Penina Beede - Podcast Details

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The Playback Kids Ep 8: Spirited Away (2001) feat. Penina BeedePro Tip: Don't eat hot food from an abandoned "theme park" .***These are adult perspectives on childhood movies, so listener discretion is advised.***Follow Penina Beede: https://www.instagram.com/realpenina/?hl=en

2026-02-241h 59

War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War War Is Romantic? with Comedian Penina BeedeComedian Orli Matlow explores how the military is romanticized and sexualized, with a diversion ranking the Magic Mike Cinematic Universe. She is then joined by comedian and IDF dropout Penina Beede, whose solo show Slack Off: Losing My Pants In The Israeli Army is running this summer in New York City. Donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://www.map.org.uk/ Learn more about A Land For All: https://www.2s1h.org/en Follow Orli: TikTok Substack Follow Penina: Instagram TikTok

2025-07-171h 00

25 for 25 10/25 Letter to a Young Friend from Edie Meidav# Episode Notes

2020-11-1843 min

25 for 25 9/25 Facing Uncertainty with Author Margaret Heffernan (Election Special)Episode 9: Facing Uncertainty with Author Margaret Heffernan (Election Special) Voting Information: https://www.ballotready.org/ Philadelphia Bail Fund https://www.phillybailfund.org/ United Way https://www.unitedway.org/# Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zuf0XOelJWYSf_gpJsu1g1ARrjQ0Oe2a3MAfUjVNocE/edit?usp=sharing Twitter: https://twitter.com/25for25pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/25for25pod Patreon: Coming Soon! Amidst all of the uncertainty throughout 2020, Margaret Heffernan shares soothing advice for the future: don’t predict it. Margaret Heffernan has worked in ra...

2020-11-0138 min

25 for 25 8/25: Vulnerability in Performance with Ophira Eisenberg, Comedian and Host of NPR's Ask Me AnotherWelcome to episode 8/25 of 25 for 25, where we interview 25 people about what their lives were like at age 25. Ophira Eisenberg is a comedian and storyteller, and she hosts the ever popular NPR word game show, Ask Me Another. We spoke about how difficult it is to not get too caught up in the future, and how it’s all the worse when you have no choice but to adapt to a tumultuous present. We also talked about storytelling, comedy, and being vulnerable on stage without worrying too much about what people will think. Wee al...

2020-10-0953 min

25 for 25 7. Poet & Activist Faylita HicksIf you want to talk about feeling humbled, let’s talk about my guest. Faylita Hicks has become a new inspiration to me. From their activism to their writing, Faylita’s work ethic and passion is something I wish to emulate. Despite taking some time off from writing in their early 30s, it feels like they were never gone. Faylita has had pieces in long reads, poetry mag, Slate, the American Poetry review, and more. Their book of poetry, HoodWitch, was a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry, 2019 Julie Suk Award, and the 2019 Balcones Poet...

2020-10-0257 min

25 for 25 6. The Reverend Dr. Shelley BestThe Reverend Dr. Shelley Best wears a million different hats. She’s the pastor of Redeemer AME Zion Church, she has an MA in religious leadership from Hartford Seminary, and an MDiv from Yale University and a doctorate in ministry from Hartford Seminary with a specialization in faith-based community development. She’s a yoga teacher and a visual artist. Best likes to call herself a soulpreneur, and welcomes anyone interested in becoming one too. We recorded our interview during the beforetimes, at the 224, a communal ecospace in Hartford that she founded as part of the conference of chur...

2020-08-2900 min

25 for 25 5. Cheryl Corley, NPR National CorrespondentCheryl Corely is a national correspondent for NPR based in Chicago. When she was 25, Cheryl was working hard and playing hard in Peoria, IL. she was reporting for Peoria Public Radio by day, and by night she was a director for a Peoria local TV news station. After getting out of work at 10 pm, she’d spend time with her friends at bars and clubs. That kind of balance is impressive for me, who needs a minimum of eight hours of sleep in order to function. Cheryl and I talked about the importance of not ge...

2020-05-2400 min

25 for 25 4. Chion Wolf, Radio Personality and Hartford SuperstarIf you live in Connecticut, chances are pretty high that you know Chion Wolf’s voice. In addition to being the sound engineer and daytime announcer for Connecticut Public Radio, she hosts two podcasts of her own- a storytelling show called The Mouth Off, and an advice show called What’s Your Problem, both recorded live in Hartford, CT. She has a million other projects that I could mention, but it would probably take up the entirety of the podcast to describe all of them. By far my favorite thing she does, though, is a...

