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I talk with Ronit Polin-Tarshish, the Orthodox Jewsih producer of TV’s Arranged about how her career got started. She shares how she played a huge part in creating the Orthodox film industry and organically moved from there to making TV shows, her thoughts on the Orthodox movie as a genre, and the portrayal of Orthodox people in the media. 

I go solo to reflect on this past year and the Choose Your Discount Sale. I share why I hate shopping online, my pet peeves around discount codes, and why I decided to put the power in your hands.

I talk with Shannon Lohr, the founder of Factory 45, about sustainability in fashion. She shares how she detoxed herself from fast fashion, and how starting her own brand led her to discover the environmental and human rights abuses of the fashion industry. Plus we discuss how I’ve quietly and slowly incorporated sustainability into the Impact Fashion collection.

I talk with Dr. Mimi Knoll, a radiation oncologist, about breast cancer. She shares why she decided to pursue the field, why patients with a diagnosis will usually not pursue a mastectomy, what a typical patient journey looks like through the medical system and what we should all know about prevention

I talk with Shana Alayev, a current stage 4 breast cancer patient, about her life. She shares the series of events that led to her discovering she had cancer, her initial interest in homeopathic cures and what eventually led her to decide to start chemo, her feelings about not "looking" sick, and how she takes care of her emotional health during this time.