October 9, 2024
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 62 - Sabra: The Hero not the Hummus …with Special Guest Sasha Kaplan

The upcoming Captain America movie will include the first live action portrayal of the Israeli superhero Sabra. In this episode, we take a deep dive into Sabra’s first introduction into the Marvel Comics world, the possible powers and skills you may see on the big screen, and our predictions on what her story in the MCU will look like.

00:02:41 A background on Sabra
00:07:38 Sabra got a name change
00:09:17 Sabra entering the MCU
00:17:17 Revisiting Sabra’s troubling first comic story
00:26:41 Sabra’s name and some more troubling backstory
00:37:52 Sabra’s powers and skillsets
00:43:07 Will her Jewish or Israeli background play a part in her MCU Story

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September 25, 2024
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 64 - The Good, The Bad, and The Antisemitic …With Special Guest Dr. Linda Maizels

It’s been almost a year since the attack on Israel on October 7. Since that time, it hasn’t just been the war that has taken over the news. It feels like there has been such a strong increase of antisemitism locally and around the world. We discuss centuries worth of antisemitism, we ask why it seems so acceptable today, and we try to find hope for the future. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of nerdy stuff, too. After all, we are talking about the struggle between good versus evil.

00:02:32 The rise of antisemitism
00:05:44 Do superheroes attract supervillains? Or the other way around?
00:06:06 Gotham’s evil increases after Batman shows up
00:11:44 Antisemitism turns the Jew into the scapegoat
00:15:04 Does support increase only because the attacks are increasing?
00:18:55 Antisemitism is feeling more acceptable, for some reason
00:21:30 Do you share similar hope from the X-Men ‘97 series?
00:25:28 Having difficult conversations with opposing opinions
00:30:40 Got Hope?
00:37:02 The resident pessimist mitigates hate through empathy
00:39:11 Captain Benjamin Sisco and Gul Dukat
00:44:25 Time to mention to MCU

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September 11, 2024
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 63 - The Rav and The Acolyte

In today’s episode, we learn from each other as we discuss the newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte. We discuss the best and worst teachers among the sith and the jedi in the show. Also, did Darth Maul’s mommy make an appearance? Speaking of teaching, Ethan sith-splains Star Wars to his co hosts.

00:02:23 The Master and their student
00:03:39 “The desire of the wise is to learn, and a fool’s to teach”
00:05:16 Appreciating the cast for a moment
00:11:17 “A wise person is a student who makes their teacher wiser”
00:15:07 Darth Maul’s Mommy?
00:16:13 “To defend a country, you need an army. But to defend an identity, you
need a school.”
00:18:56 Ethan sith-splains Star Wars
00:24:30 Darth Bortles is a great teacher
00:26:30 “Educate a child according to their way.”
00:30:46 Was it a new lightsaber set?

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