Ep. 13: Jewish Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fandom – with author Valerie Estelle Frankel

Valerie Estelle Frankel is the author of over 80 books on pop culture, including Hunting for Meaning in the Mandalorian; The Villain’s Journey; and Who Tells Your Story? History, Pop Culture, and Hidden Meanings in the Musical Phenomenon Hamilton. Several of her books focus on women’s roles in fiction, such as Buffy and the Heroine’s Journey; Superheroines and the Epic Journey; and The Many Faces of Katniss Everdeen. She’s currently editor of Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy, publishing an academic series for Lexington Books.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenValerie’s author pagehttps://vefrankel.wordpress.com/Meet the authorhttps://judaicainthespotlight.com/meet-the-author-valerie-estelle-frankel/Dybbuks, Robots, and Golems: Exploring Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0C6KEY3k24Valerie’s articles at Mediumhttps://valeriefrankel.medium.com/Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios