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What is Hanukkah? on Tola Talks – Ep #216

In today’s Tola Talks, Rich Tola reflects on the recent tragedies at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia, pays tribute to the tradition of Hanukkah, discusses cultural observations related to In-N-Out Burger, and shares insights from the world of sports, particularly focusing on resilience and the lessons learned from volleyball competitions.

Watch now and discover: → 5% of the year is gone, time to reflect. → Thoughts and prayers for recent tragedy victims, including Hollywood legend, Rob Reiner. → Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the temple of Jerusalem. → Adam Sandler’s Chanukah song is a cultural staple. → The best team doesn’t always win in sports.

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Fact vs. Fiction – Ep 12 – Tola Talks Texas

Today we’re talking fact vs. fiction when it comes to inaccurate claims about children being hospitalized for COVID (3,500 actual vs. 100,000) plus total US deaths and comorbidity, including highlights of the Fox News interview with Bret Baier and CDC director Rochelle Walensky; the negative affects of 5,000 schools still being closed for in-person learning; kudos to Marc Cuban for his clarity on Dogecoin vs. Bitcoin as an inflation hedge and better than a lottery ticket; plus a breakdown of soaring obesity rates throughout the US (up 26% since 2008) to an all time high of 42.4%.

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Top 7 Gym Equipment Exercises – Ep 11 – Tola Talks Texas

Today we’re talking about the Top 7 Gym Equipment Exercises that anyone can do – and should be doing at their local gym or health club. Because when it comes to drinking from the Fountain of Youth, the best advice I always give is to consume a daily diet of iron. Gym equipment iron that is. Like I’ve been doing for the past 40 years. And like you can…either man or woman or adolescents over the age of 16, when I started training at Man’s World Gym in Trenton, NJ. Plus some more talk and confusion about the bipolar Texas weather as well as whether the best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, will get to compete in Australia. And speaking of confusion, there’s more talk about investing in trillion dollar companies like Tesla (bought some today) and risky assets like cryptocurrencies, and how it’s best to limit your exposure to this so-called gambling while enjoying the topsy turvy ride.

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Tola Talks Dakota Johnson’s SNL skit & Will Smith’s Focus

Tola Talks about the luckiest man alive who survived free falling unconscious at 4,000 feet, plus all the furor over SNL’s skit with Dakota Johnson heading off to join ISIS and a RIP tribute to Leonard Nimoy, aka Mr. Spock. It’s also Movie Monday so check-out my review of Will Smith’s new film, Focus…with some talk about my return to stand-up comedy tomorrow night in LA.

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks

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Tola Talks Movie Monday & Reese Witherspoon’s “Wild”

Tola Talks about father & sons surviving 10 days in the Australian Outback, Hyperloop passenger trains that can get you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 1 hour, and classic American beers losing market share to the Craft breweries. On Movie Monday, Rich also reviews the heartfelt and gut-wrenching – and anything is possible – Reese Witherspoon film, Wild. Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.  All social: @richtola

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Tola Talks Jennifer Lawrence & Mockingjay, Part 1

Tola Talks about our debut show on youtube.com/tolatalks and all things Movie Mondays, including the review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 starring Jennifer Lawrence.Rich also talks about katherine Heigl, Colin Hanks, Oscar Robertson, Charles Darwin and Survival of the Fittest, JFK and memorable quotes, Black Friday and new deals from Dell, Microsoft and Staples, the 10 Most Educated Cities in America, plus gives the Get Your S#!T Together Award to the woman from Australia who left her baby to die in a sewage drain.

Weekdays on youtube.com.tolatalks

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Tola Talks Movie Mondays & Dumb and Dumber To

 

Tola Talks about the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Matthew McConaughey’s new star, November’s icy blast with plummeting temperatures throughout the US, Australian TV Hosts wearing the same suit for an entire year, intimate French kissing that transfers more than 80 million bacteria, and the surging homeless population of America’s children. On Movie Mondays, Rich also reviews the number one film at the box office, Dumb and Dumber To, starringJim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, and gives the Get Your SH!T Together Award to a disrespectful NFL fan in New Orleans. Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.