The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Torah in Motion describes itself as a space for exploring the great ideas at the heart of the Jewish tradition, and The Podcast of Jewish Ideas lives up to that promise. The show is an academic interview series that pairs its host with scholars from Oxford, Harvard, Bar-Ilan, and other major universities. Each biweekly episode runs 54 minutes to about an hour and fifteen minutes, focusing on a single big idea -- the nature of prophecy, the evolution of Jewish ethics, the political philosophy embedded in the Torah, the origins of Jewish mysticism. With 86 episodes and a 4.7-star rating from 49 reviews, the audience is smaller but serious. The conversations are rigorous without being inaccessible. Guests are experts in biblical studies, Jewish philosophy, halacha, and history, and the host gives them room to develop their arguments fully. You will not get soundbites here; you will get sustained intellectual engagement with ideas that have shaped Jewish civilization for thousands of years. The production is clean and professional, and the episode catalog reads like a graduate seminar reading list in the best way. If you have ever wished you could audit a Jewish studies course at a great university, this podcast is about as close as you can get without enrolling.