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 Florida, a young kid adjacent to the adult entertainment industry, and whom has transitioned genders; we hear her story and responses to judgment from society.

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 maneuver/processes we can apply to settle cases, his mediation show pitch to Netflix pitch. We also trade wild stories and dissect their results.

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 retiring from the NFL he earned a master's degree and advises companies on wellness and winning cultures.  

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 about internet filters.  He's reachable if you want to chat. 

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 in Texas in the 1990's.  He went on to be security for the Denver Nuggets and moved to Los Angeles to care for his late wife.

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 profession and how she overcomes them. We also talk about masculine vs. feminine enrgy and how she uses each to her advantage.  She also has advice for law students and people starting their own law firm, as she is currently building her business.

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 in Harvard Law School.  Nat was in class with Antonin Scalia and went on to work for the Department of Justice prosecuting Jimmy Hoffa and then joined a law firm as a named partner defending former president Richard Nixon, among other incredible stories.