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omg we actually can't believe this week we have the one and only queer reality tv celebrity + comedian + icon Bridget Matloff! We Yenta about:- Bridget being too emotionally stable to get enough screen time on reality TV- Whether queer fame means people should or should not talk to you in LA- The difference between being gay, lesbian, bi, queer — and culturally queer- Bridget’s Jewish upbringing, Hebrew school trauma, and parents who immediately abandoned synagogue after the b’nai mitzvah years- The Rachel Maddow haircut to mullet pipeline- Queers reclaiming Jesus, religion, and things that “shouldn’t” go together- Egg freezing, Orthodox fertility loans, and the most Handmaid’s Tale synagogue event of all time- Getting your first period at Hebrew school and suffering alone with toilet paper- Bridget pretending to be a journalist to talk to queer musicians- Age gaps, Cherry Jones dreams, and whether 50-to-30 will feel insane later- The first-ever Yenta wedding: matchmaking, officiating, secrecy, rabbis, mikvahs, and family management00:00 Bridget’s fake journalist origin story00:38 Welcome to Yenta00:55 Introducing Bridget Melo, queer internet icon01:12 The Queer Ultimatum and being a “bad casting choice”02:40 Reality TV does not make you rich, sadly03:13 Meeting Bridget and Kyle in the wild03:33 Queer fame, LA awkwardness, and talking to fans04:32 Queer queers vs. straight queers05:44 Cultural deprogramming and seeing beyond the matrix06:26 Internalized heteronormativity in queer relationships07:14 Lesbian weddings that feel straight08:32 Weaponized incompetence, but make it gay09:16 Where the queerness lives in Bridget and Kyle’s relationship10:44 ADHD cleaning hacks and inviting people over11:01 The classic Jewish segue: mental illness and OCD11:18 Bridget’s Ashkenazi mullet and Jewish upbringing13:47 Parents who force Hebrew school, then quit synagogue15:37 Collective effervescence, religion, and Celine Dion16:37 Chabad, college grants, and Torah money for weed17:50 The Love Island Hebrew tattoo payoff18:20 Flexing the Jewish card in non-Jewish rooms19:00 Bridget’s incredible androgynous fashion20:21 Rewearing outfits on reality TV21:08 The custom embroidered reunion outfit22:20 Setting the androgynous fashion tone23:38 Coming out, going super masc, and the Rachel Maddow haircut24:17 Nails, masc rules, and queer fashion policing25:07 Looking like a bar mitzvah boy by accident26:42 Queers reclaiming Jesus29:06 Reclaiming religion after leaving it29:40 Reform Passover seders and current events30:50 Ancient scripture, bacteria, and demons31:34 Let’s talk goss31:40 Egg freezing enters the chat33:29 Jewish fertility loans and Orthodox synagogue economics34:08 The Handmaid’s Tale fertility event35:42 Converts, baalei teshuva, and being fresh to religion36:06 Can you choose a strict lifestyle for your kids?38:06 Religion as the internet for adults38:43 Queerness as religion39:39 Skin care, filler, and paying to look exactly the same41:40 Bridget’s Hebrew school period story44:38 Pretending to be a journalist to talk to queer musicians46:33 Dating age gaps and looking back in horror47:22 Hacks, Cherry Jones, and future older masc dreams49:11 The first Yenta wedding49:52 A secret surprise wedding50:44 Rabbi ordination turned wedding ambush52:10 “So this is a wedding”52:55 Lesbian pregnancy wedding announcements53:30 Final gossip chaos and wrap-uphttps://www.instagram.com/bridgetmatloffhttps://www.instagram.com/rayeschillerhttps://www.instagram.com/antonialastarhttps://www.instagram.com/yentapodhttps://www.instagram.com/heebmediahttps://patreon.com/yentahttps://bit.ly/yentamatchmaking

Returning fan-favorite Yentas Micah O'Konis and Marnina Schon (the iconic musical comedy duo Cuplet) are BACK! They're married, glowing, and Tiktok famous! You know them from their viral song “Jacqueline Danfark” and from getting their wedding covered by the New York Timesssssss. Queer Jews are COOL. We Yenta about: - The origin story of “Jacqueline Danfark”- Couples therapy: helpful, harmful, good for content- Chore fights, fork separation, and domestic Judaism- More wedding gossip from the two queer Jewish weddings of the century - She/They semantics- Midwest kink scene schisms Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformCouplet: https://www.instagram.com/coupletcomedy/Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 – Intro5:38 – Couples Therapy 16:03 – M&M's queer Jewish wedding 28:40 – The disco ball dancer incident32:30 - How to have a great tisch 37:42 - Raye's ceremony drama 43:40 – Secrets!

