comedy writer and comedian Monica Piper (bio below) joins Lisa and Maureen for a very special holiday episode of the JWT Podcast, giving listeners a tantalizing preview of her incredible one woman show, Not That Jewish,...

  
• 10.10.2018

  Episode #22: Jews in America – Fall Party Preview

  On this episode, Lisa and Maureen are joined by Susan Baskin (see bio below) a writer and frequent contributor to JWT's salons as well as JWT Artistic Director Ronda Spinak. Ronda and Susan have been working together over the past...

  
• 10.02.2018

  Episode #21: Past & Present: Russian Jewish American Stories at the Wende Museum

  On the latest episode of the JWT Podcast Lisa and Maureen sit down with Dr. Joes Segal, Chief Curator of the Wende Museum of the Cold War in Culver City and JWT Artistic Director Ronda Spinak. We are preparing for...

  
• 09.13.2018

  Episode #20: Chutzpah & Salsa Preview with Sonia Nazario

  On today's very special episode, we revisit the incredible hit show Chutzpah and Salsa, true stories about what it means to have a Latin heart and a Jewish soul by writers from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela & Panama. You will laugh,...

  
• 09.11.2018

  Episode #19: Sacred Resistance Update with Vicki Juditz and Ronda Spinak

  On this week's episode, Andrew sits down with the incredible storyteller Vicki Juditz, creator and star of the now OVATION RECOMMENDED Sacred Resistance, as well as JWT's Artistic Director Ronda Spinak. They chat about the latest extension of dates for...

  
• 08.15.2018

  Episode #18: Story from a Prison Cell – Leslie Schwartz

  Prepare for your Days of Awe with a Book Talk by award-winning author Leslie Schwartz. Her powerful new memoir: "The Lost Chapters: Finding Recovery and Renewal One Book at a Time" is one of atonement, transcendence, and of a passionate...

  
• 07.24.2018

  Episode #17: Uncorked with Corky Hale

  If you don't know Corky Hale's name, you've most certainly heard her music.  Liberace, Sinatra, Streisand...just to name a few. And she's accompanied many, many more! Corky has been performing as a jazz harpist, pianist, singer, flutist...she's produced, owned a...

  
• 07.01.2018

  Episode #16: My Bad, My Good (Abridged)

  Opening Song: I'll Raise My Voice Music and Lyrics by Rachel Gold Performed by Bobby Conte-Thornton, Rachel Gold, Ellie Fishman, and Alex Prakken with pianist Eric Fegan, from the song cycle SONGS FROM FARAWAY PLACESOn today's episode, we revisit another...