April 22, 2026

Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews

Episode 105 - Pokemon: Blue and White

Good Eevee-ning, pokemon fans. In this episode, we catch all the connections between Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Some of them may be a bit Onix-pected, but we’re sure you’ll enjoy it as much as a Magikarp-et ride. You should have no Fearow about our conversation, because we Exeggcute this episode perfectly. If you weren’t a fan before, this will Seel the deal. You won’t believe what comes out of our Meowths.

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April 8, 2026

Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews

Episode 104 - Captain Gideon

In this episode, we dive into the book of Judges and the unlikely rise of a hesitant leader called to something greater. Gideon struggles and doubts himself with taking on the mantle of leadership, but he gets the courage to step up and lead. We explore this ancient story of courage and transformation and the marvel superhero whose character faces similar doubts about leadership and who shares a strategic mindset.

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March 25, 2026

Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews

Episode 103 - Wonder-Name

What’s in a name?

In this episode, we explore the story from Genesis when Jacob’s name is changed to Israel. We look at a recent superhero show in which the characters discover new versions of themselves, and that is often accompanied by some new type of recognition. From the stories of our ancestors to the stories of today’s superheroes, we explore how these groundbreaking moments in our lives define us.

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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 podcast episode. But the kids love this one.

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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 before you do you'll need to know the core rules.

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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 the guests we hoped to have, the topics we thought we would cover, and our predictions for some of the more popular nerd franchises. Some of them were spot on!

Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning, or joined us more recently, thank you for being part of our journey! This episode is for you.

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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 part of our Jewish Super Friends group.

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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 phandom so devoted, so joyphul, and so unlike any other phan base. We also reflect on what it means to belong to something bigger than yourselph and how community can turn concerts into connections. It’s also loaded with so many phish jokes, so there’s that.

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