In Part 1 of Soup & Stories, Foster and Cesar gather a circle of creatives and close friends for an intimate, community-style storytelling session. What unfolds is a raw, emotional exploration of grief, family estrangement, marriage transitions, boundaries, forgiveness, and the complicated dynamics of long-term friendships. These stories weave together themes of emotional healing, self-compassion, and personal growth, anchoring the episode firmly in real-life transformation.

Connect with the guests:

Ari Hader

• spiritual explorer, mom and actor (Dexter, Grey’s Anatomy)
• Ari on IMDb
• co-host of Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist 
• host of Magick and Manifestation for Actors 
• IG: @arihaderisyourfriend

Duane Benjamin 

• composer, musician, and instructor at UCLA School of Music
• Youtube: @duanebenjamin
• IG: @dben_jamin919

Jamaal Pittman

• Robinson Prize award-winning copy editor, manager and screenwriter
• author of The Copy Editor's (Life)Style Guide
• co-founder of the Annie and Sallie Ann Wheeler Memorial Scholarship
• IG: @jamaaldpittman

Katie Hall

• actor, wedding planner, FUCK YES energy cultivator & queer mama of two ✨
• IG: @theplantbasedboo
• IG: @bestdayeverla_events

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