Drawing new lines with stories, relationships, culture critiques and interviews with lawyers, artists, rabbis, CEOs and people on the fringes of society.
Rabbi Dr. Irving Lebovics helped pass laws and chair various comittees to support and improve the Jewish community in Los Angeles and California. Dr. Lebovics is a dentist, politician, and lecturer.…
Ariela Moskowitz worked as an exec for Disney and is now an associate for an entertainment law firm. She has a unique perspective on how Hollywood strikes ought to resolve and the future of studios a…
I brief you on: my grandmother just died, so I speak about her life, Andrew Friedman's passing; the results in the two jury trials I just fought; some ancient talmudic concepts regarding how to manag…
Andrew Friedman has served as a Los Angleles commisioner for over 30 years. He is a local legend and civil personal injury trial attorney. We explore the real story behind the LA Sheriff Lee Baca s…
As I wrangle Rabbi Boyarsky from his office to the podcast studio, he asks me if I kept my end of our deal and if I put tefflin on every day for a hundred days. I responded, “I’m not perfect, but I …
Sweetest episode. There’s a Hebrew/Yiddish word called nachas: a cocktail of joy, contentment, and peace, and is most often associated with a proud parent that enjoys nachas from their child. Nat, …
Michael Helfand is a religious liberties professor in Pepperdine and Yale law school.
Michael taught me in a seminar in UCLA (you could hear a pin drop) about how religious rights can act as a sword …
Rachel Feldman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), MA, a graduate of Columbia and Sarah Lawrence respectively, so I brought her on to help me probe Ariel Demure who grew up in South …
David Kupfer is a partner with Kasowitz Benson (any opinions and thoughts expressed in the episode are David's not his firm's) Abe Melamed is a professional mediator. David and I grill Abe on maneuve…
Julius Thomas played basketball for four NCAA seasons, but switched to pro football at graduation. He was active over seven seasons in the NFL, culminating in a Superbowl with Peyton Manning. After…
Rabbi Daniel Levine is back. This time, like with our Chanukah episode, we explore truth in the legendary Passover story.
Mike and I discuss NBA playoffs, with Laker predictions and on the merits and legal violations behind Kyrie Irving not playing in refusal of vaccination.
Yossie Strickman is a leader in internet safety. He encourages dialogue around pitfalls people find themselves in online. Yossie started the organization https://projecttrust.net/ to educate people…
Mike Alder is trial lawyer with an extraordinary winning record. Mike describes his road to success, especially the pitfalls and lessons that he encountered along the way.
Featuring the security guard from my previous short episode titled "A Security Guard Takes on Love" Jose Aragon tells his family's immigration story and insight from guarding a state and federal jail…
Shireen Tavakoli is an Iranian immigrant that graduated UCLA Law and worked for the United Nations and international law firms. Shireen discusses the challenges in being a female in a male dominated …
Nathan "Nat" Lewin talks about how he was hired as a clerk for the Supreme Court, which was partially because no one would hire a Sabbath observant Jew despite the fact that he was top of his class i…
Avi "Abe" Hendeles gets vulnerable about some health battles. His zest for life will leave you feeling inspired.
A fast paced conversation with Jacob Hornberger; an American politician, former trial attorney and presidential candidate. Jacob charges Congress to fix America's fiscal policy, with details on new …
Bernard Charbonnet is a legal titan that practices in NOLA for over 40 years. He was the chairman of the Port of New Orleans’ board of commissioners and served Louisiana in other posts in his career…