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Jonathan Rosen
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Author, freelance writer, ghostwriter, editor, researcher, host of podcasts Pop Culture Retro & The Jewish Lens.
Jewish Mexican
(Secretly controlling the BlueSky algorithms to brainwash people into obeying me)
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, I had a great chat with The Accidental Talmudist, Sal Litvak!
Sal discusses his path to becoming The Accidental Talmudist, his new movie Guns & Moses, his book Let My People Laugh, & much more!
Had a great chat with The Accidental Talmudist, Sal Litvak!
Sal discusses his path to becoming The Accidental Talmudist, his new movie Guns & Moses, his book Let My People Laugh, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: The Accidental Talmudist, Sal Litvak!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, a great chat with film producer and director, Andrew Stevens!
Andrew discusses the film he produced and directed about his mother, Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet. acting in shows and films like Dallas, The Boys in Company C, Hollywood Wives. & more!
We had a great chat with film producer and director, Andrew Stevens!
Andrew discusses the film he produced and directed about his mother, Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet. Films he's produced like The Whole Nine Yards. acting roles in shows and films like Dallas, The Boys in Company C, & more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with film producer and director, Andrew Stevens!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social,
we had a great chat with the former president of Universal Pictures, Thom Mount!
Thom discusses overseeing films such as Smokey and the Bandit, Animal House, Blues Brothers, E.T. and Back to the Future, & much more!
#movies #interview #scifi
We had a great chat with the former president of Universal Pictures, Thom Mount!
Thom discusses working with legendary filmmaker Roger Corman early in his career, overseeing films such as Smokey and the Bandit, Animal House, Blues Brothers, E.T. and Back to the Future, & much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with the former president of Universal Pictures, Thom Mount!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, had a great chat with the author of Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Yaron Weitzman!
Yaron discusses LeBron's Lakers, power struggles, the Buss family, being responsible for bringing Cheez Doodles to Stephen A Smith, & more!
Great chat with the author of Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Yaron Weitzman!
Yaron discusses LeBron on the Lakers and power struggles on the team, behind-the-scenes storylines with the Buss family, being responsible for bringing Cheez Doodles to Stephen A Smith, & more
The author of A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Yaron Weitzman!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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October 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social,
we had a great chat with pop culture icon Clint Howard!
Clint discusses growing up in an acting family, voicing Roo in Disney's Winnie the Pooh, meeting Walt Disney, appearing in Star Trek, his memoir The Boys which he co-wrote with his brother Ron, & more!
We had a great chat with pop culture icon Clint Howard!
Clint discusses growing up in an acting family, his early TV series Gentle Ben, voicing Roo in Disney's Winnie the Pooh movies and meeting Walt Disney, appearing in Star Trek, his memoir The Boys which he co-wrote with his brother Ron, & more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with Pop Culture icon Clint Howard!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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October 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, had a great chat with the writers of the time travel classic Peggy Sue Got Married, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling!
We discuss the making of Peggy Sue Got Married, behind-the-scenes stories, their film Blue Sky with Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange, & more!
Had a great chat with the writers of the fun time travel classic, Peggy Sue Got Married, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling!
Arlene and Jerry discuss the making of Peggy Sue Got Married, behind-the-scenes stories, their film Blue Sky with Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange, & more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the writers of Peggy Sue Got Married, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, great chat with the former President of Programming for Showtime, Jerry Offsay!
Jerry discusses his time as President of Production at RKO, where he greenlit films like Eight Men Out. His tenure at SHOWTIME, behind shows like Stargate, & The L Word. & more!
We had a great chat with the former president of programming for Showtime, Jerry Offsay!
Jerry discusses his time as President of Production at RKO, where he greenlit films like Eight Men Out. His tenure at SHOWTIME, where he was behind such shows as Stargate, Queer as Folk, and The L Word, & more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with the former President of Programming at SHOWTIME, Jerry Offsay!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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October 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, an incredibly fascinating chat w/ the star of the musical CHESS and the singer of One Night in Bangkok!
Murray discusses being in the original concept album of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring in CHESS, acting w/Brigitte Bardot in Two Weeks in September, & more
Incredibly fascinating chat with the star of the musical CHESS and the singer of One Night in Bangkok!
Murray discusses being the original singer in the concept album of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring in the musical CHESS, appearing with Brigitte Bardot in Two Weeks in September, & more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with the star of the musical CHESS & the hit song One Night in Bangkok!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, I had a great chat with the author of Rewriting the Rules, Danna Zeiger!
Danna discusses Rewriting the Rules about the life of Dr. Kathleen Friel, being a Biology professor at Fisher College, how her father was a political prisoner in the Soviet Union, & more!
Had a great chat with the author of Rewriting the Rules, Danna Zeiger!
Danna discusses her book Rewriting the Rules about the life of Dr. Kathleen Friel, being a Biology professor at Fisher College, how her father was a political prisoner in the Soviet Union, & much more!

