Daniel Ryan Spaulding

Jon Lovett and the Terrible Secret

From Melrose Place to Michigan: How the American left turned against Zionism—and why MAGA embraced it.

So honored to meet Dr. Charles Asher Small in NYC🗽🇺🇸the President of @isgapinternational & one more world’s foremost experts on Muslim Brotherhood. Read more on my SUBSTACK // new essay up today! 100$/yr for paid subscription Danielryanspaulding.substack.com

Rashida Tlaib & the Feminization of Jihad

Last night in New York City, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the world’s foremost experts on contemporary antisemitism and the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Charles Asher Small.I had been invited to a monthly salon on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where educators, artists, writers, journal...

Sarah Silverman & The Great Schlep: 18 Years Later

In 2008, young American Jews were told to convince their grandparents to vote for Barack Obama. Eighteen years later, perhaps we should have been listening to our grandmothers all along.

Israel Election 2026 🇮🇱 I had the pleasure of joining the brilliant Dr. Einat Wilf for a fascinating conversation in Tel Aviv about Zionism, identity, Israel’s future, and the challenges facing the Jewish state. Dr. Wilf is part of the Reservists and Economics Party (המילואימניקים והכלכלנים), which is running in Israel’s upcoming elections. Israel’s electoral threshold is 3.25%, and crossing it is essential for smaller parties hoping to enter the Knesset and potentially influence the formation of the next governing coalition. The party’s ballot letters are DALET–YUD (די). If you’re voting in Israel, take the time to learn about Einat Wilf, the party’s candidates, and what they’re proposing for Israel’s future. 🎥 WATCH OUR FULL CONVERSATION ON YOUTUBE! The talk was called “Gay and Zionist” and can be a great introduction into the topic for those struggling on the political left & in the culture scene. Find it on Einat Wilf’s channel, @EinatWilf.politics, or on my channel, @DanielRyanSpaulding.

Just finished recording a super fun, informative and engaging interview with @danielryanspaulding for an upcoming episode of @JNFUSA’s IsraelCast podcast. It’s an expansive conversation with the comedian, writer, Israel-advocate and voice of reason. Just so you don’t miss it, subscribe to IsraelCast wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, follow Daniel-Ryan on IG (if you don’t already), and check out his Substack at danielryanspalding.substack.com. Oh, and to honor my Chicago roots, he wore his vintage Cubs jacket just for me. #danielryanspalding #comedy #amyisraelchai #podcasts #Israel

I Wanted to Believe They Weren’t Monsters

By January 2024, I had made the difficult decision to discontinue my Off-Broadway show in New York City. There were two reasons.The first was that both the venue and I had been subjected to a relentless campaign of intimidation. Death threats, threats of boycotts, attempts to destroy my reputation,...

So proud to host the Beverly Hills Gala for American Friends of Unit 669 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Israel’s most elite search & rescue combat unit 💪 Next Gala: Thursday Oct 15 in NYC — get your tickets at afu669.org — a beautiful, powerful night of solidarity for the world’s Bravest Heroes 👌

Ilhan Omar & the End of Identity Politics

The politics of joy, the rise of political Islamism, and what I witnessed on the ground in Minneapolis.

30 Years in 3

I feel as though thirty years have passed in three. And in some ways, they have.For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic occupying Iran has been constructing an enormous infrastructure of terror, surrounding the State of Israel with a jihadist ring of fire while extending its ideological infl...

A beautiful gathering in Beverly Hills 🇺🇸 for @sorokafriends displaying my friend @limorgarfinkle project @heroesoftruth 🇮🇱 photographing all the voices who spoke out on social media after Oct 7. So inspiring to hear Maya Regev’s @mayaregev__ survival story. 166 hostages🎗 survived their kidnapping — I light a candle for their healing & for the souls of the 85 hostages we lost & all the victims of Oct 7. And yes, the night ended the most LA Jewish way possible: @canters_deli

Gay & Zionist. Full podcast with @einatwilf on YouTube @einatwilf.politics #israel #usa #oct7 #strangedeathofeurope @nycmayor

Croatia Knows What Europe Is Forgetting

From Croatia to Israel, the ancient idea of peoplehood is colliding with a Western world that has forgotten what home means.

Anti-Zionist Jews 101 ✡️ Who are they? What do they believe? How is JVP connected to terror groups? Filmed with Amelia Adams @neuroticjewishgay @jvparody March 2024 Subscribe to my SUBSTACK danielryanspaulding.substack.com

Rainbow Wars: Socialism, Canada, and the Myth of Permanent Peace

I was raised on multiculturalism, anti-war politics and the promise that history only moved forward. Then October 7 taught me how fragile freedom really is.

Nicki, NAZA & the Stories We Tell

How Nicki Minaj, a film about Gaza, and three years of political upheaval taught me what happens when reality becomes too big for the stories we tell about ourselves.

🎙️NEW COMMON VOICES EPISODE COMING SOON🎙️ Stay tuned for a special conversation with Allied Voices for Israel (AVI)’s Founder @daniel_sababa and Comedian, Writer, proud ally, and power gay @danielryanspaulding 💙 Watch what happened when Daniel surprised other Daniel with AVI swag in the studio 🧢👕 #commonvoices

The Irish, the Jews, and the War for Happiness

From Ireland’s complicated relationship with Jews, to the maps that transformed the Middle East, to myths Canadians inherited: what happens when political mythology collides with historical facts.

Caroline Shinkle & the Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back

I thought the Democratic Party would eventually say enough. I was wrong.