AND HERE’S MODI
AND HERE’S MODI is an inside look at the man behind the microphone. Hosted by comedian, Modi (@modi_live), AHM features a raw and unfiltered side of the comedian rarely seen on stage. He always finds the funny as he navigates the worlds of comedy, trending topics, his personal life and spirituality. AHM is co-hosted by Periel Aschenbrand (@perielaschenbrand) and Leo Veiga (@leo_veiga_).
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Episode 98
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Episode 98: Modi and Periel regroup and discuss their upcoming event at 92NY.
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Catch-Up and Celebrations With Family
Speaker 1Welcome to and here's Modi . Welcome back to and here's Modi . We are in the studio . I am sorry Leo is not in . You can all start your DMs . How much you hate when he's not here right now . We are here . Me and Periel are a little catching up . Before the begin , we of course begin by thanking a and eight provisions . The best glad kosher meets hot dogs , and someone gave me an amazing line at a show . They said instead of machine energy , machine energy . So A&H , you are machine energy . And what's the ?
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Speaker 2Oh , go ahead , it's luxecom .
Speaker 1White's luxecom . You can get that on Sesame or rye . No , okay , so we are here in the studio and we are a little catch up . I got back into the comedy cellar . I've been traveling so much so much .
Speaker 1And then this was the first like weekend and like Sunday and Monday that I was back at the cellar trying out all the material and it was so much fun . I there's new comedians that are working there I've I've not seen and I give it to Estie , she finds them , she knows who's what's happening , she has that , that she has I don't know where she finds these , that what's happening in the comedy world . And it was amazing . I also did an hour , I took an hour at the the West Side Comedy Club to try all the material .
Speaker 2Wow , nice .
Speaker 1It was so good . First of all , you know you get tired of hearing your own act , which I love doing and I , and it's so easy and I'm in a flow when I give it the energy and I love it and I know where the audience gets hit , and but to try the new stuff and see where it goes is so much fun .
Speaker 2You did a whole brand new hour .
Speaker 1Our yeah , I didn't do anything . I didn't do any old material .
Speaker 2Wow .
Speaker 1The topics were David Beckham , how doctors know nothing , comparing Catholic and Jewish . It's just so many other little topics that I've just been dying to get out there and , of course , what's happening in Israel a little bit , but that I can't . That the comedy cell is much more of a place where you can see where that's going to go or not , because that's not only all Jews Right .
Speaker 1Although last night at the Black Pussycat Lounge , which is a part of the comedy cellar , I did the material I was doing about about the war Like I try not to do it during the during my shows for Jewish audiences because just I'm giving them an hour and 15 minutes to not think about it .
Speaker 1But I was doing all the material about that and this girl comes over afterwards so sweet , like if she was 20 , 21 , just so happy . You can see the joy is almost a tear in her eye that I was talking about it and she's a big fan and she gave me the necklace with the bring them home necklace . And it was so sweet . It was a great way to just end the weekend .
Speaker 2It's really nice and speaking of this weekend .
Speaker 1It was a well I mean well . My parents celebrated their 60th anniversary . Wow , my parents celebrate their 60th anniversary and they're the best and they didn't want anything over the top . No restaurants , no , the whole family going on a cruise . They just wanted all the kids and grandkids to come in . We had Shabbat dinner in my mother's house and Saturday we had sushi at our house . She didn't want any restaurants . I was like , should we do the lounge at the second half ? And you'd go . No . In the house on top of it .
Speaker 2So on top of each other .
Speaker 1Yeah , because otherwise groups conversations break out . And she , even though they were married on the first night of Hanukkah we had to do it a week before because my niece is on that circuit of weddings and she's booked next week . And we made latkes and schnitzels and everything with oil and we were like why , what are we doing that for ? And my mom said it's when the grandkids get to play together . So she just liked to watch the grandkids catch up with each other . And what are you guys up to ? Because some of them live here , some of them live in Houston . It was very , very sweet . I'm grateful . I thank God that I have my parents and that they were able to do this and that was kind of the catch up that I can give you . What ?
Speaker 2No , I think it's really incredible that you just don't want anything except for anybody , except for everybody to be together .
Speaker 1I had the best gifts for them . So a few years ago , I mean like five , six years ago , I was in Israel and I see this artist on the street with this picture of somebody diving off a pool and I see it's Brachad Godon the . Gordon pools , which are across the street , across the back of the Hilton .
