Mystic-Skeptic Radio: Uncensored/Raiders of the Unknown

Mystic-Skeptic Media presents Jesus The Israelite: A Jewish Commentary on the New Testament. In part 2 of our pilot episode we apply our own fail or pass criteria to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's book Kosher Jesus https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/kosher-... A good review and discussion of this is available on this blog: https://www.torahmusings.com/2012/01/... Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs su...

Mystic-Skeptic Media presents Jesus The Israelite: A Jewish Commentary on the New Testament. We will explore the different interpretations available on the life of Jesus from a Jewish perspective. My cohost Nick and I will look at books, scholarship and available research which address the concepts described in NT. We will also bring in guest who can open up these enigmatic texts. Join us in this...

In this week's show we present a seminar presented at The Byron Sherwin Center called "Reclaiming Enoch: Rediscovering His Importance in Ancient Judaism and Early Rabbinic Thought." Rabbi Dr. Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez discusses the importance of the biblical figure of Enoch is increasingly clear to scholars of the Second Temple Period. Many Jews are unaware, however, of his significan...

In this week’s show our guest is Shaun Hamilton returns, a veteran of the US Navy. He previously served in the Navy as a submarine nuclear operator. He is the author of "When Your Partner Says #MeToo : Your Role And Responsibilities In Their Recovery Process." His book provides guidance to partners of survivors of sexual violence how to best support them throughout their recovery process...

In this week’s show our guest is Shaun Hamilton, a veteran of the US Navy. He previously served in the Navy as a submarine nuclear operator. He is the author of "When Your Partner Says #MeToo : Your Role And Responsibilities In Their Recovery Process." His book provides guidance to partners of survivors of sexual violence how to best support them throughout their recovery process.  His e...

In this week's episode we feature an interview from our series "Heritage Hunters." We discuss the history of my ancestors and the historical persecution of the "converso" Crypto-Jewish community by Christian Anti-Semites in Latin America which is part of the vestiges of Medieval Catholic paranoia. Geneologist John R. Campbell describes his research and how he has helped co...

In this week's show we feature a tribute to friend of the show and supporter of The Farm Intentional Community, Dr. Joel Arya Goldstein. He passed away on July 10, 2022 at the age of 82. Him and his wife Betty Stevenson lived in Summertown, TN and were life long partakers of psilocybe cubensis or "Magic Mushrooms" and other natural hallucinogens. He was part of our first discussion...

In this week show we present my lecture on the topic of Group Bereavement Support. I was presented to a group of facilitators who provide support to those experiencing grief. For more similar presentations visit my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Vvx_JJKoY3KmiV_60QVZA Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing...

In this week's show we respond to a follower of our YouTube channel that felt compelled to quote 19 Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture passages out of context to condemn all Jews, for all time, indiscriminately. Below are the scriptures sited which have nothing to do with modern day semites, Jews, Israelis, converts to Judaism or individuals who practice Judaism: "And the Lord said unto me,...

In this week's show we feature our 2015 Interview with conspiracy expert Brian Dunning. He is an American writer and producer who focuses on science and skepticism. He has hosted a weekly podcast, Skeptoid, since 2006, and he is an author of a series of books on the subject of scientific skepticism, some of which are based on the podcast. Skeptoid has been the recipient of several podcast awa...

In this week's show we discuss conspiracy theorist Ye's ongoing abuse against the historical Jewish community. We discuss the latest developments and why it is important to combat this type of vitriol from him. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all availab...

Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 10 seasons we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Domini...

In this week's show we discuss John Stewart's new Apple TV Show "The Problem." Created in a podcast style format the program is often funny and real until known government officials and war-hawks Condolessa Rice and Hillary Clinton were featured. Joe Balog, Grant Easterday and I your host David Daniel Gonzalez dive deep into the repercussions of a famous comedian, activist and...

The book The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism 1484-1515 sheds light into the histographical proof of the Crypto-Jewish experience of certain individuals summoned by the Inquisition in the 15th Century. During that time period the inquisitorial tribunal tried and prosecuted countless “Catholic” heretics for the crime of Judaizing. Ms. D’Abrera profound understanding of the subject exposes th...

In this week’s show the topic is Maimonides on Crypto-Judaism. This presentation took place in 2010 in San Antonio during the 20th Annual Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Conference. I presented on this subject to discover some insights on the halachic (Jewish legal) status of Crypto-Jews. I explored the writings of the halakhic master Maimonides, one of his works Iggeret ha-Shemad (Letter on Mar...

In this week’s episode of Heritage Hunters we will go deeper into the history of Crypto-Jews or descendants of the Spanish-Portuguese Jews in the Americas known as the Anusim. This often maligned group, who are no longer called marranos, keep popping up in popular culture and every now and then in major Jewish publications. However, just because it is an interesting topic that does not mean that a...

En el episodio de Cazadores de Nuestro Pasado de esta semana profundizaremos en la historia de los cripto-judíos o descendientes de los judíos hispano-portugueses en las Américas conocidos como los Anusim. Este grupo a menudo difamado, que ya no se llama marranos, sigue apareciendo en la cultura popular y de vez en cuando en las principales publicaciones judías. Sin embargo, el hecho de que sea un...

This week's program includes a presentation by me at the 39th Texas State Hispanic Geneological and Historical Conference. This presentation is called The Vanishing CryptoJew. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past...

El programa de esta semana incluye una presentación mía en la 39.ª Conferencia Histórica y Geneológica Hispana del Estado de Texas. Esta presentación se llama El CriptoJudio Desvaneciendo. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In...

In our first episode of the series "Heritage Hunters" we discuss the history of my ancestors and the illogical persecution of the Jewish community by Christian anti-Semites in Latin America and Europe. "...I'm like a wandering Jew looking for your love." This phrase is part of a Mexican folk song performed by Dueto America.  Recently, La Ettnia, a Colombian Rap group, crea...

En nuestro primer episodio de la serie "Cazadores de Nuestro Pasado hablamos de mis ancestros y de la persecusion ilogica encontra de la comunidad Judia por los antisemitas Christianos. "...soy com un Judio errante que busca tu amor." Es parte de una canción folclórica Mexicana interpretada por el Dueto America. Recientemente La Ettnia  grupo colombiano de Rap creo una canción menos...

Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 10 seasons we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Domini...

In this weeks show our guest is Kristin Urquiza who co-founded Marked by Covid non-profit organization. Ms. Urquiza’s father died from COVID after trusting Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s claims that “it was safe to resume normal activities” in June, as the state surged with COVID cases and her childhood neighborhood of Maryvale — a low-income community with a large population of immigrants and Lati...

Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 10 seasons we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Domini...

Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 10 seasons we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Domini...