The After Life Podcast

Episodes

1. 11

   #011 More Bacon Please

   We’re back with another episode, discussing the joys and curiosities of life after leaving ultra-orthodox Judaism. In this episode we catch up with each other (and with you!) about where we’ve been since our last episode aired. We take you through hospital delivery rooms, Sukahs attached to…

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   Mar 25, 2019

   33m
2. 10

   #010 Rabbis Love Lipa

   For the occasion of Lipa’s groundbreaking new album Sol comes down from the ivory tower where he’s been teaching chemistry and Ushy takes a break from his lab at an undisclosed location near the US capitol, to discuss this momentous event. Can Ushy and Sol live with the knowledge that Lipa is now...

   Oct 7, 2015

   31m
3. 9

   #009 Ari Mandel (Rachmuna Litzlon): an After Life Interview

   Even if you sell your Olam Habbah we still welcome you in the After Life. Ari Mandel, aka Rachmuna Litzlon, joins us in this episode for an interview packed with insightful anecdotes of his very active life on the internet’s OTD groups, the story behind his activism, and juicy details about his...

   Jun 19, 2013

   1h 24m
4. 8

   #008 Looking Back, Looking Forward

   In the After Life it can be a bit confusing about how far back you really want to look. In this episode, as we reflect on our episodes so far, we discuss what it takes to talk about your life before, the responses we often get, and the criticism we sometimes ignore. We wonder aloud how ex-Hareidi...

   Apr 18, 2013

   40m
5. 7

   #007 The Wicked Ones

   Happy Passover! They may have knocked our teeth out, but we, the wicked sons and daughters of the Haggadah who questioned all the rituals, still question who we are today. In this episode we discuss the role of Jewish identity in our new lives. Joined by a guest that makes us all seem smarter we...

   Mar 28, 2013

   32m
6. 4

   #004 The Games We Play

   Now that the ball of life is in our court we sometimes like to sit back with a few beers and watch others kick it around. In this episode, recorded in the pre-super bowl era before God started loving his Dodge Ram, we sit down to discuss the world of sports and athletics that our new life has...

   Feb 12, 2013

   44m
7. 3

   #003 Too Shul for School

   It’s back to school in the After Life and we feel as ready to take off as a Boeing 787, still we strap our seatbelts and take you along for the ride. In this episode, we discuss the Yeshiva learning skills that help or hinder us in our pursuit of secular higher education, why chemistry students...

   Jan 29, 2013

   34m
8. 2

   #002 Build It and They Will Stay Out

   We may no longer feel at home at Chasidic houses but the After Life can feel like a no man’s land. In this episode of The After Life we explore the architectural signatures of Chasidic life, why all shuls smell the same, the most complicated way to sweeten your coffee, and why it’s easier to find…

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   Jan 14, 2013

   37m
9. 1

   #001 Oh, The Food You'll Eat

   They may not serve beer in hell, but the After Life is full of new foods with complicated names to confuse even for the most avid shopper at Pomegranate. In this episode we reflect on the experiences we had with food since we made our last blessing, all the money we saved with the dollar menu…

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   Jan 1, 2013

   29m