Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell

By: Jack Zaientz & John Baltisberger
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  • Summary

  • According to Jewish tradition, the world around us is filled with demons, ghosts, giants and angels, and creatures of all types. But Judaism today tends to downplay and rationalize them away, to the point where they’re just forgotten dusty metaphors. But for millenia, Jews have lived with these creatures and have had practical means for coping with them.

    Join Jack Zaientz a scholar of all things Jewish folklore and mythology and John Baltisberger, the award-winning author of Jewish horror and fantasy as they explore the topics of mythic Judaism and discuss it's survival and use in modern day culture both pop and otherwise.
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Episodes
  • Talking about Talking Animals

    Talking about Talking Animals
    Dec 11 2024

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    This week Jack and John try to take it a bit easy and then argue about animals! Listen as we describe a terrible frog, a clever ass, and of course how fables modern and ancient fit into the fabric of sacred mythology.

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    • Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • We Don't Need No Man, and Neither Does Lillith

    We Don't Need No Man, and Neither Does Lillith
    Oct 21 2024

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    This week we talk about the sexiest figure in Jewish mythology. The queen of demons, a woman who looked the archetypal man in the eyes and said. "No, I will not be subservient. I am woman, and I would rather be a queen of demons than serve anyone."

    John may be really excited to delve into this one...

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    • Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
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    53 mins
  • The Curses We Yell

    The Curses We Yell
    Oct 13 2024

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    This week Jack and John throw curses around like it's nobody's business! Listen to Jack read off traditional Yiddish curses. Did you know we tried to curse Hitler? Check out the storied history of curse prevention, and watch as Jack puts John on the spot to make curses up just for you!

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    • Back the Trading Cards of Jewish Magic and Monsters Kickstarter
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    • Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
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    1 hr and 4 mins

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