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Internationally renowned klezmer trombonist Dan Blacksberg sits down for in-depth and informal conversations with musicians and other artists whose work has made them an integral part of the klezmer world. Listeners get to go behind the scenes of the lives and work of the individual artists, and the modern history of klezmer music. We’ll talk about memorable moments in our artistic development, bring up wild performance stories, and ruminate what it’s like to be connected to this international community that makes up the klezmer world.

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Devin Naar

2026/01/02

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 E. Naar is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies and the chair of Sephardic Studies at the University of … Continue reading Devin Naar →

Khazones Underground with Judith Berkson and Jeremiah Lockwood

2025/11/28

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, speech, and more all at once. Today we talk with two incredible musicians, Judith Berkson and Jeremiah Lockwood. They have banded together to … Continue reading Khazones Underground with Judith Berkson and Jeremiah Lockwood →

Daniel Kahn – Part 2

2025/10/20

It’s time for Part 2 of our conversation with singer, songwriter, actor, translator, bandleader and more, Daniel Kahn! We continue right where we left off and dive right in with talking about the very first Painted Bird song Dan Blacksberg recorded, Parasites. Then Dan & Dan get into their whole big history together, which is nearly … Continue reading Daniel Kahn – Part 2 →

Daniel Kahn – Part 1

2025/09/12

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 Kahn’s music, especially through his longtime band The Painted Bird, has reached a lot of people inside and outside the Yiddish scene. … Continue reading Daniel Kahn – Part 1 →

Magid Ensemble

2025/08/01

Today on the podcast Dan is joined by the Magid Ensemble for a conversation with his largest group of guests yet! The Magid Ensemble – klezmer musicians and composers Rachel Leader, Mattias Kaufmann, Raffi Boden, Yiddishist and storyteller Weaver, and visual artist Kiah Raymond – has taken the scene by storm with their multimedia piece Shterna and … Continue reading Magid Ensemble →

Avia Moore

2025/07/04

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 artistic director of Klezkanada. But did you know that she is a photographer and graphic designer who has made some of your favorite Klezkanada art and … Continue reading Avia Moore →

Mikhl Yashinsky

2025/05/30

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 things Yiddish: the language, the poetry, the music, the history and more. We talk about the many connections to Yiddish from his personal history, his journey into the … Continue reading Mikhl Yashinsky →

Brivele

2025/04/25

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 Zayt Greyt, (Friends/Comrades, Get Ready) on May Day (May 1st), on Borscht Beat Records. Dan and the duo talk about the new … Continue reading Brivele →

Re-air: Ethel Raim

2025/03/28

This month we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes, Dan’s 2018 conversation with Ethel Raim. Among numerous amazing accomplishments, Ethel is the most frequently name-dropped artist on this podcast in recent years. People keep bringing her up as a central mentor and source of inspiration, including in conversations we haven’t released yet! Listening back to the endless … Continue reading Re-air: Ethel Raim →

Isabel Frey and Benjy Fox-Rosen

2025/02/28

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 many other roles. The wide ranging conversation begins with a focus on Isabel’s new album Di fliendike pave (Borscht Beat), and expands outwards in many personal … Continue reading Isabel Frey and Benjy Fox-Rosen →

Adrianne Greenbaum

2025/01/31

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. A stunning player, she leads successful lives as a symphony player (and a long time member of the New Haven Symphony), a teacher at Mount Holyoke … Continue reading Adrianne Greenbaum →

Marilyn Lerner

2024/12/20

It’s our final Radiant Others episode for 2024 and it’s a big one. Today on the podcast is pianist, composer and awesome human Marilyn Lerner. Based in Toronto, Marilyn makes music across a really wide range of sounds and practices ranging from Yiddish music to jazz, and beyond. Dan and Marilyn go deep into the … Continue reading Marilyn Lerner →

Re-air: Pete Rushefsky

2024/12/02

Just in time to aid in your digestion or your long drives home, we’re re-airing one of our earliest episodes with tsimbalist, cultural organizer, and cultural enabler Pete Rushefsky! Pete was the first person Dan interviewed way back in 2018, when life was oh-so-different. We get into the many nooks and crannies of Pete’s journey … Continue reading Re-air: Pete Rushefsky →

Sasha Lurje

2024/11/01

Radiant Others is back with a new episode featuring Yiddish singer, educator, Road Warrior and sometimes poyk player Sasha Lurje! Sasha is one of the most in demand Yiddish singers active on the scene today. From her home in Berlin, she can often be seen all around Europe, North America and Beyond. She is involved … Continue reading Sasha Lurje →

Zisl Slepovitch & Stephen Naron – Fortunoff Video Archive

2024/08/30

Radiant Others is proud to present an episode on “Songs from Testimonies – Fortunoff Video Archive” Featuring musician and scholar D. Zisl Slepovitch and archivist Stephen Naron. This is the second in our informal series about people creating present day music working with archives. The archive that is the focus of this episode is the Fortunoff … Continue reading Zisl Slepovitch & Stephen Naron – Fortunoff Video Archive →

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ןןאקס 2025/04/06

Always fascinating!

Every episode I’ve heard has been a fascinating discuss of music, community and culture.

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MoisheOyster 2018/12/17

Deep, funny, inspiring

What an amazing spotlight on some people who shaped klezmer as we know it. I've been enjoying this podcast a lot. So cool to hear all these incredible...

★★★★★

jakeysworld 2018/10/21

Love this Podcast!!!

Dan is doing a phenomenal job capturing both the past and present in klezmer music and Ashkenazic Expressive Culture. Tremendous work!!

★★★★★

Zoe Aqua 2018/09/09

Highly recommended for any klezmer fan

This is an amazing podcast. Any klezmer fan should listen to it! I'm learning so much, and will recommend it to my students/ colleague-- it's importan...

★★★★★

Bob Blacks 2018/03/30

Ethel Raim continues a sheyne mayse

Dan Blacksberg draws out remarkable stories from remarkable people. May they continue.

★★★★★

morganfitzp 2018/03/23

Pure Magic.

What Dan is doing here is a gift to humanity. And he does it beautifully. Insightful conversations go personal and deep, plus the music is just the be...

★★★★★

Schralpski 2017/12/11

A valuable resource

There is a lot of information that floats around about Klezmer music that is of uncertain credibility. In this podcast Dan talks with experts and acco...

★★★★★

rucham 2017/11/12

deep amazing thought provoking

just discovered Dan's podcast...at first it seemed directed at insiders only but as it has helped me understand what has happened since the revitaliza...

★★★★★

Trentonzen 2017/10/22

Entertaining and fascinating

Dan Blacksberg's podcast is great both for those within the klezmer and Yiddish music community and for those who might like to know about it. A terri...

★★★★★

Dazzle Camoflagista 2017/10/13

excellent pod cast

Insightfull and provocative. Revitalizing.

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