Emma Poole, Ellie’s personal favorite yoga instructor, infuses her classes with intuitive movement, storytelling, and wisdom from her own experience and practice. Ellie was deeply affected by the thoughts Emma shared during class one day about being “kinder than you need to be.” Regardless of whether you are into yoga, it’s a notion which seems quite simple on the surface, but it can have a huge ripple effect in your life and in the world around you.

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Farmer Lee Jones, from the Chef’s Garden in Ohio, which his family has owned for decades and supplies produce for the best chefs in the country, encourages us to enjoy whole plant eating, from the root to the fruit. After listening to this you will be inspired to make the most of those often tossed-out carrot tops, broccoli stems, Brussels sprout leaves and more. He also enlightens us about regenerative agriculture and why he uses it on the farm. 

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Eric Kim, New York Times staff writer and columnist for The New York Times Magazine spent a year cooking with his mother Jean for his book Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. He and Ellie discuss how writing down family recipes can enrich your life in profound ways, and the (often funny) challenges that can arise in the process. 

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Alex Guarnaschelli, host of Supermarket Stakeout and Alex Versus America on Food Network, cookbook author, and Executive Chef of Butter in New York City, shares quick food fixes to help us recover from common cooking mistakes and inspire more confidence in the kitchen.  

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Internationally recognized nutrition expert and author of Zero Waste Cooking for Dummies, Rosanne Rust, RDN, reveals how to get three amazing meals out of one by taking advantage of dishes she calls “food waste heroes.” 

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With over 700 episodes recorded on his The Gratitude Podcast, Georgian Benta is an explorer of the world of gratitude. Gratitude has been the most efficient tool for making life better for him and he is passionate about sharing his journey. He shares one simple but profoundly impactful way to add more gratitude to your everyday life. 

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Garlic doesn’t only add big flavor, it has compounds that help support immune health. In this episode, Ellie dishes about garlic’s benefits, and explores different ways to use it, with Toby Amidor, registered dietitian, nutrition expert for FoodNetwork.com and the author of eight cookbooks, including her most recent, The Family Immunity Cookbook.

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There are a lot of misconceptions and mistakes made around freezer meals, but guest Ali Rosen has us covered with surprising possibilities, and wisdom for creating the best quality frozen dishes, without having to try too hard. Emmy and James Beard Award nominated host of Potluck with Ali Rosen on NYC Life and author of Modern Freezer Meals, she helps us bust out of the dated mindset about freezing meals and approach them in a modern way, “as a gift for your future self.”

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Taking a walk outside with a friend is a simple activity that has a surprisingly big impact on our wellbeing. In this episode Dr Nadya Swedan, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist in private practice in NYC, and author of The Active Woman's Health and Fitness Handbook, reveals the many benefits of this “one real good thing” and offers helpful tips for doing it safely, effectively and comfortably.

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In this episode Ellie talks with Tracye McQuirter, public health nutritionist; transformative leader in the field of plant-based nutrition; author of Ageless Vegan; and founder of the 10 Million Black Vegan Women movement. No matter your diet, whether you are an omnivore like Ellie or vegan like Tracye, this “one real good thing” holds true: one of the best things you can do for your health is to eat more dark leafy greens. Listen to find out practical and delicious ways to make that happen and why McQuirter says “The glow is in the greens!”

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