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Soothing Semantics
by Rafael Pinsky
Welcome to the Soothing Semantics podcast. My name is Rafi Pinsky and I am a former Infantryman of the IDF, hold a Bachelor's in Business from Brooklyn College, currently work In the Miami Dade and Broward areas of South Florida as a Realtor, and of course host this podcast. I have decided not to delve into one topic but rather to allow for open dialogue of all kinds. The main topics of discussion are Real Estate (investment and sales), finance, human psychology, and a sprinkle of martial arts. I hope you can learn something from the various guests on my show!
Episodes
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#194: Adar Weinreb - The Cognitive Dissonance of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Adar Weinreb is the host of Sulha, a YouTube channel which covers the Israel-Palestine conflict and helps to bridge the gap between the two sides. Adar owns multiple businesses. The first, Headon AI which is a platform which gives subscribers the opportunity to have debate and dialogue on a wide...
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#193: Gabe Groisman - How Can Israel Take Down the Iranian Regime?
Gabe Groisman is the former Mayor of Bal Harbour, an attorney, host of the Standpoint Podcast, and a proud zionist. I met Gabe a month ago on the Israel-Palestine panel debate on the Valuetainment show, Soscast. Gabe and I sat down this week to review the debate and discuss the current war…
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#192: Rene Lacad - From Selling Stuffed Animals as a Kid to Building a MONSTER Marketing Agency
Rene Lacad is the founder and CEO of Lacadvertisement, a marketing company which has done more than $75 million in sales, has been mentioned in Forbes, Yahoo business and several other business platforms. Raised by a single mother, Rene grew up with little resources and a poverty mindset. It…
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#191: Alex Vilenchik - Israel VS Palestine DEBATE
As you can probably tell, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a topic I discuss extensively on my channel. Alex was one of the panelists on the recent Israel-Palestine debate I took part in on Adam Sosnick's show, the Soscast. Alex has a YouTube channel called "Playing with Fire" where he offers...
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#190: Rabbi Beni Rachmanov - Israel, War in the Middle East, and Kabbalistic Mysticism
Rabbi Beni Rachmanov is Bukharian but dissapointed his parents and community when he decided not to become a world class barber and instead became a rabbi and media personality. Rabbi Beni is the founder and CEO of Ishook, a media brand which covers all sorts of topics especially Judaism,...
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#189: Derek Gaunt - Learning the Art of Communication from a World Class Hostage Negotiator
Some of you may have heard of the international bestselling book "Never Split the Difference" which was written by master negotiator Chris Voss. The book discusses the power of negotiation in life and business from a man who is famous for his work as a hostage negotiator. Chris is the founder of...
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#187 - Jessica Markowski - The Owning Manhattan Star Taking over NYC Real Estate in Style
Jessica Markowski, Real Estate agent at the esteemed luxury Real Estate Brokerage Serhant has been making waves since her debut on Netflix's new hit show Owning Manhattan. Jessica was asked by Ryan Serhant himself to come work for him prior the airing of the show and of course, Jessica said yes....
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#188: David Weisburd - Why Venture Capital is the Best Asset Class
David Weisburd is not only the fiancé of famous Real Estate and Netflix star Jessica Markowski but also the co-founder of a Venture Capital firm 10x Capital which has invested in companies such as 23andme, Better.com, Clubhouse, DraftKings, Headspace, HoneyBook, Palantir, Punchh, Robinhood…
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#186: Yishai Fleisher - The Facts Jews are Afraid to Admit
Yishai Fleisher has been on my guest most wanted list for some time now. Yishai is the international spokesperson for the city of Hebron, the founder of non-profit organization Kumah which helps connect diaspora Jews to Israel, a graduate of Cardozo Law, a former paratrooper, and a resident of…
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Jade Shenker - Commercial Realtor & Owning Manhattan Star
Owning Manhattan just announced season 2 on Netflix! Ryan Serhant, founding broker of Serhant will be running a 2nd season of the hit show which will showcase ultra luxury deals, drama, and all of the glitz and glam that came with the 1st season and more. Jade Shenker, a commercial Realtor at...
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#184: Harris Sultan - Why the Jews need a State and Why Survival Comes at the Cost of Being Liked
Harris Sultan joins me for the 2nd time on my podcast. I also had the honor of being a guest on his show (link to that episode below). Harris is a former Muslim from Pakistan who moved with his family to Sydney, Australia when he was 10 years old. Harris grew up with anti-Israel sentiment but…
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#183: Jordan March - Owning Manhattan Star Shares his Rags to Riches Story as a Luxury Realtor
Owning Manhattan on Netflix has become one of the most watched shows on Netflix. Ryan Serhant, founding broker of Serhant, opened the brokerage in NYC only 2 years ago. Serhant is now operating in 8 states across the US and it's quickly growing. Jordan March, a star of the show and one of Ryan's...
