Here I am again poked out of forum retirement to comment because I just have to.
I read Further Arguments in Diabolical Plots when Unblinking linked me to it on another forum in relation to something I had said about the Transgendered and Orthodox Judaism, (Some friction there, I'm afraid.) and I feel that context coloured my view of that story to its detriment. But thanks to Podcastle being the awesome full service podcast that it is, I have had the chance not only to hear a reading of Further Arguments, but also this story too, and have gained a much better idea of the world and characters we're dealing with.
Previously, I found Yudah to be just an opportunity to play with a stereotypical jewish Patriarchal voice, and his trans identity as just a convenient way to slip in a joke. Thanks to this story, and the chance to listen to it, I now love Yudah's distinctive personality as well as his quirky and distinctly unconventional family, and have a chance to see what being, in modern terms, a trans man really means for him and the sacrifices he has to make.
I can't help thinking though, that this new town won't know what hit it when Yudah turns up with his werewolf mother in law and part demon son.
I know we listeners are always issuing this peremptory command to the editors, but - MORE!