Adventures with Dead Jews
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
This companion podcast to Dara Horn’s new book People Love Dead Jews takes listeners beyond the book to some of the strangest corners of Jewish history, exploring how the popular mania for dead Jews warps our understanding of both past and present. In this series, you’ll meet flamboyantly gay Civil War Jewish spies, Japanese “Jewish specialists” trying to build their own Jewish state, genius Victorian identical twins and genius Lubavitcher identical twins, American and Soviet Jewish moviemakers hoping to become Hebrew prophets, adorable imaginary Jewish children, and a very righteous Tyrannosaurus Rex. With these strange, dark, hilarious, and fascinating stories, Dara Horn guides listeners through the outsized role that dead Jews play in other people’s imaginations— and sometimes still play in ours. Join us on our Adventures with Dead Jews!
Location:
United States
Description:
This companion podcast to Dara Horn’s new book People Love Dead Jews takes listeners beyond the book to some of the strangest corners of Jewish history, exploring how the popular mania for dead Jews warps our understanding of both past and present. In this series, you’ll meet flamboyantly gay Civil War Jewish spies, Japanese “Jewish specialists” trying to build their own Jewish state, genius Victorian identical twins and genius Lubavitcher identical twins, American and Soviet Jewish moviemakers hoping to become Hebrew prophets, adorable imaginary Jewish children, and a very righteous Tyrannosaurus Rex. With these strange, dark, hilarious, and fascinating stories, Dara Horn guides listeners through the outsized role that dead Jews play in other people’s imaginations— and sometimes still play in ours. Join us on our Adventures with Dead Jews!
Language:
English
Introducing: Covering Their Tracks
Duration:00:06:10
Introducing: Gatecrashers
Duration:00:03:15
Bonus Jews
Duration:00:12:36
Agreeable Jews: Ep. 7
Duration:00:53:09
Unsinkable Jews: Ep. 6
Duration:00:53:39
Time-Traveling Jews: Ep. 5
Duration:00:51:23
Disposable Jews: Ep. 4
Duration:00:52:48
Shooting Jews: Ep. 3
Duration:00:45:25
Frozen Jews: Ep. 2
Duration:00:50:44
Why Do People Love Dead Jews?: Ep. 1
Duration:00:24:31
Tablet Studios and SoulShop present: Adventures with Dead Jews
Duration:00:02:57