Pray For Us

After five seasons, Jacey and Jess sit down for the last episode of Pray for Us (for now). We might be back for some special episodes in the future, but won't be posting regularly anymore. Thank you to all of the amazing, hilarious, and insightful guests who opened up about the role religion plays in their lives. And a special thank you to everyone who listened to the show week after week! 

Comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Pegram shares the story of how she got her name and talks about what it was like going to private Catholic school in Dallas, Texas. Plus she gives her recommendation for the best Olive Garden location in the United States! 

Ben Cahn, co-host of the wildly successful podcast Trillionaire Mindset, chats with Jacey and Jess about Israel, Twitter, and nuance. Plus, he shares some hot tips about investing and understanding finance. 

Renaissance woman Mary Beth Barone reflects on what it was like to grow up in a Christian and (politically) conservative household even though she's now very liberal and not very religious at all. 

Actor and writer Mike Liebenson talks about how he was confirmed in the Unitarian Universalist Church because his parents couldn't find a synagogue they liked, getting slapped by a girl at theater camp, and his love of Passover.

After a longer than intended hiatus, Jacey and Jess are back for the fifth season of Pray for Us. The gals spend some time covering what they've been up to between seasons. Plus they discuss how their feelings about religion have shifted and vent about the lack of separation between church and state. 

The Pray for Us ladies are back for Season 5! In the first episode of the season, comedian and host of the hilarious "How Cum? Pod" Remy Kassimir opens up about her relationship with Judaism, her first orgasm, and how she learned that pleasuring a woman is a double mitzvah.

Comedian Sydney Steinberg and Funny or Die exec Lizzie Potolsky talk about their very different Jewish upbringings and their budding friendship. Sydney is a San Diego native who went to Jewish day school and Lizzie is a New Yorker who didn't have a bat mitzvah, now they both live in LA are revisiting what it religion means to them as adults.

Comedian and co-host of Sounds Like a Cult, Isa Medina, explains how religions can be like cults and how cults can be like religions. Plus she shares her own story of immigrating from Colombia to Virginia as a child and being raised Catholic.

Hosts of The Forward's advice podcast A Bintel Brief, Ginna Green and Lynn Harris talk about how religion influences the decisions they make and who they go to when they need a second opinion.