What, you think working one hour a week is easy? It’s exhausting, I tell you!

Sefira continues and so did the a capella music from Kol Achai and A.K.A. Pella.

Thanks to a problem with his flight, Dov Shurin surprised us with a live in-studio visit!

As Heshy mentioned, Efrat Klein is a 25-year-old single Israeli citizen who is suffering from kidney failure and desperately needs a kidney transplant as soon as possible. She can only receive a kidney from a live donor and has been waiting for one for the past two years, separated from her family at home. Efrat’s mother, Anat, who is here with her, missed her other daughter’s wedding because she cannot leave Efrat’s side. Efrat cannot survive long-term without a transplant and must be on dialysis every four hours.  If you have type B or type O blood, and meet certain other specific criteria, you will be a potential donor. Whether or not you are a possible donor, please help us spread the word about Efrat’s situation.  For additional information, contact Renewal at: R453@renewal.org or (718) 431-9831, ext. 311 (patient reference #R453)

And even with all that going on, we still managed to squeeze in a few phone calls worth of shailes.

If you haven’t won a Grand Prize yet, we have a lovely consolation prize for you: the gift of two free Monday as Yossi heads out of town for a couple of weeks. In the meantime, you can create your own home game of The Country Yossi Show by asking yourself shailes, or you can just sift through our radio show archive.

See you May 13!

There, that’s better. As we return from a long hiatus (not long enough for some listeners), Yossi keeps Heshy in stitches with his thoughts on the latest news.

Then, since we’re in mid-Sefira, we’re also knee-deep in a capella music, with a selection of songs from our friends Lev Tahor, A.K.A Pella, and The Chevra.

In between all the music and fun, we also had to share a few sad moments with Dov Shurin. Stay tuned to find out why.

Let’s hope this program was the most taxing part of your Tax Day. We’ll see you next week.

A Zissen Pesach to you and yours, and we’ll see you next week.

A Zissen Pesach to you and yours, and we’ll see you in two weeks after Yontif.

Country and Heshy once again welcome Rabbi Dovid Heber, editor of the annual STAR-K Passover Directory, and Ronnie & Larry Birnbaum of J Drugs to answer all of your Pesach shailes.

Speaking of things that are כשר לפסח, this podcast isn’t one of them. After all, it’s got BEAN right in the web address, and that means it’s very likely kitniyos. So, while you’re breaking matzo, we’ll take a two-week break, too.

A Zissen Pesach to you and yours, and we’ll see you after Yontif.

Country Yossi Pesach issue in the oven!

(We’d better remove it within 18 minutes before the levity becomes leavening!)

Country Yossi’s spectacular 25th anniversary, no-chometz, no Kitnius, non-gebrokts, no-refunds Pesach issue is poised to hit the street this Friday!

Exclusive Cover story focuses on the incredible Chol Hamoed Kosher circus (male performers only) at the new convenient Barclays Center featuring the Yeshiva Boys Choir, Uncle Moishy and more wild animals than you can shake a Shmura Matzah at!

An in-depth look at CY’s quarter century of publishing history and an insightful retrospective by our very own Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss tops out a stunner of an issue, not to mention the jam-packed early Spring Z Report!

So grab a copy quick before they’re gone with the Chometz ! Now, on to the show! After reflecting on the past 25 years of the magazine. Country and Heshy looked back at the money they had 25 years ago.

Then we enjoyed a little Country Yossi music: “Shteeble People” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble Hoppers:  Still On The Loose.

Yossi and his callers traded some Pesach-themed shailes for some grand prizes, Dov Shurin phoned in with the latest news from Israel, and we had our monthly visit from Yossi’s father with Rosh Chodesh Bentsching.

Join us next week when we turn the format upside down and let you ask the shailes — specifically Pesach shailes as we welcome Rabbi Dovid Heber, editor of the annual STAR-K Passover Directory, and Larry Birnbaum of J Drugs who’ll have all the answers.

See you then!

Then we had a little Country Yossi Music: “Rav Shmuel and the Myrtle Twig” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Ride Again.

With Purim behind us and Pesach ahead, how about some Pesach-themed shailes? And hoo boy, did they break all the rules tonight!

The Pesach issue of Country Yossi Family Magazine arrives Friday, March 15th, and we’ll see you the Monday before that (that’s next Monday to you and me). Get it? Got it? Good!

In the name of levity, Yossi shared his thoughts on Lawyers and Hotels.

Then we endured enjoyed some Country Yossi Music: “Moishe Shmeel” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Strike Again!