#interview #podcast
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Rewriting the Rules, Danna Zeiger!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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September 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had an incredibly fun chat with pop culture icon Mason Reese!
Mason discusses how he got his start, starring in many classic commercials, Appearing on Dick Cavett, co-hosting talk shows with Michael Douglas, & much more!
We had an incredibly fun chat with pop culture icon Mason Reese!
Mason discusses how he got his start, starring in many classic commercials, appearing on Dick Cavett, co-hosting talk shows with Michael Douglas, & much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with Pop Culture Icon Mason Reese!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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September 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a great chat with Angela Cartwright from The Sound of Music!
Angela discusses making the iconic musical, being one of the stars of the classic Sci/Fi series Lost in Space, appearing with legendary entertainer Danny Thomas on Make Room For Daddy, & more!
We had a great chat with Angela Cartwright from The Sound of Music!
Angela discusses the making of the iconic musical, being one of the stars of the classic Sci/Fi series Lost in Space, appearing with legendary entertainer Danny Thomas on Make Room For Daddy, & much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with Angela Cartwright from The Sound of Music!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, I had a great chat with the author of The Night Sparrow, Shelly Sanders!
Shelly discusses her book The Night Sparrow, discovering she was Jewish as a teen, visiting Latvia and finding out that she had ancestors murdered in the Holocaust, and much more.
Over at The Jewish Lens, I had a great chat with the author of The Night Sparrow, Shelly Sanders!
Shelly discusses her book The Night Sparrow, discovering she was Jewish as a teen, visiting Latvia and finding out that she had ancestors murdered in the Holocaust, and much more.
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of The Night Sparrow, Shelly Sanders!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a great chat with the co-writer of The Jerk & The Frisco Kid, Michael Elias!
Michael talks about the two films, working with Gene Wilder and Steve Martin, helping create the sitcom Head of the Class, writing for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, & more!
We had a great chat with the co-writer of The Jerk & The Frisco Kid, Michael Elias!
Michael talks about his involvement in the two films, working with Gene Wilder and Steve Martin, helping create the sitcom Head of the Class, writing for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Odd Couple, and much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with the co-writer of the films The Jerk & The Frisco Kid, Michael Elias
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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September 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My latest on Substack
You Never Really Know
How we don't know what other people are dealing with
You Never Really Know
People Don't Know What's Going on in Another Person's Life
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September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest on Substack
My Daughter Got Married, and my Life will Never be the Same
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My Daughter Got Married, and my Life will Never be the Same
My daughter got married last week, and my life will never be the same.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, I had a great chat with the author of My Other Half, David Isaacson!
David discusses the story behind his book, doing film reviews, antisemitism in London, and much more!

#podcast #jewish #author #writing
Had a great chat with the author of My Other Half, David Isaacson!
David discusses the story behind his book, doing film reviews, antisemitism in London, and much more!

#podcast #Jewish #writing #author
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of My Other Half, David Isaacson!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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September 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a great chat with Robert Wuhl from Arli$$!
Robert discusses his time on the sports-themed sitcom, his memorable role in Bull Durham, making Batman with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, & much more!

#podcast #TVshow #baseball #batman
We had a great chat with Robert Wuhl from Arli$$!

Robert discusses his time on the sports-themed sitcom, his memorable role in Bull Durham, making Batman with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, & much more!

