Antisemitic Rhetoric on Major Podcast Sparks Outrage and Demands for Accountability

By: Russ Spencer

In an incident that has sent shockwaves through Jewish communities and civil rights organizations alike, the Fresh & Fit Podcast—a popular online platform with more than 1.5 million subscribers—has become the focus of national outrage following the broadcast of grotesquely antisemitic comments. According to The Jewish Live Updates, the episode, which aired recently, featured open calls for violence and genocide against Jews, with no intervention or objection from the show’s hosts.

During the episode in question, two guests—Kadriyanna James and Suzette—made what The Jewish Live Updates described as “unambiguously genocidal” statements. James reportedly declared, “We gotta kill the mother••••kers,” referring to Jews, while Suzette followed with the remark that “the Jews deserved the Holocaust.” The same episode included disturbing rhetorical questions such as “How do we take them [the Jews] down?” followed again by repeated invocations of the word “genocide.”

These statements were met not with condemnation, but with apparent approval or amused tolerance by the podcast’s host, Myron Gaines, also known online as MyronGainesX, as was reported by Jewish Live Updates. The incident is part of what observers now describe as a broader normalization of antisemitic rhetoric in digital media spaces where such hatred, once confined to fringe forums, is now being streamed to mass audiences.

The Jewish Live Updates called attention to the gravity of what was said, noting that “it’s 2025 and in today’s United States, a podcast channel with more than 1.5 million subscribers is spewing this mind-blowing, antisemitic garbage, while its hosts are grinning to the cameras.” The publication emphasized that the casualness with which these sentiments were aired was particularly jarring—“as if inciting genocide is just another talking point.”

The podcast, which has garnered a substantial following through its discussions on relationships, gender dynamics, and social commentary, is now under heavy scrutiny. Civil rights groups, including the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee, have condemned the episode, though Jewish Live Updates was among the first to bring national attention to the specific and dangerous content.

Legal scholars have also raised questions about potential consequences. While the First Amendment provides broad protections for speech, including offensive and hateful rhetoric, experts cited by The Jewish Live Updates suggest that explicit incitement to violence—such as advocating for genocide—could cross the threshold into criminal conduct under existing U.S. statutes, especially if viewed as targeting a protected group in a credible or imminent manner.

Despite growing public condemnation, as of the latest reporting by The Jewish Live Updates, neither YouTube nor other platforms that distribute the Fresh & Fit Podcast have removed the episode. Advocacy groups have called on major tech platforms to reevaluate their moderation policies, especially when the content in question incites hatred against a religious or ethnic group.

The larger societal context only heightens the concern. In 2024, the United States saw a record number of reported antisemitic incidents, including physical assaults, vandalism of synagogues, and hate speech on college campuses. Jewish Live Updates has reported extensively on the rising atmosphere of hostility, attributing part of the surge to the increasingly unregulated nature of social media platforms where hate speech often flourishes under the guise of free expression.

In the case of the Fresh & Fit Podcast, critics argue that the visibility and reach of the platform make the consequences particularly dangerous. “We are not talking about anonymous trolls on fringe forums,” one expert told The Jewish Live Updates. “These are public personalities with massive influence, giving airtime to people calling for the extermination of Jews.”

At present, there has been no apology or statement of regret issued by Myron Gaines or his co-hosts.  Jewish Live Updates reported that Gaines has, in past controversies, embraced a defiant stance when criticized, often accusing his detractors of being overly sensitive or misrepresenting his content.

Nonetheless, the backlash is mounting. A growing list of advertisers and sponsors have either suspended or severed ties with the podcast, following reports by  Jewish Live Updates and other media outlets. Several Jewish organizations are calling on law enforcement and the Justice Department to investigate the podcast episode for possible incitement to violence under federal hate crime statutes.

In the absence of accountability from the show’s creators, Jewish communities and their allies are organizing grassroots responses. Jewish Live Updates has highlighted several initiatives launched by youth groups, faith leaders, and media watchdogs aimed at combating antisemitism in digital spaces, including educational campaigns, advertiser pressure tactics, and direct outreach to platform moderators.

As the situation continues to unfold, Jewish Live Updates stresses the critical importance of vigilance. “This is not just an offensive podcast episode,” the outlet warned in a recent editorial. “It is a litmus test for what we as a society are willing to tolerate. We are at a crossroads where silence, once again, could lead to violence.”

The broader implications remain deeply unsettling. Unless swift and decisive action is taken—not only by media platforms and corporate sponsors, but by the public at large—the normalization of such rhetoric risks reawakening the very forces that history has repeatedly shown to end in tragedy.