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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: Jewish Folklore: Episode 19
Description: Husband and Wife read from Part III: The Human Comedy —Chapter 1: Droll Characters, from A Treasury of Jewish Folklore.In this episode of the Sacrilegious Book Club, topics include Fools and Simpletons:the joys of child-inspired foolishness; what makes a fool; love, philosophy, and noodles; the science of buttered bread; Phoebe and Joey from the show Friends; Rose of St. Olaf; The Wisdom of Chelm; pajamas and pretzels; AND Wife's inability to keep secrets.Next time, we will cover some entries from Schlemihls & Schlimazls, AND Ig...