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 self-soothed making Taylor Swift’s chai cookies.

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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.

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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 speaking of which, David shares his exceptional recipe for old-fashioned cocktails. 

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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?  

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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.

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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: Whiskey-Marmalade cake like your gran used to make.

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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.  

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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.

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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 recalcitrant witness to talk. (Yoo-hoo, Mark Meadows!) Meanwhile, Marissa bakes chocolate-chocolate-chocolate chip cookies.

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This week, Marissa’s guest is Congressman Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts). They discuss the new, nationwide 988 number for the National Suicide Hotline, and he speaks frankly about what in his own past compelled him to make this a reality. Representative Moulton also talks about this week’s January 6 Commission meeting, how to defeat the cancer of white nationalism, and how to get disaffected teens who grew up in the time of Trump to take an interest in government. It’s a blockbuster episode, plus, there’s talk of lobsters, oysters and scallops.

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