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Better living through Jewish demonology.

Miriam and Alan

  • Dec 18, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 58m AVG DURATION
  • 48 EPISODES


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Episode 48: Live at the Jewish New Media Festival!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 48:58


Thanks to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia for hosting the festival and having us out! (Some wonky audio, apologies.) Enjoy the episode and our innocent intellectual exercise.

Episode 47: DEMONIC POSSESSION

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 25:50


King David vs. the Beatles, how-is-this-our-first-Blues-Brothers-reference, and some surprisingly righteous possession. And hey Philly! We’re doing a live taping at the Jewish New Media Fest on Sunday, December 8, 2019, and it just won’t be the same without your gorgeous faces. See you there!

Episode 46: Talking Satan with The Portion (Crossover Special)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 572:43


Devils, giants, and other sports team names abound as Alan and Miriam dive into parshat Chayyei Sarah with friend and fellow nerdy Jewish podcast host, Aaron Roller of The Portion!

Throwing Sheyd *Live* at the JCC of Metro Detroit (10/29/2019)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 57:27


With huge thanks to the amazing folks at the JCC of Metro Detroit, we humbly present our first live taping! A greatest hits show, of sorts, with some songs, laughs, games, obligatory bad puns, and, of course, lots of demons. Want to bring TS to your community? Hit us up: throwingsheyd613 at Gmail dot com.

Episode 44: Sheydim in yeshivah.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 24:19


Ashmodai’s dual curriculum. The rabbi of the break-away minyan. Demon weddings. And an upcoming live show!

Episode 43: Time. Travel. Term limits.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 25:00


Three queens. An unlikely (fallen) hero. And demonic stowaways, maybe? Note from Alan & Miriam: We had some funky sound issues in this episode. Our apologies. We did our best and will have whatever audio demon wonked up the system outta there by next episode. That aside, it was a super fun episode to record and we think you’ll dig it and hope you stick it out.

Episode 42: The King of the Demons

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 29:24


Who’s (really) the boss? A sheydah on the catwalk. And if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it, but if it’s a demon...

Episode 41: Solomonic demonic, baby.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 992:41


The royal pedicure goes awry. Even demons get due process. And human/sheyd genetics... require further study.

Episode 40: Chicken feet!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 30:11


HaShem sees what’s in stock at Foot Locker. The most badass postpartum ritual ever. And Miriam and Alan pretend to know what an “eldritch entity” is.

Episode 39: Sightseeing in Amsterdam

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 30:34


Quick-change sheydim in fur coats. Sabbatean demons? And what to believe before breakfast.

Episode 38: The Shavuot special!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 24:59


Ruth is not Lilith. Lilith is not who you think. And getting to that inner ‘aha.’

Episode 37: Puberty in Galicia.

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 50:31


A listener question leads Miriam & Alan to a story that could be the next big YA franchise...

Episode 36: Lilith’s son goes off the walls.

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 23:03


Demon-boy gives a city the run-around. The market value on this house must have plummeted... And, spoilers, sheydim probably don’t work in publishing.

Episode 35:

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 25:53


Are sheydim like chickens, or penguins...? So. Many. Numbers. And the public art we need right now.

Episode 34: The Passover special!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 22:12


Matzah and passive-aggressive demon punks. A night free of “liturgical padding.” And Joe the Demon is a super smooth talker who should really get his own Netflix miniseries.

Episode 32: The Purim special! (rerelease)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 25:08


A name game and a “beauty contest.” Solomon’s punk rock past. And marriage advice from the Zohar.

Episode 33: Biblical monopoly busting.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 29:53


Maybe you do not want this thing you think you want. Sheydim at Comic-Con. And the precedent for rationalist rationalizations.

Episode 32: The Purim special!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 24:55


A name game and a “beauty contest.” Solomon’s punk rock past. And marriage advice from the Zohar.

Episode 31: Kingdom, phylum, class, demon.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 22:19


Plant demons, ruining it for the rest of us. All about awe. And the widest-ranging #doesitdemon of all time.

Episode 30: Fire demons, earth golems.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 24:02


Foundational demons. A Disney moment. Alan and Miriam weigh in on the sheyd/golem showdown (Miriam is not pleased).

Episode 29: The infinite onion.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 28:03


Angelic fashion statements. A demon shiva house. And, autocorrect: #doesitdemon?

Episode 28: Show ‘em what you’re made of.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 26:17


Slimy little demon (metaphorically speaking). Weight Watchers for sheydim. And a special action item.