2020-03-1800 min

25 for 25 3. Reverend Steve Camp, Faith Congregational ChurchToday I'm sharing an interview I had with Reverend Steve Camp, who presides over the Faith Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut. Reverend Camp is a lifelong member of the United Church of Christ network of churches, and grew up as a parishioner at Faith Church. He is an outspoken leader when it comes to social justice for all people. When reverend camp was 25, he quit his job and took a road trip down south, where by chance he enrolled as a student at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Reverend Camp says he had a taste for social justice even back...

2020-03-1500 min

25 for 25 2. Gina Barreca, Professor and Columnist for The Hartford CourantDoctor Gina Barreca has been teaching at the University of Connecticut for over 25 years. When she was 25, she was just beginning her career studying women’s humor in literature.Since then she’s written over fifteen books, has a weekly column in the Hartford Courant, has been on Oprah, Dr. Phill, the Today Show, and was in the first class to include women at Dartmouth College. Currently she’s writing a book about loneliness and humor. Gina and I met in her office, filled with books and posters and trinkets, including a Barbie doll dressed as Tip...

2020-03-0800 min

25 for 25 1. Peter Sagal, Host of "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!"Peter Sagal is best known for hosting the wildly popular news game show on NPR, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.But Peter didn’t always want to be a gameshow host. When he was 25, he was living in Los Angeles, had just quit his job and was pursuing a career as a playwright.Since then, he’s written many plays and has gone on to be one of the funniest voices in radio.In our interview we talked about artistic process, developing your voice, and comparing yourself to your peers.Here’s...

2020-03-0100 min

Dusty VCR 16. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (w/ Penina Beede)Comedian and returning champion Penina Beede joins us to discuss the 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine, and Glenne Headly. We talk about Pez conventions, find out why Jewish mothers slap their daughters, and we explore the dumbest lies we've ever told. Penina also tells us about her upcoming podcast, 25 for 25, where she interviews 25 people about what their lives were like at age 25. The first episode is out March 1st. https://peninabeede.squarespace.com/25for25 https://dustyvcr.com https://www.instagram.com/thedustyvcr/ https://www.facebook...

2020-02-1155 min

25 for 25 25 for 25 TrailerHost Penina Beede interviews 25 people about their lives at age 25. New episodes start March 1!

2020-02-0900 min

Dusty VCR 11. Drop Dead Gorgeous (w/ Penina Beede)Penina Beede, comedian and host of the upcoming podcast 25 for 25, joins us to discuss the 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous, starring Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, and Kirstie Alley. We discuss making funerals funny, meeting Brittany Murphy, and bring new meaning to the word "riveting." https://dustyvcr.com https://www.instagram.com/thedustyvcr/ https://www.facebook.com/thedustyvcr/ https://twitter.com/thedustyvcr https://www.reddit.com/r/dustyvcr/

2019-09-1956 min

12 Questions Penina BeedeHappy Holiday's from the 12 Questions family! Meet Penina! She's Share's her experience with PTSD, depression and love addiction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/12-questions/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/12-questions/support

2018-12-241h 33

Lab Talk with Laura Ep. 19 - Penina, Phoebe, and Becky - 7/17/18On this episode I'm joined by undergraduate researcher in Chemical Engineering Phoebe Bisnoff as she talks about her work using nanocrystals to improve LED and solar tech, and being the founder and President of the UMass chapter of oSTEM, and UMass Geoscience PhD student Becky Smith discussing her work using plant lipids in the sediment record to reconstruct sea surface temperatures over the last 3.5 million years. The hilarious Penina Beede joins as co-host.

2018-07-1759 min

Fantasy Filmball (29.) HIGH FIDELITY w/ Penina BeedeThis week we recorded on a nuclear submarine as we are on our way to rescue Dan Rice, who is being hunted for sport on Weinstein Island. So if you hear some echo during parts of this episode that's why. It's definitely not because I did something wrong on the mixer. Our guest is comedian Penina Beede. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

2018-05-071h 05

Hey! That’s My Hummus![116] Journey to Stand-Up: with Penina BeedeWe’ve been gone for a few weeks: Faiqa has had a school year ramp up to success! And Mike was studying feverishly for the PMP exam — which he PASSED! And with Faiqa taking a break for a few weeks, we have a pretty amazing guest host who took her place this week. Penina Beede is a rising stand-up comic who has performed in clubs in all three comedy hubs in the country: New York, Los Angeles, and the area in the middle of Connecticut that’s sort of Hartford but not really. Mike and she knew each ot...

2017-11-231h 08