#podcast #TVShow #Baseball
Pop Culture Retro interview with Robert Wuhl from Arli$$!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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August 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a great chat with Kate Linder from The Young & the Restless!
Kate discusses her tenure as one of the longest-running characters on American Soaps, her job as a flight attendant, working with Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, and Garry Marshall, & more!
We had a great chat with Kate Linder from The Young & the Restless!
Kate discusses her tenure as one of the longest-running characters on American Soaps, her job as a flight attendant, working with people such as Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, and Garry Marshall, & much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with Kate Linder from The Young & the Restless!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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August 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, I had a great chat with the CEO of the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Hava Holzhauer!
Hava discusses being the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her role as CEO of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, being Regional Director of the ADL, & more!
Had a great chat with the CEO of the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Hava Holzhauer!
Hava discusses growing up as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her role as the President and CEO of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, her work as the Regional Director of the ADL, & more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the CEO of the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Hava Holzhauer!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a fun chat with Lou Diamond Phillips from La Bamba!
Lou discusses his iconic roles in La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, and Young Guns. Performing on Broadway in The King and I. Appearing on The Masked Singer, his books in the Tinderbox series, and much more!
We had such a fun chat with Lou Diamond Phillips from La Bamba!
Lou discusses his iconic roles in La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, and Young Guns. Performing on Broadway in The King and I. Appearing on the hit show The Masked Singer, his books in the Tinderbox series, and much more!
#interview #podcast
Pop Culture Retro interview with Lou Diamond Phillips from La Bamba!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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August 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a great chat with iconic actress Pamelyn Ferdin!
Pamelyn discusses the many roles she's played in her career, including her famous Brady Bunch episode, voice roles in Peanuts, and Charlotte's Web, playing Felix's daughter on The Odd Couple, & much more!
We had a great chat with iconic actress Pamelyn Ferdin!
Pamelyn discusses the many roles she's played in her career, including her famous Brady Bunch episode, voice roles in Peanuts, and Charlotte's Web, playing Felix's daughter on The Odd Couple, & much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with iconic actress Pamelyn Ferdin!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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August 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Over at @thejewishlens.bsky.social, I had a great chat with the president of the Yiddish Book Center, Susan Bronson!
Susan discusses the history of the Yiddish Book Center, the different collections they have, upcoming exhibits, & much more!

#podcast #Jewish #writing #books
Had a great chat with the president of the Yiddish Book Center, Susan Bronson!
Susan discusses the history of the Yiddish Book Center, the different collections they have, upcoming exhibits, & much more!

#Jewish #podcast #Books #Writing
The Jewish Lens presents: the president of the Yiddish Book Center, Susan Bronson!
YouTube video by The Jewish Lens
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August 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, we had a great chat with the host of the Fun For All Ages podcast, Frank Santopadre!
@franksantopadre.bsky.social discusses co-hosting the Amazing Colossal Podcast with Gilbert Gottfried, his current show Fun For All Ages, writing for MAD Magazine & more!
We had a great chat with the host of the Fun For All Ages podcast, Frank Santopadre!
@franksantopadre.bsky.social discusses his time co-hosting the Amazing Colossal Podcast with Gilbert Gottfried, his current show Fun For All Ages, writing for MAD Magazine and the Friar's Club Roasts, & much more!
Pop Culture Retro interview with the host of the Fun For All Ages podcast, Frank Santopadre!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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July 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Over at @popcultureretro.bsky.social, it's time for another edition of Forgotten Films!
This time, we're joined by guest Ike Eisenmann, as we take a look back at 1980's The Formula, directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring George C. Scott and Marlon Brando, with a guest appearance by Ike himself!
Time for another edition of Forgotten Films!
This time, we're joined by guest Ike Eisenmann, as we take a look back at 1980's The Formula, directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring George C. Scott and Marlon Brando, with a guest appearance by Ike himself!

#Movies #ForgottenFilms
Pop Culture Retro looks at Forgotten Films: 1980's The Formula, with guest-star Ike Eisenmann!
YouTube video by Pop Culture Retro
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July 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Over at Judith Magazine, I have a post about Jews and "privilege".
Would be grateful if you read.
Check Your Own Privilege
Jonathan Rosen questions who really holds power in a world that labels Jews as privileged.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM