Slaying Trolls with Snark: A Fascinating Conversation with Rachel Vindman

Too Famous: Stories and Baking with Kathy Griffin: Today's episode features a conversation with comedian Kathy Griffin. I tried to teach her to bake lemon bars and she tried to convince me she was too famous to have to know how to bake. But what she does do, brilliantly, is tell stories and the conversation we had while waiting for her lemon bars to come out of the oven is worth listening to. (The lemon bars are worth making too.) <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

31 min listen

The Golden Arches in Black America: Dr. Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian: This episode features the author of my summer history book must-read, Dr. Marcia Chatelain. We discussed her insightful, important, Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, about McDonald’s impact on African Americans over the past 60 years, all while making another summer must: a blueberry, peach buckle. Also revealed inside: the greatest sandwich known to humankind.   <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

49 min listen

La Dolce Kavita: Chocolate, Choosing Vaccines and An Easy Way to Help Others: Today’s episode features Kavita Patel, practicing physician and former health and economics policy advisor in the Obama Administration. We talk pro-cookie baking tips and Covid, including the pros and cons of the available vaccines, the reality of our shared grief and what to say to someone who’s not wearing a mask. We also talk about more pleasant things, including that most pleasant thing of all: chocolate. Plus: We make whole-wheat oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that are packed with enough chocolate you won't know they're full of nutritious whole wheat flour. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

59 min listen

Russian Dressing and Rolling Trauma: Today's episode features a conversation with therapist and author of Too Much and Never Enough, Mary L. Trump. We make brownies -- because if warm brownies were needed any week, this was surely it. Mary, a psychologist who specializes in trauma and psychopathology, shares new insights into why Donald will never concede, how our traumatized nation can heal, and what Donald’s parents would think of their son as President. Listen as Mary and Marissa uncover the surprising reason President Trump has such an affinity for Russia. Plus: A great recipe for gluten-free double-chocolate brownies. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

54 min listen

Slaying Trolls with Snark: A Fascinating Conversation with Rachel Vindman: This week's episode features a conversation with Rachel Vindman, whose life changed overnight when her husband Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman testified at He Who Shall Not Be Named’s first impeachment hearing. We talked about the good, the bad and the surprisingly wonderful things that happen when your life goes from private to public overnight. I was inspired by Rachel’s honesty, her fortitude and positivity. Also: She’s a sister in snark, which made me love her more. Plus: We bake my mom’s blonde brownies together. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

43 min listen

Baking Royalty: The Queen of Cookies, Rose Levy Beranbaum: This week’s episode features world-famous cookbook author Rose Levy Beranbaum. Renowned for her cookbooks The Cake Bible, The Bread Bible, and 11 other stellar cookbooks, today she’s here to give us a preview of her latest, The Cookie Bible. Yes, The Cookie Bible on The Secret Life of Cookies. We go super-nerd on flour and how to keep your cakes from falling in the middle, discuss her friendship with Julia Child and for all you folks who think you can’t bake because you don’t like precision…tune in, we have some good news for you. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

46 min listen

Comedy is Back, Finally: A Conversation with Nell Scovell: My guest this week is the brilliant and incredibly accomplished writer, Nell Scovell, who has written for Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton and Lisa Simpson. Not to mention, she co-authored Lean In with Sheryl Sandberg, got David Letterman to apologize and was one of the first women to write for The Simpsons. We baked my dad’s favorite biscotti and discussed how humor can make a comeback in the Biden administration (in a good way), the history of cancel culture and what the ancient Pompeiians found funny. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

48 min listen

The Joyce of Cooking: Judicial Reform, Domestic Terrorism and How to Frost a Cake: MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance joins the podcast this week, and we discuss highly unrelated topics such as pet chickens and how necessary judicial reforms can create a more equitable legal system. Vance’s straight talk on the future of the Department of Justice and how current laws can handle domestic terrorism offers hope for the future. Cake helps, and Joyce and Marissa make a British Bake-Off-worthy coffee-pecan layer cake with praline topping. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

55 min listen

Sugar-Free to Be Merrill and Me by The Secret Life Of Cookies

47 min listen

Tangled Up in Blue: Rosa Brooks and Policing in America: This week I’m joined by Rosa Brooks, Georgetown law professor and author of the new book, Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City. I make my new favorite creation, a scookie – a scone and cookie and we discuss her book, which follows her time as a police reservist. Rosa and I take a deep look into the process of becoming a police officer and the challenges and the complexities of doing the job when you’re taught everyone’s out to kill you. It’s a thoughtful and thought-provoking conversation. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

