From Fader Magazine to NPR, Sai has been curating the music we listen to for years. She currently runs special projects at Sonos, overseeing programming for Sonos Sound System which means she basically DJs the DJs. Sai joins me to talk about how to playlist for a global audience, being goth, all things Babs, and things that give us mental papercuts.
Read MoreThis week's episode is one of my favorites. This week's episode is one of my favorites. Political organizer Candice Fortin from Color of Change teaches us how to remain strong and resilient in our activism. Candice is Co-Founder HAVEN Media, a safe space collective for BIPOC women. Her work is centered on equity and racial justice. I was super inspired by her. PLUS! I share my juiciest Natasha Lyonne story involving us going almost fisticuffs back in the day when we were both babies.
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Read MoreOur first episode after a one-year COVID-19 hiatus features our very own producer, Samee Junio! Samee edits the wildly popular Forever35 and Let's Go Atsuko! podcasts, runs tech at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, and she executive produced Historical Roasts for Netflix. Samee and Aviva discuss an infinitesimal fraction about what sucked in 2020, fear hacks, white supremacy, a "Brazilian Bikini Baptism" and we've added two new segments to the show: a Speed Round and "Things I Like." We hope you enjoy a slow return to griping. Please subscribe to our Patreon to gain first access to new episodes, a weekly newsletter, discounts and exclusive content made especially for our patrons.
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Read MoreKarla Welch is a Hollywood stylist who clocks Justin Beiber, Amy Poehler, Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross, American Ferrera and Olivia Wilde as clients. She’s been profiled in the New Yorker and Vogue and recently launched her styling app Wishi which is actually good, and she’s done collaborations with Levi’s and Hanes, the latter of which she modeled after her custom work for Beiber. You can buy her collections at xkarla.com.
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Read MoreCreator of viral hit Shit Girls Say and host of the Criterinot podcast, Graydon Sheppard joins Aviva to talk Trypophobia, murder-y marsupials, haunted mountains, and more. Graydon and Aviva shit all over Grimace and celebrity crushes are revealed.
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Read MoreMeet legendary NYC nightlife entertainer Johnny Fava aka Russell Steinberg. We get into Soho House fuccbois, our fave shows Curb, #PUMPRULES and ROHNY, the latter of which his partner Sarah Sweeney is a cast member. We swap stories about how our Jewish mothers love nothing more than to talk about their wills. Just a couple of Jews trying to break into Hollywood! Russell also answers the burning question: is it worse to date someone who only takes selfies or raise a kid who only posts selfies? A hideous choice.
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Read MoreDavid Cross is a legendary comedian who has been compared to George Carlin and Lenny Bruce. David and Aviva discuss pet peeves, being Jewish, David's comic heroes, cancel culture, his wife Amber Tamblyn and their annual holiday party hosted by Questlove. David has a surprise nominee for the Great Jewish Woman segment and Uncle Morrie is back with a *chefs kiss* voicemail at the end of the episode. We call that a “tag” in showbiz.
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Read MoreChrissie Miller is a creative consultant for brands including Warby Parker. We talk about our significant others, the hat pandemic that has unfortunately swept LA, my hero Fran Lebowitz, Kanye, Chloe Sevigny as a fashion icon and more.
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Read MoreCarla Music is the food director of Bon Appetit. We talk about the dirty details of cooking with celebrities, her cookbook “Where Cooking Begins,” the Great British Baking Show, tracking the secret trash pile at Conde Naste HQ, how Pharrell got Aviva started me on #RAISINWARS, and airdropping dick pics on the subway. We also get really deep on the GOOP-ing of Jewish food, and of course we end with Uncle Morrie’s voicemail guilt trips.
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