Capital J Mainstage: Jonah Platt in Conversation with Mosheh Oinounou and Jake Sherman

Jonah Platt is one of America’s most trusted voices on modern Jewish identity, culture, and current events. He hosts Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, the world’s #1 Jewish podcast, where he explores Jewish life through deeply candid conversations with prominent Jews and allies like Mayim Bialik, Scooter Braun, Howie Mandel, Cindy Crawford, Van Jones, and Jason Alexander. An accomplished entertainer, Jonah has starred in acclaimed projects from Broadway (Wicked) to Hollywood (Being the Ricardos), and is co-writing the musical adaptation of The Giver.

He was named the inaugural Jewish American Heritage Month Honoree by the California Jewish Legislative Caucus, received California’s inaugural Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism, the Holocaust Museum LA’s inaugural Roz & Abner Goldstine Advocacy Award, and the 2025 American Friends of ELEM LifeSaver Award. He is the editor-at-large of ORA Magazine, serves as Educational Advisor for the Jewish Broadway Alliance and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Antisemitism Studies at Gratz College.

Mosheh Oinounou is the founder and CEO of Mo News, a leading independent news brand that has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, and Variety. Through a social-first, nonpartisan approach to journalism, Mo News helps audiences make sense of the biggest stories in politics, world affairs, business, technology, and culture. Mosheh also hosts the daily Mo News Podcast, which is ranked among the top news podcasts on Apple and Spotify.

Before founding Mo News, Mosheh spent nearly two decades as an Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer at CBS News, Fox News, and Bloomberg Television. He covered presidential elections, wars, natural disasters, and major breaking news events while producing interviews with dozens of world leaders, including five U.S. presidents.

Jake Sherman has been covering national politics for more than 15 years, with a focus on Congress, the congressional leadership, and the politics of legislating.

With Anna Palmer, Jake is a co-author of The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump’s America, which was a New York Times and national bestseller in 2019. He has been reporting and writing partners with Anna and Punchbowl News co-founder John Bresnahan for 14 years. Jake is a contributor to MSNOW and a graduate of the George Washington University and Columbia Journalism School.