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There are so many Jewish personalities and big people in the world. They all have a story on how they became who they are today. Deep, unboundedly interesting, fun and uplifting, Meaningful...

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Ben Brafman: When Making Money Costs You Your Family

Nachi Gordon sits down with Ben Brafman, one of the most well known criminal defense attorneys in the country and a proud frum Jew. Ben open...

01:19:19Oct 17, 2026

I Was on the Hijacked Flydubai Flight. This Is What I Saw.

On September 30, Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was hijacked mid-air. A terrorist stabbed the pilot, the plane dropped 15,000...

35:08Oct 13, 2026

Arnold Roth: My Daughter's Killer Is Free-A Father's Fight for Justice

This is not a typical episode. Nachi Gordon sits down in Yerushalayim with Arnold Roth, whose 15 year old daughter Malki was murdered in the...

01:13:06Oct 10, 2026

Singles Have Never Had More Options. So Why Can't Anyone Choose? | Matchmaker Rivkah Fox

The shidduch system says stay in your lane: same hashkafa, same schools, and wait for the shadchan to call. Rivkah Fox thinks that's exactly...

58:45Oct 4, 2026

THROWBACK: The Unbelievable Story Of Rivka Shotkin

In this special throwback episode,Nachi Gordon sits down with Rivka Shotkin, a 16 year old from Passaic and the youngest guest in Meaningful...

01:03:14Sep 27, 2026

LIVE PANEL: The Conversation About Abuse We Can't Avoid

Nachi Gordon hosts a live panel on sexual abuse in the frum community, recorded at an event presented by Ray of Hope and Amudim right before...

01:24:45Sep 19, 2026

Charlie Harary on Toxic Parents, Estrangement & Teshuva

This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Charlie Harari for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to love someone, honor yo...

01:19:31Sep 13, 2026

He Escaped From the 78th Floor on 9/11

As we mark 25 years since September 11, we're revisiting Ari Schonbrun's extraordinary story of survival. Ari worked for Cantor Fitzgerald o...

01:05:19Sep 8, 2026

Yudi & Chumi Herzberg: The Story of Charlotte

This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Yudi and Chumi Herzberg to talk about the life, story, and legacy of their daughter Charlotte, who pa...

01:46:00Sep 5, 2026

Inside the Billion-Dollar World of Jewish Charity | Yossi Hoch & Simcha Shain

This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with philanthropists Yossi Hoch and Simcha Shain to talk about the world of tzedakah, from the pressure do...

01:10:24Aug 29, 2026

R' Benjamin Goldschmidt: The Crazy Story Behind a $35 Million Shul

Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt grew up in Moscow as the son of the city's chief rabbi, trained in Bnei Brak and Ponovezh, and spent a decade as...

01:25:33Aug 22, 2026

The Husband Coach: Why Your Wife May Resent You

Josh Livingstone is a husband coach who works almost exclusively with men, and in this episode he explains why so many well-intentioned husb...

01:14:31Aug 15, 2026

Food Addiction, Obesity & the Lies We Tell Ourselves | Mendel Krashunsky

Mendel Krashunsky is the founder of the Frum Health Club, a worldwide movement pushing Yidden to finally take their health seriously. He ope...

58:59Aug 8, 2026

Claire Zeitler: The Orthodox Jewish Woman Who Discovered Her Father Was a Arab Prince

Claire Blumenthal Zeitler was adopted into an Orthodox Jewish family as a baby — until, a year after her wedding, her biological mother trac...

01:17:05Aug 1, 2026

The Truth About the Jewish Music Industry | Moshe Tischler & Shloimy Zaltzman

Moshe Tischler and Shloimy Zaltzman, two of the biggest names in Jewish wedding music, sit down with Nachi Gordon to trace how they broke in...

01:35:23Jul 25, 2026

What If We've Been Wrong About Achdus?

A Tisha B'Av documentary that will challenge the way you think about achdus. Watch Full Film

02:54Jul 21, 2026

Maya Namdar | Hashem Took My Daughter. Why Do I Still Believe?

Five years ago, Maya Namdar's world changed forever when a drunk driver took the life of her daughter Liel, just moments after a Shabbaton r...

01:18:55Jul 18, 2026

Moshiach Is Alive Right Now - And Doesn't Know It | R' Lawrence Hajioff

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff takes us on a journey through the entire Jewish timeline, from Adam and Chava in Gan Eden to the destruction of the B...

01:15:53Jul 11, 2026

Zahava Farbman | The Mistake Everyone Makes After Tragedy

In this powerful conversation, Nachi sits down with Zahava Farbman, a crisis, trauma, and bereavement expert, to talk about what families re...

01:15:33Jul 4, 2026

Yossi Farro | How He Convinced Jewish Billionaires to Put On Tefillin

Yossi Farro has turned a mitzvah into a global mission. In this episode of Meaningful People, he shares how a childhood spent putting tefill...

59:03Jun 27, 2026