49 min listen

Live, Laugh, Love, Lasagna: Gisele Fetterman, Second Lady of Pennsylvania: This week the podcast is transformed into the Secret Life of Lasagna, as philanthropist, immigration activist and the Second Lady of Pennsylvania, Gisele Fetterman joins us and we bake up lasagna for the nationwide kindness movement called Lasagna Love. As her husband Pennyslvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman prepares to run for Senate, we talk about how she copes with the nastiness that can come with being in the public eye,  and how her early life as an undocumented immigrant in this country informs her work as a philanthropist. This was a very special episode for me. Giselle may not be a household name everywhere, but she should be, and no doubt soon will be. The way she leads by example is inspiring. Plus: She explains how we can all be “nebby for good.” <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

54 min listen

Be Kind, Unwind: Mary Trump and What We Need Now: Mary Trump, psychologist, trauma expert and author of "Too Much Is Never Enough" is the guest this week, and we talk about how we’re all coping mentally nearly one year into pandemic. Hint: If you’re not feeling tip-top, you’re not alone, and Trump has tips on self-care. We also discuss the craven remorselessness of certain Congresspeople and bake homey snickerdoodles to self-soothe. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

47 min listen

Mayonnaise is the Best Belief System We Have: Life in Fantasyland with Kurt Andersen by The Secret Life Of Cookies

55 min listen

Apologies, Layer Cake and Camping: A Conversation with E. Jean Carroll: Journalist and former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll joins this week’s episode and we dig straight into all the important issues, while also trying to recreate her favorite birthday cake from childhood. E. Jean, who brought a defamation lawsuit against former (!) President Donald Trump after accusing him of sexual assault, explains how Trump continues to get away with this behavior, and offers her life-affirming insights into the secret of advice columns, why you should stop apologizing and what it’s like to camp in the wilderness with the ultimate urbanite, Fran Lebowitz. Plus: Did we mention layer cake? <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

52 min listen

Make Pie Crust Without Fear (And Have Joy, to Boot): with Mollie Katzen: This week, we’ll be discussing something people find nearly as scary as the idea of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis as running mates in 2024. Something more daunting than trying to turn Wyoming into a blue state. Deep breaths, friends, it’s pie crust week! Mollie Katzen, all-around wonderful human and world-famous cookbook author joins us. Yes, she of The Moosewood Cookbook, Pretend Soup and more. Mollie is here to spread the word that pie crust isn’t just easy to do…it can be fun. And bring joy. She also shares some very inspiring words about choosing joy over anger, which after this week, we could all use. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

59 min listen

Sedition! Sedition!: The first guest of the year is CNN legal analyst Elliott Williams and principal at The Raben Group, who also brings a background at the Department of Justice to bear on the big news stories of the week. Among Elliott’s other skills? Baking. So to the tune of “Sedition!” (think "Fiddler on the Roof”) Marissa and Elliott bake peach-pecan rugelach in honor of Georgia. It’s a bit of a story, they’ll explain inside. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

57 min listen

Ted Lasso Shortbread with Jennifer Taub: Whether you fancy yourself the Rebecca Welton character, or Ted Lasso himself, you know you have a need to eat or make shortbread one way or another. Marissa’s guest this week, Professor Jennifer Taub, had the brilliant idea to make the “official” Apple+ Ted Lasso recipe – with a few tweaks c/o Marissa. While uncovering the secrets of Lasso’s shortbread, they also discuss Jennifer’s book Big Dirty Money: Making White Collar Criminals Pay and go deep on the insidiousness of white-collar crime in America. They may or may not also sing show tunes. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

62 min listen

Bats, Black Beans and ‘Pandemicide’: Life in the Time of Covid-19 with Laurie Garrett: Laurie Garrett, one of the most influential experts on global infectious diseases, joins the podcast this week and, as we slide into the one-year anniversary of lockdown, we cook up what’s left of my pandemic hoarding: black beans and gin. We also discuss the latest news on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the New York variant of Covid virus and whether Trump is responsible for ‘pandemicide.’ <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

55 min listen

COOOOOOOOOKIES! David Kamp, Cookie Monster and the Apple Freak on The Secret Life of Cookies by The Secret Life Of Cookies

57 min listen

Cookies and Kindness: Valerie Bertinelli: Marissa’s guest this week is the magnificent inside-and-out actress and Food Network star, Valerie Bertinelli, who brought joy to the show. The two discussed everything, from the joys of Velveeta to how odd it feels to think nice thoughts about Liz Cheney. Also: How we can (and should) be nicer to ourselves. Marissa baked Valerie’s salted caramel chocolate chip cookies and you should, too.   <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

60 min listen

Breaking News, Black Robe-itis and Cake with Katie Phang: This week, Marissa is joined by Katie Phang, a great legal mind, trial lawyer and MSNBC host and contributor. Katie brings a breaking scoop on Roger Stone’s defense strategy. plus Katie and Marissa bake a buttery, zesty citrus cake. Hoping to understand all the crazy ins and outs of legal trials over the past month? Katie explains them all.  And you’re not imagining it, there have been a lot of high profile trials this month. But also: Cake. Katie and Marissa talk cake-baking tips as well, because it’s all about balance. Y’know, just like the scales of justice. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

57 min listen

All Wined Up and Places to Go: H'ors D and Wine with Sonoma Vintner, Nate Miles: This week’s podcast features Sonoma vintner and guy-who-actually-did-something-with-his-midlife-crisis, Nate Miles. His Groove wines are organic, sustainably sourced and…canned. And will change your view on canned wines. Join us as we make mindlessly easy snacks for effortless entertaining because we vaccinated types can finally start gathering in person. Also: we discuss the differences between wine snobs and wine geeks and discuss the challenges faced by California wine country during wildfire season. Trigger warning: It’s a delightful hour, save for some frank discussion about dog hair in food that isn’t for the squeamish.  <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

60 min listen

Simon Says: An interview with Simon Majumdar: This week, Marissa is joined by Food Network star, host of the “Eat My Globe” podcast and food historian Simon Majumdar. Surprising things are said about British food and the perfect martini is designed. Marissa and Simon's conversation about food and history culminates in a rhapsody about fish and chips. We bake Simon’s famous almond drop biscuits and try to figure out the correct way to say “scone.” Pour yourself a cuppa and join them. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

65 min listen

Cocktails Live and In-Person with Mary Trump and Allison Gill by The Secret Life Of Cookies

66 min listen

Harry Litman, Live from The Soufflé Bowl!: This week, Marissa’s guest is Harry Litman, host of The Talking Feds podcast, lawyer, pundit, former United States Attorney and Department of Justice official, and together, they made raspberry and orange soufflés step-by-step and discussed everything from Ketanji Brown to Ginni Thomas, and all the stuff in between. Harry helped Marissa understand the law of the land and Marissa taught him the law of souffle. And yes, the worry is that either could collapse at any moment. But we kid… <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

81 min listen

Grief and Hope: The Atlantic’s Jennifer Senior on How One Family Dealt with the Aftermath of 9/11. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

31 min listen

Is that Joy I Smell Cooking? with Travis Akers: This week, Marissa is joined by defense intelligence officer, veterans’ affair advocate – and one of the few people who bring sense and joy to Twitter--Travis Akers. Together they take on what has been a grueling week of news and Travis manages to carve out some hope in a dark, dark week. The smell of melted chocolate and butterscotch chips as they recreate a favorite recipe from his childhood helped, too. But isn’t that why we love cookies? <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

46 min listen

Oh! Those Problematic Suburban Women: Rachel Vindman and Some Very Good Brownies: Many brownies were made and eaten in the making of this episode, which features, Rachel Vindman, who reappears this week, transformed from National Security Amateur to podcast co-host of The Suburban Women problem. Rachel shares the podcasts noble goals, which include harnessing the power of the suburban woman and mobilizing us chicks politically. We also discuss why so many adults act like the bogey man is living under their bed. We set the world straight and bake some really quite magnificent cheesecake brownies. She also lets us in on an important insight into her husband, Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman…hint: it involves chocolate and will only make you respect him more. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

55 min listen

Land of Hope and Cheesecake: Mary Trump: This latest podcast has everything we need to keep ourselves afloat in these challenging times: hope, cheesecake and Mary Trump. Join Marissa and Mary as they bake a really, actually very delicious vegan berry cheesecake and talk about Mary’s new book, The Reckoning. Plus:The importance of giving yourself a time-out. Yes, we’re talking to you. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. by The Secret Life Of Cookies

41 min listen

God Save the King, Climate and Cake with David Wolstonecroft by The Secret Life Of Cookies

37 min listen

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