About this episode
This week on Unorthodox, former guest Gavriel Savit joins us for a spooktacular Halloween episode. We talk about the Jewishness of Dune , William Shatner’s mission to the moon, why some religious Jews don’t celebrate Halloween, and more. Our Jewish guest is actor, author, and substance abuse counselor Stacey Nelkin , who starred in the 1982 film Halloween III: Season of the Witch . She joins us to reminisce about the critically panned cult classic. Our Gentile of the week is Carrie Harris , a fiction writer whose work features monsters, mayhem, and murder. She tells us why horror writing flourishes in uncertain times, and reads a passage from her new young adult book, Elder God Dance Squad , which she describes as ‘ Stranger Things meets Bring It On .’ Dara Horn , author of the new book People Love Dead Jews , and host of the podcast “ Adventures with Dead Jews ,” gets us in the holiday spirit with a reading of “The Dead Town” by Yiddish writer I.L. Peretz. (Translated by Helen Frank and Hillel Halkin, abridged and adapted by Dara Horn.) Listen to Liel on a special crossover episode of “People of the Pod,” discussing “ How the Jews Went Right in Britain .” It’s the first installment of “21st Century Europe and the Jews,” a four-part collaboration between Tablet and American Jewish Committee. Listen to the episode here , and learn more about the series here . It’s that time of the year! Please support Unorthodox and the other Tablet shows you know and love by visiting bit.ly/givetounorthodox . Send comments and questions to unorthodox@tabletmag.com , or leave us a voicemail at (914) 570-4869. You can also record a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group , and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram . Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel ! Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt . Want to book us for a live show? Email producer Josh Kross at jkross@tabletmag.com . Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts . Sponsors: Rothy’s shoes are stylish and sustainable, and now they’re available for men too! Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/UNORTHODOX