None of Your Business Podcast

Yehuda Kastel spent years building the high-energy persona people know as DJ Hudacris. He started DJing as a teenager, got his first major break at Camp Simcha, went viral online, and eventually spent years performing alongside Nissim Black. But while his career was taking off, Yehuda was pushing himself to the point that his body started fighting back. After frightening physical symptoms and a Lyme disease diagnosis he later came to believe was a false positive, he began confronting severe anxiety and panic attacks. The turning point came when his rebbe told him he was spending too much time being “Yehuda Chris” and not enough time being Yehuda Kastel.Michael pushes Yehuda on what happens when the public version of you starts taking over the private one, why slowing down was so difficult, how therapy and learning to be alone changed him, and what Nissim Black taught him about humility and putting Hashem first. They also get into marriage, loneliness, self-awareness, the Baal Shem Tov, hidden tzaddikim, Geulah, and Yehuda’s belief that the better you understand yourself, the better every relationship in your life can become.

For years, people knew him as Fiveish the Clown. But behind the laughter was a story most people never knew.

Feivish Adams joins Michael to share the remarkable path that took him from competitive gymnastics in California to Jewish entertainment, becoming a baal teshuva, performing with Uncle Moishe, raising a family, and eventually returning to coaching.

He opens up about a painful experience in his college gymnastics career that stayed with him for decades, how it shaped the person and coach he became, and why, at 67, he’s once again teaching gymnastics to a new generation including Hasidic teenagers and adults who never had the opportunity to pursue it growing up.

Funny, vulnerable and deeply personal, this is the story behind Fiveish the Clown and the man many people never really knew.

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“At 65, I started living.” What changed for Avi Weinberg, and what can his perspective teach us about finding happiness in our own lives?

Avi joins Michael Greenfield on None of Your Business for a candid conversation about simcha, faith, and recognizing Hashem’s love after decades of personal struggle. His message is bold: Hashem wants you happy. Michael asks the difficult questions: How do you find joy when you’re hurting? Can you move forward without dismissing your past? And what does happiness actually look like in everyday life?

Together, they explore gratitude, friendship, self-worth, and the work of shifting your attention toward the good you already have. Avi shares personal reflections and Torah insights, while Michael pushes for an approach listeners can understand and apply.

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, this episode invites us to reconsider how we see ourselves, how we appreciate others, and how we connect with Hashem. Stay through the end for Avi’s surprising perspective on Yom HaDin.

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What changes in a marriage when you start working on yourself?

Dr. Jonathan Donath and Shlomo Ressler of Daily Giving join Michael for an honest conversation about becoming better husbands, fathers, and friends. They share how learning to be vulnerable, understand their reactions, and listen without immediately offering solutions transformed their relationships.

Shlomo opens up about the Shabbos rule that was pushing his son away and what happened when he changed his approach. Jonathan shares why he reconsidered therapy after seeing his wife’s growth. Together, they describe the close circle of friends that helped them put those lessons into practice.

From the joy of tzedakah to the challenges of Jewish parenting, faith, and self-compassion, this episode explores what it means to give more of yourself to the people you love. Their stories offer a hopeful reminder: even after decades of marriage, meaningful change is possible.

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Why do we keep chasing people who hurt us, and why can walking away feel almost impossible?

In this episode of the None of Your Business Podcast, Michael Greenfield sits down with Joe Farkas, host of The Struggle podcast and known as the “Struggle Guru,” for a deeply personal conversation about narcissism, codependency, people pleasing, toxic relationships, self esteem, and faith.

Joe shares how his own unhealthy relationship patterns led him to study narcissism and eventually recognize his dependence on validation from others. He explains why he compares codependency to addiction, why narcissists and people pleasers can become so intensely drawn to each other, and why healing starts when you stop trying to change someone else and begin working on yourself.

Michael and Joe also explore boundaries, marriage, loneliness, anxiety, therapy, self worth, and the difference between being kind and becoming a people pleaser.

Joe ultimately shares how self awareness, surrender, gratitude, and rediscovering his relationship with Hashem helped him find greater meaning and inner peace.

A raw conversation about relationships, faith, breaking unhealthy patterns, and learning to stop looking to others for your self worth.