Speaker 2It's sort of like iconic .
Speaker 1It's iconic yeah .
Speaker 2It's no , it's like where everybody went in , like the 70s . It's a saltwater pool .
Speaker 1Yeah , yeah .
Speaker 2It's a public pool .
Speaker 1I mean you have to pay to get in . It's not a public pool . No , no , you can buy a ticket . You can buy a ticket , yeah .
Speaker 2Like and you don't have to be at the hotel .
Speaker 1It has nothing to do with the Hilton Right , so anybody can buy a ticket , but it's still today .
Speaker 2It's like if you're going to go to the pool , you need a pool . You go to Godon .
Speaker 1Right . So this was no , but now they have like racing and training and it's like a very serious now , but back in the day it was the pool that you went to . You know it was in the 60s . My parents were married in 1962 , I think , Wow , or something like that , or well , 63 probably 63 .
Speaker 2Whatever ?
Speaker 1But I was walking in Israel and I see this gorgeous picture of this guy diving on the pool I could tell that it's the Gordon pool in the Hilton and I start speaking to him and he says to me my parents met at this pool . I go , so did mine .
Speaker 2Stop .
Speaker 1And he had a picture of the pool when the Hilton was still under construction , which was 1962 . So this is exactly the year they met , so I had that picture framed beautifully .
Speaker 1Oh , I have goosebumps , yes , and that was very , very nice and it's so funny . My parents had been living in their house for 46 years Some insane amount of time . They're not hoarders and there's no garbage in the house , but there are things that are like things you don't throw away . Nice little . We found this little Versace ashtray thing . My sisters were going through everything , just going through the drawers Each drawer is packed full of nice stuff .
Speaker 1Nice stuff my mother loves to entertain , so she loves to make a table , so whatever things . And she found underneath the whole . She found this little ashtray , this Versace ashtray . I don't know where she got . I go to go give this to Leo . And so she my mother's giving me a Versace ashtray . It was just so funny and so I was like you know , god forbid when your parents die . You have the estate sale . I'm like , literally I'm ready to have the sale tomorrow . Just put tags on everything . And of course , as we say that we find these nice tags , my mom always likes to put tags where everybody should sit for her meals , you know .
Speaker 1So she had like tag tags . So I was just like it is so many .
Speaker 2She didn't want any gifts . No , no , no , she's not a person , no .
Speaker 1I'm just saying in the song Mayid Shemama there's a verse her jewels and her treasures she finds within her baby's eyes . She does the grandkids there and the kids there and everybody getting along . No one's in fights and no one's not talking to each other and no one's not . It's just that's the best gift you could ever have . That is better than money and watches and plates and shtuyot and that's all she wanted . And you know my dad drives Leo's godfather , manny and D . His godparents gave him this when we were first dating and he moved to New York . He goes do you want a car ? His grandfather had this white 1999 CLK320 Mercedes brand new , 20,000 miles , no-transcript . My father and my uncle , you know they had a shop , so they we brought it up . My father's been driving that car ever since he's been driving that car . The whole neighborhood knows him and I got plates with his name on it , stop it .
Speaker 1His name is but sale , but everybody calls him Tzali . So I got Tzali on the plates and it looks so cute .
Speaker 2You did not get him vanity plates , vanity plates .
Speaker 1That's what they call vanity plates .
Speaker 2He is not driving around .
Speaker 1And he started to wear the watch again , which made me so happy . You know , I read that his watch and while he , while I read that his watch , I gave him the same this like the Seiko watch , the rubber one , and he hasn't taken that off . When I gave him the new one , he wouldn't put the . I got , do me a favor . And he finally started to wear the watch again the Rolex .
Speaker 1Now it's Audemars Piguet , it's next level , it's it's vintage , it's amazing , and and so it was a great weekend for me . We should talk . We should have waited for Leo to talk , because he was there too .
Speaker 2And he's a big part of it . We'll talk about it again with Leo . I'm just imagining your father in his fancy watch with his gorgeous vintage white Mercedes in his A&H jacket .
Speaker 1In his A&H jacket and hat and all which . We should start talking about what we are doing .
Speaker 2Yes , we are . I heard that you are extraordinarily excited about our upcoming event .
Speaker 1I can't believe it's happening
In Conversation
Speaker 1. Mashiach energy . If that's not Mashiach energy , it's .
Speaker 2Mashiach energy . It's iconic , it's iconic , it's iconic .