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#182: Jonathan Vega - How he Dominates the Miami Real Estate Market
This week, I had the pleasure of doing round 2 on the podcast with good friend and top producing Miami Realtor Jonathan Vega. Jonathan has been selling Real Estate in Miami for close to 10 years and has built an impressive following on YouTube and Instagram where he likes to do things a bit...
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#181: Nile Lundgren - How Serhant Power-Broker Nile Lundgren Became a Powerhouse Luxury Realtor - Owning Manhattan
Netflix released a hit Real Estate show in June called Owning Manhattan which showcases the hectic, fast [aced lives of top Real Estate agents in Ryan Serhant's brokerage. Ryan Serhant is one of the highest producing ultra luxury Realtor who has sold billions and has spread his brokerage among...
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#180: Sean Pero- Druze Israeli Talks about His Injured Family in Majdal Shams Tragedy
Sean Pero is a Druze pro MMA fighter from Israel. The Druze are an ethnic group with their own Monotheistic religion which has principles and traditions similar to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Their primary language is Arabic and have communities in Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Most of...
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#179: Corey Gil-Shuster - Why People Misunderstand Israel how Al Jazeera is Partly to Blame
The haters of Jews can't seem to accept that Israel exists as a legitimate State. Why do so many millions of people continue to delegitimize the Jewish state? Corey Shuster joined me this week for the 2nd round on my show. We recorded the first episode 3 years ago in May 2021 and since then,...
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#178: Jensy Florentino - Trump Assassination Attempt and The Real Estate Market
As we all know, several days ago at a rally, Donald Trump survived an attempted assassination by a 20 year old sniper. One of the bullets grazed his ear and he managed to survive and proudly raise his fist and proclaim the word "FIGHT" as he was escorted off the stage by the secret service…
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#177: Anti-Semitism Experienced by Jewish College Students in NYC
Since October 7th, Jewish college students have been experiencing anti-Semitic incidents both on and off college campuses. Why would young Jewish students be harmed because of a war happening in Gaza? Do these pro-Palestinian supporters feel that they are helping the cause by attacking Jews in…
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#176: Younes Sadaghiani - Iranian Ex Muslim on Why Israel is Fighting on the Frontlines for Democracy
Younes Sadaghiani or Younes Rocks on social Media, is an Iranian born British national who was raised Muslim and now sees Islam as the enemy of freedom of democracy. Although Younes has his criticisms of the Israeli government, he also firmly supports a Jewish state due to the understanding that...
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#175: Mike Weichbrod - Why Jews MUST Move to Israel (Aliyah)
Mike Weichbrod, the host of a YouTube channel called Homebound to Eretz Yisroel is a childhood friend of mine and a passionate, creative soul who is on a mission to bring Jews back to the holy land. Mike moved from NY to Israel several years ago where he resides with his wife and 4 children and...
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#174: Eidan Sanker - How the "Don't Touch My Car" Guy Got 5 Billion YouTube Views
Eidan Sanker, an Israeli content creator has built the biggest YouTube Channel with almost 8 million followers as well as a massive Instagram following with 8 million. He started out as a photographer and then proceeded to buy several cars which he not only collected but then later used to rent…
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#173: Yoav Zammir - He Got Famous Repping Israel on Omegle.
Yoav Zammir has become famous for his quirky videos on omegle where he talks to people from both the Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine side and throws DJ remixes and beatboxing into the videos. He has garnered quite a lot of attention since October 7th and not only is he entertaining but very...
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#172: OfficialSaharTV - Fighting for Israel on Omegle and TikTok
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sahar of OfficialSaharTV who has been debating people on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the last few months and has in my opinion proven to be one of the best debaters on the topic on social media. We delved into Sahar's decision to create...
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#171: Barak Swarttz (OtherBarak) - From College Basketball to Israel Advocacy
Barak Swartzz started creating content only 5 months ago and has amassed an impressive following on YouTube of 15,000 followers and counting. Originally from Boston, Barak used to play college Basketball and after a torn ACL and several other sports related injuries, had to put his balling to…
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#170: Yehuda Katz - Hasidic Bodybuilder & Personal Trainer
Have you seen a Jacked Hasidic Jew? I really haven't. Why is it so uncommon to see religious Jews in shape let alone incredible shape? This week I sat down with Yehuda Katz, a 20-year-old Hasidic Jew who began working out at 14 and now has an amazing physique. Yehuda and I discussed the stigma of...
