Chapter 18: Through an Existential Crisis

Chapter 3: Who Is Your Teacher?: On “The Good Place” Michael tries to guide Chidi and Janet toward new things, but it’s Eleanor who finds unexpected inspiration because of Tahani. So on the podcast, Jon Spira-Savett and Audrey Marcus Berkman explore reincarnation Jewish-style and who th... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 5: To Measure or Not to Measure: On “The Good Place” Eleanor is excited when she is polite for the first time without thinking, Tahani’s philanthropy doesn't score enough points with her parents or the algorithm, and Chidi doesn’t find pleasure in doing the most good. So on the podcast ... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 1: Measuring Deeds: In “The Good Place” Michael talks about deeds and points, and on the podcast Jon Spira-Savett and Dan Ross (two rabbis) discuss whether deeds and mitzvahs can or can’t be measured. Find complete show notes here! by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 9: Consider Yourself One of Us: On “The Good Place” Eleanor considers who she wouldn’t connect with on Earth and where she’s ready to attach now. On the podcast, Jon welcomes first-time co-hosts Ben Gurin and Myra Meskin — two rabbis who are parents of a new baby they named Eleanor! We... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Welcome to Tov! Everything is Fine.: Introducing Tov! Get ready for the launch of the new podcast about "The Good Place" and Jewish ideas. by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 12: How To Be Medium: On “The Good Place” Eleanor, Jason, and Janet visit Mindy St. Claire, and on the podcast Jon and Sari discuss many ways of being medium, and how medium relates to isolation, selfishness, and possibility. (But funnier than it sounds!) Find complete show n... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 6: Promises: On “The Good Place”, Eleanor tries both to keep and not keep her promises to Michael — and on the podcast, Jon and Dan trade stories of dog-watching gone wrong and explore why promising is such a big, Yom-Kippur-level matter in Judaism. Find complete sho... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapters 16-17: Is It Just Me or Is the Divine Evolving Too?: On “The Good Place”, Michael reboots the neighborhood hundreds of times but the humans and even the demons outmaneuver him every time in a new way. So finally he offers the humans to stop erasing their memories and to work together with them against Shaw... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapters 14-15: When My Soul Was in the Lost-and-Found: On “The Good Place”, Michael reboots, Janet gives Eleanor back her Chidi note, and the humans find each other again. On the podcast, Jon and Dan connect teshuvah with losing and finding things, animals, and people, and explore a classic Jewish teaching t... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 4: Be Yourself?: On “The Good Place” Eleanor wants Jason to keep playing Jianyu while they figure things out but Jason wants to be himself, and on the podcast Jon Spira-Savett and Rebecca Rosenthal (rabbis!) discuss what it means for your inside and your outside to be al... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 7: Lying: On “The Good Place”, it’s the classic lying episode, and on the podcast Jon and Rebecca jump off from the Talmud’s analysis of white lies to talk about truth and relationships, how and when we tell people important truths, and how truth emerges between p... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 2: Does Study Lead to Change?: On “The Good Place” Chidi assesses whether or not to help Eleanor, and on the podcast Jon Spira-Savett and Dan Ross (still rabbis!) discuss how teshuvah begins and whether studying philosophy or Torah or anything can help you become a better person. Find... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 36: Who Am I?: On The Good Place, it’s the iconic “Janet(s)” episode! In Janet’s void all the humans look like Janet; Chidi and Eleanor help each other find who they are and save the universe for now in the process; and Janet helps Michael find who he is as they meet t... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 24 Encore: Mask, Costume, True Self: We recorded this originally out of chapter order and released it to coincide with the holiday of Purim! Re-releasing it now in "Good Place" sequence. On “The Good Place”, the humans and Janet put on costumes and assume new identities to pass through demo... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 13: Leaving the Garden: On “The Good Place” Eleanor figures out that they are not in the Good Place after all, and on the podcast Jon and Rebecca discuss the essence of a Good Place and whether Eve was on to something when she got the two of them out of the Garden of Eden! The ... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 11: Mixed Motivation: On “The Good Place” Eleanor can’t make up points while that’s her main motivation, Chidi can’t fall in love unless he’s sure he has the right motivation, and Jason has purity of motivation and no ability to translate it into appropriate action. On the po... