Renowned American ballet dancer Misty Copeland opens up about the instability she faced in her childhood, and how her natural athleticism and incredible discipline led her to shine as a dance prodigy in her teens. She talks about the evolution of her relationship to food and nutrition, from growing up in various kitchens to eating like an athlete. Plus, you’ll hear how to make one of her healthy, go-to recipes: Baked tilapia with veggies.

Copeland is a Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She made history in 2015, becoming the first African American woman to be promoted to that position. She’s written several New York Times bestselling books, and launched her own foundation in 2022.

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Journalist and Emmy award-winning TV host Tamron Hall talks about how her upbringing in the small, rural town of Luling, Texas, paved the way for her to follow her dreams of being on TV. She praises the many mother figures she had in her life growing up, and opens up about what Mother’s Day really means to her. Plus, we learn how to make her twist on a Southern classic —a Sock-it-to-Them cake.

Tamron Hall is a two-time Emmy award-winning TV host of her self-titled show, which was recently renewed for its sixth season. Before this, she was the first black woman to host the Today Show in 2014. She’s the author of her own cookbook, A Confident Cook, set to publish this year.

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Cookbook author and baker extraordinaire Dorie Greenspan joins Michele to discuss the long, winding, and unforeseen journey to Dorie’s great baking career.

Dorie grew up in a household that did not make home-cooked meals; cooking was not on her radar. But when Dorie’s perceptive husband witnessed how much Dorie loved baking, he encouraged her to pursue it, and Dorie did—with enthusiasm. In addition to having been mentored by food world icon Julia Child, Dorie has written 14 cookbooks, won five James Beard awards, and has her very own prized kitchen in Paris. In this episode, find out how Dorie’s story begins with mistakenly burning down her mother’s kitchen and ends with Dorie being one of the best bakers in the business—and stay tuned for a lovely soft-shell crab recipe Dorie loved to share with her mother on the back steps of her childhood Brooklyn home.

Dorie Greenspan was born in Brooklyn and pursued a PhD in gerontology before becoming an internationally recognized cookbook author and baker. Dorie has been a columnist for The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post and has twice won the Cookbook of the Year award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Dorie was awarded the Mérite d’Agricole—the Order of Agricultural Merit—by the French Consulate for her writings about France’s food. Today, she lives with her husband Michael in New York City, Westbrook, CT, and Paris, France.

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