Sixth & I LIVE

In Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside and Out, Emmy award-winning television personality Giada de Laurentiis walks you through how to select food that can actually make you feel better and how to curate a personalized wellness routine to support a healthy mind, body, and spirit. In conversation with Alex Guarnaschelli, the executive chef at Butter in New York City, and a frequent judge on the Food Network’s Chopped.  This program was held on March 18, 2021. 

From Mari Andrew, the writer and artist with over 1 million Instagram followers, comes My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between, a collection of essays and illustrations that parallel the phases of the sky—twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn—with all of the moments, be they small, momentous, heartbreaking, anxiety inducing, or healing, that life brings our way. In conversation with Mary Laura Philpott, the author of the nationally bestselling memoir-in-essays I Miss You When I Blink, one of NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019. This program was held on March 8, 2021. 

In Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch, self-described “nice Jewish Boy” Jake Cohen reinvents the food of his Ashkenazi heritage and draws inspiration from his husband’s Persian-Iraqi traditions to offer fresh takes for a whole new generation of eaters. In conversation with Pati Jinich, a Mexican chef, author, and host of PBS’s three-time James Beard award-winning and Emmy nominated series, Pati’s Mexican Table.  This program was held on March 9, 2021.

As Washington, DC’s decades-long push for statehood heats up, Mikaela Lefrak, host of the "51st" podcast, moderates a conversation about how the statehood movement intersects with the civil rights movement; why statehood could and should matter to people outside the District; and whether a statehood bill actually has a chance at success. Panelists include George Derek Musgrove, a history professor and co-author of Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital, Robinson Woodward-Burns, an assistant professor of political science at Howard University, and Stasha Rhodes, Campaign Director for 51 for 51, a coalition of groups advocating for DC statehood. This program was held in partnership with WAMU on March 17, 2021. 

In Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food, bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen shares a healthier take on the simple, satisfying comfort food for which she’s known, plus menu suggestions, adaptations for dietary needs, and personal essays. In conversation with Antoni Porowski, the food and wine expert on “Queer Eye,” Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning series, and New York Times bestselling author of Antoni in the Kitchen. This program was held on March 4, 2021.  

In this urgent, authoritative book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. In conversation with Rashida Jones, an actor, writer, producer and director. This program was held on February 17, 2021. 

In Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, Shankar Vedantam, the host of the “Hidden Brain” podcast, argues that, paradoxically, deceiving ourselves and others can play a vital role in human success and well-being. In conversation with David Greene, an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Siberia, and former host of Morning Edition and Up First on NPR. This program was held on March 2, 2021. 

In The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, Charles Blow, Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, delivers a resounding call to action for Black Americans to amass political power and fight white supremacy. In conversation with Laura Barrón-López, a White House correspondent for POLITICO and a political analyst for CNN. This program was held on January 27, 2021. 

In celebration of the paperback release of her New York Times bestselling book You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance, Chani Nicholas shows how your birth chart reveals your unique talents, challenges, and opportunities. In conversation with Fatimah Asghar, a poet, filmmaker, educator, performer, and the writer and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series “Brown Girls.” This program was held on February 9, 2021. 

Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America’s Bravest Warriors is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines by James Patterson, the world’s bestselling author, and First Sergeant U.S. Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit involved in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. In conversation with Admiral (Ret.) William H. McRaven, who served for thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL. As as a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces.