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Jack Zaientz & John Baltisberger
Wayward Children
Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell
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...
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Ratings & Reviews
5.0 stars from 6 ratings
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.
SubplotKudzu via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/14/23
Recent Episodes
Send us a textThis week we talk about the sexiest figure in Jewish mythology. The queen of demons, a woman who looked the archetypal man in the eyes and said. "No, I will not be subservient. I am woman, and I would rather be a queen of demons than serve anyone."John may be really excited to delve...
Published 10/21/24
Send us a textThis week Jack and John throw curses around like it's nobody's business! Listen to Jack read off traditional Yiddish curses. Did you know we tried to curse Hitler? Check out the storied history of curse prevention, and watch as Jack puts John on the spot to make curses up just for...
Published 10/13/24
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