EPISODE 49: JOEL & KARMELA WALDMAN

🔥 From Network News to True-Crime Royalty – The Incredible Story of Surviving the Survivor 🔥

What happens when an Emmy Award-winning journalist and his Holocaust survivor mother launch a podcast together? A mix of true crime, raw storytelling, and deeply personal revelations that has taken the world by storm.

In this gripping episode of Tuxes & Tomahawks, Joel Waldman, former Fox News Washington correspondent and Fox 5 investigative reporter, shares his journey from covering Capitol Hill to uncovering the most compelling survivor stories. Alongside his mother, Karmela Waldman, a Holocaust survivor and psychotherapist, the duo delivers riveting, emotional, and sometimes laugh-out-loud moments as they navigate life, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit.

🚀 Inside This Episode:

• From Breaking News to Podcasting Stardom – Why Joel left network news and found his true calling.

• The True-Crime Phenomenon – How Surviving the Survivor became a must-listen hit in the world of true crime.

• Karmela’s Untold Story – How she survived World War II by hiding in a boys’ Catholic school and the emotional toll of losing a son and facing life without her husband of 63 years.

• The Art of Mother-Son Podcasting – The hilarious, touching, and brutally honest dynamic between Joel and Karmela.

• Mastering Life’s Biggest Questions – A rare, unfiltered look at aging, parenthood, grief, and what it really means to survive.

💡 Key Takeaways:

✔️ What true crime can teach us about resilience and the human condition. ✔️ Behind the scenes of investigative journalism and why some stories haunt reporters forever. ✔️ Why survival isn’t just about escaping danger—it’s about finding meaning in tragedy. ✔️ How an unlikely podcast turned into a life-changing experience.

📢 If you love true crime, gripping storytelling, and heart-to-heart conversations, this is an episode you can’t afford to miss.

🎧 Tune in now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms!

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