Is that really legal? with Eric Ruben

Send us a text 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 AEG and Goldenvoice, collaborating with iconic brands like NASA and Procter & Gamble, and partnering with artists such as The Grateful Dead, Mumford & Sons, and Chance the Rapper. Support the show

Send us a text 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, a commercial with Tina Fey, even opposite of Will Arnett and other great performers such as Dave Schwimmer, Amy Schumer, Anthony Anderson, and Kathy Bates. We cover a lot of ground. She has a great fitness business as PartyandDiet.com. Support the show

Send us a text 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. Support the show

Send us a text 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 & Gamble, and partnering with artists such as The Grateful Dead, Mumford & Sons, and Chance the Rapper. Support the show

Send us a text 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 delivering their best performance. Tory teamed up with a musician/engineer friend and created the BlackBox Prompter. If you decide to buy one from their site, enter the code "ericwruben" at checkout for an additional 10% off. Support the show

Send us a text 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.  Support the show

Send us a text Pam, a friend and client for over 15 years, explains what a private equity firm does. We also talk about fashion, accounting, and life. Support the show

Send us a text Michel is a multilingual scientist who consults in the Medical Devise industry. Support the show

Send us a text 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. Support the show

Send us a text Dave is a consulting CTO and devops engineer. We talk about transformation, technology, cyber security, artificial intelligence, deep fakes, and entertainment. His book, Hackproof Your Startup, is available at Amazon. Support the show

Send us a text 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 out more at www.lifesafeast.net.  Support the show

Send us a text 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, credit, retirement, and lots of other stuff. You can see more about Bailie at www.bailieslevin.com. Support the show

Send us a text 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 nomination. We discuss the upcoming year, cruelty, white supremacy, optimism, creativity. Support the show

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 York City. I've had the pleasure of working with her in two wonderful productions. Her latest project involves creating a play using music, poetry, spoken word, and dance to shed light on the historical role of 19th century black female resisters like Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman through the use of biofictional storytelling. Find out more at www.truthplay.org. Support the show

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 https://francesstocktonauthor.wordpress.com. Support the show

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 and community sustainability and Aboriginal affairs. In 2017 she moved to Australia and attended law school. She was one of four students selected for the ICC Moot Team Competition in the Hague.  Most recently she has been admitted as a New York Attorney.  Support the show

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.  Support the show

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 woman ‘Martha’ alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi in Season 3 of the TBS comedy series, MIRACLE WORKERS: OREGON TRAIL. She also recurred as the uber-assistant ‘Gloria’ in Season Three of Mike Judge’s critically acclaimed HBO series, SILICON VALLEY. Her previous television credits also include: LIFE IN PIECES, LUCIFER, JUST ADD MAGIC, TOGETHERNESS, CRIMINAL MINDS, THE MIDDLE, HOUSE OF LIES, GREY’S ANATOMY, CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR, HOUSE M.D., MONK, AWAKE and many others. On the big screen she’s appeared in numerous indie films, including John Asher’s PO, Dave Barry’s COMPLETE GUIDE TO GUYS, EM and STRAIGHT-JACKET.  This California native got her start as a commercial kid at the age of three when she was on the box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and starred in the commercial. The strawberry-blonde found continued success in commercials and has appeared in over 100 national and regional spots to date. Tammy has studied with some of the most respected acting coaches in the business, including Lesly Kahn, Margie Haber and Tom Todoroff. She is a proud USC Trojan, a self-confessed ‘foodie’ and dedicated dog lover. Support the show

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. Support the show

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-publishing a few works, Terri is working on more stories that will be released through 2024 with Harlequin, Dragonblade Publishing and Oliver Heber Books. You can connect with Terri here on her website terribrisbin.com. Support the show