Love Boat was my favorite show growin' up, and I'm thrilled to have Isaac the beloved bartender, aka Ted Lange, on the show this week. We talk about TV in the 80's, and Ted tells me about his experiences being a black man on a white show. This man is chock full of anecdotes from the set, not to mention his other professional endeavors - from Shakespeare to his own playwrighting. A super fun one! Share and spread the gospel!

A WORD FROM RAE LYNN by The X-Rae Podcast with Iris Bahr & Rae Lynn

My final installment of the X-RAE in Israel series. Chen Alon is a theatre director and former Major in the Israeli army turned refusenik and peace activist alongside former Palestinian militant Souli Khatib. Together they founded Combatants for Peace to bring peace about through nonviolent activities, that include site specific theatre performances at various checkpoints between Israel and the occupied territories. Chen dives deep into his journey from the son of Holocaust survivors and staunch Zionist and military man to disillusioned refusenik and now theatre director and activist. A fun and festive guy that opened my eyes on a bunch of stuff. Check it out!

Itai Anghel has spent almost thirty years in various war zones across the globe, from Bosnia to Rwanda to Iraq and Syria and back. He shares his profound experiences covering the most dangerous places on earth, not to mention as an Israeli ‘undercover’ in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and more. A fascinating gentleman indeed.

I sat down with Israeli NGOer, Eran Shayshon, to talk about his work dealing with the BDS movement (Boycott Divest Sanction). He breaks down exactly what the movement entails and the challenges in trying to separate legitimate criticism of Israeli policies versus acts that aim at the delegitimization of Israel as a state. Heavy stuff folks, but friggin interesting, even for a non-Jew.

Boaz Gaon is the founder and CEO of WISDO, a social impact app that battles loneliness in a super cool way. Take a listen. (This ep is part of what I’m calling my Start Up explorations during my time in Israel. There are so many start- ups here it's friggin overwhelming, but I narrowed them down to some fun ones I thought were important and I’ll be sharing them with you.

This one is powerful folks. Souli Khatib is a Palestinian that spent 10 years in prison for stabbing two Israeli soldiers. While incarcerated, he educated himself, learned about the Holocaust, engaged in non violent protests that yielded fruit, and underwent a major transformation. Once released from prison, he co-founded the organization Combatants for Peace, advocating and engaging in non-violent peace activism.

This week’s episode is part of my new OCCUPATION WEEK theme where i interview a random person accomplished in their field. Since so many of my friends are going through nasty divorces i thought getting the skinny from a divorce attorney would be a fun yet informative episode that would help the masses and give insight into this sordid occupation lovingly called FAMILY LAW!! I’ve tried to keep the dude's name private, but it may have slipped out once or twice during the interview. Oh well. ENJOY!!

Dani Zoldan bought a comedy club in NYC at age 24. He lives two blocks away with his surprisingly blonde and beautiful Jewish wife and hosts the biggest comics in the biz, including yours truly. He is also the lowest energy guest I’ve had to date, and at times I had to nudge him awake. But my maverick interviewing skills yielded beautiful results and this episode is soothing, relaxing, funny and…short.

NY Times Journalist, Sopan Deb, gives me the inside scoop about working at the paper, traveling the country following the Trump Campaign for CBS News (Yes, he got arrested in case you were wondering..) how he spends his current days at the paper covering the NBA (not to mention schooling me on the players) and his new memoir about being brown. A festive fellow. Check it out!