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Writer, performer, designer, Groucho Marxist. Projects: Pintele, I'll Say She Is, Marx Brothers Council Podcast, Marxfest. Author: Gimme a Thrill, Love Marches On, 400 Years in Manhattan. noahdiamond.com illsaysheis.com marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com

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Pintele - Part 5: The Old Jewish Man of Unity My history continues in Florida, where I contend with racist bullies and kosher wine. A portal to an enchanted world opens, and I cavort through various promised lands with Mel Brooks and other 2,000-...

This is PINTELE!

Part 5: The Old Jewish Man of Unity

Listen at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/part...

PINTELE is a seven-part series exploring Jewish identity and what it means to me. A new chapter will be released every Thursday through March 26.

12.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcement: The MBCP in NYC in April! β€” The Marx Brothers Council Podcast Join us in New York City on April 12, 2026 for a screening of Horse Feathers and a live podcast recording at the Museum of the Moving Image β€” with Matthew, Noah, and Bob all together in person for t...

Join us in New York City on April 12, 2026 for a screening of Horse Feathers and a live podcast recording at the Museum of the Moving Image β€” with Matthew, Noah, and Bob all together in person for the first time ever!

www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/ann...

06.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Pintele at Mid-pint: You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet Noah Diamond’s long awaited podcast series Pintele launched three weeks ago. I’ve listened to all four of the projected seven episodes that have been released so far within minutes afte…

Today on Travalanche, some shrewd insights and generous comments about PINTELE at its midway point, from a friend and artist who is also a major influence on the work:

travsd.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/p...

05.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Treyf | My Jewish Learning A Yiddish word meaning non-kosher.

If only I'd written a better joke there!

www.myjewishlearning.com/article/treyf/

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Pintele - Part 4: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet What follows the family to America at the end of Fiddler on the Roof? In this discussion of tradition, precariousness, and the mystical concept of the pintele yid, we consult such sacred texts as The ...

This is PINTELE!

Part 4: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/part...

PINTELE is a seven-part series exploring Jewish identity and what it means to me. A new chapter will be released every Thursday through March 26.

05.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Matthew Coniam is hereby nominated for the Firefly Medal!

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Episode 90: The Marx Others (featuring Brett Leveridge and Trav S.D.) β€” The Marx Brothers Council Podcast The early chapters of the Marx Brothers’ story are full of interesting supporting characters β€” an assortment of relatives and costars we might call the Marx Others. In this episode, we consider key me...

In Episode 90, we discuss key members of the Marx Brothers' family with key members of the MBCP family -- @brettnyc.bsky.social (on Minnie's mysterious soft drink company) and @travsd.bsky.social (on Uncle Al and Gallagher and Shean).

www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

27.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A thorough, considered, educational, thought-provoking (and sometimes hilarious) look at the Passover. Bravo, Noah. Masterclass.

26.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Jules!

26.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pintele - Part 3: A Very Brody Passover Come with me to Bloomfield, Connecticut in 1980-something, to attend a Passover seder at the home of my great aunt and uncle, Sarah and Joe Brody. Then, stay for some after-dinner perspective on the E...

This is PINTELE!

Part 3: A Very Brody Passover

Listen now, at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/part...

PINTELE is a seven-part series exploring Jewish identity and what it means to me. A new chapter will be released every Thursday through March 26.

26.02.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

God is very much the elephant in the room in Part 2 of Noah Diamond's Pintele.

19.02.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pintele - Part 2: God and Other Gods In the second chapter, I recall being the only Jewish kid in school, and ask many deep and spiritual questions: Is there a god? What’s the point of religion? How can we discuss Jewish identity if nobo...

This is PINTELE!

Part 2: God and Other Gods

Listen now, at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/part...

PINTELE is a seven-part series exploring Jewish identity and what it means to me. A new chapter will be released every Thursday through March 26.

19.02.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pintele - Part 1: Straight Outta Anatevka We begin with the story of how I found my identity in great American musicals. Then we return to the Pale of Settlement, follow my great grandmother across the ocean, and begin to explore the relation...

THANK YOU to all who've listened and responded to PINTELE Part 1. And if you haven't listened yet, good news: There are two days left before the premiere of PINTELE Part 2, so you're not technically behind!

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/part...

Next: PINTELE 2: GOD AND OTHER GODS, premiering 2/19

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Pintele - Part 1: Straight Outta Anatevka We begin with the story of how I found my identity in great American musicals. Then we return to the Pale of Settlement, follow my great grandmother across the ocean, and begin to explore the relation...

This is PINTELE!

Part 1: Straight Outta Anatevka

Listen now, at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/part...

PINTELE is a seven-part series exploring Jewish identity and what it means to me. A new chapter will be released every Thursday through March 26.

12.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

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Jewgirls (Two Books) Great Books with the Same Title Dept.

Recommendations from the PINTELE bookshelf: Great Books with the Same Title Edition (featuring JEWGIRL by Charlene Fix and JEWGIRL by Marcie Maxfield):

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/2026...

PINTELE premieres Thursday, February 12 with Part 1, "Straight Outta Anatevka!" Listen and subscribe wherever!

10.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My series PINTELE premieres this Thursday, Feb. 12!

PINTELE premieres this Thursday, February 12! In the series premiere, "Straight Outta Anatevka," we'll get the matzo ball rolling!

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09.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember, Donald Trump occupies his current office illegitimately. Therefore, it's incorrect to say, "The President of the United States shat himself on live television."

