Episodes

Raizel and Malya celebrate the first anniversary and conclusion of Season 1 of their Hanukkah Erotica Book Club podcast with a live event at The Ripped Bodice in Park Slope, Brooklyn, reviewing "Eight Kinky Nights" by Xan West.

Raizel and Malya review Marcella Bell's "Snowbound in Her Boss's Bed" in their final episode of Hanukkah Erotica Book Club Season 1.

Raizel and Malya review "Marry Me by Midnight," their first historical Jewish romance by Felicia Grossman.

Raizel and Malya are back with special guest Sherrie Schneider, co-author of bestsellers The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right and The New Rules: The dating dos and don'ts for the digital generation. This episode was recorded before the events of October 7 and released after our 30-day period of mourning. Am Yisroel Chai

Shana Tova! Raizel and Malya review "Home for the Challah Days" by Jennifer Wilk. "When big-city advocate Sarah Abrams returns home for the High Holy Days, she’s got a lot on her mind—especially whether to marry her perfect-on-paper boyfriend. The last person she wants to encounter is Aaron Isaacson, her first love and the one who broke her heart. But after Aaron and Sarah join forces to fight an act of hate, it’s clear that their deep connection never abated. If only they could forgive one a...

Raizel and Malya are joined by Too Stupid to Live podcast host Becky Feldman to discuss "Higher: A Butch for Butch Romance" by Roz Alexander

Raizel and Malya welcome author Stacey Agdern to discuss her romance novel "B'Nai Mitzvah Mistake."

Raizel and Malya review "The Intimacy Experiment" by Rosie Danan along with special guest Sarah Tuttle-Singer, writer and New Media Editor at Times of Israel.

Raizel and Malya discuss Hannah Reynolds' "The Summer of Lost Letters." "Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Ruta Sepetys, this sweet, summery romance set in Nantucket follows seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg as she uncovers a secret about her grandmother's life during WWII."

Raizel and Malya review "Jewish Summer Camp Mafia" a YA novel by Malina Saval.

Raizel and Malya continue to celebrate Pride Month with their review of Dahlia Adler's "Going Bicoastal." "A queer Sliding Doors rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming)."

It's Pride Month! Raizel and Malya are back to review Shira Glassman's "Knit One, Girl Two." "Small-batch independent yarn dyer Clara Ziegler is eager to brainstorm new color combinations--if only she could come up with ideas she likes as much as last time! When she sees Danielle Solomon's paintings of Florida wildlife by chance at a neighborhood gallery, she finds her source of inspiration. Outspoken, passionate, and complicated, Danielle herself soon proves even more captivating than her artwo...

Raizel and Malya discuss "The Matchmaker's Gift," a Jewish romance novel by Linda Cohen Loigman.

Raizel and Malya are back with a double header episode to interview matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom from the new Netflix reality series "Jewish Matchmaking."

Raizel and Malya interview cast member Dani Bergman from their new favorite Netflix reality series "Jewish Matchmaking."

Raizel and Malya discuss the first two episodes of the new Netflix reality series "Jewish Matchmaking."

Passover's over and Raizel and Malya are back to discuss Shira's Secret, a Jewish romance novel by Chaya T. Hirsch.

Raizel and Malya review "Dating The Other Daniel Cohen (The Girls In Apartment 5G Book 2)," a novel by KK Hendin.

Raizel and Malya review "The Purim Fling: A Novelette (Yom Tov Romance Book 1)" by Sara Marks. "It’s not easy to find time for even a fun fling when you work three jobs and sleep in your childhood bedroom. Jenna is stuck. It’s been nine months since she graduated college and moved in with her parents. She hasn’t had a hint of romance for even longer. That changes when she meets Asher, who’s in town for a business meeting, at the Temple’s annual Singles Purim Party."

Raizel and Malya discuss "An Unorthodox Match" by Naomi Ragen. An Unorthodox Match is a powerful and moving novel of faith, love, and acceptance, from author Naomi Ragen, the international bestselling author of The Devil in Jerusalem.

Raizel and Malya discuss "Weather Girl" by Rachel Lynn Solomon, "A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this charming romantic comedy from the author of The Ex Talk."

Raizel and Malya discuss "HOT Rabbi," a novel by Aviva Blakeman

Raizel and Malya interview special guest Felicia Berliner, author of "Shmutz: A Novel." In this witty, provocative, and “compulsively readable coming-of-age story” (Cosmopolitan), a young Hasidic woman on a quest to get married fears she will never find a groom because of her secret addiction to porn.

Raizel and Malya reminisce about their epic interview with Jonah Platt before discussing "Eight Nights of Flirting," a Young Adult book by Hannah Reynolds.