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How America Revealed Itself to Ocean Vuong
Episode 76
Novelist and poet, Ocean Vuong, traces his family’s path from Vietnam to a refugee camp in the Philippines to a new life in Connecticut. He reflects on the beauty and the brutality of American fast f…
Published on 12 hours ago
Jurnee Smollett Clocks in as the Flavor Flav of the Family
Episode 75
Actress Jurnee Smollett talks lessons in activism and creativity from her family. Being one of six children, Jurnee recounts how her mother was able to juggle care for all the kids while prioritizing…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Sam Sanders on the Healing Powers of Smothered Chicken
Episode 74
Journalist, podcast host and radio star Sam Sanders takes us back to his roots in Texas, where everyone one in his house was a cook and there was a local "rabbit" man who sold all kinds of meat from …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Molly Jong-Fast on Alcoholism, Dementia and a Mom Addicted to Fame
Episode 73
Michele chats with author, journalist, and political commentator Molly Jong-Fast. Molly's new book, How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir depicts the emotionally complex relationship she had w…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Pyet DeSpain Won Next Level Chef By Embracing Her Roots
Episode 72
Chef, cookbook author, and winner of Next Level Chef, Pyet DeSpain, shares how her Mexican and Native American roots shaped her extraordinary culinary career. Pyet talks about growing up on the Osage…
Published on 2 months ago
Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich History
Episode 71
Bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan, reflects on his “Huck Finn-style” childhood in Singapore. He shares the real-life inspirations behind Crazy Rich Asians (including a memory from d…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Borinquen Family that Keeps Lala Anthony Grounded
Episode 70
Actress, producer, best selling author, and previous MTV VJ, Lala Anthony talks about her Brooklyn upbringing. She shares how boricua food was a constant in her household, the power of her lively Pue…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Priya Krishna: Food Writer in Disguise
Episode 69
Journalist, author and New York Times critic Priya Krishna joins to dive deeper into the kitchen that inspired her cookbook Indian-ish. She talks through her mom's weeknight dinner routine (all done …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Karen Pittman on Acting Against the Odds
Episode 68
In this special, live-taped episode actress Karen Pittman join Michele on stage to talk about her journey from Nashville to her career in Hollywood. She revisits the childhood kitchen where she watch…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Malika Andrews Found her Sportscasting Voice in the Kitchen
Episode 67
ESPN Sports journalist Malika Andrews takes us back to her childhood kitchen in Oakland, California where she learned to speak up and raise her eyebrow (when the situation called for it). She opens u…
Published on 3 months ago