The usual weekly volley of shailes came next, with a special Grand Prize of tickets to The Big CHAZAQ Event.

Before we knew it we heard from a very relaxed Dov Shurin with the latest news from Israel. And then a few more shailes just for good measure.

Befire we go, Country Yossi adds this post script:

Dear friends,

Next issue we are celebrating our 25th anniversary of Country Yossi Magazine!

I am requesting all readers, music people and friends to please send me an email suitable for publication expressing your feelings about this milestone. Please send to country@countryyossi.com

Thanking you in advance.

May we all celebrate another quarter century together in good health and good cheer in Yerushalayim!

Meanwhile, back on the radio: If you thought your apartment was bad, you’ve got nothing on Yossi! And not only that, it’s The Economy, Stupid!

Next, we had our weekly dose of Country Yossi Music: “Sholom Ber” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Break Out.

Then the shailes came. Will Grand Prize Winners follow? I can’t reveal that, but I can say, as a topical tribute to one of tonight’s callers, we had some bonus Country Yossi music: “The Little Old Lady Named Pessy Deena” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Ride Again.

After that, we heard from a little old man named Dov Shurin with the latest news from Israel.

And what would an Erev Purim show be without a few Purim Shailes? We had some, so we’ll never know!

Finally, before we knew it, the show vanished faster than a plate of Hamantaschen.

A Freilichin Purim to you and yours! We'’ll see you in seven days.

Tonight’s must-have Grand Prize was tickets to see YAAKOV SHWEKEY WITH BARUCH LEVINE this Sun. Feb. 17th, 2013 – 7pm at QUEENS COLLEGE, Colden Center – L.I.E. at Kissena Blvd. A Yochi Briskman Production. Find out more at http://www.shwekeyshow.com/

Then Yossi shared his thoughts on vacations, but unfortunately for us, he never actually left the studio. But we did get a bit of a respite, thanks to some Country Yossi Music: “Oh Yankel” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Ride Again.

After a blizzard of Grand Prize Winners,  Dov Shurin phoned in with the latest news from Israel.

Then, like a mound of snow in a heat wave, the show was over almost soon as it began. Join us next week, won’t you?

The fun continued with  some Country Yossi music: “A Very Special Man” from Kivi & Tuki Greatest Hits.

Then the callers came barging in, including a Grand Prize Winner from way out of town!

Then, before we could take the receiver off the hook, Dov Shurin called in with the latest news from Israel.

And no month would be complete without hearing Rosh Chodesh bentching from chazzan Chaim Toiv ז״ל.

Don’t forget to look for the the Purim issue of Country Yossi Family Magazine on newsstands everywhere next Friday — then lining birdcages everywhere next Monday.

Go away! We’re closed! Come back next week!

Country Yossi and Heshy are taking the next two weeks off after Country admitted to doping. No, he wasn’t taking performance enhancing drugs (which is obvious if you heard last week’s show), he’s just a dope.

Okay, we’re kidding. The boys have taken a brief hiatus to search for the perfect cholent.

Join us on the fourth of February for our regularly scheduled hour of fun designed for Zev Brenner fans who turn the radio on too early.

Then we learned that the building has been sold right out out from under out boys. So what better reason to kibitz about landlords?

Who wants a little Country Yossi music? (we’ve  been asking ourselves that very question for years.) We heard “Nebich Of The Shteeble”  from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Strike Again!

Then came a flood of calls of Biblical proportions, for 40 minutes and 40 seconds.

Dov Shurin stepped in and parted the sea of calls long enough to deliver the latest news from Israel.

Then came a plague of Country Yossi music: “The Little Old Lady Named Pessy Deena” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Ride Again.

The boys even found time to give away some gevaldigeh Grand Prizes. And for our alter listeners, Great-Grand Prizes.

Then the boys wrapped things up by kvetching about the weather, but not doing anything about it.

Mark your calendar and join us next week. Or, if you use a really thick black marker you can totally obscure the date so you’ll forget about it and do something more productive with your Monday evening.

In case you weren’t on the exclusive guest list for the wedding of Country Yossi’s youngest daughter, you can at least enjoy a sample of the reception’s musical playlist:  ”Mitzvah Dance” from Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Break Out. Remember, Country, you’re not losing a daughter, you’re gaining more debt from the simcha. Mazel tov!

We also continued the 27-year tradition of hearing Rosh Chodesh bentching from chazzan Chaim Toiv ז״ל.

Don’t fail to miss our next mind-boggling episode!

Suspenseful, isn’t it?