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Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/22/2026): DOUGLAS McLENNAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with arts journalist DOUGLAS McLENNAN

Topics include: A.I., classical music, arts journalism, USC

Segment airs Aug. 22, 2026 as part of episode #1046 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/22/2023): BILL ERVOLINO & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer and comedian BILL ERVOLINO

Topics include: New Jersey, Italians, comedy, journalism, Sean Connery

Segment aired July 22, 2023 as part of the 904th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com.

Dave’s Gone By #857 (7/9/2022): TO THE MAX

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Here is the 857th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, July 9, 2022. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guests: newscaster Jen Maxfield; theater critics David Sheward and Leslie (Hoban) Blake.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with journalist Jen Maxfield; Greeley Crimes & Old Times; Today/Yesterday Trivia Quiz (July 9 w/ Jen Maxfield, David Sheward, Leslie (Hoban) Blake); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bow Mar); Dave’s Big Dictionary (hit-and-run).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (TV news, Joey Chestnut)
01:18:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:32:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jen Maxfield
02:02:30 TODAY/YESTERDAY Trivia Quiz (July 9 w/ Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Jen Maxfield, David Sheward)
03:47:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (hit-and-run)
03:56:30 Friends of the Daverhood
04:03:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Bow Mar)
04:06:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jen Maxfield
David Sheward
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Bow Mar, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/9/2022): JEN MAXFIELD & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with news reporter JEN MAXFIELD 

Topics include: journalism, More After the Break, Columbia University.

Segment aired July 9, 2022 as part of the 857th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/29/2022): JOHN K. HARTMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with journalist JOHN K. HARTMAN

Topics include: Gannett, journalism, academia.

Segment aired Jan. 22, 2022 as part of the 822nd episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/6/2021): HARRY HAUN w/ Charles Nelson

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Dave chats with entertainment journalist HARRY HAUN, who is then joined by his husband, Charles Nelson, as well as critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake and David Sheward to play the Today/Yesterday trivia game. 

Topics include: Daily News, Bette Davis, Anthony Perkins, Gregory Peck, journalism, Broadway. 

Segment aired Feb. 6, 2021 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Note: Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Harry Haun, who passed Feb. 2, 2026 at age 85.

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Harry Haun
Charles Nelson & Harry Haun

Dave’s Gone By #764 (9/19/2020): ROSH HOUR

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Here is the 764th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2020. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: journalist Robert E. Calem, Rabbi Sol Solomon, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave chats with journalist Robert Calem; Rabbi Sol Solomon reads the papers; Greeley Crimes & Old Times; Today/Yesterday (Sept. 19 quiz); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Cahone); Dave’s Big Dictionary (dynamo).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (RBG, school zoom, public access)
00:47:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:58:00 GUEST: Robert Calem
01:48:00 TODAY/YESTERDAY (Sept. 19 w/ Robert Calem)
02:32:00 DAVE SAYS BYE (Toots Hibbert, Al Kasha)
02:46:30 RABBI SOL READS THE PAPERS
03:15:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (dynamo)
03:30:30 Friends of the Daverhood
03:37:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Cahone)
03:40:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Robert Calem
Toots Hibbert
Al Kasha
Cahone, CO
Rabbi Sol Solomon
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (9/19/2020): ROBERT CALEM

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with journalist and high-school alumnus Robert Calem

Topics include: automotive, New York Times, journalism, Hewlett High School. 

Segment aired Sept. 19, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s Special podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/10/2018): MIKE PETERS

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Dave Lefkowitz and his wife Joyce chat with Greeley Tribune author Mike Peters

Topics include: 100 Years Ago, Cop Log, Greeley Tribune, Gnarly Trombone, The Cornfield, Colorado.
Segment airs Feb. 10, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #640 (2/10/2018): MIKE DROP

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Here is the 640th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook and UNC Radio, Feb. 10, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: author Mike Peters (The Cornfield), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave chats with Greeley Tribune columnist Mike Peters. Plus: Inside Broadway, Dave’s Big Dictionary (bottom), Saturday Segue (Valentine’s Day, In the News).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:01:00 GUEST: Mike Peters w/ Joyce
00:29:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES w/ Mike Peters
01:04:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Olympics)
01:12:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:36:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Valentine’s Day
02:03:30 Friends
02:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:55:30 Weather
02:58:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (bottom)
03:12:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 10, 2018 Playlist: “Daily News” (01:00:30; Tom Paxton). “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (01:34:30; “Frasier” w/ John Mahoney). “Dedicated to the One I Love” (01:38:00; The Mamas and the Papas). “Extra Love” (01:41:30; Michael Hurley). “If Love Were All” {live} (01:44:30; Rufus Wainwright). “The Lovers are Here and They’re Full of Sweat” (01:47:00; Jonathan Richman). “Love You Till the Day” (01:50:00; It Shoulda Been You 2015 Broadway cast). “I Stand Corrected” (02:14:00; Vampire Weekend). “Hey Porter” (02:17:00; Johnny Cash). “Two Trains Running” (02:19:00; Dave Van Ronk). “The Music Never Stopped” (02:22:30; Grateful Dead). “In a Parade” (02:27:00; Paul Simon). “Tesla’s Hotel Room” (02:29:30; The Handsome Family). “The Loving” (03:19:00; XTC).




(pictured: Mike Peters, his book, and his Greeley Tribune column, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Happy Valentine’s Day!)
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