Mastering Mitzvahs
By Xplosive Entertainment
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This is a podcast intended both for families planning bar/bat mitzvahs as well as an outlet for mitzvah industry professionals to speak about trends, topics, and the overall state of the bar/bat mitzvah industry.
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Mastering Mitzvahs Ep. 170 | The Moments That Actually Matter at a Bar or Bat Mitzvah | Ep. 171
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May 27, 2026 |
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Mastering Mitzvahs Ep. 170 | The Hottest Mitzvah Food Trends for 2026
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May 13, 2026 |
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Mastering Mitzvahs Ep. 169 | Off-Site Mitzvah Services: What You NEED to Know (Avoid These Mistakes)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Mastering Mitzvahs Ep. 168 | Reducing the Stress of Event Planning with Andrea Hecht
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Episode 167: Live Music at Bar & Bat Mitzvahs
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode 166: Bar & Bat Mitzvah Showcase Do's and Don'ts
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Episode 165: New Year, BIG announcement
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode 164: Most Mitzvah Stress Comes From This… Start Planning Earlier
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 163: Avoid Noise Complaints! Venue Volume Tips & Sensory-Friendly Seating
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 162: DIY or Hire a Pro? Event Planning Truths ft. Brynne Magaziner
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 161: Orthodox Mitzvahs with Sarah Friedson
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Episode 160: 10 Questions to ask your child to understand their mitzvah vision
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 159: Dan Caplin from Arrangements Unlimited
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 158: Understanding the considerations if you are at the start or end of the mitzvah cycle
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 156 - A Barn Mitzvah with Horses, Cowboys and a Donkey
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May 31, 2025 |
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Episode 155: The most misunderstood enhancements
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode 154: Evaluating Core Values when planning your Mitzvah
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 153: 2025 NYC Mitzvah Trends with Hector from Total Entertainment
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 152: Can AI plan a mitzvah?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 151: A rebuttal to the Inquirer's Story about Mitzvah Spending
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Episode 150: The Directors Cut a Deep Dive into the 2025 Super Bowl Showcase
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 149: Super Bowl Showcase 2025
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 148: Two kids, Two very different parties
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 147: 2024 year end review. Our favorite mitzvahs!
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Episode 146: Unique Venues
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 145: Dessert
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 144: Two parties, same friends, same day and time
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 143: National Sporting Event on During Your Mitzvah
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 142: Mitzvah Music
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 141: Being the Best Mitzvah Parent!
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 140: Photography Tips and Trends with Veronica from VeroLuce Photography
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 139: The value and power of planning forms
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 138: Does guest count matter?
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 137: A unique mitzvah lead by karma
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 136: A conversation about mitzvah games (and a celebrity party too)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Episode 135: Meet MC Semaj Hazzard
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 134: Timelines... love 'em or hate 'em?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode 133: Booking inclusive services vs hiring multiple vendors
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Episode 132: The Super Bowl Showcase Recap
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Episode 131: Leveling up your mitzvah. When Average just isn't good enough!
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Episode 130: The importance of Mitzvah Showcases with guest Jazmine from H.Y.P.E. Productions
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Episode 129: 24 Tips for Mitzvahs in 2024 (part two)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 128: 24 Tips for 2024 (part one)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode 127: Great dance parties don't happen by accident
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 126: Forms.... help us, help you.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 125: Mitzvahs Trick or Treat
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 124: Boston Vs. Jersey... who does mitzvahs better?
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Episode 122: Ten Minute Enhancements: Social Zaps
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 123: Understanding Bar and Bat Mitzvah Entertainment Pricing
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 121: Balancing the "Jewish-ness" of your celebration
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Episode 120: Should your child be part of the planning / booking process.
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 119: Are formalities dead?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Episode 118: Prioritizing Mitzvah Planning
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 117: Do you pick the entree before the restaurant? An analogy to the booking process.