03.02.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonus segment: Our Mr. Brooks | The Marx Brothers Council Podcast Get more from The Marx Brothers Council Podcast on Patreon

In our new bonus segment, we consider Mel Brooks' comments about the Marxes' first MGM film, and come to the surprising conclusion that he meant what he said. We then explore the relationship between the 2,000 Year Old Man and the Four Horsemen of the Apoplexy.

www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

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Episode 89: A Night at the Opera Reorchestrated (featuring the Marx Brothers Council) β€” The Marx Brothers Council Podcast Our sixth listener-commentary-film-revisiting episode finds you, our listeners, turning a critical eye to A Night at the Opera , and us turning a critical eye to your critical eye. You should have be...

In Episode 89 of the MBCP, the air is thick with listeners' commentaries about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, the greatest Marx Brothers film released in 1935, and with OUR commentaries on those commentaries! On account of you, we nearly heard the opera!

www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

27.01.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
This is a text-heavy graphic explaining the release schedule for the upcoming audio series PINTELE.

Part 1: Straight Outta Anatevka - February 12
Part 2: God and Other Gods - February 19
Part 3: A Very Brody Passover - February 26
Part 4: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet - March 5
Part 5: The Old Jewish Man of Unity - March 12
Part 6: Tyrants Disappearing - March 19
Part 7: Next Year in Manhattan - March 26

Find it wherever you get your podcasts, and at noahdiamond.com/pintele

This is a text-heavy graphic explaining the release schedule for the upcoming audio series PINTELE. Part 1: Straight Outta Anatevka - February 12 Part 2: God and Other Gods - February 19 Part 3: A Very Brody Passover - February 26 Part 4: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet - March 5 Part 5: The Old Jewish Man of Unity - March 12 Part 6: Tyrants Disappearing - March 19 Part 7: Next Year in Manhattan - March 26 Find it wherever you get your podcasts, and at noahdiamond.com/pintele

Save the date: February 12 - the Series Premiere of PINTELE!

The first chapter will be available Thursday, February 12, with a new chapter every Thursday through the end of March.

And as soon as today, you can find PINTELE wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe now!

noahdiamond.com/pintele

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Why is this project different from all other projects? Here in the home stretch, an update on ‍ The Pintele Haggadah.

PINTELE UPDATE 16! Why is this project different from all other projects? Here's an update on the side project I've barely mentioned, The Pintele Haggadah. Also, the best indication yet of when PINTELE might actually be available, and I can stop teasing it. Soon!

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele/2026...

14.01.2026 05:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a Facebook post in the Marx Brothers Council group, posted by Bob Gassel. The text reads:

"It's that time! Now calling for submissions to our upcoming A Night at the Opera re-dive. We want your thoughts, nitpicks, and rants. How does it compare to the films that came before...or after? Did Thalberg save their career at the expense of their legacy? Any opinions or personal experiences with the film are fair game.

"Just note our guidelines..

"1) Please try and keep submissions under three minutes. If you need a bit of extra time to make your point, that’s fineβ€”but aim to keep it concise.

"2) Unless it directly connects to your point about the film, please skip prefacing your comments with how you discovered the Marxes. We’ll dedicate a future episode to your Marx origin tales.

"3) Finally, try not to just list your favorite gags and scenes. They're pretty much the same for everyone, and don't give us much to respond to.

"Your submissions may be edited for clarity and to avoid repetition. Any audio (or video format) is fine. The deadline is Friday, January 23, 2026. Please email all clips and links to:

"marxbrotherscouncilpodcast@gmail.com"

A screenshot of a Facebook post in the Marx Brothers Council group, posted by Bob Gassel. The text reads: "It's that time! Now calling for submissions to our upcoming A Night at the Opera re-dive. We want your thoughts, nitpicks, and rants. How does it compare to the films that came before...or after? Did Thalberg save their career at the expense of their legacy? Any opinions or personal experiences with the film are fair game. "Just note our guidelines.. "1) Please try and keep submissions under three minutes. If you need a bit of extra time to make your point, that’s fineβ€”but aim to keep it concise. "2) Unless it directly connects to your point about the film, please skip prefacing your comments with how you discovered the Marxes. We’ll dedicate a future episode to your Marx origin tales. "3) Finally, try not to just list your favorite gags and scenes. They're pretty much the same for everyone, and don't give us much to respond to. "Your submissions may be edited for clarity and to avoid repetition. Any audio (or video format) is fine. The deadline is Friday, January 23, 2026. Please email all clips and links to: "marxbrotherscouncilpodcast@gmail.com"

There's still time to send us your recorded comments about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA for inclusion in our January episode. See the screenshot for Bob's notes and guidelines. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 23. Please, join the conversation -- because it's coming apart!

12.01.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | Official Trailer | HBO
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | Official Trailer | HBO YouTube video by HBO

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKo_...

08.01.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Future scholars can understand life in the United States in 2026 by imagining that after Pearl Harbor or 9/11, 77 million Americans had chosen Yamamoto or bin Laden to be President of the United States.

06.01.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Five years ago today, a mob of Republican terrorists stormed Capitol Hill under orders from the neo-Nazi criminal Donald Trump. The ensuing attack is burned into our national consciousness alongside Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center.

06.01.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I like this! I'd like a fan edit of The Big Store that has the devil-may-care insouciance of Horse Feathers and the costumes from Room Service!

02.01.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

What I really want is MORE stagey versions of Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup!

01.01.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pintele Update: It’s β€œFinished” It’s the final Pintele update of 2025, and guess what: It’s β€œfinished!” Now it’s just a matter of removing those quotation marks…

These are the final hours of the last day of the year 2025, and I'm astonished to report that tonight, all seven episodes of PINTELE are finished.

Well, make that "finished..."

www.noahdiamond.com/pintele-page...

31.12.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There'll be no diving for this cigar!

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