Episode 27: The demon slayer.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 28:18


Swords of destiny. Alternatives to CrossFit. And yes, actually, Superman *could* see right through that vessel.

Episode 26: Snakes, sorcerers, and Lilith, pt. 2.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 32:59


The rider and the snake (seriously, Indiana Jones would *really* hate this episode). Alan insists on making everyone uncomfortable. And a super useful leadership lesson from Pharoah.

Episode 25: Ain’t no fury like a woman scorned. Or: Lilith, pt. 1-ish.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 32:56


The fool and the heretic. Who’s on top? And a Kenny Rogers action item.

Episode 24: Don’t mess with a demoness.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2018 30:23


Big Lilith, little Lilith. Miriam gets her mind blown by a Wildean cautionary tale. And Christmas: does it demon?

Episode 23: Even more origin stories, final chapter. For now.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 28:46


Rabbi Azulai and the demonic origins: greatest hits and new tunes. What we really think of Eve. And you’ll never look at Friday night services the same way again.

Episode 22: Origin stories, part two.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 26:16


The biblical gunsmith. “A rabbi never exaggerates.” And how genealogy is really a Super Bowl commercial.

Episode 21: Origin stories, part one.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 27:41


Molasses cats. After the Tower, the untold story. Which witch? And seeking understanding when the worst things happen.

Episode 20: Go(at) to Hell.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 26:46


Holy day demon goats. The real market for Lilith lockets. And finding strength in turbulent times.

Episode 19: Secret. Or, how David Bowie is like a sheyd.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 29:32


The secret-ish explanation of the Throwing Sheyd theme song. The return of Sheyd the sheyd. And Miriam is fine. Really.

Episode 18: Raiders in the lost ark.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 27:46


Two by two, mostly. Speaking things into being. And how to become whole.

Episode 17: Never walk alone.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 28:46


The deal with the danger of Tuesday and Friday nights. How the rabbis are like Captain America. And an unfortunately timely listener question.

Episode 16: Catch you next time (Again. Sorry!)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 8:46


Alan talks for too long about the GRA. Definitely lost without Miriam here. May or may not actually have anything to do with sheydim - YOU decide! Happy Tabernacles, y’all :)

Episode 15: The Conversations of Palm Trees

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 3:58


A short note from Miriam. Full episodes return next week!

Episode 12: Little Mazik

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 26:26


The demon excommunication story is here!

Episode 14: The Divine OSHA

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 25:06


From water to food, and why every little crumb matters. Also, access vs. ownership (when it comes to demons).

Episode 13: Blinded by the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 30:26


An intro to one particularly slippery demon. And why you didn't learn about sheydim in school.

Episode 11: The Shofar/Excommunication/Sheyd Venn Diagram

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 27:39


Alan doesn’t want to talk about shofar (but does anyway). Demons, get out the way. And a closing bracha for our awesome listeners.

Episode 10: Shalom, Sheyd.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 23:46


Be careful who you greet. And that fingernail thing at havdalah - does it demon?

Episode 9: Number 9... Number 9...

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 24:39


Name yourself after your book. Why tefillin are basically knights’ shields. And the first of what’s surely many Beatles references to come.

Episode 8: Angels vs. Demons vs. Humans, pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 23:59


How demons are like humans (and not just your evil exes). Alan hates that answer. And does Havdalah demon?

Episode 7: Angels vs. Demons vs. Humans, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 23:53


Demons are still not chickens (and vice versa). A biblical “blessing.” And - angel, demon, or human - access is everything.

Episode 6: #AccidentallyUnleashedtheKingoftheDemons

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 23:53


Pet demons help out around the house. Hang on to your jewelry. Never trust anyone wearing socks.

Episode 5: The Demon Royal Family Reality Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 25:33


What’s in a name. Useful demons. And this show is not brought to you by Ziprecruiter.

But where'd the horse come from?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 21:33


Baby demon bris (mazal tov). Respect to the king of the nerds. And a why you should never leave your drink unattended.

Episode 3: So a demon walks into Whole Foods...

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 25:26


Demons and mitzvahs. Smoke and blood. And what’s up with my mezuzah?

Episode 2: Three Things to Know About Demons

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 27:23


In which Miriam and Alan talk subways, rabbinic fashion, and "The NeverEnding Story." Also, three basic things to know about demons, and whether demons are Jewish.

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