Marissa’s guest, Alison Riley, had an idea: Go out and talk to celebrities, artists and creators and ask them to name a low point in their life and the food memory they associate with it. The resulting book is an insightful, touching book of recipes and recollections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is this economy so different from all others? Ron Insana, CNBC senior analyst and commentator is Marissa’s guest this week and brings much needed clarity to the current financial climate, plus explains Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony in Congress and President Biden’s plans for the budget. Recession questions? Worries about rising interest rates? Insana has the answers we all need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Luce, U.S. National Editor of the Financial Times is Marissa’s guest this week and sets the record straight on the real legacy of President Jimmy Carter, offers a surprising insight into the biggest issue facing America and talks about how journalists should address the Fox/Dominion revelations. Ed and Marissa also go deep on the most classic of British dishes: beans on toast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anushay Hossain, best-selling author, women’s healthcare expert and host of the Spilling Chai podcast joins Marissa to discuss the latest politics, women’s health and race in the United States after the release of a study this week that shows childbirth is deadlier for Black women and babies, whether rich or poor. Hint: It’s about racism, not race. Also: Anushay and Marissa do a little therapeutic baking to self-soothe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tamron Hall, journalist, author and Emmy-winning host of The Tamron Hall show joins Marissa with genuinely nspiring and insightful conversation. While cooking up dinner, the two discuss just about everything, from the emotional challenges of reporting on breaking news, motherhood and mystery writing. Plus, why women should put themselves first without feeling guilty and live life “like it’s golden.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marissa’s special guest this week is State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, Dave Aronberg. Marissa and Dave discuss the latest legal and political news and play the first Indictment Derby…in which they try to predict which of the many possible Trump indictments will make it over the legal finish line first. All this while Dave and Marissa are stared at imploringly by their dogs as they bake cake. Lucky for the dogs, the cakes are for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Us humans often use January as a time to reset, dust off our barbells and finally clean the linen closet. Marissa’s guest has written a book that could help a lot of us reset something even more important: our personal and professional lives. Guest Marjorie Ingall has written a book along with Susan McCarthy called Sorry, Sorry, Sorry and it’s a brilliant, funny guide on how to apologize effectively. So, gather your favorite family members, corporations or politicians and make sure they...

Marissa’s guest on the podcast is investigative journalist Marisa Kabas, who has recently dedicated herself to learning everything there is to know (and wonder at) about George Anthony DeVolder Santos Schwarzenegger, or whatever name he is going by today. Not surprisingly, the conversation turns to a discussion of shamelessness: the good kind and the bad kind, and why this is the year to embrace positive shamelessness. Marissa also works on a recipe for very gooey chocolate chip...

The political year started off at a sprint with all the hijinx in the House of Representatives, and now with our gas stoves being threatened and a special investigator appointed to examine the oil stains on the floor of Joe Biden’s garage, there is no better guest to help take it all apart and put it back together than Dr. Allison Gill. She also dares to look forward and makes some interesting prognostications about indictments. All while Marissa whips up a gloom-chasing orange-cranberry...

On this special, second anniversary episode of the podcast, Marissa is joined by the Queen of All Baked Goods herself, award-winning cookbook author, Rose Levy Beranbaum. And what better way to celebrate then to talk about Rose’s latest cookbook, The Cookie Bible (which just so happens to feature a recipe of Marissa’s) and answer all your cookie questions, from why your cookies sometimes turn out flat to baking soda’s least-known, most-important trait. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Marissa’s guest is the brilliant and marvelous Dahlia Lithwick, senior legal correspondent for Slate, host of the Amicus podcast and author of the must-read Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America. While making the famous Persian rice dish tahdig, the two discuss the most recent threats to democracy and yet still remain full of hope.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special episode, Marissa and her guest, General Mark Hertling discuss what the future holds for war in Ukraine now that winter is here, the long history of trench warfare and how food for soldiers has (thankfully) improved. Plus, why good food is integral to America’s national security. It’s about much more than an army marching on its stomach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s special Thanksgiving episode, Marissa's guest is Jill Wine-Banks (Watergate prosecutor! General Counsel for the U.S. Army! Brilliant Legal Mind and Owner of Many Pins!). Marissa teaches Jill air-frying techniques (including a wickedly simple recipe for air fryer stuffed mushrooms) and Jill gets Marissa up-to-speed with all the latest legal news, from The Supreme Court to whether Trump can sneak a pardon in Georgia. Plus! How to handle unwanted commentary from your relatives at...

