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Julia Bendis is a matchmaker, educator, author, advocate and mom. Nothing is off limits, variety of guests: authors, comedians, religious leaders, therapists and more. Visit matchbyjulia.com for more information on matchmaking, dating and intimacy education. Follow so you never miss an episode! Please rate & share Julia's co-host is Heidi Shertok - an author of Unorthodox Love, one of the founders at Jewish Joy Book Club, mom of three and lover of romance novels. For more on Heidi and her books visit: heidishertok.com

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United States

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Comedy

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Julia Bendis is a matchmaker, educator, author, advocate and mom. Nothing is off limits, variety of guests: authors, comedians, religious leaders, therapists and more. Visit matchbyjulia.com for more information on matchmaking, dating and intimacy education. Follow so you never miss an episode! Please rate & share Julia's co-host is Heidi Shertok - an author of Unorthodox Love, one of the founders at Jewish Joy Book Club, mom of three and lover of romance novels. For more on Heidi and her books visit: heidishertok.com

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English


Episodes
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72. Author Jennifer Wilck of Harlequin books

5/7/2025
Welcome back to 8th season of Someone Had to Say it! On this episode, Julia and Heidi spoke with author Jennifer Wilck about her many Harlequin books, why it sucks getting old, representation in films and books, how to combat antisemitism and so much more! To learn more about Jennifer Wilck and about her books, visit her website here Don't forget to subscribe, share and comment. Thank you for listening, subscribe if you haven’t and rate Someone Had to say it on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. Enjoy! For more about Julia Bendis click here For more about Heidi Shertok click here

Duration:01:05:35

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71. Christians celebrating Passover, world run by women & arguing w/morons

4/23/2025
Welcome back to 8th season of Someone Had to Say it! Heidi and Julia are back with your most scandalous topics: why do Christians celebrate Passover and do Seder? How we love arguing with morons on social media, California torturous winters, women running the world and more! Don't forget to subscribe to our NEW YouTube channel here to watch all the videos and to send us a message! Thank you for listening, subscribe if you haven’t and rate Someone Had to say it on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. Enjoy! For more about Julia Bendis, visit linktree.com/juliabendis For more about Heidi Shertok, visit heidishertok.com

Duration:01:02:35

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70. Cleaning dead people, Zionists & dating your own kind

4/12/2025
On today’s episode Julia and Heidi talked about cleaning dead people before burial, which is something Heidi does through her synagogue, Zionists and why gentile women want to date Jewish men and other stereotypes about the Jewish community. Thank you for listening, subscribe if you haven’t and rate Someone Had to say it on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify For more about Julia Bendis, visit linktree.com/juliabendis For more about Heidi Shertok, visit heidishertok.com

Duration:00:37:56

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69. Author Sara Goodman Confino

4/5/2025
On today’s episode Julia and Heidi spoke to a best-selling women’s fiction author Sara Goodman Confino. Sara is an English teacher who started writing romance novels and they are a huge success. They talked about writing historical fiction, about life in the 60s, how her stories come to be, why old ladies wear dark red lipstick, abortion and so much more. Our conversation took many directions and pivoted many times. Don’t forget to order Confino's new book Good Grief - for all her books, social media and info, visit: saraconfino.com Thank you for listening, subscribe if you haven’t and rate Someone Had to say it on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify For more about Julia Bendis, visit linktree.com/juliabendis For more about Heidi Shertok, visit heidishertok.com

Duration:01:05:56

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68. Only Fans, selling organs to pay bills, dreams

3/27/2025
On today’s episode Julia and Heidi talked about paying their bills with Only Fans account, selling organs on the black market to pay for kid's college, how they both have crazy, vivid dreams, solving problems with violence, the cure to all of our problems - can you guess what it is? S-E-X Heidi turning in her final draft for upcoming book Match Made in Brooklyn, Julia making jewelry and much more! Thank you for listening, subscribe if you haven’t and rate Someone Had to say it on Apple and Spotify. For more about Julia Bendis, visit linktree.com/juliabendis For more about Heidi Shertok, visit heidishertok.com

Duration:01:09:00

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67. Polygamy, sex, older men with young women

3/13/2025
On today’s episode Julia and Heidi had a fun time talking about what it would be like to have sister wives to help with the everyday life, why Polygamy was eventually outlawed, matchmakers promoting older men dating young women and why all of Eastern Europe leaves babies outside while parents enjoy dinner out. If you want to laugh and escape the reality of life for an hour - this is the episode for that! You won't be sorry. Thank you for listening, subscribe if you haven’t and rate us on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. For more about Julia Bendis, visit linktree.com/juliabendis For more about Heidi Shertok, visit heidishertok.com

Duration:01:08:29

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66. Bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein

3/6/2025
On today’s episode we interview a best-selling author and one of our favorite authors, Rochelle B. Weinstein. Her new book just came out this week called 'We Are Made of Stars'. Her other works include: What you do to me, When we let go, This is not how it ends, What we leave behind, and more. We discussed the background of her writing journey, how she went from self-publishing to having multiple book deals, the inspiration behind her novels and what it takes to write a bestseller. You can find more about Rochelle Weinstein and her books at rochelleweinstein.com and get her books on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere. We hope you enjoy her story as much as we enjoyed it and as always please subscribe if you haven’t, rate and review Someone Had to Say it on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. Thank you for listening and enjoy! For more about Julia Bendis, visit linktree.com/juliabendis For more about Heidi Shertok, visit heidishertok.com

Duration:01:07:54

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65. Amidst chaos comes a place for Jewish stories

