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Dec 26, 2022 • 1min

150. Vacation break

We're taking a week off. See you all in 2023! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Dec 19, 2022 • 44min

149. Russian Doll 2:4

The first Alan episode! We get goodies like gay exploration, loosening of the past, place lag, the decay of location, doing DMT at a warehouse party in Hungary, and a bunch of other stuff. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Dec 12, 2022 • 39min

148. Russian Doll 2:3

Nadia gets haunted by her mom! And vice versa? Plus, reincarnation, magnetic souls, the epigenetic K Hole and learning to accept the limits of our agency. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Dec 5, 2022 • 40min

147. Mailbag Part Deux

We're answering a bunch of questions at once! Thanks to all our listeners for such wonderful topics: vampires, evil, BDSM, the origins of the minyan, and the mussar movement. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Nov 28, 2022 • 43min

146. Russian Doll 2:2

Can any of us escape our pasts? Is time travel Jewish? We explore these questions on today's Russian Doll epi! Also featured: spiritual ennui, living in the present, and Satanist pawn shops. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Nov 21, 2022 • 37min

145. Praying East

A listener asks why we pray facing east, and the answer lies somewhere along this episode's meandering path through Talmudic disagreements, shifting historical meanings, and a discussion of sacred place. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Nov 14, 2022 • 41min

144. Venice Pilled

A listener asks: what's the deal with halakhic water rights? The answer? Flooding the world, a floating throne, legislating the commons and proximity to the source. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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Nov 6, 2022 • 40min

143. Russian Doll 2:1

Season 2 premiere of Russian Doll is finally here! It asks us the question we're all always thinking about: are we all pregnant with ourselves? Is HaShem pregnant with themselves? Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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 31, 2022 • 38min

142. Justice: What Is It Anyway?

Listener question time! What is tzedek, who is Tzadok, and would we hook up with the wife of Potiphar? The answers are in this episode! Featured: venn diagrams, outfit repeaters, awkward dudes and the 8 levels of charity. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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 24, 2022 • 37min

141. Dirty Rotten Government

Finally, listener questions return! This week: Talmudic insults, arguments, and lessons about distrusting the government. Anarchism, communism, friendship and ostriches all make an appearance. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and 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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