Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt is the hit weekly podcast that illuminates the vast, beautiful, and often unexplored tapestry of Jewish identity, through deeply honest and personal conversations with notable Jews and non-Jewish allies alike. Hosted by actor & advocate Jonah Platt, a trusted expert in contemporary Jewish culture, identity, and politics, Being Jewish seeks to engage, educate, and empower listeners to take full ownership of their identities and live as their proudest, most authentic selves.
2025 Webby Honoree | Podcasts - Best Indie Podcast
2025 Wilbur Award Winner
Latest Episode
Should Music Be Political? With Grammy-Winning Jewish Musician Joanie Leeds (14.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- The Secret History of Crypto-Jews with Mexican-American Jew Blanca Carrasco 07.08.2025
- The Truth about Israeli Minorities with Lebanese Christian activist Jonathan Elkhoury 31.07.2025
- The Wonderful World of Jewish Identity with Disney Animator Saul Blinkoff 22.07.2025
- SERIES PREMIERE! 30 Minute Mensches: Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism 15.07.2025
- SEASON 1 FINALE! My Inspiration & Jewish Federation Chairwoman Julie Platt 01.07.2025
- The Key to Being Jewish & Israeli-American activist Noa Tishby 24.06.2025
- A New Segment! & “Jews Don’t Count” with British comedian David Baddiel 17.06.2025
- Jewish Women & Auburn Basketball Head Coach Bruce Pearl 10.06.2025
- Darwin’s Finches and “Call Me By Your Name” author André Aciman 03.06.2025
- Listening to Anti-Israel Jews & “The Babka King” Chris Caresnone 27.05.2025
- Special Bonus Episode! An interview on "Unholy" featuring Jonah Platt 24.05.2025
- JAHM is My Jam + Animation Icon Tara Strong 20.05.2025
- A Mantra for the Digital Age + Jewish Student Leaders Tessa Veksler & Eden Yadegar 13.05.2025
- My Muslim Trip to Auschwitz & Legendary Broadway Composer Jason Robert Brown 06.05.2025
- Erased by the Algorithm + CNN anchor Dana Bash 29.04.2025
- The Cost of Freedom and Arizona’s Jewish Latina legislators Alma, Consuelo, and Daniel Hernandez 22.04.2025
- REPLAY: “Bad Jews” + CNN Analyst & Activist Van Jones 15.04.2025
- All Things Passover with Author Dara Horn (PART TWO) 08.04.2025
- Three Passover Reflections & “People Love Dead Jews” author Dara Horn (PART ONE) 01.04.2025
- My Struggle with God & Comedian Tiffany Haddish 25.03.2025