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#169: Yoni Kletzel - Defending Israel Through Humor
Yoni Kletzel AKA Yoneedapretzel on instagram is a comedian and Marketing agency owner based in NY who has gone viral on instagram for showing up at pro palestinian rallies, asking people questions and throwing his comedic twists into the mix. I came across his content and thoroughly enjoyed how…
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#167: (PART 2) De-bunking Norman Finkelstein on the Lex Fridman Podcast Israel- Palestine Debate
Sam Hyde, a Jewish political researcher and writer joined me for part 2 of our commentary of the Israel-Palestine debate on the Lex Fridman podcast. Part 2 delved much more into the current state of affairs as opposed to the history which created a lot more fire on Lex's podcast and was quite...
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#168 - Rabbi Manis Freidman - Jews Need to Speak the Truth About Israel
Rabbi Manis Freidman is known as social medias most well-known Rabbi. Rabbi Manis is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer, and philosopher who uses ancient wisdom and modern wit to captivate audiences around the world. On this week's episode of Soothing Semantics, the Rabbi and I peeled...
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#167: Dissecting The Lex Fridman Israel - Palestine DEBATE
This week, I sat down with Samuel J. Hyde, a political researcher and writer from Tel Aviv with whom I had the pleasure of sitting down with 2 weeks prior to this episode to discuss the nuances and challenges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This week, Sam and I dissected part of Lex…
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#166 - Chris Moffett - How Women Test Men for Their Own Survival
Rich cooper has been running several channel helping men understand women and navigate relationships but not everyone who watches Rich's content is familiar with his right-hand man Chris Moffett. Chris has joined Rich in creating content not long ago and has added to the value of the show,...
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#165: Samuel J. Hyde - The Deep Psychology of Israel Hatred and Why Rudy Rochman's Israel-Palestine Solution Doesn't Work
This Week I had the pleasure of conversing with Political researcher and writer Samuel Hyde. Sam has been writing articles and research papers in all major Israeli newspapers both left and right and has been on Israeli news channels such as I24 to give his very straightforward take on the current...
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#163: Dr. Batsheva Stern - Why Monogamy is So Hard and Divorce is So Common
Divorce in the US and much of the western world is increasing. The stats in the US show the divorce rate to be at approximately 53-57% and a whopping 80% of divorces are initiated by women. Why are these numbers so high and what can people do to stay happily married? This week, I had sex…
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#162: Bryan Callen - Integrity, PBD's Parenting Style, and Andrew Schultz's Hairdo
Bryan Callen is easily one of the most notable guests on the Soothing Semantics podcast to date. He's been friends with Joe Rogan, (the biggest podcast host on the planet who just signed another deal with spotify for $250 million dollars) for 30 years, played in films and shows such as the…
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#161: Sal Carola - Remax NY Broker & Coach on The Fundamentals to Success
Sal Carola is a Real Estate broker at Remax Elite with 5 offices across the 5 NY Borough's. He started Real Estate while he was in the NYPD and eventually hung up his uniform and went into Real Estate full time. Sal and I discussed the key ingredients which make a successful agent, the required...
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#160: The Salukie - The Most Controversial YouTuber in Israel
This week I sat down with The Salukie, a YouTuber who has been making very interesting travel content in different countries and has traveled to some very high risk and dangerous neighborhoods in said countries. In the past few months, Salukie has traveled to some high-risk parts of the…
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#159: Rich Cooper - Where Men Miss the Mark in Dating & Relationships
Rich Cooper, a highly successful entrepreneur prior to his YouTube success on dating and relationships has been one of the earlier faces in the space helping men understand and navigate the dating world and has written a book called the Unplagged Alpha and has coaching courses for both men and...
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#158: William O'Donnell - From Being Evicted to Owning 43 Doors on Long Island
Hardship and pain are expected when you journey through entrepreneurship. William O'Donnell faced some serious challenges before his business started when he, his 3 siblings and his single mother were evicted from their apartment and had to live in a garage with no heat or AC. William took his...
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#157: Ryan Glessing - How My Heritage Connected me to My First Cousin Through a DNA Test
This week I had the pleasure of having my first cousin from my father's side, Ryan on the podcast. About 4 years ago, I took a DNA test with My Heritage and shortly after, Ryan took the same test, saw me as a first cousin and reached out to me on Facebook. We covered some interesting points about...