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 116: Getting the most out of showcase attendance
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 115: What make a party a 10?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Episode 114: Does size matter? (Guest count, room size, crew size, number of enhancements, etc)
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 113: What we are Thankful for!
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 112: An interview with a recent mitzvah family and a perfectly executed Disney Theme
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 111: Distractions at events.
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 110: Mike had a hard weekend
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode 109: The mitzvah booking process and timeline
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 108: Party Give Aways
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Episode 107: Tips to Enjoy the Bar or Bat Mitzvah you are planning!
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 106: Expected trends for the Fall 2022 mitzvah season.
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 105 - our last 6 weeks in review
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 104: Things to think of when interviewing a DJ or other vendor
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Episode 103 - Working with inexperienced vendors or venues
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 102: Mitzvah Style... what to wear?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 101: Guest Heidi Hiller discussing the role of a planner vs decorator and a discussion about event themes
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Episode 100: Celebrating #100 with a round robin of topics each discussed for 100 seconds
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Episode 99... changing with the times. Trends old and new!
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Volume Concerns (part 2, as covered by national news) and the Super Bowl Showcase revisited
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 97: Volume & Music Concerns... who's the party for?
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Episode 96: Danielle from Bridgewater Manor and an inside preview of the Super Bowl Showcase
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 95: The non-stop dance party. Is this really a possibility? Or just a wishful image?
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Episode 94: 2021... a year in review. Top mitzvah moments.
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Episode 93: Last minute event planning
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 92: A mitzvah in a Elite sports complex... an interview with Jody Greenblatt, a recent customer.
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Episode 91: An interview with Andrea Hecht and a deep dive into her Top Golf Mitzvah Experience
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 90: Where have we been?
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Episode 89: A weekend review and a look inside Dylan's "Oh S-it Bag"
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 88: A parties are back, it's a new season and what was Xplosive doing in California?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Episode 87: Leveling up the Bar/Bat Mitzvah
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Episode 86: A weekend recap, post covid events, tents, and some really big tips!
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Episode 85: Getting to know Mastering Mitzvah's host, Michael Langsner
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May 12, 2021 |
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Episode 84: Meet Dylan Weisman
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Episode 83: Getting to know Jordan Marshall
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Episode 82: A look into outdoor events with tips and suggestions
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 81: A discussion with guest, Jazmine Hype, looking back at the year year anniversary of the pandemic's shut down
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode 80: Flashback and top memories of our Super Bowl Showcases
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Episode 79: 4 top reasons NOT to cancel your party
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Episode 78: Anxiety about the mitzvah... tips and suggestions on limiting the nerves
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Episode 77: The Art of a Virtual Mitzvah
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Episode 76: the value of a great team
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Episode 75: A party during COVID times with the Paradise family and Event Planner, Lisa Ivler
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Episode 74: An interview with a family who adapted and celebrated during COVID times
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Episode 73: Recapping the weekend's reimagined events
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Episode 72: We are back!
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Episode 71: Micro Events
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Episode 70: Outdoor events with COVID considerations
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Episode 69: Summer time planning & COVID considerations
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Episode 68: Jordan and Mike are back with an open format convo about current events in the event world
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Episode 67: Jordan and Mike are back and discussing branding trends and ideas in the "new normal" world we live in
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Episode 66: The “Zoom” Mitzvah Ceremony
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Episode 65: Outdoor Events
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Episode 64: Mike and Dylan on a rainy day talking about emergencies and back ups
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 63: with Guest Brynne Magaziner from Pop Color Events
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 62: With The Mitzvah Queen of Baltimore, Heidi Hiller
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 61: Things we miss about parties during this quarentine
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 60: Inspiration and Important Tips from the Mitzvah List creator, Beth Desmon
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May 06, 2020 |
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Episode 59: Virtual Reality... how virtual events and options play a reality in today's events
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Episode 58: A collection of topics as well as tips on maximizing your time during the Covhid-19 quarentine
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 57: Spreading the love during the mitzvah process with Big Daddy
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Episode 56: Our virtual showcase announcement & using steaming at events
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Episode 55: Interview with Planner Amy Rubel
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Episode 54: Handling postponements. How, when, when and a creative approach.
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Episode 53: The Art of the WOW factor
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Episode 52: The Corona Virus, concerns, precautions and how we are handling this scare.
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Episode 51: An interview with Andrea Hecht
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Episode 50: Top "regrets" or "wishes" that families speak about following events
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Episode 49: Factors for Selecting The Right Venue
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Episode 48: 4 hours or 5 hours? What's right for your mitzvah?
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 47: A recap of the Super Sunday Showcase
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Episode 46: Favors, Give-aways, party props...
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Episode 45: Curve balls at events... The Show Must Go On!
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Episode 44: Successful Appointment Tips
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Episode 43: Attending showcases without being overwhelmed
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Episode 42: Our first video cast & 2020 New Year's Plans
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Episode 41: Last cast of 2019 - An interview with Xplosive's MC Mike Schaefer and Office Manager/Dancer Bridgitt
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 40: How to get more out of your vendors
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Episode 39: Some of our memorable events of 2019
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Episode 38: An interview with Photographer Veronica from Veroluce
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Episode 37: A FULL week's review including the DJ's worst nightmare a trip to AZ and the most incredible photo booth options!
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Episode 36: Mitzvahs and Music
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Episode 35: Planning and mastering a mitzvah timeline
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Episode 34: Dealing with difficult kids
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Episode 33: Mitzvah Dancers/Motivators
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Episode 32: A Venue Spotlight, thinking out of the box at High Exposure
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Episode 31: TGIF - what should you be doing the Friday before your party!
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Episode 30: Understanding Pricing
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Episode 29: Showcases, the importance of attending and some tips for visitors.
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Episode 28: A weekend recap: Two extremely unique and incredible parties
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Episode 27: Here we GROW again! Big news to share along with some back to school and showcase details!
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Episode 26: Chatting it up with Bridgitt and Jaymie from the Xplosive Crew
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Episode 25: A round table with mitzvah pros: Adam J and Dylan W
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Episode 24: Photo Booths
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Episode 23: Mitzvah Photography Tips from Barry Korbman
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Episode 22: Summer Mitzvah Planning
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Episode 21: Mitzvahs on the Spectrum
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Episode 20: Divorced/Separated Parents
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Episode 19: Timeline and Flow... tips and suggestions
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Episode 18: The 2019 Thirteen Year Old Party Guest
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Episode 17: A double recap & a discussion about drinking at parties
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May 30, 2019 |
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Episode 16: with special guest DJ Cory Minto
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May 16, 2019 |
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Episode 15: A weekend recap | Topic: "DJ's have feelings too"
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May 08, 2019 |
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Episode 14: Preparing for the party!
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May 02, 2019 |
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Episode 13: Introducing Xplosive's Newest Event Host, MC Gio
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Episode 12: Advice from Cindi Kaplin owner of Simply Invitations and Events.
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Episode 11: How to be a great guest!
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Episode 10: Event Enhancements Explored
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Episode 9: We explore magic at parties with professional magician David Corsaro
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Episode 8: An interview with Boston's Johnny Kelly owner of Pure Energy
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Episode 7: An indepth conversation with Chicago's Jazmine of Hype Productions and Loft 21
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Episode 6: with guest Jessica Schwartz an Xplosive Client and the Sales and Marketing Director for iPlay America
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Episode 5: Weekend Recap March 15th-18th.
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Episode 4: An interview with Venue owner Dave Esquanazi from Aurum, Freehold.
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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Episode 3: A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT for Xplosive!
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Weekend Recap: 1st weekend March 2019: "The Good and the Should"
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Episode 1: What's it all about?
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Feb 27, 2019 |