In a special *bonus episode* of On Topic, Off Script, host Brian Mastroianni sits down with actor, producer, and cookbook author Tia Mowry.

For millennial listeners out there, you know Tia as the '90s and 2000s fan favorite star of shows like classic family sitcom 'Sister Sister.'

This holiday season, she is using her platform for an important cause -- Tia is joining Change the Odds, an American Cancer Society (ACS) initiative with sponsorship funding from Pfizer that hopes to bridge the gap in cancer care disparities. Through Change the Odds, Tia is hosting Rewrite the Recipe, a video series that addresses these cancer disparities in Black communities. It aims to inspire conversations about family cancer history around the dinner table this holiday season.

The need for these conversations in Black households is great — Black people have the highest death rate for many cancers like breast and prostate. Black Americans have the lowest survival rates than their white peers for nearly every type of cancer, ⁠according to recent statistics⁠.

Brian and Tia discuss her suggestions for how to start these needed conversations during the holidays, her own experience with cancer screenings, and share what she’s been up to — from her holiday dinner table go-to recipes to her upcoming role in 'My Secret Santa,' which premieres this December on Netflix. 

Tia Mowry: Instagram, Current Projects

American Cancer Society: Change the Odds, Rewrite the Recipe

Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.silvermansound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Logo: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠David J. Martin⁠⁠⁠⁠

For more info on host, journalist Brian Mastroianni: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brianmastroianni.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bmastroianni