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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ 

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ 

On the 21st annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Joe Dziemianowicz weighs in on the 2026 Tony Award nominations category, Featured Actor in a Play.

Segment airs June 6, 2026 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By #1034 (5/30/2026): DOWNS SYNDROME

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Here is episode #1034, “Downs Syndrome,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on facebook, Saturday morning, May 30, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with dramatist and director William Missouri Downs, raps a Jewish A.I. number, and reads “Miriam and the Dancing Shoes”; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Concrete).

Guests: playwright William Missouri Downs; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: robins nest, wave it around
00:38:30 BUNION WATCH
00:43:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:18:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews William Missouri Downs
02:03:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon: A.I. rap and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso’s “Miriam and her Dancing Shoes”
02:36:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:45:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Concrete, CO
02:48:30 DAVE GOES OUT

William Missouri Downs
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Holcim cement plant, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/30/2026): WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS

Topics include: playwriting, theater, Judaism

Segment airs May 30, 2026 as part of episode #1034 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #1033 (5/23/2026): SPO BUSINESS

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Here is episode #1033, “Spo Business,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live facebook, Saturday morning, May 23, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews singer Jenna Esposito and offers a Rabbinical Reflection on San Diego Mosque Attack; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Columbine Manor); Dave’s Big Dictionary (expedite).

Guests: cabaret’s Jenna Esposito; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: Puns of Anarchy, nut mumps, Fiddle Faddle, Go Greek, sumo juice
00:56:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:33:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jenna Esposito
02:13:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: Expedite
02:35:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:43:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #208: Mosque Attack
02:53:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Columbine Manor, CO
02:56:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jenna Esposito
Jenna Esposito & Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #1031 (5/9/2026): BRICH BY BRICH

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Here is episode #1031, “Brich by Brich,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live facebook, Saturday morning, May 9, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews singer songwriter Carla Ulbrich; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Colona); StoryTime (Logan Pryce Makes a Mess, pt. 2); Bunion Watch.

Guests: musician Carla Ulbrich; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: tomato plants, greatest songwriters
00:49:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:23:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Carla Ulbrich
02:12:30 STORYTIME: STORYTIME: Tales from Maple Ridge – Logan Pryce Makes a Mess, pt. 2
02:34:00 BUNION WATCH
02:39:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:53:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Colona, CO
02:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Carla Ulbrich
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Colona, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/9/2026): CARLA ULBRICH & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musician CARLA ULBRICH

Topics include: illness, novelty songs, butts, Dr. Demento, Moisture Festival

Segment airs May 9, 2026 as part of episode #1031 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/2/2026): RICHARD CALIBAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright & director RICHARD CALIBAN

Topics include: Cucaracha Theater, Movies TV Mayhem, Bard College, Blue Man Group, Andrei Serban, Leni Riefenstahl

Segment airs May 2, 2026 as part of episode #1030 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Please Note: Segments extracted from “Dave’s Gone By” may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast.

All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Skit (4/25/2026): STORYTIME – The Pet Potato

For this week’s StoryTime segment on Dave’s Gone By, host Dave Lefkowitz reads Josh Lacey’s “The Pet Potato.”

This segment aired April 25, 2026 as part of episode #1029 of the “Dave’s Gone By” video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Full episodes also available on youtube, Facebook (davesgoneby), Spotify, and on DavesGoneBy.com.

All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By Skit (4/11/2026): STORYTIME – Potato Pants

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For this week’s StoryTime segment on Dave’s Gone By, host Dave Lefkowitz reads Laurie Keller’s “Potato Pants.”

This segment aired April 11, 2026 as part of episode #1028 of the “Dave’s Gone By” video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Full episodes also available on youtube, Facebook (davesgoneby), and on DavesGoneBy.com. 

All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By #1028 (4/11/2026): ASH SATURDAY

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Here is episode #1028, “Ash Saturday,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, April 11, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews playwright S. Asher Gelman; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (College Hills); StoryTime (Potato Pants); Dave’s song “Don’t Bugger Me.”

Guests: playwright and director S. Asher Gelman; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: naughty producers, Art Paul’s paintings, Passover onions
00:49:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Terry Schreiber, David Gersten
00:59:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:33:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews S. Asher Gelman
02:14:00 STORYTIME: Potato Pants (by Laurie Keller)
02:42:00 MY OLD PHLEGM: Aladdin’s lamp
02:48:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:59:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: College Hills, CO
03:02:30 DAVE GOES OUT

April 11, 2026 Playlist: “Don’t Bugger Me” (02:38:30; Dave)

S. Asher Gelman
S. Asher Gelman & Rabbi Sol Solomon
Art Paul Schlosser, Painting for Day 348: “When You’re Feeling Blue”
College Hills, CO