GOLDA Girls

·E11

Tribe Vibes with Ariel Elias and Olga Namer

July 17
48 mins

Episode Description

GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko talk mahjong, Deal Delights, and the old-school kind of influencing. 

Comedians Ariel Elias and Olga Namer join the show to talk about mining their personal experiences in their comedy (Ariel is from Kentucky and Olga is from Brooklyn’s Syrian community) and help a listener figure out the online dating scene for our Ask GOLDA segment. You can catch Ariel and Olga performing at Borscht Belt Fest 2026 on July 25 and 26 in the Catskills. 

Send us your Ask GOLDA questions at hi@goldaguide.com (voicenotes are best; be sure to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from.)


Where you can find the GOLDA Girls:

Follow Gabby’s writing at jewishinsider.com/authors/gabby-deutch and subscribe to her Substack at gsdeutch.substack.com. 

Sign up for Diana’s print newsletter, Modern Jewess, at modern-jewess.com, and buy her book, We Need to Talk About Antisemitism, at rabbidianafersko.com/books.  

Get Esther’s novel Sisters of Fortune at bookshop.org/a/110357/9780593734544, and her children’s book I Share My Name, at bookshop.org/a/110357/9781532432187. 

Buy Stephanie’s book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, at bookshop.org/a/110357/9781579658939.


GOLDA Girls is a production of GOLDA Media. The show is executive produced by Ariel Shapiro and edited by POLDHU. 


Sponsors:

GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads, a new Jewish book subscription series curated by the Jewish Book Council that brings remarkable literature straight to your door. Use code NuGolda at checkout for 15% off your subscription. Visit NuReads.org to get started today.

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