Slam Frank: Andrew Fox on Satire Without Limits

Andrew Fox is the creator and composer of Slam Frank, the satirical hip-hop musical that reimagines Anne Frank's story. "Every woman is a Jew hiding in her own attic," the show proclaims. After going viral online, it made its off-Broadway debut in 2025 and was named one of the New York Times' best comedies of the year. A former nonprofit founder and educator who taught musical theater in China right before COVID, Fox also built the show's cult-famous social media presence himself from an Android. In this episode, Fox makes his case for separating art from the artist. He describes how four Nick Fuentes fans flew in to see his show on the same night as a Satmar family, defends refusing to declare whether Slam Frank is Zionist or anti-Zionist, and explains why certainty is the real danger, and much more. This episode is brought to you by The Five Books Podcast! Listen wherever you get your podcasts & check out www.fivebookspod.org Follow Andrew on Instagram @andrewfoxmusic and follow the show @slamfrankmusical. See Slam Frank at the Orpheum Theater. Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 06:26 Running the Slam Frank account as performance art 07:21 Teaching musical theater in China before COVID 09:41 What "woke" was, and why the arts won't grapple with it 11:08 The professor suspended for teaching a Mandarin filler word 15:19 Andrew's grandfather and the McCarthy era 17:20 Why Slam Frank refuses to declare a side 20:38 The night 4 Holocaust deniers and a Satmar family saw the show 35:04 The October 7th show and the man who stormed out 45:49 Separating the art from the artist — up to a point 50:22 A message against Jewish tribalism 51:19 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination