
Is that really legal? with Eric Ruben
A podcast about showbiz, creativity, and sometimes the law. Created by and starring Eric W. Ruben, Esq.
Episodes
134 episodes
Episode 134: Music Act and Event Manager, Joanna Jackson, Part II
This episode is a deep dive into the music business, its past and its future.Joanna started with a passion for music and a belief in the transformative power of live events. She's made a career of working with legendary promoters like AE...
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Episode 133: Actress and Fitness Pro, Kerstin Schulze
Kerstin grew up in Germany and moved to Los Angeles after Theater Training and a Degree in Business. She is known for her ability with comedy/improv and for her unique Voice. You've seen Kerstin's work in HBO's Righteous Gemstones, ...
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Episode 132: Intellectual Property Adviser and Attorney, Tamany Vinson Bentz
Tamany helps clients navigate the ever changing landscape of technology and media. She focuses her efforts with clients on intellectual property, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and false advertising issues.
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Episode 131: Music Act and Event Manager, Joanna Jackson
Joanna started with a passion for music and a belief in the transformative power of live events. She's made a career of working with legendary promoters like AEG and Goldenvoice, collaborating with iconic brands like NASA and Procter & Gamb...
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Episode 130: Musician and Entrepreneur, Tory Smith
Tory Smith is a guitarist, singer, and manager of two busy cover bands. Over the years, he observed how many performers have become over-reliant on using tablets and smartphones for their lyrics and chords, which has prevented them from deliver...
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Episode 129: Attorney and Entrepreneur, Marty Koffman
A graduate of an elite boarding school, Ivy League College, and top-notch Law School, Marty has been a lawyer, an entrepreneur, and now co-runs the company he co-founded with his brother, Abe's Vegan Muffins.
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Episode 128: Managing Director in a Private Equity Firm, Pam Stern
Pam, a friend and client for over 15 years, explains what a private equity firm does. We also talk about fashion, accounting, and life.
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Episode 127: Biocompatibility & Toxicology Consultant, Michel Mercier
Michel is a multilingual scientist who consults in the Medical Devise industry.
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Episode 126: Project Manager, B. Madhusudan
Madhu is a native New Yorker whose parents came from India and made incredible contributions to this country. He continues in their footsteps. We talk immigration, politics, and technology.
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Episode 125: Consulting CTO and Author Dave Stern
Dave is a consulting CTO and devops engineer. We talk about transformation, technology, cyber security, artificial intelligence, deep fakes, and entertainment. His book,
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Episode 124: Author, Chef, Podcaster, Hotelier Jamie Schler (3rd interview)
After getting her degree from the University of Pennsylvania, she lived in New York City and then moved to France where she lives today. She's studied psychology, art, and now runs a hotel, makes jam, writes cook books and hosts a podcast. Find...
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Financial Advisor Bailie Slevin
I've known Bailie through the world of theater, but she's been a camp counselor, massage therapist, stage manager, office manager, general manager, sales trainer, coach, mentor, and producer. We talk about personal finance, long term care, cash...
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Attorney/Writer Ed Gaffney Returns and We Restart the Pod
Ed Gaffney is an Ivy League grad, a lawyer with experience in the corporate world who has spent the last three decades doing criminal post-conviction defense work. He is multi-published in the world of Legal Thrillers with an Edgar Award nomina...
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Episode 121: Josie Bray, Producer, Director, Choreographer
Josie started out in Chicago, went to Maine and ultimately attended Emerson College where she got a BFA, a Masters in Theater Education, and was even an adjunct faculty member. She's worked in many capacities in many theaters, in Boston and New...
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Episode 121
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Episode 120: Author Frances Stockton
Frances started with a no-w famously defunct publisher, got the rights to her books back, and has not stopped. Like many authors, she's self-publishing her romance novels across numerous platforms. Find out more at
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Episode 119: Attorney Chavala Kobluk
Chavala started her career as a dancer/musician/actress, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She travelled to over 30 countries working in Fashion, Marketing, and worked in the non-profit sector related to cancer, diabetes, food an...
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Episode 118: Singer Songwriter, Emmaline
Living in Nashville, Emmaline started life in small town Australia. She writes and performs trippy pop music and is also a music supervisor and soundtrack creator.
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Episode 117: Actress Tammy Dahlstrom
Tammy Dahlstrom currently stars as the as the take-no-b.s. undercover U.S. Marshall ‘Diane’ in the new Dekkoo original comedy series, MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE.Previously, she gained tons of fans recurring as the farmer-turned-frontier ...
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Episode 116: Podcaster, writer and tech guy, Chris Crimm
Chris is a podcaster who has provided a platform for the voices of survivors of abuse. He's made a career in tech and writes as well.
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Episode 115: Romance Writer, Terri Brisbin
Since 1998, Terri’s more than 50 historical and paranormal romance novels, novellas and short stories have been published by Berkley, Harlequin, Kensington, NAL and SMP Swerve and released in 20 languages in 25 countries! While also self-publis...
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Episode 114: Law Professor Eric Ruben (2nd Appearance)
Professor Ruben teaches criminal law, professional responsibility, and a seminar on the Second Amendment. His scholarly work has been published in the California Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Georgetown Law Journal, Iowa Law Review, and Yale La...
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Episode 113: Talent Enabler, Anna Krieger
Anna Krieger, is a talent recruiting professional. She talks with me about talent, queer issues, pronouns, intersectionalism, the great resignation and more!
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Episode 112: Jason T. Gaffney & David Singletary of new series Marriage of Inconvenience
In the brand new Dekkoo-Original Comedy Series Marriage of Inconvenience, two total strangers entering a witness protection program must pretend to be happily married to hide their identities from the dangerous people who want them dead!
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Episode 111: Actress and Teacher Paula Plum
Paula Plum is one of Boston’s leading actresses. Her most notable performance have been as Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth at the Actors’ Shakespeare Project. She's been a staple at the Lyric Stage, the SpeakEasy Stage, and the American Repertory Th...
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