Not So Kosher Podcast

HAPPY HANUKAH BI'YATCH'S!!<br />Here we go again, back at the podcast waves. With a new name and a new co-host. Our first show isn't very tangy, but hold on as we get to now each and get swangy!<br />Jimmy Wilson joins the Barely Kosher as a team player, single and looking to mingle, he could be your "thank you, next" Guy!

The Notorious Black and White Cookie, where did it come from, why is it here and why do we give a fuck about it. Well, listen in on Daves taste testing, can he tell the difference between the black and the white side?

The everything bagel and schemer, a gift from GD to the Jewish people and beyond. Not sure how anyone would love this combo. Dave had a different approach to retrieve his morning bagel, also gaving Bex an interesting surprise on the show, actually a couple of times!! So sit back and enjoy the show.

Dave Kanyan, Host of Dumbing it Down with Dave has passed some gas to make some room for Bexy, as her new co-host. Not So Kosher is finally a team again! <br />Learn more about your favorite and our's Jew Food, Halvah.

Aimee Brask an original Brainerd Babe, stopped by the stewdio for a little one on one. From small town girl, to Uptown girl, she's livin' the dream!!

Chardonnay, Cecils and Stinky Pants thongs, what do all these have in common, well............fucken nothing. But, put these ladies in the podjewlure with Bex and we have a par-tay!

Cheryl and Bex hit the stewdio and just talk some shit, on a boring, cold afternoon. Found this show hidden in the archives to cool you down during a hot summer night!!

Carnivore, Farmer Jeff and avid vegetarian, Cheryl, get deep about their food selections on planet earth!

Max Sparber was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1969 and adopted after 11 weeks by a middle class Jewish family in the St. Louis Park suburb of Minneapolis. As a child, he grew up a few blocks from where the Coen brothers had grown up, and was baby-sat by both Dan and Matthew Wilson, both later of the band Trip Shakespeare (as well as Semisonic, in the case of Dan Wilson). Sparber's family had some links to the world of entertainment - his mother is cousins with Judd Hirsch, while his father is a distant cousin of Academy Award-winning composer Lalo Schifrin.<br /><br />Sparber attended public schools throughout his childhood, but for a tw-year stint at a shirt-lived Jewish high school. He attended the University of Minnesota, from which he never attained his degree (at first in Jewish Studies, later in theater). In his early twenties, Sparber moved to Los Angeles. Quickly broke and jobless, he spent three months in Citrus House, a homeless shelter run by the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center of Los Angeles, although Sparber is not gay. This experience would continue to inform his later work as a playwright, which has often addressed gay themes. Through the Teen Canteen, another program for homeless youth, Sparber became part of a theater program begun by actress Shelley Winters (started as the result of a promise by Winters to Marilyn Monroe). Sparber quickly became the program's writer, penning two plays, both of which were extensively workshopped but never produced. The program included as one of its organizers actress Clare Carey from the long-running television comedy Coach.<br /><br />After several years of political work as part of a thriving anarchist scene in Minneapolis, Sparber moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in the late Nineties. Here he became involved in the Blue Barn Theatre, a well-known regional theater that makes frequent use of Omaha talent such as 'Jill Anderson', Hughston Walkinshaw, and Tim Siragusa. Sparber pened a play for the Blue Barn titled "Minstrel Show; Or, the Lynching of William Brown, which retold the true story of a 1919 murder of an African American man in Omaha through the eyes of two itinerant blackface performers. Despite being denounced by state senator Ernie Chambers, the play was a hit, and has since been produced extensively throughout the United States, including two New York productions.<br /><br />Sparber has worked as a journalist and editor for the past decade, including having been the editor-in-chief of Omaha's newsweekly, The Reader, as well as reviewing theater for City Pages in Minneapolis for three years. He has occasionally made forays into writing and acting for film.

Uncle Dude (aka Mike Zimmerman) is everyones favorite Uncle, blend him with a splash of Cat and you have a well preserved, hot couple.

Jen Agan has been the good military wife and tells Not So Kosher of some of her travels!

Hector Edwardo Chavarria a.k.a. The Big Gay Mexican is an actor/singer/fashionista. He is originally from El Paso, TX and moved to Minneapolis in 2011. The Big Gay Mexican has been seen in various cabarets and social events throughout the Twin Cities. The mission for his work is to inspire and promote self-love. He wants to send a message to anyone who has been told they were different or was told they needed to change that we must all have courage and be kind to make this world a better place. In order to love ourselves we must be free to be ourselves. You can follow him on social media.<br />tweet him @BigGayMexican

Dan Simon joins Not So Kosher for his 2nd hang out with me! This guys got it all, looks, brains and a killer personality-for the best peacemaker in his industry give Dan the Man a call.<br /><br />Minneapolis Office:<br /> Simon Mediation<br /> 310 4th Ave. S., Ste. 5010<br /> Minneapolis, MN 55415<br /> (612) 824-8988<br />Los Angeles Office:<br /> Simon Mediation<br /> 11620 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 900<br /> Los Angeles, CA 90025<br /> (310) 954-5401<br />Simon Mediation provides Transformative Mediation, which supports clients in their own process of gaining the clarity and confidence to pursue what they need, while they increase their capacity to bring a challenging situation to a peaceful conclusion. It’s incredibly efficient because it helps clients focus directly on the heart of their conflict. Clients most often reach solutions that they feel genuinely good about in a matter of hours.<br /><br />“Since 1998, Simon Mediation has provided mediation of all types of disputes. My approach keeps you in control and helps you work through differences smoothly and without lasting resentment. You’ll feel supported and encouraged, and never pushed.”<br />– Dan Simon

