Ep. 138: Hyping the Legends: Pekar, Spiegelman, and more – with PR specialist Jeff Newelt

Amusing Jews · Mar 2, 2026 · 43:26

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Jeff Newelt is a veteran PR and social media macher who has worked with Harvey Pekar, Art Spiegelman, Al Jaffee, the Zappa family, and many more.

Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field

Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren

Jeff’s LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahfurry/

Jeff on Harvey Pekar
https://forward.com/culture/books/139783/harvey-pekar-our-mensch-in-cleveland/

Jeff & Al Jaffee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0I-5GXhr0k

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https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/

Jewish Museum of the American West
https://www.jmaw.org/

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https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios