Episode 300!! This week I talk to Cole Hanson, who’s a candidate in the Ward 4 special election for the St. Paul City Council. We talk about what inspired him to run, the work he’s done in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood, and how his Jewish values are infused in his candidacy, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. But before we hear from Cole, a quick word from our sponsors this week.

Cole's website: https://www.coleforward4.org/

Sponsors: Minneapolis Jewish Federation and MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. 

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Andrew Rosendorf, the new director of Wellsprings and new play development at Six Points Theater. We talk about what inspired to join Six Points in this role, how he got his start as a playwright, and what he’s looking for in new shows to help develop on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.


"The Messenger" at SPT: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-messenger

About Wellsprings: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/wellspring

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Freddie Weisberg and Char Cohodes, the founders of Old School Jewish Matchmaking, which TC Jewfolk is very exciting to be playing a part in. We talk about what led them to starting this, how their backgrounds are well-suited for this project, and the early feedback they’re getting, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

Old School Jewish Matchmaking, or email [email protected]. 

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Susan Geller, the new executive director of Adath Jeshurun Congregation. We talk about the winding path that brought her to Adath, how the different types of non-profit work help inform her work, and how synagogues and individuals grow and change over time, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Henry Karpovas Lisak, a University of Minnesota sophomore and Minnesota Hillel’s vice president for campus relations. We talk about how his volunteer role has nothing to do with his major but he loves it anyway, comparing the Minnesota Jewish community to the one he came from in Brazil, and competing on the U’s crew team, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Sara Lynn Newberger, the founder of Hineni, the adult Jewish education program at Talmud Torah of St. Paul. We talk about how she reluctantly got into teaching, starting a cross-river, cross-denominational education platform. how Jewish education has evolved,  on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://ttsp.org/hineni/

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Howard Sinker, a long-time Star Tribune editor and faculty at Macalester College. We talk about how journalism has evolved in his more than four decades in journalism, how teaching future journalists has changed, and a post-mortem on the Vikings season, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

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The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Alyssa Engleson, the program director for youth, teen and camping at the Minnesota JCC. We talk about the increased interest in BBYO, what motivates teens, and the always exciting start of camp season, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored this week by Hennepin Arts, presenting Parade at the Orpheum Theatre Jan. 21-26. 

https://minnesotajcc.org/summer-camp/

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Andi Murez, a psychiatry resident at Mayo Clinic and the flag-bearer for Team Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics. We talk about participating in her third Olympics, what it was like representing Israel in first games after Oct. 7, and the transition to moving to Rochester, on this week’s Who The Folk? Podcast. 

Sponsored this week by Hennepin Arts, presenting Parade at the Orpheum Theatre Jan. 21-26. 

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Stephanie Chauss, the new-ish CEO of the Minnesota JCC on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. We talk about various transitions she has made since getting involved in the JCCs, her style of leadership, and how long does she get to be considered new in the job, on this week’s Who The Folk? Podcast. 

The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast