Dr. Monasebian is a board-certified plastic surgeon, and the man Margarita personally trusts with her own face.

A Forest Hills native, Brandeis graduate, and proud half-Sephardic, half-Ashkenazi Jew, Dr. Monasebian has built a reputation not just for exceptional results, but for telling patients the truth.

In an industry full of hype, he’s refreshingly candid about what procedures are worth considering, which ones are overhyped, and why credentials matter more than ever.

In this conversation, we discuss everything from the evolution of rhinoplasty among Jewish patients to the rise of non-surgical treatments, body dysmorphia, aging gracefully, and the biggest misconceptions about plastic surgery. We also explore how he approaches these conversations with his own children—and the procedures he'd never recommend.Follow Dr. Monasebian on Instagram: @parkaveplasticsurgeryListeners get a complimentary consultation — just mention People Jew Wanna Know.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

03:00 Dr. Monasebian's Jewish upbringing

09:30 Why credentials matter (and what can go wrong)

14:00 How rhinoplasty culture has shifted for Jewish patients

17:30 Surgical vs. non-surgical: how to choose

24:00 Aging well after a procedure

29:00 Talking to his own kids about cosmetic work

33:00 Saying no: unrealistic requests and body dysmorphia

38:00 Lightning round — most underrated, most overrated, biggest pet peeves

46:30 CoolSculpting, Kybella, etc.

50:00 A message to Jewish New Yorkers

53:00 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination

Rebecca Brooks is the dark horse behind some of the biggest food and lifestyle personalities you know — Rachael Ray, Andrew Zimmern, Guy Fieri, Jacques Torres, Robert Irvine. She founded the Brooks Group at 25 out of her husband's family office in New York, and basically helped invent the "lifestyle of food" category before Food Network was a household name.

Margarita talks to Rebecca about what actually happens behind the curtain — how to fix a PR crisis, how to say no without burning the bridge, and why the best clients lead with story, not product. Plus a tangent on what Judaism actually says about psychics, mediums, and the woo-woo of it all.

Follow Rebecca on Instagram @Rebecca_BrooksPR and ⁨@BrooksGroupPR⁩ and check out her website brookspr.com

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

06:11 Growing up Jewish on Long Island

10:30 Starting the Brooks Group at 25

14:00 Pioneering storytelling in beauty PR

17:45 Advising Jewish clients on speaking out

20:30 Owning mistakes and the art of the apology

23:15 How to say no without burning bridges

25:40 Joe Dispenza, Reiki, and reading energy

28:30 Message to the Jewish people & Guest Nomination

Ariel Stachel—Tony winner for The Band's Visit—gets brutally honest about learning to “act” by hiding parts of himself, and what it took to finally stop. We get into his solo show Other, the identity whiplash growing up post 9/11, and why he’s willing to say the uncomfortable things—about activism, platforming, and how Jews should be portrayed in media right now. Margarita and Ariel compare notes and bond over being children of immigrants.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

1:42 "My acting training was pretending to be other people"

8:38 How has the show Other been received?

11:27 On the experience of having immigrant parents

19:30 Ariel's activism & message to Mamdani

23:46 How should we tell stories about Jews today?

29:50 On "platforming" people you disagree with

33:44 What's next for Ariel?

36:12 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination