Friends Without Benefits

Dale opens up about his distaste for animal print, which also happens to be a staple in Rachel’s wardrobe.  And we have such a special guest today, amazing human, Jenny Valdes (@theejennyvaldes on IG). Jenny is the poster child for living your dream as she poured herself into becoming a professional dancer who has shared the stage with artists like, Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and John Legend. She also finds time to nurture your inner goddess with workshops from her company, Limitless Goddess (www.limitlessgoddess.com).   We talk all about her journey, successes, embarrassing dance moments and also play an intense game of “He’s a 10 but…” hosted by Dale, who by the way still has an AOL email address in case you missed it.   You can follow Rachel, award winning author, writer and speaker, on Instagram at @whineandcheezits ; and Dale, successful entertainment company owner and in-arena host for the Miami Heat at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

While Dale is a walking trend barometer, every now and then, Rachel is able to stump him with something he has never heard of. When she told him that there is a whole movement of women who are apparently engaging in a crazy trend called, vabbing, she really did him in. He was so disgusted he was almost ready to walk of the podcast and become a recluse. Just kidding, but he was shook and repulsed. And for good reason, because come on people. Stop doing this. Just buy perfume.   In this episode, Rachel and Dale also talk to Tandy (who’s pup has more followers on social media than most people) about her upcoming nuptials. Since Rachel is an expert who has been married twice, she’s able to deliver some REAL marriage advice to launch Tandy into married life. Plus, both women are obsessed with their dogs and Dale can’t wrap his head around it.   We’re talking about prenups, separate blankets, destination weddings, strip clubs and tons of other stuff.   You can follow Rachel, award winning author, writer and speaker, on Instagram at @whineandcheezits ; and Dale, successful entertainment company owner and in-arena host for the Miami Heat at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

Imagine you are a successful entrepreneur; except you do not own a computer or even an iPad and conduct all business through an AOL account circa 1995. That’s Dale and Rachel is trying desperately to usher him into the 21st Century.   In this episode, Rachel and Dale skip the guests and get into the nitty gritty on eating a meal before a night out, red lipstick, eyelash extensions, which bottled water is top tier, online dating, whether cereal is soup (yes, really) and so much more. Speaking of dating, Dale asked if it was ok to use a gift card on a first date. What do you think??!   And while we didn’t have a dedicated guest on this one, we did poll the audience on some of the questions we were asking to get some other opinions in the mix.   After lamenting about trying out Facebook dating, Dale even agreed to let Rachel set up a dating profile on one of the apps so stay tuned for that.   You can follow Rachel, award winning author, writer and speaker, on Instagram at @whineandcheezits ; and Dale, successful entertainment company owner and in-arena host for the Miami Heat at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

We are back at American Social for another crazy night and getting caught up on each other’s lives. Our favorite server, Taylor pops in for a little life update which leads to Dale making plans for a date!!!!! Where will he go? Will she wear sandals? Will there be food to share? We are so excited and can’t wait for the update.   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

We are doing a deep dive into Dale’s famous birthday extravaganzas, including Dale’s most recent one which Rachel thought might be a swinger’s theme (Dale loves a theme) because it was at a venue called the Carousel Club.  After decades worth of parties, Rachel is breaking down how they usually go and even has help from special guest, Carolina!!   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

This is the episode that made Rachel sweat as she helped referee a battle of the sexes between Dale and two single girls who were out on the town. By far the most heated debate on the pod but that’s what you get when you discuss dating in South Florida I suppose. Rachel is finally recovering from playing mediator and staunchly defending Dale’s Ralph Lauren sweater. Join us on this roller coaster of an episode.   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

We are getting a long-awaited update on Dale’s throuple drama and Rachel asks if he might need to join witness protection over it. We are also joined by owner of @CanesWear, Ken Graff and talk Canes, Gators and Seminoles as well as ranting about bad drivers. There’s a lot of variety in this episode and Dale proves he would make a great hype man as he pumps Rachel up in Episode 15 of Friends Without Benefits.   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

Rachel has been waiting for a moment like this ever since she and Dale discussed starting this podcast. Sitting right across the table is a girl who went on dates in real life with post-pandemic Dale. She’s answering all of the questions and giving a birds eye view into what it’s like to spend time with Dale, including all of his dating quirks. Did he let her share food? Did she break his no flip-flop rule? The answers to these questions and so much more on this episode of Friends Without Benefits!   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

Who knew that movie theater snacks could be so polarizing? Rachel will never get over the shock of Dale revealing his favorite snack choices. Ever. The duo gets into a spirited debate about movie theater fare and etiquette. And they are joined by Dale’s summer work bestie, Mike (@mikechanan on IG and creator of YouTube’s Freddy Bakes), who breaks down what would have made a viable snack trade for a pudding cup.   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.

Ok not really, but we are kind of on a live tour, recording the next several episodes from American Social Las Olas! We’re eating, drinking, talking to patrons and even pulling some of them to be guests. On our first on-location episode, we spontaneously pull in the lovely Taylor. She’s a server at AmSo, studying neuroscience and she’s able to deal with Dale’s humor and give it right back, so she’s now a solid friend of the pod.  We’re talking about what it’s like as a server in one of the hottest spots in South Florida, dating as a young single gal, and a million other things.   You can follow Rachel on Instagram at @whineandcheezits and Dale at @uptowndale   Show created and hosted by Rachel Sobel and Dale McLean. Produced and edited by Let’s Podcast Now Recorded at American Social Las Olas   If you like what you hear please subscribe and better yet leave a review.