Featuring a Guest

Episode 29 - Anniversary Special: A One-Shot of Biblical Proportions

Release DATE: May 23, 2023 To celebrate one year of being Jewish and Nerdy, we invited our previous guests back to the show for a Torah...

Episode 26 - It's Not Easy Being Keen ...With guest Host Rabbi Elisa Koppel

Release DATE: April 12, 2023 Join us as Rabbi Elisa Koppel (REK) makes a most colorful connection between her biggest fandom, the...

Episode 24 - Is It Golem? ...With Guest Host Rabbi Josh Fixler

Release DATE: March 15, 2023 This episode, we take a tour of the virtual Golem Museum with its curator, Rabbi Josh Fixler! What should we...

Episode 22 - Producing A Hit Spiel ...With Guest Host Rabbi Leah Berkowitz

Release DATE: February 15, 2023 We explore the ideas behind the very first Purim Spiel and the villain we all love to mock with our guest...

Episode 19 - Movie Midrash: May Wakanda Forever Be A Blessing

Release DATE: January 4, 2023 We laugh and cry until it hurts in this look at Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with special guest Myq...

Episode 17 - I. Am. Jacob. ...With Guest Host Micol Zimmerman Burkeman

Release DATE: December 7, 2022 Our guest host, Micol Zimmerman Burkeman, leads us in discussion of her favorite and least favorite...

Episode 14 - The McFlys of Hillel Valley ...With Special Guest Micah Hart

Release DATE: October 26, 2022 We find a new Jewish connection as we are joined by the host of the Jewish geography game show, Who Knows...

Episode 10 - It's Daf Yomi, Mr. Frodo! ...with Special guest Miriam Anzovin

Release DATE: August 31, 2022 We form a small fellowship as we are joined by writer, visual artist, and TikTok creator, Miriam Anzovin....

Episode 7 - For You Were Once A Superhero In Egypt ...with special Host Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik

Release DATE: July 20, 2022 Our first guest host, Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik, reminds us how often Jews think about Egypt. Whether we are...