Bringing Back The Hostages & Social Media Megastar Baby Ariel Martin

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

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With over 50 million followers across platforms, “Baby” Ariel Martin is one TikTok’s first homegrown stars. Known for her high energy lip-sync videos and youthful antics, Ariel’s career took a sharp turn after October 7th, when she witnessed the explosion of anti-Jew hate around the world and the silence from friends she’d so often stood by in the past. In today’s conversation, Ariel sits down with Jonah to discuss her newfound advocacy, her unique Israeli/Latin American Jewish heritage, and her decision to double-tap into her Jewish identity and use her enormous platform to inspire and empower others every day. Providing both practical tools and personal anecdotes, Ariel proves herself to be a modern day Maccabee, embracing the responsibility of standing up for her people where so many others with similar careers have not. Tune in for this inspiring and insightful conversation you won’t hear anywhere, on BEING JEWISH WITH JONAH PLATT.

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Host & Production Team

Host: Jonah Platt; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Story Producer: Sean Leviashvili; Editor: Mike O Brien); Consulting Producer: Bethany Mandel; Research Associate: Samantha Greenwald; Executive Assistant: Josie Rothschild; Creative Associate: Rachel Stern; Social Media Manager: Yuval Yosha; Graphic Designer Noah Bell, and

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Mentioned in Episode

• Romi Gonen (Along with other Israeli hostages) Return Home to Israel
• Kobe Bryant’s “Job’s Not Finished” Interview
• Female Hostages Forced to Wave To Crowds When Released
• Jerusalem Bus Bombing in 2003
• Palestinian Prisoners Released in Exchange for Hostages
• Eight of the Hostages Set for Release in Phase One Already Dead
• Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Fleur Hassan-Nahoon
• “Dreaming Out Loud” - Book by Ariel Martin
• What is Musical.ly?
• Baby Ariel’s “Stupid Hoe” Lip Sync Video (2025)
• Baby Ariel’s “Stupid Hoe” Lip Sync Video (2017)
• Nova Exhibition
• “Jews Don’t Count” by David Baddiel
• “People Love Dead Jews” by Dara Horn
• “Israel: A Simple Guide To The Most Misunderstood Country on Earth” by Noa Tishby
• “Here All Along” by Sarah Hurwitz
• Tel Aviv Institute
• HaNaor HaTzioni (Ariel’s Grandpa’s Zionist Youth Org)
• Baby Ariel’s Childhood Photo of her lighting candles
• Baby Ariel’s Childhood Photo of her with a Kiddush cup
• Trisha Paytas
• Trisha Paytas’ Israeli Husband