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Oct 25, 2020 • 24min

37. Xai, Halloween Finale: Spookot

Binya Koatz returns! Find her at binyakoatz.com and find the laws of Spookot at https://rb.gy/y3higw . We talk with her about this ancient and much venerated holiday, plus as usual, lots of gay stuff! Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Oct 18, 2020 • 18min

36. Xai, Halloween: Necromancer

We dive back into Sanhedrin 65b to talk about raising the dead, joints, Heroes of Might and Magic, and mystic politics in ancient Israel. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Oct 11, 2020 • 17min

35. Xai, Halloween: Witch

We explore the Rabbi's obsession with sexual perversion, give some listener shout outs, and interrogate the divine monopoly on fortune telling. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Oct 4, 2020 • 16min

34. Xai, Halloween: Zombie

Zombie rabbi rap battle, 'nuff said. To register for my Mishna Beit Midrash, just go to https://www.teprov.org/form/adultedfall20 and select Mishnah Beit Midrash! Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Sep 27, 2020 • 21min

33. Xai, Halloween: Golem

The beginning of our Halloween series! What does it mean to be god-like, what is a golem, Xava's health, malarkey and the mysteries of alternate fractal realities. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Sep 20, 2020 • 31min

32. Why God?

Michael does a transcendent interview with Sam Biagetti of the Historiansplaining podcast about belief in God, the movies, Jewish particularity and the non-existence of religion. Follow Historiansplaining at @historiansplaining. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Sep 13, 2020 • 24min

31. The Bad Seed

Demon Babies! Lilith, neo-Dworkinism, mpreg and the existential and sexual import of our historical moment all make an appearance. You won't wanna miss it! Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Sep 6, 2020 • 19min

30. Gender? In my creation story?

It's more likely than you think! Fractal primordial beings, queer representation in history, being sad about texting and much much more. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Aug 30, 2020 • 28min

29. Back in the USSR

We try a special new kind of episode! Michael interviews their dad about Jewish life in the former Soviet Union and we provide commentary. Plus a special shout out and plenty of banter. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Aug 23, 2020 • 22min

28. Bernie goes to Babylon

Senator Sanderz calls the show, Rabbis in their economic context , Xava mixes up Yehuda and Shimon, and we deal with persistent class antipathy. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.

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