Jew Girl: a New Girl Podcast for the Jewcurious
A Jewish "New Girl" fan makes her brother watch the show for the first time—and learn some stuff about Judaism!
Episodes
21 episodes
S1E20: Parashat Normal
1, 2, 3, 4, KAREEM, ABDUL-JABBAR! This week we learn about True American, Truth on the forehead, and develop a Truly fantastic screenplay idea—copyright us, Robin & Jay™. Also Russell is a golem.
S1E19: Parashat Secrets
A great episode for bears, chickpeas, angels smacking babies on the mouth, pretending your wife is your sister so the king doesn't kill you, and Chill God vs Angry God.
S1E18: Parashat Fancyman Part 2
What do Harold and Jumar, Ludwig Göransson, Miriam, and Paddington Bear all have in common? They're all in this wild ride of an episode! Well, somewhat. MAKE SOME SPACE for the infinite primordial light of the universe.
S1E17: Parashat Fancyman Part 1
This podcast is extremely pro public schooling, pro justice, and pro latke (no matter how you say it). Join us this episode as we eat the rich, pee in front of the bathhouse statue, count to 18, and talk about ranking levels of charitable goodn...
S1E16: Parashat Control
This podcast is PRO-ROCK! Very pro gem and jems. So kick back, relax, give up some control, maybe get tested for OCD, and carve out some limited time for Shabbat mode in your life. Oneg Shabbat and Gut Shabbos.
S1E14: Parashat Bully
Anything can be a milkshake, or a thinly-veiled song trashing your student, or a problematic set of new All-American Men-Only Mahjong rules, or a name for The Lord, or a weird translation of Josh. Just breathe. This is a good episode with a lot...
S1E13: Parashat Valentine's Day
ONE NIGHT ONLY. One. Except sometimes two. Count 'em! This week we discuss carving out time.
S1E12: Parashat The Landlord
Loneliness for Remy, HR violations for Schmidt, and JUSTICE FOR JULIA. Elul the month, Shofar the ram horn, and self-reflective mindfulness. Quick question—are people inherently good or bad? No pressure, but the Yetzer HaRa and Yetzer HaTov rea...
S1E11: Parashat Jess & Julia
What's makes a girly girl? Whose damp towel is this? And why might one hum wordlessly while handwashing? Ah HECKscher, let's LABEL some answers.
S1E10: Parashat Story of the 50
Still on the Make Hanukkah Golden soapbox, but that's besides the points—this week we have a sacrificial cult waving dinosaur red flags, eating Peeps from Beets and Jelly Fruit Slices, doing the Vulcan salute, smelling goats, and rethinking rei...
S1E9: Parashat The 23rd
Now wait, don't melt down that menorah—or hanukkiah—too fast with your golden olive oil (definitely in a glass bottle). This week the Maccabees are bringing down the hammer on the Seleucid Empire and John Hanukkah. Step on your soapbox as we ta...
S1E8: Parashat Bad in Bed
"Who is Susan Sarandon?" he said in his best Jimmy Stewart voice. Justin long, still here and going strong. A haircut that's a real ear-cutter. The Kuleshov Effect. Baby showers vs The Evil Eye. And performing feminininityity.
S1E7: Parashat Bells
A montage derash about the house of gooseBUMPS, meats, high standards, Sergei Eisenstein, The Talmud, Beit Shammai vs Beit Hillel, and Elu V'Elu—but also SIKE, kinda.
S1E6: Parashat Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving Seder of sorts, featuring a different kind of bear, charoset, racist college deans, "quotas," Justin Long, guarded domains, and blanching or talking (but not both).
S1E5: Parashat Cece Crashes
Bird Cat, Melk, Parkour, Ben Kingsley, India, and a Tu B'Av Horror Movie DIRECTED by Feet (get it?) this week on Jew Girl!
S1E4: Parashat Naked
This week we tackle magic, identity, an old Floridian man in a bar, and that word Jess can’t seem to say. Fair warning—we say it a lot.
S1E3: Parashat Wedding
Turducken in a wedding veil, pretending to be sober, and Natasha Lyonne. It'll all make sense in this episode of Jew Girl!
S1E2: Parashat Kryptonite
Wrestle with power! Smash a flower pot! This week we discuss Jess's struggle to confront her Kryptonite—Spencer's luscious flowing locks.