Is that really legal? with Eric Ruben

Is that really legal? with Eric Ruben

A podcast about showbiz, creativity, and sometimes the law. Created by and starring Eric W. Ruben, Esq.

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April 22, 2025 58 mins

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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 R...

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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 ...

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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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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.

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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 "ericw...

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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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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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Michel is a multilingual scientist who consults in the Medical Devise industry.

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December 31, 2024 56 mins

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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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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.

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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 https://jamieschler.substack.com

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December 10, 2024 46 mins

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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.

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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.

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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 w...

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June 26, 2023 56 mins

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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.

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June 19, 2023 47 mins

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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 C...

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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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May 15, 2023 58 mins

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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-assista...

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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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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.

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