Here’s To Life with Tori Reid

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Here’s To Life with Tori Reid

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!

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

    2023/03/25

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

    2023/01/31

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

    2022/11/01

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

    2022/08/31

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

    2022/08/01

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

    2022/07/01

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

    2022/04/27

    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 分钟
  8. Ep. 33: Cassandra Freeman - On Becoming Aunt Viv

    2022/03/31

    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 分钟
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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!

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  • 创作者
    Victory & Noble
  • 活跃年份
    2020年 - 2023年
  • 单集
    41
  • 分级
    儿童不宜
  • 版权
    © 2024 Here’s To Life with Tori Reid
  • 节目网站
    Here’s To Life with Tori Reid

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