DATING LEONARD

Why doesn’t anyone pick the partner that other people think they should pick? Who the hell knows, but if you’ve ever watched a reality dating show on TV, this episode of Maybe It’s Me is for you. (Here’s a teaser: I dated the star of one of...

PAJAMAS

BridgePhotoDid you know that bridge was once the most popular game in America? EVERYBODY played. And now? Hardly anyone. So, why did I become obsessed with playing bridge? Why do any of us pursue the hobbies we pursue? Or do our hobbies pursue us? Why are we so afraid...

WHO MISSES THE BORSCHT BELT?

Why on earth would anyone miss the funky Catskills hotels and bungalow colonies where Jews vacationed for most of the 20th century because they weren’t allowed to check into most gentile-owned resorts and didn’t have the money to travel anywhere else? What...

STAYIN’ ALIVE

I used to make fun of my parents for spending all their time at doctor’s appointments. Now I’m doing the same. If you are, too, tune in to Season 2, Episode 7 of MAYBE IT’S ME and we can compare notes.  

LIFE DRAWING

Okay, the latest episode of Maybe It’s Me is one you won’t want to miss … if only because you will find me trying to draw a naked man. I signed up for what I assumed would be a very basic art class, strictly for beginners, but there on the stage...

WHY MY MOTHER WAS DEBBIE DOWNER

My mother saw disaster lurking everywhere. Why did I take so many decades to believe she–and so many women like her–had a lot of reasons to be afraid, not only for herself but for all of us? Tune in for Season 2, Episode 5 of my podcast MAYBE IT’S...