Here’s To Life with Tori Reid

Victory & Noble

4.8 (23)
SOCIETY & CULTURE

Are you looking for inspiration? Journey with us as we unpack the human experience with Icons, Culture makers, and Outliers. We'll explore, discover, and laugh through a wealth of truth, stories, and wisdom with guests in entertainment, literature, the culture at large, and beyond, so that you may take inspired action and shift your life! Here’s to life, today and everyday!

03/25/2023

Ep. 40: Jaki Shelton Green - Poet Laureate of the People

In nearly six decades of work, she has mentored hundreds of authors, poets and women globally. Her poetry has appeared in African American Review, Essence Magazine, Ms. Magazine... and dozens of literary journals and lifestyle magazines. In 2003, she was the recipient of the North Carolina Award for Literature (the highest award the state can bestow for significant contributions in science, literature, fine arts, and public service). She was selected for the Forbes distinguished 2022 list, 50...

27 min
01/31/2023

Ep. 39: Jenifer Lewis - Walking In My Joy: In These Streets

Dubbed a “national treasure” and nicknamed the “Mother of Black Hollywood,” she’s starred in over 400 episodic TV shows, 68 movies, and four Broadway shows. During her prolific screen career, she’s most notably known as Zelma Bullock in Tina Turner biopic "What's Love Got to Do With It" and as Ruby Johnson in the socially-conscious sitcom "Black-ish." She’s an award-winning actress who steals every scene she’s in, and yet her “real work” is off stage and off camera as an activist and a mental...

34 min
11/01/2022

Ep. 38: Tom Dreesen (Part II) - The Man Who Made Sinatra Laugh

Part II: Tori returns in delight with one of her favorite spirits, a true comedian's comedian and one of the world’s most groundbreaking, well-respected, and beloved entertainers. A true pioneer and legend in the entertainment industry with 52 years of comedy, relationships, stories, and wisdom to share. He has made over 500 national TV appearances as a stand-up comedian, including more than 60 appearances on The Tonight Show, and was a favorite guest of David Letterman. For fourteen years, h...

25 min
08/31/2022

Ep. 37: Ruth E. Carter (Part II) - What Makes Ruth, Ruth?

She is so much more than a costume designer or expert storyteller. She is a trailblazer. A pioneer. A leader. Think Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. Spike Lee’s Malcolm X, Do The Right Thing or 12 other Spike Lee joints. Ava DuVernay’s Selma. Lee Daniels' The Butler. Steven Spielberg’s Amistad. Coming 2 America… and so much more. But who is the woman behind the accolades? What makes her tick? What gives her life? And what drove her to become the first African American to win an Academy Award in ...

23 min
08/01/2022

Ep. 36: Dr. William R. Harvey - The Visionary Leader and the Power of Legacy

Tori returns to her beloved alma mater, Hampton University, reflects and has a very special homecoming with the singular President Dr. William R. Harvey. Known for more than 40 years of legendary leadership, he transformed the university from a small Black college to a world-class leader within higher education. Whether it’s his powerful presence, establishing the largest free-standing proton beam cancer center in the world, increasing the endowment from $29 million to over $400 million dolla...

39 min
07/01/2022

Ep. 35: Ruth E. Carter - The Origin of Ruth Carter and Her Afrofuturistic Costume Design

She is so much more than a costume designer. She is a national treasure and global visionary. She was nominated twice for an Oscar for her timeless work on Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Steven Spielberg’s Amistad. She became the first African American to win an Academy Award in Costume Design for her exquisite designs on Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. The proud Hampton University graduate has designed an impressive filmography of over 60 diverse film and television projects. She has worked artfull...

29 min
04/27/2022

Ep. 34: Tom Dreesen - The Comedian's Comedian and Living the Dream

Tori delights in talking to one of her favorite spirits, a true comedian's comedian and one of the world’s most groundbreaking, well-respected, and beloved entertainers. He has made over 500 national TV appearances as a stand-up comedian, including more than 60 appearances on The Tonight Show, and was a favorite guest of David Letterman. For fourteen years he was the opening act for Frank Sinatra, and performed countless times with artists like Smokey Robinson, Liza Minnelli, Natalie Cole, an...

42 min
03/31/2022

Ep. 33: Cassandra Freeman - On Becoming Aunt Viv

Just who is the woman behind our latest "Aunt Viv?" Let's get the Inside track, and we use that word "inside" knowingly, on this powerful, every woman. Get ready for joy. Fresh out of NYU's Tisch Graduate Acting Program, she fulfilled her dream of working with both Denzel Washington, as his wife, and Spike Lee, in the hit film, "Inside Man". How? You may wonder. By being herself. And she's been on the inside of culture with successful shows as Luke Cage, Atlanta, and The Last O.G....

38 min

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4.8

out of 5

23 Ratings

Jennifer Lewis

02/06/2023

Cole Hilton

Great show with the powerful and beautiful Jennifer Lewis. From the strong intro to the first question, through the end. Amazing interview.
Brilliant

02/26/2021

Granny Duck

Insightful, well prepared, charming, this podcast should have great legs!!! More!!!
Amazing!

07/29/2020

Emonnie Essence

I just listened to episode 2! First off your voice is calming and lovely! You are very natural and fluid with your questions and curiosity. I loved it and I will be listening to more. Secondly Ms. Phylicia Rashad was so amazing, I felt like she was talking to me. I felt like I knew her. She’s everything you described and more. I cried, I laughed, I felt. Her words were electric and real. It was all so genuine and beautiful. Thank you for this. Maybe one day I’ll meet her but if not at least I was blessed with this interview. It was so human and beautiful.
Here’s to life with Tori Reid

07/26/2020

Narutofan1998

Great job, loved the interview questions and pace of the show, I subscribed for more!!!

Are you looking for inspiration? Journey with us as we unpack the human experience with Icons, Culture makers, and Outliers. We'll explore, discover, and laugh through a wealth of truth, stories, and wisdom with guests in entertainment, literature, the culture at large, and beyond, so that you may take inspired action and shift your life! Here’s to life, today and everyday!

Creator

Victory & Noble
Years Active

2020 - 2023
Episodes

41
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

Here’s To Life with Tori Reid

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Music

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Here’s To Life with Tori Reid

Ep. 40: Jaki Shelton Green - Poet Laureate of the People

Ep. 39: Jenifer Lewis - Walking In My Joy: In These Streets

Ep. 38: Tom Dreesen (Part II) - The Man Who Made Sinatra Laugh

Ep. 37: Ruth E. Carter (Part II) - What Makes Ruth, Ruth?

Ep. 36: Dr. William R. Harvey - The Visionary Leader and the Power of Legacy

Ep. 35: Ruth E. Carter - The Origin of Ruth Carter and Her Afrofuturistic Costume Design

Ep. 34: Tom Dreesen - The Comedian's Comedian and Living the Dream

Ep. 33: Cassandra Freeman - On Becoming Aunt Viv

Jennifer Lewis

Brilliant

Amazing!