Love Talk Live with Jaime Bronstein

Miriam Katz is the host of The Ex Appeal Podcast for which she interviews every person she's ever been romantic with on any level.

She is also an actor, writer, and public speaking coach. You may have read her work in the LA Times or seen her in chili's commercials (plural).

In this episode of "Love Talk Live," Jaime interviews David and Julie Buliitt, who have been married for 39 years, and are the authors of two award-winning books on couples and relationships, and are the hosts of “Conversations For Couples-The Podcast.” They have four daughters and three grandchildren. They are regular television, radio, and podcast guests. Learn more about David and Julie at www.thebulitts.com and on all major social media platforms at @TheBulitts.

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In this episode of "Love Talk Live," Jaime interviews Brian Franklin.

Dubbed “The Humorist” by The New York Times, Brian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vows & Speeches, which he founded in mid-2021 with his wife and business partner, Nicole Franklin. As the main speechwriter for the company, Brian has helped clients write hundreds of vows, wedding speeches, ceremonies, presentations, and even eulogies. Through his work, he’s interviewed hundreds of engaged couples and wedding party speakers, and he is currently writing a book called Engaged: Things I Learned About Love And Partnership By Interviewing Engaged Couples (And Their Wedding Party Speakers), which is planned for an early 2026 release.

Topics include:

How to nail your vows/wedding speech/ceremony and be memorable for the right reasons

How to put some humor in your wedding

Brian's risky, fraught-filled, and exciting jump from working in politics to the wedding industry

Why you should not use AI for your wedding speech

Overcoming your fear of speaking emotionally in front of your friends/family

In this episode of "Love Talk Live," Jaime interviews Bruce Sudano

Through his biggest influences, experiences, and memories, singer/songwriter Bruce Sudano shares his stories of love, heartache, struggle, and spirituality by way of song. 

At only 20 years old, Sudano scored his first hit on the music charts with the  song "Ball of Fire", In 1977 Bruce & 2 of his two Brooklyn friends released the debut album of their band Brooklyn Dreams...signed to famed producer Jimmy Inner's label, Millennium Records (distributed by Casablanca Records). That year, Sudano met Donna Summer, who was signed to Casablanca. Brooklyn Dreams and Summer immediately began writing songs together, and within a few months, Sudano and Summer were dating. For Bruce's current album Talkin’ Ugly Truth, Tellin’ Pretty Lies, he teamed up with hit-maker mixer/producer Ken Lewis, who has worked with Taylor Swift, Drake, Kanye, and BTS, and he released his danceable rhythmic anthem “Make The World Go Away”

Topics discussed are as follows:

- How Bruce knew he was meant to be a songwriter

-What it was like to write a hit song at twenty years old

- The key to having a 30-year marriage with Donna Summer

- The special song he and Donna wrote about his parents' divorce, called "Starting Over Again"

- How his current marriage is different from his last one

- All about his new album

- His advice for young songwriters just starting in the biz

In this episode of "Love Talk Live" I interview divorce attorney, Erin Wilson. 

Erin focuses exclusively on family law cases, which include divorce, custody/parenting issues, child support and maintenance, domestic violence and prenuptial agreements. Known as a trusted advisor and skilled advocate. While she believes in and strives toward an amicable and fair settlement out-of-court, Erin has extensive trial experience with a reputation for being kind when appropriate, and aggressive when necessary. She makes every effort to achieve an amicable and fair settlement out-of-court through creative approaches and skillful advocacy.

Topics discuss are as follows:

- How Erin advocates for children during and after the divorce process

- How to decide between mediation and litigation

- What makes Erin different from other lawyer? How does she stand out from the crowd?

- How Erin looks at each case in a unique way

- There's no cookie cutter way of working with a couple going through a divorce

- The best way to work with a high conflict couple

- Inspirational case studies

In this episode of "Love Talk Live" I interview Daniel Bilsky. Daniel is a partner at Beermann Law Group, Ltd in Libertyville where he has worked since 2013.  He focuses his practice on pre and post decree divorce and parenting matters and has worked as a Lake County Guardian ad-litem  and mediator since 2017. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned a degree in philosophy and received his Juris Doctorate from Marquette University  and an LLM in Family Law from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is a member of the Lake County and Illinois Bar Associations.  He lives in Deerfield with his wife, two sons and dog named Georgie.

Topics discussed are as follows:

- How and why Daniel decided to be a lawyer

- The most common reasons people get divorced

-Daniel's unique advice for people going through a divorce

- Daniel shares successful stories of couples who started as high conflict and then found a way to get to a peaceful divorce agreement.

In this episode of "Love Talk Live," Jaime interviews divorce attorney, Jonathan Steele. Jonathan's legal career began with foundational roles at Nadler, Pritikin & Mirabelli LLC, progressing to more advanced practice at Beermann LLP. His exemplary performance quickly elevated him from associate attorney to partner upon his admission to the Illinois Bar, marking his rapid rise and distinction in the legal community. Recognized for his profound expertise in family law, Jonathan’s skills have earned him continuous recognition from Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star—an accolade reserved for less than 2.5% of attorneys under 40 in the state, acknowledging outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Furthermore, he has been designated an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers magazine, a selective honor given to fewer than 2% of Illinois attorneys each year, which recognizes only those lawyers who are identified by their peers as the top lawyers in Illinois.

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And much more!

In this episode of "Love Talk Live" Jaime interviews James Barry, health guru and unofficial relationship expert! The two of them discuss the following: 

James Barry’s 20 years in the culinary field started as a private chef cooking for celebrities such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Gerard Butler, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Mariska Hargitay (of Law & Order:SVI fame), Barbra Streisand, and John Cusack. James is CEO & Founder of the organ-based, superfood seasoning Pluck. It's the first of its kind and an amazingly easy and delicious way for people to get organ meats into their diet. James is also a published cookbook author, having co-authored the recipes in Margaret Floyd’s book Eat Naked and Dr. Alejandro Junger’s book Clean 7. He authored the cookbook The Naked Foods Cookbook. He is the host of the podcast Everyday Ancestral.