Speaker 1It's the 90 second street Y . What's the gear ? Do you hear me ? What is that In Yiddish ? Do you hear me ? The 90 second street Y is doing an in conversation with Modi .
Speaker 2Yes .
Speaker 1And I'm honored to be in the conversation with .
Speaker 2Periel , I'm honored . Wait , I have to read you .
Speaker 1What .
Speaker 2Have you heard the history of the 90s ? I started .
Speaker 1I only read what Leo makes me read .
Speaker 2I go . I you know I do these like deep dives .
Speaker 1Yeah , oh , no , oh , I know it's , I don't need to read . I've been alive for many years . I've seen who they had there , from Woody Allen , to Forget , forget that what ?
Speaker 2Forget that .
Speaker 1No , go ahead 1874 . 1874 .
Speaker 2Okay , a group of German Jewish professionals used to meet there , led by Dr Newton Leo . Oh , it was the home of . Okay , one second , I'm fucking this up , sorry .
Speaker 1She won't be cursing at the 90 second street , why ?
Speaker 2Why am I not allowed to curse ? Could you not curse for that 90 second street ? You cannot curse , you're going to be the old Schmutzie with the I don't know , I'm going to be natural People like me because I'm authentic .
Speaker 1Nobody likes me , people like you , because you're authentic . She put that in a t-shirt . I'm authentic , like me .
Speaker 2I can't listen , I can be , I'm whatever , I don't think that . I don't think there's anything wrong with cursing Okay .
Speaker 1All right .
Speaker 2The night , the story of the 90 second street . Why , on March 22nd 1874 , in the home of Dr Newton Leo , a group of German Jewish professionals and businessmen met to explore ways in which they could serve the social and spiritual needs of the American Jewish community , and that's how it was founded .
Speaker 1And now it's Modi .
Speaker 2No , and now we're doing the same thing .
Speaker 1We are You're doing the same thing ? Yeah , but the people that they've had there it's icon , I mean like who they had there that you're excited about . I can't even begin to . First of all , one of my , one of my icons , alan King , was one of the things there I am . The first one I met . Him was there .
Speaker 2The first one I met .
Speaker 1Alan King was at the 92nd Street .
Speaker 2Why tell me what happened ?
Speaker 1The . We were doing this . They were doing like an in conversation with him , but there was comedy involved too , and they asked me to perform . I have a picture from it . It's , it's because of my used to always wear a dark blue suit with a dark blue tie on a white shirt . Because of him , I wore that for years , for years .
Speaker 2Why is that what he wore ?
Speaker 1That was how this is thing . Yeah , oh , that's so cute . He was , yeah , and , come on , woody Allen's been interviewed there and I mean it's probably better people to Dershuits probably another people , but like no , but like amazing people who've done amazing things , and I am , you know , I feel honored , I'm it's , it's an iconic place . It's like it's , it's , it's such a great thing . I'm so happy and we're going to be in conversation and the topic is going to be Is the transformative nature of comedy in dark times for Jews , yeah which is now which is what's
Speaker 1happening now . I was on the phone last night with the Israeli UN ambassador , gilad Ildan , because we're playing and doing an event together and I'm like I think you know I see his videos , I follow him on Instagram and what he's going through is like he's working in the . If you talk about Jewish hatred , I think the UN is the number one place of it . It's , it's basically it's the the hatred's there , but they're pretending that they're . That's civilized . And he said to me how are you doing Like , are you OK performing in these times ? I'm like me . You're the one with Arab countries screaming at you and you're holding up signs and he's I so glad you're done . Good , I mean , god bless him and I'm trying to get him on the podcast , but we're going to be doing an event over there at the at the UN soon , and so that that's happening . I don't know how we got off that . I don't know .
Speaker 2I was trying to get some prom . We're , no , we're in OK promos . What are you doing on February 1st Modi ?
Speaker 1February 1st we are at the 92nd Streetwide in conversation with who Periel Ashen .
Speaker 2Brand , I'm almost sure my name should go first .
Speaker 1Well , you said .
Speaker 2I'm in conversation . That means you're in conversation with me we try to get for a better click .
Speaker 1Ok . What's that ? We can do a blooper . Ok , go ahead . What's the thing ? What's the date ? February 1st .
Speaker 2February 1st 2024 .
