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Join producer and host Dave Lefkowitz every Saturday, 9-noon(Eastern) for comedy, culture, and camaraderie. Watch live on FB: http://www.facebook.com/davesgoneby. 

ON VACATION!! Next Episode – #1029: Sat, April 25, 9am-noonET: “BENSON BURNER”: Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director LYNNEA BENSON. Plus: Colorado Limerick of the Damned (College View, CO), Bunion Watch, Greeley Times, Dave Goes Away (Washington DC), more!

Lynnea Benson (guest 4/25/2026)

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S. Asher Gelman (guest 4/11/2026)

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INDEX – COMPLETE GUIDE TO DAVE’S GONE BY EPISODES

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/18/2026): LYNNEA BENSON & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with director LYNNEA BENSON

Topics include: William Shakespeare, Frog & Peach Theater, Three Women, Actors Studio

Segment airs April 18, 2026 as part of episode #1029 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/21/2026): ANDREW LLOYD BAUGHMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer and performer ANDREW LLOYD BAUGHMAN

Topics include: Tom Lehrer, Baltimore, theater, teaching, Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim

Segment airs March 21, 2026 as part of episode #1025 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #1022 (2/28/2026): FIT TO BE TIED

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Here is episode #1022 of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Feb. 28, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Jason Carmichael and offers a Rabbinical Reflection of Purim Jokes; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Coburn); StoryTime (“The Essential Compendium of Dad Jokes”); Dave Says Bye (Neil Sedaka).

Guests: actor Jason E. Carmichael; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: snow
00:18:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Neil Sedaka
00:36:00 DAVE GOES OFF: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
00:55:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: Art Paul Schlosser’s Art
01:08:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:31:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jason Carmichael
02:25:00 STORYTIME: The Essential Compendium of Dad Jokes (ed. Thomas Nowak)
02:46:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:52:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #202: Purim Jokes Return
03:02:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Coburn, CO
03:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jason Carmichael
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Neil Sedaka
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/28/2026): JASON CARMICHAEL & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor JASON CARMICHAEL 

Topics include: Tied, Howard University, racism, teaching, theater

Segment airs Feb. 28, 2026 as part of episode #1022 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/21/2026): MOLLY CARDEN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress MOLLY CARDEN

Topics include: I Came Back for Molly, suicide, Eve Ensler, theater

Segment airs Feb. 21, 2026 as part of episode #1021 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #1019 (2/7/2026): ZECH’S APPEAL

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Here is episode #1019 of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Feb. 7, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews singer Deborah Zecher and sings “Hey Jews”; Greeley Times; Bunion Watch; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Clarke Farms); Dave’s Big Dictionary (imbue); StoryTime (“Funny Faces”); Dave Says Bye (Harry Haun).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: winter
00:17:00 BUNION WATCH
00:19:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: new toys, bad drawing, Super Bowl
00:58:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:28:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Rabbi Deborah Zecher
02:15:30 STORYTIME: “Funny Faces”
02:27:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: imbue
02:37:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Harry Haun
02:59:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:07:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Clarke Farms, CO
03:10:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Toelio

Feb. 7, 2026 Playlist: “Hey Jews” (02:50:30; Rabbi Sol Solomon)

Deborah Zecher
Rabbi Sol Solomon
This.
Harry Haun
Your host.

Dave’s Gone By #1018 (1/31/2026): CRITICS’ CHOICE

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Here is episode #1018 of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Jan. 31, 2026.

Featuring: Dave interviews Florida arts critics Jay Handelman and Carrie Seidman; StoryTime w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon (“Rudy Garcia-Tolson Biography”); Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Churchill Downs); Dave’s Big Dictionary (short shrift); Dave Says Bye (Woodie King Jr.).

Guests: Florida theater and dance critics Jay Handelman and Carrie Seidman; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: Wither Cop Log?, passings (Demond Wilson, Catherine O’Hara)
00:17:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Woodie King Jr.
00:36:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: snow days, inventions
01:09:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:27:00 GUESTS: Jay Handelman and Carrie Seidman
02:13:30 STORYTIME: Rabbi Sol Solomon reads Ann Weil’s “Rudy Garcia-Tolson”
02:28:00 Belated Birthday!
02:41:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: short shrift
02:50:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:59:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Churchill Downs, CO
03:01:00 DAVE GOES OUT

L-R: Carrie Seidman, Jay Handelman
your host
Churchill Downs, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/31/2026): JAY HANDELMAN & CARRIE SEIDMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with arts critics JAY HANDELMAN & CARRIE SEIDMAN

Topics include: theater, Southwest Florida, Come from Away, criticism, dance

Segment airs Jan. 31, 2026 as part of episode #1018 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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L-R Carrie Seidman, Jay Handelman