Raw Sugar makes adventurous and imaginative projects driven by women. <br /><br />Raw Sugar's co-founders Rebekah Rentzel and Jenny Moeller met while interning in at the regional theater in Portland, Maine in 2009. There, they developed their own fun, physical storytelling style in the show "It's Only Funny to Us". Native Minneapolitian Jenny lured Rebekah to the Twin Cities with the siren song of collaborative theater and friendship. <br />Rebekah Rentzel is co-artistic director of Raw Sugar and a theater educator. She works in the Twin Cities with Bedlam Theater, Theater Unbound, Mixed Blood, Teatro del Pueblo, Barebones Halloween Extravaganza, and Wheel Sexy Cabaret. With a campy-cardboard aesthetic, Rebekah makes radically ridiculous theater that pushes the boundaries of feminism and comedy. <br />Jenny Moeller is co-artistic director of Raw Sugar, co-founder of Babes Into Telling Stories and a freelance theater artist. She has worked in almost all aspects of theater and has a huge passion for helping others see their vision to reality. Jenny believes that all people have a story to tell and we can learn from sharing together. Jenny's core is made up of bad puns and too much coffee.

HOLLY MARILYN SOLEM-<br />This incredible woman has done a lot in her short __ years!! Songwriter, singer and actress, she'll blow your mind with her eclectic sounds.<br />She's one of the amazing talents in "Hand of God" and more and keep pave the way, dont take your eyes of of this one, cause here she comes.

It was a "red carpet" at the Twin Cities Film Festival-one of the top films this year was Blood Stripe.<br />Interviews with Stephanie Dillon, Remy Auberjonois, Kate Nowlin, Rene' Auberjonois and Rusty Schwimmer!<br />A Marine sergeant returns home after completing her third tour in Afghanistan. Unable to sleep, wracked by paranoia and anxiety, she carries unseen wounds. It is only a matter of time before she can no longer bottle up her trauma, and a boisterous welcome home party provokes her into an explosive outburst. Her husband is at a loss, and the VA seems to be an impossible option. When she has nowhere to turn, she runs deep into the woods.<br />Initial release: June 2, 2016<br />Director: Remy Auberjonois<br />Screenplay: Remy Auberjonois, Kate Nowlin

Sarah McPeck and Jakey Emmert joined the NSK crew at CAMP for an interesting evening of intelligence!!

Ned Specktor is a Hollywood super star to many of us here, in the Twin Cities-Founder of Happy Monday and Business Development at Tangerine Promotions!<br />Ned knows how to ROCK the house down, watch where he goes as he's just getting started!!

Carcasting from lovely Golden Valley, Frankie Strauss joins us via Skype, to tell us about his amazing life!!

Bex Unleashed, wanted to bring back throwback wednesday with one of the interesting condom conversations!

Ali Sul­tan is a stand up co­me­dian from the coun­try of Yemen. He has performed in NYC’s Arab Com­edy Fes­ti­val at the leg­endary Gotham Com­edy Club. Heard on Laugh­ing Mat­ters, Cane and Com­pany, and WCCO radio. He also per­formed in The Big Brown Hour at the Comic Strip with The Daily Show’s cor­re­spon­dent Aasif Mandvi. In 2013 he won Rick Bron­son’s House of Com­edy’s Fun­ni­est Per­son With a Day Job con­test. Later in that year he won Acme’s 2013 Twin Cities Fun­ni­est Per­son, mak­ing him the first comic to win both ti­tles. His style in­cludes ob­ser­va­tional humor, and short sto­ries about life, and his ex­pe­ri­ence as an Arab Amer­i­can. He re­cently made his debut on Al­manac on tpt.

Bobby Kahn a Minneapolis born and raised, funkalicious guy, creator of Chosen By the Funk, slips an interview in with Not So Kosher!

Paul Applebaum is one of the top defense lawyers in the Twin Cities and beyond-Paul explains some of the facets of his work!

Chuck Gollop, a locally born and reared Highland boy schmoozes with Bexy at the Back Room Stewdios!

Henry gives Bexy the 101 on Real Estate!

The Sanneh Foundations Tony Sanneh, Jen Ridgeway and Stephanie Dillon gave Not So Kosher the lowdown on the upcoming Sanneh annual fundraiser Gala 4 Goals

Join Bex as she schmoozes with professional photographer, Tim Steinberg. Tim attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. There he developed a love for Photography, which has become a part of who he is. He currently resides in Hawaii and Alaska. Listen in as we go through the journey that got him there!

Christopher Noxon, bestest Dad in the World, talks about being a stay at home dad and being married to a high powered woman in Hollywood-but still being his own person! He will be in this years Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival, talking about his life as a writer/journalist and how having children has changed his world and he's still writing about it!!

Bexy and Bobby are back, live from the Back Room Stewdios in Highland Park MN!!! They are joined by Dream Doctors Star Penny Hanukah. The Dream Doctors Project is a unique venture integrating medical clowns –"Dream Doctors”- into the hospital healthcare system in Israel by training them to work as part of the multidisciplinary care teams in various medical units carrying out procedures to improve patient wellbeing and advance care.<br />All Dream Doctors have a rich background in the dramatic arts (acting, street theatre, physical clowning, and more) and undergo training to be able to work in hospitals. The gang revisit some of your favorite bits like Kosher or Not Kosher!