Your Mama’s Kitchen

About Your Mama’s Kitchen

“Tell me about your mama's kitchen.” That’s the simple request which begins each episode of this Audible Original podcast from acclaimed journalist Michele Norris (NPR’s All Things Considered, The Washington Post) and Acast Productions. Every week, hear guests like Michelle Obama, Conan O'Brien, Ina Garten, José Andrés, John Legend, and more explore the complexities of family life and how their earliest culinary experiences helped shape their personal and professional lives—and of course, each guest brings a recipe for a favorite dish from their youth so you can taste a bit of their story. With a delicious buffet of actors, authors, chefs, musicians, and more, the rich conversations that flow from that simple, initial prompt reveal the histories, memories, and cultures that emerge from the kitchen—the heart of the home—where we are nourished physically and spiritually. Your Mama’s Kitchen is a podcast about cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and the meals and memories that make us who we are. The show’s closing song is 504 by The Soul Rebels. Editorial and web support from Melissa Bear and Say What Media. Our talent booker is Angela Peluso.fo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Michele Norris

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

67 of 93 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Peacefully Bringing 65 People to the Table with Tony Shalhoub and Josie Adams

   Award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub and his daughter Josie Adams discuss peacefully hosting 65 relatives, sharing family rules for togetherness and recipes for connection.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From Korea to Queens: Min Jin Lee on the American Dream

   Best-selling author Min Jin Lee shares her immigrant story and how her family's Queens kitchen shaped her writing in this interview with the host.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Coming Soon: Your Mama's Kitchen Season 3

   Acclaimed journalist Michele Norris interviews guests about how their earliest culinary experiences shaped their lives in this interview episode.

Inside a recent episode

Peacefully Bringing 65 People to the Table with Tony Shalhoub and Josie Adams

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Another kind of key memory of that kitchen was that we didn't have a dishwasher for many years when I was growing up. When we finally got a dishwasher, it was a big deal. If you have 10 kids, why do you need a dishwasher? Well, that was my father's argument until the day they moved it in there. Yeah. And, you know, there was an effort to spread the work out. You know, you take turns doing the dishes. Somebody's washing, somebody's drying this. I did it last night. It's your turn. No, I did it this morning. The dishwasher then finally kind of like that. Those battles subsided. And, wow, I think that was the most revered appliance in the kitchen once that came in. […]

Who has been a guest on Your Mama’s Kitchen

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tony Shalhoub
• Josie Adams
• Min Jin Lee
• Carla Hall
• Gayle King

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

2,309 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

751 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

100

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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