You know Julie Klausner — creator and star of Difficult People, iconic comedy writer, actor, podcaster, and the patron saint of every self-respecting queer Jew with a Hulu login. She’s been on Bob’s Burgers, she’s written for everyone from Joan Rivers to Billy Eichner, and she’s basically Broadway’s unofficial mayor. This episode is everything you want from a real celebrity Yenta: unfiltered queer wisdom, Jewish cultural analysis, and absolutely deranged gossip.We Yenta about: 1. How queer Jewish culture keeps you sane when the world is on fire2. Joan Rivers as the ultimate Jewish mother figure 3. Julie’s hunt for the perfect sushi spot between 14th and 42nd4. Why Pride Month should be replaced by Queer Summer Vacation5. Why ukuleles and clowning are aggressively queer6. The Broadway shows that made us gay 7. Why every good procedural should have a version starring Cate Blanchett8. What it means to keep “finding your people” at every stage of queer Jewish life9. An epic game of Jewish, Queer, or Treif?Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformJulie Klausner: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-was-your-week-with-julie-klausner/id424991092Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 – Intro3:30 – Celebrity gossip + Jewish geography6:30 – Aging out of chaos8:15 – Pride Month: Exhaustion13:00 – Julie’s Jewish queer journey15:45 – Jewish matchmaking 25:40 – Broadway gossip34:30 – Julie’s goss: Joan Rivers, dinner parties, and Robert Mitchum50:45 – Jewish / Queer / Treif lightning round

It's a returning Yenta, the world famous Jewish comedian Liz Glazer!! This time Liz is fresh off her Tonight Show debut, and we goss all about how that now she's a wildly successful comedian, she still feels like an 11 year old outcast at Jewish school. (Also, Antonia spends the entire episode wearing sunglasses because she's really cool, and not because this was filmed while she was recovering from her concussion.) We Yenta about: - Is gossip halacha? - How to flirt- Also the book "How To Flirt" - How to flirt using the book "How To Flirt"- Prepping for the Tonight Show- Please send Liz kosher restaurant recs!!Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformLiz Glazer: https://www.instagram.com/lizglazer/?hl=enRaye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:30 - Being the loser of Jewish day school 10:24 - The synagogue circuit20:33 - Reform Judaism goss24:55 - The Tonight Show debut!!55:20 - Secrets!

It's a star studded episode with Wayward staff writer and actor, Misha Osherovich!! She's here to give us all the goss on conversion therapy camps, acting while transitioning, and being judgy about relationship podcasts. This was filmed while Antonia was out on concussion-leave, so Raye is joined by iconic guest Yenta, Maddie Schmidt! WE LOVE MADDIE!Stuff we yenta about- Relationship anarchy- She's The He: the trans movie of our dreams- Making queer films with queers- Conversion therapy goss- Russian Jewish parents being judgmental of everything- GangbangsAnnouncement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformMisha Osherovich: https://www.instagram.com/mishaosherovich/?hl=enRaye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller Maddie Schmidt: https://www.instagram.com/schmidt__show/?hl=enUncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yentaTimestamps: 0:00 - Intro2:05 - Relationship anarchy6:05 - Making queer film 15:21 - The Russian Jewish experience 21:05 - Conversion therapy and troubled teen programs29:51 - Secrets

After being on hiatus all summer, we're back baby!!! Today it's just us Yentas recapping Raye's summer break. If you didn't hear the news, THEY GOT MARRIED. AND IT WAS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. The gossip is piping hot, so grab a seat and sip this tea. We Yenta about: - Orgies at the Bachelorexxx party- Being the biggest Jewish queer event of LA- Non-binary wedding attire- Raye's hot fashion designer- Persian/Ashkenazi wedding culture- The world's best wedding tisch - Adjusting to married life Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewformRaye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller/ Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar Uncut and bonus episodes: patreon.com/yentaTimestamps0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Wedding announcement7:42 - Bachelorexx recap12:01 - Wedding Outfit24:29 - The LA reaction29:51 - Persian v Ashkenazi weddings34:38 - Tisch recap 43:53 - Ceremony breakdown55:50 - Married life