What happens when your mailman becomes part of the community?

After 39 years with the Postal Service, including 25 years delivering mail in a Monsey neighborhood, Jim Burk has stories that go far beyond letters and packages.

Jim became the neighborhood’s unofficial “Shabbos goy,” gave kids Yankees and Knicks scores on Saturday mornings, helped families when lights and appliances went out, remembered children by name, and watched those same kids grow up and start families of their own.

Now retired, Jim joins Michael Greenfield on None of Your Business to talk about what he learned from decades of showing up every day, building relationships, saving for the future, and becoming more than just the mailman.

Jim also opens up about retirement, civil service, surviving a heart attack, the lessons he learned from his father, and why he says the people of Monsey were some of the nicest people he could ever imagine.

A funny, heartfelt conversation about community, work, family, money, and a career that became much more personal than Jim ever expected.

For 45 years, Zev Brenner has been one of the most recognizable voices in Jewish media, interviewing presidents, prime ministers, rabbis, activists, and controversial public figures.

In this episode of the None of Your Business Podcast, Michael Greenfield turns the microphone around on Zev to hear the stories behind his career in Jewish radio, politics, journalism, and live broadcasting.

Zev shares behind-the-scenes stories from interviewing Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mikhail Gorbachev, Al Sharpton, and others, while reflecting on controversial interviews, community scandals, abuse, scams, free speech, and the evolution of Jewish media from radio to YouTube.

A fascinating conversation about journalism, politics, Jewish media, and what Zev has learned after 45 years of asking tough question

For more than 50 years, Will carried a story he had never told in full.

In this deeply personal conversation, he opens up about childhood trauma, addiction, a suicide attempt, divorce, a near fatal heart attack, and the lifelong struggle to feel safe within his own body. He also shares how an unexpected synagogue fire and the community that embraced him afterward led him to put on tefillin for the first time and begin a remarkable journey back to Judaism.

This is a raw, moving story about surviving the unimaginable, becoming a baal teshuva later in life, learning to accept love, and discovering that returning to Hashem can also mean returning to yourself.

Content warning: This episode includes discussions of childhood abuse, substance use, and attempted suicide.

Shmulie Hartstein never planned to become a community activist.

After a young father in his community passed away without life insurance, Shmulie put his business career on hold to launch B'Sefer Chayim, a movement dedicated to helping Jewish families protect themselves before tragedy strikes. Thousands of families have since obtained life insurance through the awareness campaign.

But that was only the beginning.

In this episode of the None of Your Business Podcast, Shmulie shares why he believes the Orthodox Jewish community needs to become more engaged in politics, how a single New York City election inspired him to launch Kol Yisroel, and what he's learned advocating for Jewish communities in Albany.

Michael and Shmulie discuss life insurance, entrepreneurship, grassroots advocacy, New York politics, antisemitism, voting, school funding, community leadership, and the responsibility each person has to make a difference instead of waiting for someone else to act.

Whether you agree with every opinion or not, this conversation will challenge the way you think about civic responsibility, leadership, and the power of one person to create meaningful change.

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B'Sefer Chayim: https://www.bseferchayim.org Kol Yisroel: https://www.wewantavoice.org

Shalom Jacobs arrived in America with just $1,200 in his pocket. Today, he's a successful real estate investor, hotel owner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist—but his journey was anything but ordinary.

In this inspiring episode of the None of Your Business Podcast, Michael sits down with Shalom to explore the remarkable path that took him from growing up in a Chabad family in Scotland to building businesses across the United States.

Shalom shares the incredible story of helping shut down the infamous High Heels strip club in Queens and transforming it into a symbol of hope for the community. He also reflects on immigrating to America with almost nothing, working for $7 an hour, navigating the 2008 financial crisis, investing in real estate, raising capital, building a hospitality business, and the lessons he's learned through decades of entrepreneurship.

The conversation explores business, real estate investing, leadership, Chabad, faith, immigration, financial risk, giving back, and why true success is measured by the impact we have on others.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, business owner, or someone looking for inspiration to build something meaningful from humble beginnings, this episode is filled with practical wisdom, unforgettable stories, and powerful life lessons.