Is that really legal? with Eric Ruben

Send us Fan Mail Jessica started her legal career prosecuting criminal cases at the District Attorney's Office. She's taken that experience and her tenacity to defend people accused of crimes. As a result of the loss of her brother, she's become very active in suicide prevention. She's a bright, tough, interesting woman that I'm proud to call a friend. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Alex, famous chef, author, and the Oscar-nominated producer of Super Size Me and Bob, successful business consultant and author, have a new book about communication. We talk about their new work, Radical Alignment, and a lot of other fun stuff.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The daughter of immigrants, Diana attended Mt. Holyoke, worked at TOR books and got a graduate degree from NYU's Tisch School. An outspoken member of the LGBTQ community, Diana speaks candidly about growing up in the Boston suburbs and finding her love of language anddrama, Trans rights and more.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Eric Catherine Batog is a writer, musician, out lesbian, and Editor in Chief of Ailment, an online literary magazine for writers impacted by mental and chronic physical illness. Her late-in-life diagnosis of MS has changed the direction of her life in a new and meaningful way. Despite that potential setback, she's studying at Columbia University and enjoying her newlywed stat...

Send us Fan Mail Benjamin Dreyer is vice president, executive managing editor and copy chief, of Random House.  He has copyedited books by authors including E. L. Doctorow, David Ebershoff, Frank Rich, and Elizabeth Strout, as well as Let Me Tell You, a volume of previously uncollected work by Shirley Jackson. A graduate of Northwestern University, and fellow New Yorker, we talk language, LGBTQ, p...

Send us Fan Mail Lenore is a unique individual who can't be pigeon-holed. She's been a Playboy Bunny, a dancer with Michael Jackson, she's acted in TV, Film and Stage, she's worked in costuming on major film projects, she has her own line of handbags and accessories, and she's an ASL interpreter. She's accomplished all these things while navigating the sometimes diffi...

Send us Fan Mail Tor Ekeland's father was tortured by the Gestapo. His own journey has included time in theater, studying at Berkley and the New School, and ending up at New York's Fordham Law School. He's been nationally recognized for representing clients in computer fraud, whiter collar crime, and intellectual property matters. We talk about our concerns with the current politica...

Send us Fan Mail Eric chats with Susan Finch. Susan graduated from the prestigious Julliard school where she now teaches. She also teaches at the Atlantic Theatre School and coaches actors on Broadway. Susan talks about her training and also her interactions with the law when negotiating contracts and dealing with the immigration issues of her fiancé. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Eric talks with Ed Gaffney, a veteran criminal defense attorney specializing in appellate work. He also is a multi-published legal thriller author who was nominated for an Edgar, a prestigious award from Mystery Writers of America. They talk about the law, prejudice, and America's penal system. And much more. Support the show

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