How Comedian Murray Hill Found Family in Showbiz

This week, Michele is joined by Victor Glover—recently retired astronaut, naval aviator, and, most importantly, father—to talk all about how his family shaped his path and keeps him grounded while reaching the far corners of outer space. Victor recounts his early childhood memories in Pomona, California, including the coffee he would drink with his grandfather and the fire ants he would fry up in the skillet. He also discusses piloting the Artemis II mission to the dark side of the moon—and explains how the wonder he experienced out in space can be found right here on Earth.Subscribe to the show: @YourMamasKitchenPodFollow us on Instagram: @yourmamaskitchenFollow us on TikTok: @yourmamaskitchenSend us an email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we're welcoming Murray Hill to the mic - beloved NYC nightlife emcee, comic, actor and now author, of the new memoir, "Showbiz!" From a tough New England childhood to an expansive life onstage, Murray shares stories of resilience, hope and Rhode Island red strips (the best snack you've never heard of). That's showbiz, kids!Subscribe to the show: @YourMamasKitchenPodFollow us on Instagram: @yourmamaskitchenFollow us on TikTok: @yourmamaskitchenSend us an email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson joins Your Mama’s Kitchen to reflect on how his Ethiopian roots and Swedish upbringing shaped his relationship with food, culture, and home. He shares how his personal experiences inform his approach to hospitality at Red Rooster, where he’s made it his mission to ensure everyone feels welcome, represented, and like they belong at the table. Marcus also discusses his upcoming book, Back to Green: Rediscovering a World of Delicious, Healthy Eating, arriving October 20, 2026. The book explores plant-forward cooking traditions from around the world, celebrating the ingredients, cultures, and stories that connect us through food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you share a house, a kitchen, and a week with 60+ relatives and still want to do it again next year? Award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub and his daughter Josie Adams, co-authors of the upcoming memoir "We Thought They'd Never Leave", share their family's rules for curating the perfect family week under one roof. It's a primer for anyone with a beach house, a holiday crowd, or a family that wants to stay close. Tony also takes us back to his childhood kitchen in Green Bay, with his nine siblings, and a basement stove where his aunties baked Syrian bread for the whole neighborhood. Plus, we learn to make warm stuffed grape leaves and a Lebanese green bean dish called Loubieh.PRE-ORDER 'WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER LEAVE': https://tinyurl.com/4r99e39k Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your Mama’s Kitchen is back! We’re kicking off our new season with best-selling author Min Jin Lee (“Pachinko”), whose latest book, “American Hagwon,” hits shelves on Sept 29. In today’s episode, Min Jin takes us inside the kitchen in Elmhurst, Queens where her family built a new life after immigrating from Korea. Around the table, food became a language for everything they were carrying: pride, sacrifice, exhaustion, and the weight of starting over in America. It’s an intimate story of immigration, and how the kitchen table shaped her writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your Mama's Kitchen is cooking up a whole new season of stories - and it all starts with one simple question that opens the door to so much more: "Tell me about your mama's kitchen." Every week, acclaimed journalist Michele Norris (NPR's All Things Considered, MSNOW) invites guests to explore the complexities of family, and how their earliest culinary experiences shaped their personal and professional lives. Your Mama’s Kitchen is a podcast about cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and the meals and memories that make us who we are. New episodes drop every Tuesday.Subscribe to the show: @YourMamasKitchenPodFollow us on Instagram: @yourmamaskitchenFollow us on TikTok: @yourmamaskitchenSend us an email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top Chef star and renowned cooking show judge Carla Hall takes us back to the Sunday Suppers she grew up going to at her grandmother's house outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Carla details the unconventional road she took to becoming a chef, including being a theater kid and modeling in Paris. She also opens up about learning of her grandmother's dementia through the way she made her mac & cheese. Plus, we learn how to make her family's extra special pound cake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special Thanksgiving episode of Your Mama's Kitchen, we take a walk down memory lane to reminisce on some of the greatest holiday hosting tips we've gotten from our guests. Gayle King shares her secret to a tender turkey, Stephen and Evie Colbert talk about their cheesy holiday tradition, Ina Garten shares her personal hosting musts and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Top Chef host and best-selling author Padma Lakshmi takes us back to her early childhood in Chennai, India where she was raised by her grandparents and then to New York City where she would skate to meet her mom at a falafel cart for lunch as a teen. She opens up about why it's so important now more than ever to appreciate and redefine what it means to be an 'American' dish. Plus, she teaches us how to make her mama's Yogurt Rice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food adventurer Phil Rosenthal joins the show to talk about his childhood, his love of fluffy eggs, and how his breakout hit, Everybody Loves Raymond, came to be. He reminisces about the trip to Paris that changed his life and what he thinks money should really be spent on. Plus, he previews what’s on the menu at his new Los Angeles diner with Nancy Silverton—including an ode to his parents’ nightly Egg Cream, recipe included. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.