In this episode we revisit the story of Alaa Khaled AKA Alec Ledd and ponder life's big questions, such as kugel, identity, celebrity, and how far we will go to please Barbara Streisand or compete with a more-famous brother.

In this episode we revisit the story of Alaa Khaled AKA Alec Ledd and ponder life's big questions, such as kugel, identity, celebrity, and how far we will go to please Barbara Streisand or compete with a more-famous brother.

Kugel vs Khaled

The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found ad-free at Lthau.substack.com, where you can also hear my new work - I'm making new episodes for the first time in five years.Strangers is storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody award winning director and producer, Lea Thau.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found ad-free at Lthau.substack.com, where you can also hear my new work - I'm making new episodes for the first time in five years.Strangers is storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody award winning director and producer, Lea Thau. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found ad-free at Lthau.substack.com, where you can also hear my new work - I'm making new episodes for the first time in five years.Strangers is storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody award winning director and producer, Lea Thau. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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