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 10: Decision Hygiene -- and Soulmates, Part 1: On “The Good Place” Chidi is paralyzed by choices at all stages of life and afterlife – and on the podcast, Jon and Dan own up to their own indecision sources, explore the processes of good and bad “decision hygiene”, and open the conversation about soul... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 20: Because Friends -- And Lying Reframed: On “The Good Place”, Janet’s glitching prompts Michael and Janet to talk about the lies at the beginning of their relationship and now, and Michael realizes that they are friends. On the podcast, Myra and Ben and Jon overinterpret paper clips. Then they... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 24: Mask, Costume, True Self (Purim Episode!): We’re publishing this episode out of sequence to link up with Purim, the festival of costumes and the story of Esther! On “The Good Place”, the humans and Janet put on costumes and assume new identities to pass through demon headquarters on their way to ... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 18: Through an Existential Crisis: On “The Good Place” both Michael and Tahani experience their own crises — existential, midlife, and otherwise — and Eleanor and Jason help them through it. On the podcast, Julee Levine and Jon wonder which dimensions of such crises spur us forward, with ... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 19: How to Learn From the Trolley Problem: On “The Good Place” Michael turns the famous trolley problem into another form of torture for Chidi, while Jason says being mean to someone who is being nice to you is bad but he can’t put his finger on why. On the podcast, Geoff Mitelman (rabbi/science ... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 22: Faith Is Just Another Word for Looking Out for Clues: On “The Good Place” Shawn offers Michael a promotion, and among the humans only Eleanor has faith that Michael is actually still on their side. On the podcast, Leah Jones and Jon talk about how little they know about Kierkegaard – but how a leap to faith... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 21: Soulmates Reconsidered: On “The Good Place”, Janet makes and reabsorbs Derek, her rebound guy; Tahani and Jason almost get married; and Eleanor reveals to Chidi their love from a previous reboot. On the podcast, David Shyovitz and Jon roam through Talmudic and medieval Jewish ... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 39: Who Could Be A Friend? (Season 3 Finale): On the final episode of Season 3 of The Good Place, Tahani encounters John the gossip columnist, and Eleanor leans on the group as Chidi decides he needs to erase his memories of her when Simone arrives in the new experiment. On the podcast, Elliot G... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 25: Six Scales, Any Better Than Just One?: On “The Good Place”, the humans meet the Judge, who gives each of them an individualized test that they all must pass or none of them can go on to the real Good Place. On the podcast, Elliot Goldberg and Jon stress test the Talmud’s six-part afterlife qu... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapters 27-28: Nudge: It’s a new season of The Good Place! On the show, Michael keeps sneaking down to earth to intervene in the four humans’ lives without their realizing, in order to get them all to Australia to learn with Chidi and participate in Chidi’s and Simone’s new s... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Special Episode: The Midpoint: It’s halfway through The Good Place and therefore this podcast too! We mark the occasion with a reflective conversation among Rebecca Rosenthal, Dan Ross, Lela Spira-Savett, and Jon Spira-Savett. Settle your Season 2 bets about which characters the podca... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Special: Eric Kissack, Editor on The Good Place!: Our first conversation with someone involved in creating The Good Place, editor Eric Kissack! Eric talks with Sari, Rebecca, Dan and Jon about what an editor does generally, and what it was like to collaborate with Michael Schur for all four seasons. Eri... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 35: Is Jewish Utilitarianism a Thing?: On The Good Place, Michael and Janet meet Doug Forcett, who lives his life as a happiness pump after discovering the point system; Eleanor deals with her own greater knowledge of the big picture; and Jason teaches Chidi Jacksonville-style pool, where you... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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Chapter 26: Motivations and Rewards; Or, A Little Bit of Everything!: On the season 2 finale of “The Good Place”, the Judge and Michael agree on a new way to assess the four humans’ improvement. They send Eleanor back to the day she died but this time she doesn’t, and she sets out to change. On the podcast, Rebecca and Jon... by Tov! A Podcast About ”The Good Place” and Jewish Ideas

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