Welcome to The Closet podcast! For this episode, we're thrilled to feature Dr. Tabia Lee, EdD, a distinguished lifelong educator and advocate for empowered education. Dr. Lee's profound insights into pedagogical design and commitment to diversity and inclusion have shaped her career. Notably, she served as a DEI Director at De Anza College, where she fearlessly questioned prevailing DEI narratives. Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Lee as we delve into DEI and a new alternative c...
Feb 19, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Katharine Birbalsingh CBE. Katharine is a British teacher and education reform advocate who is the founder and head teacher of Michaela Community School, a free school established in 2014 in Wembley Park, London. Politically, she identifies as a small-c conservative. Come and join me in The Closet, a place for intimate conversations, self-expression, and connection when we need it the most. Make sure you subscribe to...
Aug 15, 2023•50 min
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Lisa Daftari. Lisa is an investigative journalist focusing on foreign affairs, with a specialization in Middle Eastern policy and counterterrorism. She regularly appears on television and radio with commentary and analysis, providing exclusive reporting on vital developments in the region. She frequently appears on Fox News as an on-air political analyst and has previously been featured on CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, ABC, Vo...
Apr 23, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Lizzy Savetsky. Lizzy Savetsky is a digital influencer who uses her platform to advocate for causes that are close to her heart. She shares her journey of fashionable motherhood on her social media channels, often featuring her two young daughters and baby boy. Lizzy is an outspoken activist for Israel and the Jewish people and works with numerous non-profit, philanthropic movements to support her people and homeland...
Apr 10, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Aton Ben-Horin. Aton is an American music executive and record producer. He serves as Global Vice President of A&R for all of Warner Music Group's labels, including Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records. Aton is also the Owner of Plush Recording Studios, the CEO of Plush Management LLC, and a founding partner/producer for The Agency (production team). Come and join me in The Closet, a place for intimate conve...
Apr 02, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Jennifer Sey. Jennifer is an American author, filmmaker, business executive and retired artistic gymnast. She was the 1986 USA Gymnastics National Champion, and a 7-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team. Jennifer’s first memoir, "Chalked Up," was released in 2008 and detailed the coaching cruelty inflicted on children in the sport of gymnastics. She also produced the 2020 Emmy award-winning documentary film, ...
Mar 12, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Pastor Dumisani Washington. Dumisani is the Founder and CEO of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI), and the former Diversity Outreach Coordinator for the over 10 million member Christians United for Israel (CUFI). He is a pastor, professional musician—graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music—and author whose latest book is the second edition of Zionism & the Black Church: Why Standing...
Mar 05, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Emily Austin. Emily is a 21-year-old sports and entertainment host. In 2022, Emily was a SiriusXM commentator for Super Bowl LVI, and just this year she was selected to be a judge for the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans. Prior to that she served as a media advisor for the Israeli Mission to the United Nations. Emily is an amazing activist online, with more than 1 million followers on social media. She is such an...
Feb 26, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Yeonmi Park. Yeonmi is a North Korean defector and human rights activist. She escaped the brutal Kim dictatorship as a teenager only to fall victim to sex trafficking in China, before escaping to South Korea by walking across the Gobi Desert. Eventually making her way to America, where she is now a citizen, Yeonmi has dedicated her life to bringing attention to the horrors and atrocities taking place in her home coun...
Feb 19, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome back to The Closet podcast. For this episode, we have an amazing guest, Nathaniel "Nate" Buzolic. You might know him for his role as Kol Mikaelson in the Vampire Diaries and the Originals. He also starred in Hacksaw Ridge, Deep Blue Sea 3, Saving Zoe, Supernatural, Pretty Little Liars, and Significant Mother. Nate currently has over 4 million followers across his social platforms, where he often shares his photography, Christian faith, and support for Israel. Since 2019, Nate has been op...
Jan 22, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to The Closet. I'm Dr. Sheila Nazarian, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, and the star of the Emmy Nominated Netflix original series "Skin Decision: Before and After." I'm also an entrepreneur, mother of 3, and an outspoken influencer online. On this show, I talk to today's most influential voices and changemakers who inspire others to speak up in a time when it isn't fashionable to do so. I'm so excited to launch my podcast with my first guest, the incredible Meghan McCain, whom I'm a...
Jan 01, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1