This week on Yenta, we’re joined by Madison Werner — writer, advocate, influencer, glam girl, and the first ever trans Covergirl.We get into:* Madison’s ideal man: masculine, feminine, and proud to show off his trans girlfriend* Gabbing vs. yapping* Lookmaxxing, the manosphere, and men discovering beauty standards* Coming out to gay dads* Kylie lip kits, Madison Beer, and choosing your name from Hashem* Eden Golan’s “Hurricane” and reconnecting to Judaism* Escaping Israel by boat, heartbreak, and rebuilding your life* Internet politics, hate comments, and forcing people to come together through humor* Raye’s new nails and gender euphoria* Antonia’s alleged 100% dark chocolate fraud investigation* Hinge as a trans woman* The life-changing power of getting railed during Yu-Gi-Oh* Sex synesthesia, TV during sex, and radical cunnilingus discourseFollow Madison:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madisonwerner/Subscribe to the Patreon for bonus gossip, matchmaking, and the stuff too juicy for the main feed:https://www.patreon.com/yentaFollow Raye:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rayeschillerFollow Antonia:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@antonialastarYenta is a Heeb Media podcastTimestamps:00:00 Welcome to Yenta00:24 Madison Warner is here and she is a huge get02:48 Patreon, matchmaking, and Madison’s ideal man04:43 Gabbing vs yapping05:40 Lookmaxxing is basically trans07:55 Madison tells her gay dads she’s trans09:04 Coming out on Facebook in eighth grade10:17 Kylie Jenner, lip kits, and gender awakening13:08 Getting more Jewish and more trans15:29 Madison Beer and choosing the name Madison17:31 Eden Golan’s “Hurricane” changed Madison’s life18:38 Hormones, heartbreak, Israel, and rebuilding20:48 Bigger boobs, more water, and a full life recuration22:12 Jewish day school and the pop-star bar mitzvah22:47 Madison met Kesha at a party26:00 Madison meets Nikki Glaser in West Hollywood27:28 Political advocacy, internet extremism, and the loud 5%31:40 The perfect hate comment33:00 Jewish, trans, and forcing people to come together34:38 Heeb Media and Meet Me at the Deli36:13 To gossip, to gossip36:23 Raye has nails now38:32 The nail tech thought Raye was aristocracy40:48 Nail salons, kidnapping energy, and ethical panic41:39 Madison’s press-on nail wisdom43:20 Dolly Parton, acrylics, and gender performance44:13 Antonia’s dark chocolate conspiracy begins45:09 The 100% chocolate that tasted suspiciously sweet48:17 Antonia calls the chocolate company50:34 The company cancels and the scandal deepens51:47 Madison’s dating life update52:28 Hinge, gender categories, and being upfront53:25 The power of a good getting-down54:41 Hooking up during Yu-Gi-Oh56:23 TV during sex: distracting or perfect?57:45 Sex synesthesia and seeing colors59:32 Madison’s final plugs1:00:54 Patreon and goodbye1:01:16 May your boobs be bigger and may you live your Jewish life

omg we actually can't believe this week we have the one and only queer reality tv celebrity + comedian + icon Bridget Matloff! We Yenta about:- Bridget being too emotionally stable to get enough screen time on reality TV- Whether queer fame means people should or should not talk to you in LA- The difference between being gay, lesbian, bi, queer — and culturally queer- Bridget’s Jewish upbringing, Hebrew school trauma, and parents who immediately abandoned synagogue after the b’nai mitzvah years- The Rachel Maddow haircut to mullet pipeline- Queers reclaiming Jesus, religion, and things that “shouldn’t” go together- Egg freezing, Orthodox fertility loans, and the most Handmaid’s Tale synagogue event of all time- Getting your first period at Hebrew school and suffering alone with toilet paper- Bridget pretending to be a journalist to talk to queer musicians- Age gaps, Cherry Jones dreams, and whether 50-to-30 will feel insane later- The first-ever Yenta wedding: matchmaking, officiating, secrecy, rabbis, mikvahs, and family management00:00 Bridget’s fake journalist origin story00:38 Welcome to Yenta00:55 Introducing Bridget Melo, queer internet icon01:12 The Queer Ultimatum and being a “bad casting choice”02:40 Reality TV does not make you rich, sadly03:13 Meeting Bridget and Kyle in the wild03:33 Queer fame, LA awkwardness, and talking to fans04:32 Queer queers vs. straight queers05:44 Cultural deprogramming and seeing beyond the matrix06:26 Internalized heteronormativity in queer relationships07:14 Lesbian weddings that feel straight08:32 Weaponized incompetence, but make it gay09:16 Where the queerness lives in Bridget and Kyle’s relationship10:44 ADHD cleaning hacks and inviting people over11:01 The classic Jewish segue: mental illness and OCD11:18 Bridget’s Ashkenazi mullet and Jewish upbringing13:47 Parents who force Hebrew school, then quit synagogue15:37 Collective effervescence, religion, and Celine Dion16:37 Chabad, college grants, and Torah money for weed17:50 The Love Island Hebrew tattoo payoff18:20 Flexing the Jewish card in non-Jewish rooms19:00 Bridget’s incredible androgynous fashion20:21 Rewearing outfits on reality TV21:08 The custom embroidered reunion outfit22:20 Setting the androgynous fashion tone23:38 Coming out, going super masc, and the Rachel Maddow haircut24:17 Nails, masc rules, and queer fashion policing25:07 Looking like a bar mitzvah boy by accident26:42 Queers reclaiming Jesus29:06 Reclaiming religion after leaving it29:40 Reform Passover seders and current events30:50 Ancient scripture, bacteria, and demons31:34 Let’s talk goss31:40 Egg freezing enters the chat33:29 Jewish fertility loans and Orthodox synagogue economics34:08 The Handmaid’s Tale fertility event35:42 Converts, baalei teshuva, and being fresh to religion36:06 Can you choose a strict lifestyle for your kids?38:06 Religion as the internet for adults38:43 Queerness as religion39:39 Skin care, filler, and paying to look exactly the same41:40 Bridget’s Hebrew school period story44:38 Pretending to be a journalist to talk to queer musicians46:33 Dating age gaps and looking back in horror47:22 Hacks, Cherry Jones, and future older masc dreams49:11 The first Yenta wedding49:52 A secret surprise wedding50:44 Rabbi ordination turned wedding ambush52:10 “So this is a wedding”52:55 Lesbian pregnancy wedding announcements53:30 Final gossip chaos and wrap-up

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