Speaker 1Wow , it's around the corner . Oh my God , I almost corrected you why February 1st ? 2024, . I'm going to be at the 92nd Streetwide for an event called in conversation with Moa Modi , and I'll be in the conversation with Periel discussing the topic of the transformative nature of humor in these dark Jewish times Dark .
Speaker 2Jewish times . I don't think it's quite like that .
Speaker 1Let me get the , get the thing .
Speaker 2OK , we'll get it right .
Speaker 1Anyway , everybody's going to be amazing and as they navigate the complexities of finding light and joy , in the midst of rising tensions and antisemitism .
Speaker 2Are you finding light and joy in the midst of rising tensions ? I'm creating it . Am I finding it ? I am creating it . I'm creating it too , am I ?
Speaker 1finding joy . I find the joy in making people have a sense of joy . I always said when I do a show , I'm the one having the best time of everybody . That's yeah , with it's 500 or 5,000 people in front of me .
Speaker 2I'm having a better time than anybody . That's the secret of being great at comedy . I really think that like that's one of the things that if you can figure out and I think it takes years of experience and all sorts of other things- yeah . If you are enjoying yourself , if you're having fun , everybody else is having fun too .
Speaker 1Again . My guru , one of my rabbis , one of the people that I go , Ru Paul , says if you're not having fun , then not having fun , and that's something that you have to always make sure . That's why , when you texted me , when you texted me , Periel had a show in a Jewish event and she texted me . Is it okay if I do my anal joke ? That was the text . She's about to perform in front of Jews in Tenefly T-neck .
Speaker 1In T-neck 100 from Jews 100 religious Jews she was performing Right before she goes on . She texts me and Leo , should I do my anal joke ?
Speaker 2No , I said , is it okay Is ?
Speaker 1it . Okay , and did you do it ? I did it , and how to go .
Speaker 2It was amazing .
Speaker 1Yeah .
Speaker 2It was an amazing show . It was , as you would say , full of Mashiach energy . Listen , you're walking into . It's a private event at somebody's house .
Speaker 2Gorgeous and it's somebody's it was their surprise big birthday and there's a lot of pressure to really do a good job . You've been invited into something so special for these people and this guy and I was nervous but like all I kept thinking about was you guys and I'm like I've got this , like it's going to be great , and then you know , but I'm not clean , like no , but they didn't hire you for that .
Speaker 1They didn't hire you for a clean . They wanted some X-Motsi to show that they're on the edge , or whatever . How'd they get to you ?
Speaker 2Through a mutual friend . I don't know if they knew .
Speaker 1The mutual friend said to them she's funny , she's , he's going to be great , but she's not clean .
Speaker 2I don't know what she said . What I do know is that they transformed their indoor basketball court into a comedy room , which was something else I learned from you guys . Because , I was like where is this happening ? There needs to be a dedicated space . She showed me a living room with like these lush couches . I was like absolutely not no . I had a hundred folding chairs .
Speaker 1Of the most uncomfortable folding chairs . You can find that they have to sit up and engage their poor and be alive , that's everything A sofa is a disaster .
Speaker 2It's a death sentence .
Speaker 1It's a death sentence for comedy . Yeah , death sentence .
Speaker 2So they were all sitting Now . It was going very well , except the person it's . The person right in front of me is a 70-something year old man from Vienna .
Speaker 1Okay .
Speaker 2He's the father of the person whose birth it is . They're dying , it's going well , everybody's having fun . This guy has not smiled once .
Speaker 1He's deaf ? No , he's .
Speaker 2Austrian .
Speaker 1Okay .
Speaker 2I was trying to ignore it and I was like . I finally was like it's going to kill the whole night if you don't address the elephant in the room .
Speaker 1Okay , so it's only happening in your head , right ? You understand that .
Speaker 2You're the only person you see Right , the only one .
Speaker 1The only one you see is the one not laughing .
Speaker 2And I said I don't know if this guy hates me or he doesn't speak a word of English , but he has not smiled once and that kind of like broke the tension because then , like I put it on him right .
Speaker 1Like it's not on me anymore .
Speaker 2And then , when I told the anal sex joke , he started laughing . Oh good , that's when he broke up .
Speaker 1Yeah , okay , good , good , good Good .
Speaker 2Good .
Speaker 1Last night at the cellar there was this woman up front not laughing and every all the comics before said that this room's tough , this room's not good . It was a Sunday night at like pouring rain outside , and but they got there and whatever , and there was the front row was people from Argentina and they weren't really , and this one woman was just very stiff and I got her with one of my jokes and , like I was in shock that that was a joke , she took that I dressed it , but the whole room or every , every of the comic was already crapping on them for being such a crappy audience . But that's it .
