“Tell me about your mama's kitchen.” That’s the simple request which begins each episode of this Audible Original podcast from acclaimed journalist Michele Norris (NPR’s All Things Considered, The Washington Post) and Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama's media company. Every week, hear guests like Michelle Obama, Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach, Matthew Broderick, D-Nice, José Andrés, and more explore the complexities of family life and how their earliest culinary experiences helped shape their personal and professional lives—and of course, each guest brings a recipe for a favorite dish from their youth so you can taste a bit of their story. With a delicious buffet of actors, authors, chefs, musicians, and more, the rich conversations that flow from that simple, initial prompt reveal the histories, memories, and cultures that emerge from the kitchen—the heart of the home—where we are nourished physically and spiritually. Some of our most valuable and vulnerable moments happened there as we watched parents struggle with bills, wrestle with shifting family dynamics, or figure out new roles for themselves as feminism changed the national terrain...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 58 minutes
episode 21: Bryant Terry
Chef Bryant Terry shares how a very specific 90s hip hop song led him to veganism, what we all get wrong about Black Food, and the magic of his grandmother’s slow-cooked, soul nourishing greens.
episode 20: Leslie Jones
Comedian and actress Leslie Jones makes us laugh and talks about her grandmother’s cornbread stuffing that is so good that she has it all year round, not just the holidays.
episode 19: Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves-McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey bring listeners into their kitchen in Austin, Texas and we learn how to make Camila’s Brazilian Chicken Stroganoff.
episode 18: George Takei
Michele is joined by author, civil rights activist, and famed Star Trek actor George Takei. He shares his harrowing experiences living in an internment camp as a child, how he adjusted to life after, and what led to becoming Sulu.
episode 17: Jon Batiste
Singer, songwriter and composer Jon Batiste reminisces on the sounds of his childhood kitchen in New Orleans and shares his family’s Christmas tradition of hosting a gumbo throwdown.
episode 16: Samin Nosrat
Michele joins chef Samin Nosrat, author of the New York Times bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat to tell stories of Nosrat’s mother’s kitchen, who and what else shaped her as she grew up, and a special trip Nosrat took to her native Iran when she was a kid.
episode 15: Jeff Tweedy
Singer and songwriter Jeff Tweedy discusses cherished memories from his childhood kitchen in Illinois,
and the invaluable time he spent at his kitchen table with his mother, and he explains how his favorite
home-cooked dish today–known simply as The Dish–became a Tweedy family hit.
Jeff Tweedy is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer best known as the singer and
guitarist of the band Wilco...
episode 14: Michael Pollan
Author, journalist, and professor Michael Pollan talks about the influence Julia Childs had on his mother’s kitchen, the nature of kitchens in America today, and shares his unexpected favorite dish growing up.
episode 13: Al Roker
On this special Thanksgiving episode, we’re joined by America’s weatherman Al Roker. He shares Thanksgiving traditions, new and old, and tips on how to perfect his mama’s Oxtail Stew with Dumplings.
episode 12: Hari Kondabolu
In this episode of Your Mama’s Kitchen, comedian, writer and TV host Hari Kondabolu talks about growing up in Queens, New York City, where his mother brought her native South India to the dinner table with an unforgettable peanut chutney. Hari also discusses his parents’ quiet activism – and how, from his mother, Hari learned to use humor to confront the world’s injustices.
Hari Kondabolu is a comedian, writer, TV host, and podcaster based in Brooklyn, New York...