2/24/2025
Please welcome Heidi Shertok back! Julia and Heidi Shertok interviewed Zach Silverman aka Z.E. Silver. Zach is creating content on TikTok and Substack since October 7th educating people on Israeli history, politics, and Jewish peoplehood. They talked about his platform where Jewish writers and creators showcase their stories, why it’s so important right now and a little bit of Israel’s history along the way. We hope you enjoy and as always don’t forget to follow Someone Had to say it, rate and review us and come back for more interesting guests and stories. To learn more about Zach: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@silver_z.e Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gam_v.gam/ Substack: https://gamvgam.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GamvGamMedia

Duration:01:06:30

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64. Kardashian Tesla robots, manifesting, therapy

12/17/2024
On this Thanksgiving week episode, we followed up on Julia’s homework of meditating and taking time off to quiet the mind. We talked about ADHD, manifesting and #robots from #Tesla that Kim #Kardashian owns. We even talked about a new cologne that guarantees women will be attracted to you and contains pheromones. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:22:21

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63. Dr. Gallup - behind the walls of psychiatric hospitals

12/10/2024
We talked to Dr. Sara Gallup, psychologist and host of 'Behind the walls of the world's psychiatric hospitals' podcast. Dr. Gallup talked about why she chose her profession, her interest with now defunct and abandoned mental health hospitals as well as the history of those facilities. You can listen to Behind the walls podcast on all platforms. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. Happy listening. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:09:20

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62. Clairvoyant Ishita Bhama - mediumship, spirit world and more

12/3/2024
Julia spoke with Ishita Bhama - who is a clairvoyant, healer and medium. She started feeling and seeing auras when she was just a child. We talked about what she does, her courses and workshops for those who want to improve their intuition and clairvoyant abilities, and we dove right into an actual reading. I wanted to see if my dad would come through, watch and listen to see how it went, it was fascinating to say the least. For more information about Ishita’s readings and workshops - visit linktree.com/clairvoyanthealerishita We hope you enjoy this episode and as always please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:20:54

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61. Car racing weekend recap & therapy session attempt

11/26/2024
On this episode, we discussed Julia's weekend at the Willow Springs race track where her son competed. Scott attempted to do a therapy session on Julia - find out how that went and much more! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. Happy listening. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:20:38

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60. Therapy & generational trauma with Reesa Morala LMFT

11/19/2024
On this episode we spoke with a family and marriage therapist Reesa Morala. Reesa is the owner of Embrace Renewal Therapy & Wellness Collective and host of The Real Family Eats. She is dedicated to being a parenting ally, helping parents create thriving families by prioritizing their relationship. Her goal is helping parents feel less alone in the hard times and supporting their success as a family. You can find more about Reesa here: linktr.ee/EmbraceRenewalTherapy We discussed mental health issues, whether people can truly change and what it takes to break generational trauma. We hope you enjoy and thank you for sharing, rating us and for listening. For all the links and more info on matchmaking, dating and relationship support visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:06:08

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59. Cleveland sports & marriage vows, gambling & California...

11/13/2024
On today's episode Julia and J had an unexpected guest, Julia's husband Scott... They decided to bring him on to talk about sports which is completely out of Julia's realm, and how being a Cleveland native affects every aspect of their marriage. Cleveland Browns suck and why people continue to support that team, as well as so much more. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. Happy listening. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:04:58

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58. Election day in America, abortion & women's rights

11/5/2024
Today is elecetion day in America! We discussed everything you need to know about this election including abortion, what we believe and who we support and much more! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. Happy listening. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:38:24

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57. Religion, CA prisoner early release program & World Series games

10/30/2024
On this episode Julia and J discussed how messed up the state of California is, their prisoner early release program, religion, fasting on Yom Kippur and World Series games of baseball. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share, rate this podcast and subscribe. Happy listening. If you have an interesting story to share or a funny one and would like to be a guest on Someone Had to Say it, email us at hadtosayitpodcast@gmail.com For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠

Duration:01:28:23

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56. Manifestation Mentor Nurhan Ora explains how it works

10/22/2024
Nurhan Ora, who was a guest in episode 45, is a manifestation mentor helping people unlock their true potential and create a more meaningful life. Nurhan's expertise is in holistic and spiritual approach to personal growth. She guides people to shift their mindset, clear limiting beliefs, and align their goals through the power of manifestation. To learn more visit her website and schedule a session today: nurhanora.com

Duration:01:29:31

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55. Talking over people, mansplaining & American nicknames

10/16/2024
We were joined by Heidi Shertok, a novelist and author of Unorthodox Love to talk all about our collective anxiety and the need to take Ativan in order to get through a Shabbat dinner. Julia and J discussed how Americans seem to always have the need to yell and talk over each other, strange nicknames and how a privileged childhood can be very damaging.

Duration:01:20:40

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54. What is going on with Real Estate in America?

10/10/2024
Seriously, what the hell is going on with real estate? New rules, prices and interest rates in real estate? I interviewed my friend and real estate extraordinaire, rated the Top 40 under 40 agents - Bryan Suarez. I wanted to get an understanding of what is going on with real estate in America and more specifically in CA - will young people ever be able to buy their first home? More importantly, I wanted to hear the craziest things he has ever seen walking into a home (sex dungeon anyone) Take a listen and give him a follow on Instagram @bryansuarezrealtor. For more info, visit: linktree.com/BryanSuarezRealtor We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please review, share and subscribe! For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠⁠

Duration:00:55:31

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53. P. Diddy freak-offs, CVS locking up merchandise, sports

10/4/2024
On this episode we talked about how technologically inept we still are, Cleveland sports, Walgreens and CVS locking up all their products and P. Diddy, aka Puff Daddy, aka Sean Combs who is finally in prison. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, please share and subscribe. For all the links and info, visit ⁠⁠linktree.com/juliabendis⁠⁠

Duration:01:02:51