Speaker 2So 90 Second Street Y is happening , and then people expect that the 90 Second Street Y a gift from A&H ?
Speaker 1I think no . Is A&H doing gifts or no ?
Speaker 2I don't know . I'm sure they're welcome to that .
Speaker 1I thought you guys were working on that .
Speaker 2I was working with Jackie .
Speaker 1Oh , Jack Snacks .
Speaker 2I mean we could put a little frozen hot dog on every chair , Ew .
Speaker 1No , no , I asked .
Speaker 2Jackie , if she wanted to put a cookie on every chair .
Speaker 1That's cute .
Speaker 2Thank you .
Speaker 1That's cute Okay .
Speaker 2But I'm sure I mean Seth is more than welcome , to put some meat Okay , so , okay , so , never mind .
Speaker 1So what they can expect is what are you excited to talk about the exact situation of what's happening in the world right now and what it's like to be doing comedy in this situation
Anti-Semitism and Comedy
Speaker 1. You know , other people that are influencers are running around , they have what to speak about , they and clips to show where people were anti-Semitic and all that , and I don't have , I mean , I'm just here to make them laugh . It's a different experience , you know .
Speaker 2So , I guess , as an influencer , what it is as a comedian , what it is as a podcaster , as a I think that I've one of the things that I've noticed that's actually been extremely powerful is that , like when we talk about anti-Semitism , it gives I think we should really change over to Jew Hatred . You and Brooke . Okay , I think Brooke is onto something with with .
Speaker 1I saw some comedian horrible .
Speaker 2Yeah .
Speaker 1Do a whole take on anti-Semitism and what , what , what he thinks it meant , and he was in shorn . He googled it and it was anybody that speaks Hebrew or Arabic and it's so . I think Jew hatred is much more . I think we had Brooke on and and Brooke Brooke Goldstein .
Speaker 1You know , I just thought and and I I wasn't completely with the , but I think that's what it is she was ahead of her time she understood that you're messing around with this , this word , and no one knows what the hell it means and people just hate you just it's just Jew hatred , isn't it to do with Palestine ? Nothing , a valve has been opened , yeah , and now they can just hate Jews at will and blame it on Palestine , and blame it on , and you know they are so happy to hate the Jews railed , thrilled , to just scream we hate Jews by , you know , instead of saying we hate Jews , free Palestine , free Palestine .
Speaker 2It's just insane what's happening like hating Jews in America and all over the rest of the world and like breaking down like bagel shops glass in my kosher in Houston does not help free Palestine in ?
Speaker 1Houston . My sister lives in Houston . Their kosher restaurant , their kosher bakeries were all vandalized disgusting wait how does that freeing Palestine ?
Speaker 2it's not . How is that freeing Palestine ?
Speaker 1it's it's just showing . It's just showing that your barbarians and you're living in a country that allows you to that it's gonna end . It's gonna , it's , it's going to , it's going to . You're going to see how this is . I don't know the algorithms of of my of my Instagram , but I don't like and follow the crazy bombings and screamings of Israelis that my child is missing . I I'm more on the more positive side and I'm seeing politicians that are speaking out against Muslim communities that are doing bad things not all Muslims , but the ones that are doing bad things and by the way , it's not just .
Speaker 2Muslims .
Speaker 1There are plenty of other people who have been very happy to get on the I hate Jew bandwagon of course , but the , the yeah , yeah it's fun and and into the other cause for it , but like the , the , the president or the prime minister of the Netherlands warning everybody that this is happening .
Speaker 2This is just an Israel now , but it's gonna happen in your country , and letting them know and it's it's listen our friends , who has been a guest on the podcast , mike Salaman , of his restaurant Goldie in Philadelphia , was they like surrounded and they were screaming horrible , horrible things . That what I mean , what ? This is a restaurant in Philadelphia like . What does it have to do with anything screaming about ? Kill the Jews ? I have a kosher .
Speaker 1It's just an Israeli style restaurant . Right , they're just serving for Laughlin hummus . That means you should go run to every halal stand and bomb them too what's wrong with people ?
Speaker 2what do ?
Speaker 1you what ? How is that helping anything ?
Speaker 2but I like how you focus on like the good stuff .
