Episodes and Sourcesheets

On this page, you'll find the audio links and source sheets for each published episode together with a tentative list of planned episodes, at least for the current "season" of the podcast. 

Season 1: Muslim Spain and North Africa

TRAILOR (audio only)

1. Intro I: Setting the Stage: Amoraim, Savoraim, and Geonim (audio) (sourcesheet)

2. Intro II: The Decline and Fall of the Geonic Empire (audio) (sourcesheet)

3. R. Hananel I: The Man and His Methods (audio) (sourcesheet)

4. R. Hananel II: His Commentary and Legacy (audio) (sourcesheet)

5. R. Nissim: Gaon of Africa (audio) (sourcesheet)  

6. R. Shmuel ha-Nagid I: Most Interesting Man in the World (audio) (sourcesheet)

7. R. Shmuel ha-Nagid II: The Most Interesting Man's Writings (audio) (sourcesheet)

8. BONUS: Intro to Hebrew Poetry of the Rishonim (audio) (sourcesheet)

9. Shelomo ibn Gabirol I: Master of the Song (audio) (sourcesheet)

10. Shelomo ibn Gabirol II: Jewish Philosopher of Latin Scholasticism (audio) (sourcesheet)

11. Moshe ibn Ezra: Potery, Piyyut, and Poetics (audio) (sourcesheet)

12. R. Yehudah Halevi I: A Life in Lyrics (audio) (sourcesheet)

13. R. Yehudah Halevi II: Defending the Despised Jewish Faith (audio) (sourcesheet)

14. R. Yehudah Halevi III: Judaism as a Special Species (Kuzari Essay 1) (audio) (sourcesheet)

15. R. Yehudah Halevi IV: Judaism from the Inside 

16. R. Bahya ibn Paquda: Applied Philosophy 

17. R. Avraham ibn Daud: Champion of Tradition

18. R. Avraham ibn Daud: Converting Aristotle to Judaism

19. Hebrew Grammar's Fighting Founders: Dunash and Menachem

20. Great Grammarians of Tanakh: ibn Hayudj, ibn Janah, ibn Balaam, ibn Gikitila

21. Ibn Ezra I: Interpreting the Torah

22. Ibn Ezra II: Commentaries and Commandments

23. R. Yitzhak Giyat and other Yitzhaks

24. R. Yitzhak Alfasi I: The Man, the Myths, and the Legends

25. R. Yitzhak Alfasi II: Hilkhot ha-Rif

26. R. Ephraim of Kil’a Hamad: Rif’s First and Friendly Commentator

27. R. Yehosef ibn Migas: Glimpses of a Giant

28. R. Maimon ha-Dayan and His Sons

29. Rambam I: The Greatest Composer

30. Rambam II: (Re)writing the Torah/How Halakha is Made

31. Rambam III: Maimonidean Philosophy on One Foot

32. Rambam IV: Mitzvot and Morality

33. Rambam V: Rambam as Communal Leader

34. R. Avraham: The Son Also Rises

35. Later Maimonideans

36. R. Hananel b. Shmuel, R. Perachaya b. Nissim, R Yishmael b. Hakhmon

37. R Zechariah Agamati and R. Yehudah alMadari

38. R. Tanhum Yerushalmi

39. Middle-Easterners: R. Shmuel b. Eli, R. Daniel ha-Bavli, R. David alAdani, R. Netanel b. Yeshaya

40. Mid-Easterners II: R. Yosef Rosh haSeder, R. Natan av haYeshiva, and the "Measef"

Season 2: Central Europe 

Season 3: Italy (and Byzantium)

Season 4: Provence

Season 5: Christian Spain