18 episodes
Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell Jack Zaientz & John Baltisberger
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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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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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.ProphetsJoseph Della Reina StoryOvergrowth by John Baltisberger----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggadah Try It Books Buy Marti's Shirts! Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
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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 WellMarti's Kaiju Frog Shirt----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggadah Try It Books Buy Marti's Shirts! Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ compose...
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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/----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or hi...
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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-taibeleYou can also get artist Marti's shirt based on this episode here: https://t.co/60Vw6wC1zj----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Fi...
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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!----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website GET OUR READING LIST! Shop Aggadah Try It Boo...
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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!----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Tw...
Customer Reviews
An immediate “must listen”
I’ve been waiting for the Jewish Monster Hunter to start a podcast for some time and if the first episode is any indication this will not disappoint. “Therapy with weapons”… heh.