Speaker 1I think that it and it gives it to me , so it shows me . It doesn't show me the gram I mentioned .
Speaker 2Obviously that's how the algorithm work .
Speaker 1The algorithm does work , I but .
Speaker 2I think that , as a general note , I really try . There are some incredible groups that are bringing together Muslims and Jews and that's the kind of stuff that I think is really important , but that's not what we're gonna be talking about no , why we're going to be talking about Mashiach energy yes you have some very interesting philosophies about the very spiritual and profound role of a comedian .
Speaker 1Yes , yes , that too , and then also being gay and being married and I don't know . And also the blessing of being able to work with your partner different types of your case .
Speaker 2That's a blessing . In my case that would be well , you the blessing you have is that you don't work with your partner .
Speaker 1God forbid , you should be in business together , no my god , somebody would be in general , but you guys are raising a child together . That's a full business of its own . Yes , that's raising a child is a family business . There is schools , doctors there's , there's clothing , there's food . There's a lot of things involved .
Speaker 2It's a family business that's a really interesting yes , that's I've never thought about yeah somebody that's very good though somebody said to me it's , having kids is like running a daycare center with somebody you used to fuck you had to get that in there .
Speaker 1You had to get that . It was such a great clip right until you .
Speaker 2It's a better clip now there's a better clip now .
Speaker 1Yeah , okay , my , my niece was in town . She has four kids . She had two kids in the twins . She has four kids within like five years of each . Less than five years of each other less yeah , yeah yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah .
Speaker 2Eight to like four , yeah , four years of each other , yeah , they're four year old , yeah it's a full on job , it's a wait you have for a four-year-old twin , niece , nephew , situation going on .
Speaker 1Great niece , nephew . It's my niece's kids Got it . It's my niece's kids it's . I'm the great . It's so funny . They called me great uncle , which was the craziest thing , because when I had a , I had a great uncle .
Speaker 2Oh , my God .
Speaker 1My grandmother's brother came to America . They moved to Chicago . He was this big guy that came to the house and was like back in the day . Back in the day when we were young , there weren't like 85-year-olds a lot around . People died at 77 . You called it in . You're done Now people because of heart surgeries and whatever , people lived forever . But back then he was the first like old guy we saw , came to the house , had a gut , spoke like this with an accent and in Yiddish he spoke in the house and a fat cigar .
Speaker 2And he was probably like 42 .
Speaker 1No he was back then in the 70s or 80s and we were just like looking at it . It was like wow , and now I'm the great uncle .
Speaker 2That's insane With .
Speaker 1Leo , leo's a great uncle . Ha , ha ha , oh my God .
Speaker 2That is so crazy . Yeah , it was . Do they call you Uncle Modi ?
Speaker 1No , no we don't do titles before things . It's Modi uncle . I guess it's very American , is it ? It's actually an American thing ? Eww , it's so .
Speaker 2I feel like I had a great aunt too who had like a very big mole on her face and one really long white hair coming out of it .
Speaker 1Stop and you didn't just discuss it with her .
Speaker 2I was little like I don't . I just remember being like oh , that doesn't look good oh .
Speaker 1God say something . See something , say something . See something , say something , Say something , yeah that is a crime .
Speaker 2to have people walk around like that A crime really a crime . But who wants to be the person to say that Me ?
Speaker 1I'll say that hey , right there , ha ha ha , right here , right there , that's it . Right there , you got a hair coming out of your mole . You would really 100% and they'll say thank you very much .
Speaker 2Right , yeah , I would , I would appreciate it . Okay , what else ?
Speaker 1What else ? So that's basically it , but we have the why . Again we are at the why . It's gonna be not just like a regular it's gonna be the 100th episode of the podcast , but it's gonna be much more structured and much more like with a message and much more with ABC Meshikh energy and it's gonna be a vibe to sit with fans . And I think I'm gonna open with comedy . Right , I think I'm just gonna go up and do a few minutes .
Speaker 2I think you can do whatever you want . Say that again , they'll start with the 100th episode , a live taping .
Speaker 1We're gonna be doing a live taping of and here's Modi at the 92nd Street . Y called In Conversation with Modi . Periel will be the one I'll be in conversation with .
Speaker 2It's .
Speaker 1February I was talking , and now she's began . That's how , but at that event , yeah , that's how it's gonna go .
Speaker 2The 100th episode . That was what I . You didn't say no in the beginning .
