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Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell episodes
- The Gnashing of Our Gnoshers
There are few things that bring a group of Jews together faster than and better than food. This episode Jack and John dive into the culinary traditions of Judaism is more specifically those traditions' place in mysticism.
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- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 8 min - Sticks and Stones can Break a Sheyd's Bones
John and Jack talk about speaking quietly and carrying a big stick, while speaking very loudly.
This episode is all about canes, staffs, and staves, magic and meaningful throughout Jewish history and mythology!Send a text
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- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 13 min - Messianic Manics: Cataclysmic and Prolific
Jack and John discuss messianic myths of Judaism as well as various messianic figures that have existed through our history.
- Prophets
- Joseph Della Reina Story
- Overgrowth by John Baltisberger
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- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 31 min - Pesach Myths and Drunken Jewish Santa
Happy Passover everyone! This week we cover myths and folklore surrounding the seder plate and legends of the Exodus from kaiju to angels!
a few extra links:- Roman Prostitute Elijah!
- Elijah: Private Dick (checker)
- Miriam's Well
- Marti's Kaiju Frog Shirt
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- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 7 min - Five Finger Clay Punch - Golems
We're doing it, okay. You can stop yelling at us. We are finally covering the legend of the Golem on Wayward Children. All this really means is that Jack and John are going to yell and rant at each other for roughly an hour. But it's all in good fun... I promise.
A couple of extra links this week:- https://www.jmberlin.de/blog-en/2016/12/bread-and-golems/
- https://ezrarose.itch.io/
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- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website
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- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 6 min - They Put a Spell on You
This week John and Jack discuss witches, but with the added super cool bonus of a full-fledged interview with New York-based cultural critic, playwright, and teacher of Everyday Ashkenazi Magic, Rokhl.
- Aunt Taiblele Link https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/language-literature-culture/yiddish-translation/aunt-taibele
- You can also get artist Marti's shirt based on this episode here: https://t.co/60Vw6wC1zj
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- GET OUR READING LIST!
- GET THE WAYWARD CHILDREN SHIRT!
- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 25 min - Wayward Unicorns
Did you know there were Jewish unicorns? Like several different types and styles of Jewish unicorns? And they aren't Jewish just because they like Challah and klezmer music! Join John as he gets educated by Jack on the vast lore of Jewish unicorns including how they are STILL represented today in Jewish culture and decor!
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- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 7 min - Let's Talk About the Future That We See
In case you didn't guess from the convoluted title, this week we are talking about divination practices. (You really should have seen that coming.) What is it about knowing the future that gets us all hot and bothered? Why are there so many methods of divination when divination is ruled as an abomination in Dueteronomy?
The only way to know for sure is to dive in with John and Jack!Send a text
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- GET OUR READING LIST!
- GET THE WAYWARD CHILDREN SHIRT!
- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 4 min - Biblically Not-So-Accurate Angels
As much as we love when you stick a bunch of googly eyes to a kitten and say it's a biblically accurate cat (and we do love that), biblically accurate angels aren't all that... well biblically accurate. Jack and John discuss angels in folklore, writing, and liturgy.
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- Find John on Twitter or his Website or his Patreon
- GET OUR READING LIST!
- GET THE WAYWARD CHILDREN SHIRT!
- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 4 min - Jewish (Magical) Protective Services
This week John and Jack teach you how to protect yourself from the evils that infuse the world! From magical charms to keep demons away, burning incense, to actions you can take to put the kaibosh on evil spells from people, we got it all for you!
Don't forget to check out:- THREE CHARMS FOR KILLING ADOLF HITLER
Send a text
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- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website
- Find John on Twitter or his Website or his Patreon
- GET OUR READING LIST!
- GET THE WAYWARD CHILDREN SHIRT!
- Shop Aggadah Try It Books
- Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
1 hr 15 min
About Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell
From the publisher's feed
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.
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.