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Sephardi/Mizrahi Therapy Arielle Angel speaks with Laura Elkeslassy, Devin Naar, and Oren Yirmiya about what Sephardi and Mizrahi reclamation work means in the present.

There's also this excellent episode if you need even more of Devin's great thinking.

With a hopefully future Radiant Others guest, Laura Elkeslassy...

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Kneecap and the Politics of Language Reclamation In light of the eponymous film about the Irish-language rappers, Yiddish and Ladino specialists discuss the relationship between language, music,…

We are grateful to @jewishcurrents.bsky.social and their excellent podcast On The Nose for introducing us to Devin and his work through their episode

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That included two of our dear former guests, Ira Temple and Isabel Frey.

Devin Naar - Radiant Others Dan here! We made it through another year and are ready to start the new one with a really amazing conversation. I am so excited to share my (first ever) conversation with professor Devin Naar.  Devin...

First Episode of 2026 and it's a big one! Dan talks with Sephardic and Ladino scholar Professor Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington Sephardic Studies department.

This is the first time Dan and Devin ever talked, and they got INTO it.

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Khazones Underground with Judith Berkson and Jeremiah Lockwood - Radiant Others Our penultimate podcast of 2025 delves into the rarified and mysterious mystical musical form, Khazones. Khazones is Yiddish term for the work of the synagogue cantor, or Khazn. It is music, prayer, s...

*New Episode*

Our penultimate podcast of 2025 delves into the rarified and mysterious music, Khazones.

@danblacksberg.bsky.social talks with Judith Berkson and Jeremiah Lockwood about a new organization and record label, Khazones Underground!

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New episode for your drive home from wherever you go on Friday! Big news about Ashkenazi cantorial music!! Stay tuned!

Right on! We played this one a LOT.

Check out my conversation with Dan here and everywhere there are podcasts.

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Musician Michael Alpert to receive Dreaming in Yiddish Award Alpert has been a pioneering singer, multi-instrumentalist, ethnographer and educator for over five decades

salute to Meyshke, one of the all time greats of the klezmer revival & beyond, someone who is endlessly curious, thoughtful and generous with his time and knowledge. well deserved

Can’t wait to get my copy of this new translation by Mikhl Yashinsky!

Mikhl is amazing. Find out more about his life and work with my conversation with him at

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Ira Khonen Temple - Radiant Others Today on the Radiant Others Podcast, Dan speaks with Ira Khonen Temple. Ira is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and embedded cultural organizer. Recent credits include accordionist for Fiddler on ...

their @radiantothers.bsky.social interviews are worth a listen --
Ira (from 2023)
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and Michael (from way back in 2017!)
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Check out Sonia's new article, also our interview from last year on the Radiant Others Podcast. @radiantothers.bsky.social

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❤️🙏🏻

You are doing the work, Dan!

We’re loving the chance to share the old and the new with part 2 of our interview with the one and only Daniel Kahn!

Clara Bagelman of the famed Yiddish singers The Barry Sisters was born #OnThisDay in 1920.

With her sister Minnie, the duo represented the integration of Jewish immigrants’ into their new lives in the US: buff.ly/crQUO9Z

Also love that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social now has a copy of the largest Yiddish weekly newspaper!

Every NY politician should know that Yiddish is alive and kicking 😉

If you have audio of this interview and want a place to share that, you know where to find us!

Daniel Kahn – Part 1 - Radiant Others It’s all Dans on Radiant Others this month! This month is part 1 of our conversation with one of our Yiddish World’s most wide-reaching artists, singer, songwriter, actor, and more, Daniel Kahn. Dan K...

enjoying this new interview with the great Yiddish singer & songwriter @danielkahn.bsky.social on @radiantothers.bsky.social 😁

Have a great time at Yidstock!

Avia Moore - Radiant Others Many listeners of this podcast will know our guest this month, Avia Moore from being an internationally renowned Yiddish dance leader and teacher, and from being a longtime faculty and current artisti...

New Episode with @klezkanada.bsky.social artistic director Avia Moore!

Thank you as always to @alte.klezmor.im!! So glad you like this interview, especially as someone who has a lot to say on many things Yiddish music yourself!

Incredibly deep and important conversation that features two of our previous guests, Ira Tenple and Isabel Frey! Also incredible energy and thoughts from Ladino scholar Devin Naar. Thanks to @aptly-engineerd.bsky.social a fb @jewishcurrents.bsky.social for this greatness!

Mikhl Yashinsky - Radiant Others On this month's episode of Radiant Others, Dan sits down with actor, playwright, stage director, lyricist, and Yiddishist, Mikhl Yashinsky (מיכל יאַשינסקי). Mikhl shares his fantastic passion for all ...

new @radiantothers.bsky.social episode about an artist I'm obsessed about Mikhl Yashinsky🕵️
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Dan is in Vancouver this weekend as a guest artist at the Vancouver Klezfest! Tonight he’ll be a sitting in on a tune or two with our most recent podcast guests, Brivele!

The flowers in Vancouver are in full bloom. Here’s a few:

Brivele - Radiant Others Today on the podcast, Seattle-based Brivele, the duo of Maia Brown and Stefanie Brendler! Brivele formed as a trio in 2017 and have recently become a duo. They are releasing their 3rd album, Khaverim ...

New episode with Brivele out now!! radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/brivele/

New playlist with music from all Radiant Others episodes (plus some extras!)

Isabel Frey and Benny Fox-Rosen - Radiant Others On today's episode, Dan sits down with two musicians based in Vienna, Austria: Isabel Frey and Benjy Fox-Rosen. Both musicians are accomplished Yiddish singers, and thoughtful Yiddish scholars, among ...

New episode out now with Isabel Frey and Benjy Fox-Rosen! radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/isabel-frey-...

Today on the podcast, flautist, composer, teacher, scholar, Adrianne Greenbaum. Adrianne has been at the forefront of bringing the rich tradition of klezmer flute playing into the present day. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/adrianne-gre...

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