Talking to the Max brings you the interviews, news and views you want to hear. Gary Max talks to the people who shape Jewish life in your community.
Ben Adler, Shir Unbreakable concert; Naomi Levin JCCV & Gen26; Melb Holocaust Museum
JCCV President Philip Zajac discussed current issues in the Victorian Jewish and broader community; JEWMOS Jarod Rhine-Davis on LGBTQ community spaces
Lindy & Eddy Tamir, JIFF; Sean Meltzer AJAX Footy history; Linda Fisher, The Pitt review
Marnie Perlstein & the online petition to extend the Royal Comm; Tal Spinrad on the chagim; Valerian Zaitsev introduces his new show, Leadership Lyceum; Jamie Samuel's sports report
Julianna Dubinski, training against antisemitism in tertiary institutions ; Sandy Saxon, Jewish Museum of Australia; Jamie's sports report
Prof David Slucki, Centre for Jewish Civilisation; Maya Adibegovic, Relationship Matters
Adina Bankier-Karp, Catalysts of Connectedness; Sam Parasol on the Maccabiah
Adam Slonim, ALP conference; Amanda Drury, Live at Yours; Jamie's Sports Report
Alick Isaacs, Siach Shalom; Tal Spinrad; Zeddy Lawrence, Morgen Wieder Lustik
Ronald Sackville re the Royal Commission & Jamie's Sports Report
David Southwick, Soup Angel - Nicole Lewis, Tim Goodman at Maccabiah
Chatting with Sophie Basist, community advocate, Debbie Lee, Melbourne Jewish Book Week, Jamie's Sports Report
Maccabi chat with Trevor Cohen, Seumas Spark re Dunera, Jamie's sports report, Maccabi chat with Soo Isaacs
Liat Shevach-Dahan, Keren Hayesod & Daniel Tuksar UIA, photographer Anne Zahalka exhibition at the Jewish Museum, Jamie Samuel's sports report
Bre Fallon on MHM's submission to the Royal Comm, Julia Reichstein at MHM receives OAM, Adam Slonim from Israel
Gynis Lipson on MDA visit by Lior Raz, Jamie Hyams AIJAC on media and the Royal Commission, Jake Green JCCM on Crisis Management planning
Lee Kofman, writer; Linda Fisher, on Mel Brooks; Mike Zervos, Courage to Care
Anita Frayman & Andrew Harris on the Buchenwald Ball, JoanneFedler and Debbie Lee on Jo's new book
Daniel Aghion, Royal Comm interim report - Charles Justin, Justin Arthouse Museum
Daniel Aghion on ADL in the US, Tal Spinrad talks about the Omer & Jamie Samuel's Sports Report
Andrew Komesaroff on Sir John Monash, Tal Spinrad about Pesach, Kathy Temin, artist on display at the Melb Holocaust Museum
Lorraine Stabey; Saltpillar Noa Haskin & Netanel Morris
Daniel Aghion
UIA's Peter Horowitz, Aryeh Myers MDA in Israel, Adam Krongold
David Southwick, Tal Spinrad, Jamie's Sports Report
David Slucki, ACJC, Adam Slonim
Peter Wertheim, Linda Fisher film review, Beth Paterson playwrite
Talking to the Max Podcast - 2026-2-4
Phil Zajac, Robert Bontschek & UJEB students Paz Hidas, Aimee Feldman & Jamie Maltz
Julie Szego; Daniel Aghion; Jamie's Sports Report
Bre Fallon, MHM; Newton Gatoff; Jamie's Sports Report
Michele Grossman & Jeremy Spicer
Ron Berenholz, Tal Spinrad
Daniel Aghion, Julien Wiener, Renata Schnall
Gary Abramson, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre; Austrian interns at the Holocaust Museum; Jamie Samuel, sports report
Harry Lipschitz, Rimon School of Music & Lorraine Stabey, J-AIR's Zest for Life host
Ronnie Wolf, re Kitchener Camp connections; Seumas Spark, Pres Dunera and Queen Mary Assoc
Deborah Stone, The Jewish Independent; Ittay Flescher, The Jewish Independent; Les Kausman, Cranbourne Golf Club
Breann Fallon, Holocaust Museum CEO, Anita Lester, portrait artist, Rabbi Fass, Nefesh B'Nefesh
David Slucki, ACJC at Monash & Rachel Moshel, 5th of Nisan at JIFF
