Episode 35 - Genesis of the Spider-Verse ...With Special Guest Danny Fingeroth

08/16/23 • 47 min

August 16, 2023
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 35 - Genesis of the Spider-Verse ...With Special Guest Danny Fingeroth
In this episode, we explore the converging and diverging realities of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse with one of the writers and editors of the Spider-Man comics, Danny Fingeroth. We explore the origins of The Spot, canon events in Marvel and the Torah, and a startling discovery about the film that will make you question if you even saw the same movie that we did!
00:00:57 Introducing Danny Fingeroth
00:02:24 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
00:05:20 Talking Al Milgrom and his creation: The Spot
00:09:18 Two versions of the same movie?
00:12:32 Two different Genesis stories
00:17:14 More examples of multiple stories
00:22:10 Diverging realties
00:24:30 When has Marvel told two stories?
00:27:20 The Marvel Universe’s canon event
00:29:42 The essentials of a canon event
00:34:38 Making a hero or a villain
00:35:30 Universe 42’s Prowler Theory
00:39:56 Across the Spider-Verse’s Afikomen
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This episode was supported in part by JewCE! (Jewish Comics Experience) which is a full day convention and preview night that brings together fans, creators, and industry professionals to explore the rich history and contributions of diverse Jewish creators and content in the comics medium. JewCE! is created and hosted by the Center for Jewish History in New York City. If you are interested in attending or to learn more, visit jewce.org.
Also visit the Center for Jewish History at cjh.org for new information on the institution and their partners, who are all involved in the upcoming exhibit: the museum and laboratory of the Jewish comics experience, opening in October 2023 at the center for Jewish history.

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Episode 34 - Mishpacha of the Galaxy

August 2, 2023
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Episode 34 - Mishpacha of the Galaxy
Think back to the families that came before us: Abraham and Sarah; Rebecca and Isaac; Jacob, Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah; and of course Rocket, Lylla, Teefs, and Floor. Join as we review the many different family structures within the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and some surprising connections to a few families from the Torah.
00:01:06 The Guardians Trilogy
00:02:26 Mishpacha means family
00:03:19 The three sets of Amidah families
00:06:10 The families in the guardians trilogy
00:09:10 Related to Kevin Bacon
00:14:15 The High Evolutionary’s obsession
00:18:52 Drax, Quasar, and Warlock
00:20:57 Rocket’s Perspective and Groot’s love language
00:25:20 Swinging back to the Jewish stuff
00:26:09 Joseph, Moses, King David, and Joseph again
00:31:40 Reliving time with your family
00:35:06 Growing from the family around you
00:37:18 Some of our favorite afikomen
00:46:32 Two types of family
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Episode 36 - Cobra Chai ...With Special Guest Dr. Betsy Stone

August 30, 2023
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 36 - Cobra Chai ...With Special Guest Dr. Betsy Stone
Torah Smash has special guest Dr. Betsy Stone to help us as we prepare ourselves for the High Holy Days. We always tend to take a look inward and think of all the people to which we may have done wrong, because every year even though sometimes our heart knows, our head forgets. So we look at the process of teshuva with some of our favorite pop-culture senseis. And these lessons are not just for karate only. These lessons are for whole life!
00:03:13 The Jewish practice of teshuva
00:05:38 The Karate Kid returns decades later
00:07:12 Stories from the “villain’s” perspective
00:08:10 The teshuva process
00:11:59 A state of mind or an action?
00:15:00 Telling ourselves that we’re wrong
00:19:27 Regretting I hurt you, but not my behavior
00:25:42 Hypothetical ladder of teshuva
00:28:03 Cobra Kai needs better practice saying sorry
00:36:41 Advice on changing your ways
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