Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Where our lives of Jewish learning collide with our love of Nerd Culture. Join us as we explore Jewish texts, history, and values and the apparent and invisible connections to your favorite movies, characters, and hobbies. www.torahsmash.com
Episodes
March 11, 2026
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 102 - SMASHBALLS: The Podcast
The story of Purim is often told as a parody. A tongue-in-cheek retelling of survival. But is the original story that great to begin with? This episode is a great one for your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate! It’s not a great podcast episode, or even a spectacular podcast episode, please please… it’s just a plain old ...
February 25, 2026
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 101 - TS101 A Lesson in Basics
In our 101st episode, we go back to the fundamentals, the level 101 we need to know about Judaism. Are there really only ten commandments? What rules do we have to know for Star Trek? What are the lessons we need to know for board games? What are the basics when it comes to comic books? You should explore new ideas and hobbies, but be...
February 11, 2026
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 100 - Opening Our Time Capsule
Listen to what we found!
Before we ever recorded our first episode, the three of us got together to test the audio. That footage was never released to the public… until now! Listen to us predict the future… I mean our present… from the past, but also about multiverse timelines. It’s not that confusing, we promise. We talk about th...
January 28, 2026
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 99 - The Torah League
In this episode, we explore why the heroes from the Torah always seem to be told as a solo story. They have friends don’t they? Are they really the only “super” people at that time? As we contemplate and wish that someone would yell “assemble” we try and identify the groups of heroes from the Torah. We also decide which Torah heroes would be pa...
January 14, 2026
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 98 - Something Phishy… With Special Guests Rabbi Benjamin David, Rabbi Eric Linder, Rabbi Stephen Wise
In this episode, we’re join by not one phish, not two phish, three phish (jew phish) guests! We dive into the world of the band Phish and the one-of-a-kind community that has grown around the band. Phrom the music to the culture, we explore what makes the Phish pha...
December 31, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 97 - Ted Blessings
It should be said: Fun is serious business.
In this episode, we look at the comedy and heart-filled series, Ted Lasso. We discuss the title character’s impact on the world around him and the Jewish practice that he may be unknowingly doing regularly. From character growth to internal gratitude, this episode is a nice reminder to slow down, re...
December 17, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 96 - Not Alone for Hallmark Hanukkah…With Special Guest Tamar Laddy
In this episode, we’re joined by special guest, Tamar Laddy, who helps us better view the less frequently made Hanukkah Hallmark movies. We explore assimilation, belonging, and choosing to stand out instead of blend in. And then, we do that again and again and again. Not because it’s a time loop, b...
December 3, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 95 - MagicHeart
The Torah says they no sorceress shall live, but what is its take on scientists?
In this episode, we explore the tension between magic and science and the thin line that can exist between our understanding of both. Using a certain marvel metal hero, we dive into what counts as “magic” in the first place. From Shabbat science to Pharoah’s magician...
November 19, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 94 - The Cube of Babel …With Guest Host Cantor Ross Wolman
In this episode, our guest host, Cantor Ross Wolman, helps us take a look back at the ambitious building of the Tower of Babel. We explore what happens when humanity’s drive causes their humanity to disappear. The answers to our questions may be revealed as we look up to the heavens, past the...
November 5, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 93 - Um, Actually
With a world of fun facts all around us, we all sometimes get the irresistible urge to push up our glasses, tap that person on the shoulder, and say, “Um, actually…”
In this week’s episode, we correct each other while reading Proverbs 16:16. We explore the differences between knowledge and wisdom, but you know that already. We debate when educa...
October 22, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 92 - Huntrix, Honmoon, and Holy Scrolls
This episode takes us to the Honmoon protected world of the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie. We explore the protection spell cast by Huntrix and find similarities with Jewish cultural symbols that could possibly have the same effect? We discuss what it means to create a barrier that keeps something out and what does that also then k...
October 8, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 91 - Not Heroes. Not Alone.
Psalm 23 talks about walking through the shadow of death. Let’s walk into it together.
In this episode, we dive into one of the newer Marvel movies to hit the big screen through the lens of one of the most popular Psalm versus. We explore fear, trust, and the power of being alone. But the people who will guide us through this conversat...
September 25, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 90 - Brave New Mindset
As we reflect during this High Holy Day season, we’re diving into the Jewish concept of teshuva—turning, returning, and transforming. What does it mean to change, to repair, and to not be wholly defined by your past?
In this episode, we look at some truly marvelous characters wrestling with their pasts and the people they want to become....
September 10, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 89 - Fantastic Four: First Tests
Finally, there was pretty strong Jewish representation in a Marvel movie!
In this episode, we venture through Marvel’s newest movie, Fantastic Four: First Steps, with a look at this tale of sacrifice, testing, and trust. From cosmic children with unimaginable power to the silence of those around them, we explore how stories can...
August 27, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 88 - The Game Over People
In video games, a “game over” isn’t the end, it’s just another chance to start again. In this episode, we explore how failing, restarting, and building resilience are just as much a part of Jewish life as they are of gaming culture. From gratitude and kindness to perseverance and play, we unpack what it means to keep going even after listing...
August 13, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 87 - Clone Force Kilayim
Let’s talk genetics. Yes, let’s talk genetics. Is there an echo in here? Yes, there is now.
In this episode, we take a closer look at Kilayim, the Torah’s prohibition against mixing species. We inspect it and how it shows up in a tale from a long, long time ago, of a squad of soldiers unlike any other. What does Jewish tradition say about...
July 30, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 86 - Pirkei Avigilante
Time to suit up as we take a daring dive into Pirkei Avot 1:10. From the streets to the courtroom, we unpack some of the tensions between working within the system or outside of it. We also discuss a certain red vigilante’s path and how it sometimes struggles when faced by its towering opposing force. If this topic gets too heated, it may be time...
July 16, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 85 - Worse Than Leprosy
This week, we look at what may possibly be the least favorite torah portion: parsha metzorah. It’s tedious, it’s a bit gross, and spoiler alert - it’s not even about leprosy! We clean up our act and take a look at why the portion has such a bad rap. What other Jewish texts are disliked? Can we discover why this bad writing has survived so long i...
July 2, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 84 - Pixar’s Paradigm Shift
In this episode, we explore the theory that suggests that all Pixar films exist within a single shared universe. Or perhaps they don’t and they’re just individually made entertaining movies. Or maybe the director once knew someone named Andy and liked the way he treated his toys. We’ll discuss how literal or interpretive we believe the Pixar ...
June 18, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 83 - Monsters and Angels
Remember the story in the Tanakh about flaming serpents? What about the one about unicorns?
This week, the mystical co-hosts of Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell help us summon the wild, weird, and fantastical creatures hiding in the pages of Torah. We explore the line between monsters and angels. Honestly, w...
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