Marissa’s guest this week is award-winning TV food personality, chef and social justice advocate, Andrew Zimmern. While chopping, stirring and simmering a pan of Oyakokdon, Andrew and Marissa talk about how to deal with the often negative and angry feelings that arise in a country that feels so ideologically divided, how cooking can soothe our feelings, plus Andrew’s no-fail, must-have Thanksgiving dishes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator Barbara Boxer joins Marissa in a special midterm elections episode. Having served both in the House of Representatives and the Senate, she offers her unique perspective on how to resolve the divisions facing Congress and America. It’s a standout episode full of perspective, as well as a strong vision for how we can secure our future. Meanwhile, Marissa makes some nearly inedible sweet-and-salty pepitas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democratic strategist and host of the She Pivots podcast, Emily Tisch Sussman joins Marissa this week. The She Pivots podcast celebrates women who have made bold career moves, and Emily and Marissa discuss the power of a non-linear career path. Also, Emily shares the best way to convince everyone you know to vote, and what, no, WHO, is going to make a difference in the election. Plus: Overcoming kitchen anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marissa’s guest this week on podcast is Miles Taylor, the man formerly known as “Anonymous,” who was one of the first people from inside the Trump administration to speak out honestly about what life in the White House was really like (hint: just as you imagined during your worst nightmares). Marissa and Miles spoke just hours after the January 6 Committee gave its last public hearing and you won’t hear his important insights into domestic terrorism anywhere else. Miles and Marissa...

Marissa’s special guest is none other than Joe Cirincione, national security analyst and the only person you ever want to hear the truth about nuclear war from, thanks to his blend of candor and kindliness. If you’ve been concerned about the recent threats by Putin of nuclear attack, this is a must-listen episode. Together, Marissa and Joe self-soothe with baked oatmeal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marissa’s guests this week are Major Garrett, CBS News Chief and White House Correspondent and David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research. Together they’ve written a must-read book called The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie, an eye-opening read full of warnings about the future of democracy, but with hope at its heart. They’ll discuss how the midterms are a bellwether for American democracy, the importance of taverns to Founding Fathers, and...

In this very special episode, Marissa travels to the kitchen of legal expert, author and pundit extraordinaire, Jennifer Taub, to make sense of the swirling chaos of legal decisions that marked this week. Plus, Jen was in the courtroom as Judge Dearie told Trump’s lawyers a thing or two, and brings us the inside scoop. Also: We made Ravneet Gill’s “world’s best chocolate chip cookie.” Is it?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode, Marissa’s guest is Emmy-nominated director and the person who makes Twitter a funnier, more enjoyable place to be, Jeremy Newberger. They discuss it all: From how the whole world seems like a Mort Downey, Jr talk show to who would be the winner in a Jell-O wrestling match: Lindsey Graham or Mitch McConnell? Plus: Mr. Newberger shares his recipe for diabetic-friendly chocolate chip cookies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode, Marissa’s special guest is David Wolstencroft, writer and showrunner for TV shows such as MI-5, The Escape Artist (with David Tennant) and the bodice-ripping, blockbuster historical drama, Versailles, which makes David an expert on the making of kings. They discuss how the passing of Queen Elizabeth has rendered the unemotional British emotional, and how HRH Charles III, King of England could be the perfect foil to Britain’s newest prime minister. Plus:...

Are you a woman or know one? Listening to this podcast could save a life. Marissa’s guest this week is Anushay Hossain, author of the “The Pain Gap,” which exposes the dangers of being a woman, especially a woman of color, in need of healthcare in America today. Anushay shares stories of women cruelly mistreated by the healthcare system, but also explains how to ensure your voice is heard when you next find yourself in front of a physician.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

On this week’s episode, David Hogg, gun control activist and co-founder of March for our Lives, took a break from championing for the PACT Act, to make crêpes and, among other insights, shares the difference a good meal can make in the life of survivors of gun violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week features University of Michigan law professor, co-host of the #SistersinLaw podcast and MSNBC legal analysis royalty, Barbara McQuade. Marissa and Barbara go deep on the January 6 commission’s prime-time hearing, from Josh Hawley’s gazelle-like leaps to the stunning revelation that the vice-president’s Secret Service detail was afraid they would be killed protecting him. Barbara also shares evidence that could prove Trump committed involuntary manslaughter and explains how to get a...