Lighten Up – with Michael Rapaport

About this episode

Aviva Klompas and Michael Rapaport discuss various topics including Jewish holidays, pop culture, and Rapaport's mayoral campaign amidst current events.

After weeks of heavy headlines - from multiple conflicts to rising antisemitism and political tension - we’re switching things up. Host Aviva Klompas is joined by actor and comedian Michael Rapaport to talk about everything from Jewish holidays to pop culture, life hacks, random obsessions, the unexpected things bringing joy right now, and the kind of advice that sticks. They also check in on Rapaport’s campaign to be New York City’s next mayor – if you have ideas for slogans, theme mus...

People in this episode

Host: Aviva Klompas

Guest: Michael Rapaport

Topics covered

• Jewish holidays
• pop culture
• life hacks
• antisemitism
• political tension
• joy

Keywords

• Michael Rapaport
• Aviva Klompas
• Jewish holidays
• pop culture
• antisemitism
• New York City
• mayoral campaign

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York City

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