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#156: Lucas Faillace - The 2024 South Florida Real Estate Market & What to Expect
The 2023 Real Estate market in South Florida was a great market but many buyers were reluctant to buy with rates between 8-9%. Over the last 2 months or so, rates have been slowly decreasing and are now at a current rate of just under 7%. Lucas Faillace, a loan officer with UMortgage, joins me as…
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#155: Harris Sultan (PART 2) - is the Two State Solution Viable?
This week, part 2 of my episode with Harris Sultan drops on the Soothing Semantics Podcast. In part 1, Harris and I discussed his views as an atheist and Zionist and why he chose to leave Islam as an immigrant to Australia of Pakistani Origin. Harris explained why he supports the Jewish right to...
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#155 (Part 1) Harris Sultan - A Pakistani-Australian Atheist and His Belief in a 2 State Solution
Harris Sultan, born in Pakistan to a religious Muslim family, moved to Australia and later became an atheist. He came across books from Charles Darwin and other atheists and after reading those books, concluded that religion and g-d were fictional ideas and began his journey into non religion. I...
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#154: Kibedy Gordon - Journey from Muay Thai to Pro MMA Fighter
In the last 3 weeks, I wanted to take the time to give credit to 3 Israeli brothers who grew up in the West Bank in Israel, the wild west of the country and have all decided to become pro Muay Thai and MMA fighters. This week, I had the pleasure to sit down with Kibedy, the oldest Gordon brother...
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#153: Ahavat Gordon - The Israeli Gordon Brothers Fighting Their Way to The Top
Ahavat Gordon is a pro Muay Thai fighter who recently won a fight along with his other 2 brother this month. Very impressive to see 3 brother win fights as pro fighters all in the same month. All of them proudly representing Israel during a very challenging time for Jews both inside and outside…
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#152: Ruach Gordon - Israeli Muay Thai Pro Fighter
As my subscribers have noticed, I've been having Israeli martial artists on my show for the last few months. This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ruach Gordon, an Israeli pro Muay Thai fighter who just won his recent fight and is looking to make it to the top of the Muay Thai world…
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#151: Danny Horowitz - How Will the NAR Lawsuit Change the Real Estate Business?
This week, I sat down with fellow Real Estate agent Danny Horowitz who has been in the business for 7 years and works in South Florida as a residential Realtor. There was a recent lawsuit against the Real Estate industry claiming that agents are overpaid and that there needs to be a change in the...
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#150: Tal Oran - Who Will Rule Gaza After Israel's Victory?
This week I had the pleasure of talking to my friend and ethnically ambiguous Jewish friend Tal Oran. He claims not to be Indian but his accent and his knowledge of computers makes me think otherwise. Tal runs a travel YouTube channel called The Traveling Clatt where he tries food from all over…
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#149: David Alaverdian - Armenian Israeli Pro Boxer Discusses his Boxing Career and The Israeli-Palestinian War
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with David Alaverdian, an Armenian Israeli pro boxer with an undefeated 8-0 record. We discussed his career as well as our thoughts on the current war and the need to eliminate Hamas.
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#148: Sean Pero - Who Are The Israeli Druze and Why Are They Loyal to Israel?
This last week, Israel was infiltrated by the terrorist group Hamas which resulted in the murder of over 1400 civilians including men, women, and children, as well as the kidnapping of almost 200 people. In response, Israel began a bombing campaign on Gaza. The war is still ongoing but I had the...
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#147: Rafi Aronov - Khazakhstani MMA Fighter Sends Nazi Messages to Israeli Fighter and Gets OWNED
This week has been a tragic week for Israelis, both Jewish and not Jewish who have been mercilessly killed, r*ped, and kidnapped. This has been the worst attack on Jews and the State of Israel since the Holocaust and we are now in the midst of all an out war with the hamas terrorist group. This...
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#146: Tariel Abbasov - The Muslim Azeri Pro MMA Fighter Representing Israel
This week I sat down with UNDEFEATED MMA pro fighter Tariel Abbasov. Tariel is a Sambo world champion and moved from Azerbaijan to Israel when his mother remarried an Israeli when Tariel was 10. Tariel decided to follow Islam but has a strong connection and love for Israel. We discussed some of…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Soothing Semantics podcast. My name is Rafi Pinsky and I am a former Infantryman of the IDF, hold a Bachelor's in Business from Brooklyn College, currently work In the Miami Dade and Broward areas of South Florida as a Realtor, and of course host this podcast. I have decided not to delve into one topic but rather to allow for open dialogue of all kinds. The main topics of discussion are Real Estate (investment and sales), finance, human psychology, and a sprinkle of martial arts. I hope you can learn something from the various guests on my show!
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