Speaker 1I said I did , I did . I said this is the 100th episode . The 100th episode of and here's Modi will be live taped at the 92nd Street Y . It's gonna be called In Conversation with Modi that's the title of it , and they'll be in conversation with Periel and we have a surprise guest , leo , and we will be . It'll be a structured episode of and here's Modi .
Speaker 2And we're gonna take questions at the end .
Speaker 1Yes , we'll do Q and A , so make sure you bring good questions with you , and it's amazing that the tickets are available already .
Speaker 2Tickets are available at modilivecom . Oh , at modilivecom , where ? And at the 92nd Street Y .
Speaker 1Yes , speaking of which , ladies and gentlemen , we are going on tour . We are me , leo are going on tour . We have shows all over America . Look at modilivecom , find a show near you . We have Dallas , we have Orlando , cleveland , we have an extra show we added in San Diego , we added an extra show at the Paramount in Huntington . We are in all over Pennsylvania , pa and Minnesota , and Minnesota , minnesota .
Speaker 2Where are you going in Minnesota ? No , not .
Speaker 1Minnesota , detroit , michigan , michigan , michigan . Sorry , mi is Michigan , right , mi is Michigan . I'm gonna be in MI , in Michigan , again , and tickets are at modilivecom . Be the friend that brings the friends to the comedy show , get a ticket . And not only that , let your friends who you see know that live near that I'm gonna be coming and they should come to see the shows and it's gonna be amazing . Yeah , what about you ?
Speaker 2I'm Israel Chai .
Speaker 1That's your thing now . That's my thing now . That's your .
Speaker 2It's my entire personality now .
Speaker 1Is . I'm Israel Chai . The nation of Israel lives .
Speaker 2Okay , I listened to that song on loop .
Speaker 1I'm Israel Chai . I'm Oda Vinu , oda Vinu that . No , which one ? I'm Israel , chai , I'm Israel , chai , I'm Israel .
Speaker 2Chai , which one In second . I'm fine with that . There's so many versions . No , this is the best one .
Speaker 1Oda Vinu . Oda Vinu no no .
Speaker 2Like a oh , it's a newer version .
Speaker 1Who's the singer ? Ayyal Golan . Ayyal Golan . Okay , Very nice . Okay , that's a great song too .
Speaker 2And that's it . We are wrapping this episode up .
Speaker 1That's it . I'm so excited for the 90 Seconds Streetwise , the 90 Seconds Streetwise and be litty .
Speaker 2I wanna say this yeah that I met you .
Speaker 1We've talked about you and I'm so excited for the 90 Seconds Streetwise .
Speaker 2I'm so excited for the 90 Seconds Streetwise . I met you we've talked about this before almost 15 years ago when I was trying to hire you to be a canter at my wedding Correct and I had heard somehow I knew that you were a comedian , you were very funny , but I had heard that you come in like a full cantorial garb which I thought would be hot for pictures .
Speaker 1Which is amazing . Any wedding I've ever done , the pictures all come out amazing . One thing I know how to do in a wedding is to set everything up for the photographer for there to be amazing , but you and your husband were cheap .
Speaker 2No , my husband's was . My husband thought it was crazy . He thought it was a crazy idea . He says really he didn't like you know , but anyway I thought about that when we got the 90 Seconds Streetwise thing that like somehow 15 years later Hashem knew that like we were destined to be on this road together .
Speaker 1That's right .
Speaker 2It's so crazy , how incredible that we're gonna be doing this event at this iconic Jewish New York City institution .
Speaker 1Yeah , yeah and it's gonna be . It's something I'm revved up for . It's not like just another thing happening . I'm like super stoked . It's gonna be super interesting .
Speaker 2What are you gonna wear ?
Speaker 1I am working on that right now .
Speaker 2Do you have some ideas that you can share with me ?
Speaker 1Yeah , it's things you can sit . I'm not sure I'm gonna do a suit , because it'd be sitting a lot . Okay , they wanna sit in a blazer .
Speaker 1Okay , it might just be . Like . You know , since it is an episode , the black t-shirt is the thing you know . It's still a part of the podcast , so the black t-shirt . Anyway , start sending your questions now for the 90 Seconds Streetwise , just so we can get a feel of what you wanna hear . And thank you all for listening . Again , modilivecom for all shows . Thanks for being a part of the and here's Modi Family and we will hopefully see you at a live show very soon . Thank you , periel .
Speaker 2Thank you .