Throwing Sheyd
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsBetter living through Jewish demonology.
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Episode 48: Live at the Jewish New Media Festival!
December 19, 2019 04:41 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBThanks 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
December 03, 2019 03:42 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBKing 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)
November 18, 2019 04:08 - 9 hours - 530 MBDevils, 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)
November 01, 2019 03:41 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBWith 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.
September 27, 2019 02:39 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBAshmodai’s dual curriculum. The rabbi of the break-away minyan. Demon weddings. And an upcoming live show!
Episode 43: Time. Travel. Term limits.
September 03, 2019 03:25 - 25 minutes - 34.3 MBThree 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
August 22, 2019 03:29 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBWho’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.
July 24, 2019 02:41 - 16 hours - 919 MBThe royal pedicure goes awry. Even demons get due process. And human/sheyd genetics... require further study.
Episode 40: Chicken feet!
July 15, 2019 04:01 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBHaShem 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
June 25, 2019 05:03 - 30 minutes - 42 MBQuick-change sheydim in fur coats. Sabbatean demons? And what to believe before breakfast.
Episode 38: The Shavuot special!
June 03, 2019 04:06 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBRuth is not Lilith. Lilith is not who you think. And getting to that inner ‘aha.’
Episode 37: Puberty in Galicia.
May 28, 2019 03:11 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBA 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.
May 20, 2019 04:07 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBDemon-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: 🎵Fly like a demon...
May 13, 2019 03:04 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBAre sheydim like chickens, or penguins...? So. Many. Numbers. And the public art we need right now.
Episode 34: The Passover special!
April 15, 2019 04:34 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBMatzah 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)
April 15, 2019 04:28 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBA name game and a “beauty contest.” Solomon’s punk rock past. And marriage advice from the Zohar.
Episode 33: Biblical monopoly busting.
March 25, 2019 03:42 - 29 minutes - 41 MBMaybe 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!
March 18, 2019 03:16 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBA name game and a “beauty contest.” Solomon’s punk rock past. And marriage advice from the Zohar.
Episode 31: Kingdom, phylum, class, demon.
March 11, 2019 03:37 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBPlant 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.
March 04, 2019 04:24 - 24 minutes - 33 MBFoundational demons. A Disney moment. Alan and Miriam weigh in on the sheyd/golem showdown (Miriam is not pleased).
Episode 29: The infinite onion.
February 22, 2019 03:39 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBAngelic fashion statements. A demon shiva house. And, autocorrect: #doesitdemon?
Episode 28: Show ‘em what you’re made of.
February 04, 2019 05:12 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBSlimy little demon (metaphorically speaking). Weight Watchers for sheydim. And a special action item.
Episode 27: The demon slayer.
January 28, 2019 04:03 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBSwords of destiny. Alternatives to CrossFit. And yes, actually, Superman *could* see right through that vessel.
Episode 26: Snakes, sorcerers, and Lilith, pt. 2.
January 08, 2019 05:16 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBThe 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.
December 31, 2018 04:23 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBThe fool and the heretic. Who’s on top? And a Kenny Rogers action item.
Episode 24: Don’t mess with a demoness.
December 26, 2018 04:10 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBBig 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.
November 29, 2018 04:09 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBRabbi 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.
November 22, 2018 04:21 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBThe biblical gunsmith. “A rabbi never exaggerates.” And how genealogy is really a Super Bowl commercial.
Episode 21: Origin stories, part one.
November 15, 2018 03:36 - 27 minutes - 38 MBMolasses cats. After the Tower, the untold story. Which witch? And seeking understanding when the worst things happen.
Episode 20: Go(at) to Hell.
October 25, 2018 21:42 - 26 minutes - 58 MBHoly 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.
October 17, 2018 03:53 - 29 minutes - 64.7 MBThe 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.
October 12, 2018 11:55 - 27 minutes - 59.9 MBTwo by two, mostly. Speaking things into being. And how to become whole.
Episode 17: Never walk alone.
October 05, 2018 12:04 - 28 minutes - 62.9 MBThe 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!)
September 28, 2018 20:14 - 8 minutes - 14.3 MBAlan 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
September 21, 2018 20:55 - 3 minutes - 3.81 MBA short note from Miriam. Full episodes return next week!
Episode 12: Little Mazik
September 21, 2018 20:42 - 26 minutes - 57.5 MBThe demon excommunication story is here!
Episode 14: The Divine OSHA
September 14, 2018 22:50 - 25 minutes - 54.1 MBFrom water to food, and why every little crumb matters. Also, access vs. ownership (when it comes to demons).
Episode 13: Blinded by the Water
September 06, 2018 17:06 - 30 minutes - 66.4 MBAn intro to one particularly slippery demon. And why you didn't learn about sheydim in school.
Episode 11: The Shofar/Excommunication/Sheyd Venn Diagram
August 23, 2018 03:59 - 27 minutes - 59.3 MBAlan 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.
August 16, 2018 13:37 - 23 minutes - 51.8 MBBe careful who you greet. And that fingernail thing at havdalah - does it demon?
Episode 9: Number 9... Number 9...
August 09, 2018 03:23 - 24 minutes - 52.6 MBName 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
August 02, 2018 00:34 - 23 minutes - 51.7 MBHow 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
July 26, 2018 04:33 - 23 minutes - 51.5 MBDemons are still not chickens (and vice versa). A biblical “blessing.” And - angel, demon, or human - access is everything.
Episode 6: #AccidentallyUnleashedtheKingoftheDemons
July 19, 2018 04:21 - 23 minutes - 52.1 MBPet demons help out around the house. Hang on to your jewelry. Never trust anyone wearing socks.
Episode 5: The Demon Royal Family Reality Show
July 12, 2018 03:24 - 25 minutes - 55.2 MBWhat’s in a name. Useful demons. And this show is not brought to you by Ziprecruiter.
But where'd the horse come from?
July 05, 2018 04:49 - 21 minutes - 46.7 MBBaby 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...
June 29, 2018 03:24 - 25 minutes - 55.6 MBDemons and mitzvahs. Smoke and blood. And what’s up with my mezuzah?
Episode 2: Three Things to Know About Demons
June 21, 2018 16:23 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBIn 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.