Our host Alison was on an extended medical leave following emergency brain surgery, and she had to deal with a lot of new, frustrating, and unexpected situations. She speaks with psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, author and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast and “Dear Therapist” column for The Atlantic.

Beloved chef Jamie Oliver has created a companion book to his cookbook, 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food with a take on Mediterranean cuisine. 5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food features over 100 recipes from salads to desserts--each one based around 5 main ingredients. He joins to discuss everything f

For nearly 5 years, writer Dani Shapiro has hosted a podcast called Family Secrets inspired by her best selling memoir, Inheritance, in which she found out a huge secret about her family in midlife. She and her guests discuss family secrets, both life altering and truly mysterious. She joins to take listener calls abou

We're in the midst of holiday season, and some people really struggle to figure out how to give the perfect present. Maxine Builder, editor of The Strategist, joins us to discuss how to be a better gift giver and go over some of the highlights from their annual holiday gift guide. Plus, we take your calls. How to Be a

Shawn Levy joins us to discuss directing all four episodes of the new Netflix adaptation of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See, which tells the story of a blind French girl and German soldier who come into contact during World War II. The series is available to stream now on Netfl

From real-life run-ins with the supernatural as told by hip hop artists, to the grimmest of Grimm Fairytales as heard by children, Lauren Passell, podcast writer for LifeHacker, founder of Tink Media, and curator of "Podcast The Newsletter," talks about the best podcasts to help curdle your blood this spooky season. Po