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

Dec 3rd, 2019 25m 50s

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

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

Nov 18th, 2019 9h 32m

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)

Nov 1st, 2019 57m 27s

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

Episode 44: Sheydim in yeshivah.

Sep 27th, 2019 24m 19s

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

Episode 43: Time. Travel. Term limits.

Sep 3rd, 2019 25m

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 b

Episode 42: The King of the Demons

Aug 22nd, 2019 29m 24s

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.

Jul 24th, 2019 16h 32m

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

Episode 40: Chicken feet!

Jul 15th, 2019 30m 11s

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

Jun 25th, 2019 30m 34s

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

Episode 38: The Shavuot special!

Jun 3rd, 2019 24m 59s

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

Episode 37: Puberty in Galicia.

May 28th, 2019 50m 31s

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.

May 20th, 2019 23m 3s

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: 🎵Fly like a demon...

May 13th, 2019 25m 53s

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

Episode 34: The Passover special!

Apr 15th, 2019 22m 12s

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)

Apr 15th, 2019 25m 8s

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

Episode 33: Biblical monopoly busting.

Mar 25th, 2019 29m 53s

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!

Mar 18th, 2019 24m 55s

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

Episode 31: Kingdom, phylum, class, demon.

Mar 11th, 2019 22m 19s

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.

Mar 4th, 2019 24m 2s

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

Episode 29: The infinite onion.

Feb 22nd, 2019 28m 3s

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

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

Feb 4th, 2019 26m 17s

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

Episode 27: The demon slayer.

Jan 28th, 2019 28m 18s

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

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

Jan 8th, 2019 32m 59s

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.