Here’s To Life with Tori Reid
Episodes
41 episodes
Ep. 16: Blair Underwood (Part II) - What Makes Blair, Blair?
Part II: Tori continues exploring the ancient adage “to thine own self be true” and other pearls of wisdom to live by with one of the greatest spirits ever. He seems to have mastered life, by mastering himself. As a father, hu...
Ep. 15: What Makes Cicely Tyson, Cicely Tyson? – A Loving Tribute
On January 28th, 2021, we lost a beloved legend - our twin flame has ascended from this earthly plane beyond the veil to the heavens. This is part 1 of a 2 part special exploring the truth of Toni Morrison’s maxim - "You are your own best t...
Ep. 14: Blair Underwood - Confident, Casual, and Cool
Tori reunites with a great spirit, actor, producer… storyteller, an iconic esquire in television. He is a proud son, father, and husband, and an enlightened spirit of the universe. Beginning a career in the eighties, this culture maker and outl...
Ep. 13: Tom Lutz – Aimlessness and Finding Ourselves
Tori and her guest co-host Patrick A. Howell, enjoy talking to accomplished author, respected humanist, acclaimed professor, and gadabout. He is the founder of the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is the American Book Award-winning author of
Ep. 12: Walter Mosley (Part II) - What Makes Walter Mosley, Walter Mosley?
Part II: Tori, and her guest co-host, Patrick A. Howell, continue discussing the art of literature, living, legacy and being human with one of the world’s most versatile and admired writers. 100 years ago, the Harlem Renaissance began, an...
Ep. 11: Walter Mosley – The Awkward Black Man and Being Easy
Part I: Tori, and her guest co-host, Patrick A. Howell, delight in talking to one of the world’s most versatile and admired writers. He is the esteemed author of more than fifty critically acclaimed books, including the bestselling myster...
Ep. 10: Patrick A. Howell & Marvin L. Mills – Dispatches from the Vanguard & The Global I Aam
Tori talks with the author of Dispatches from the Vanguard. A timely release from London’s Repeater Books capturing the current core of American and global culture through the Global International African Arts Movement. Some compare this period...
Ep. 09: Vanessa Williams – the Trailblazer and the Power of Change
Tori takes pleasure in speaking with a timeless voice and warrior spirit. She is one of the most multi-faceted and accomplished performers in the entertainment industry today with 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 ...
Ep. 08: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (Part II) – What Makes Marilyn and Billy, the 1st Couple of Pop and Soul
Part II: Tori, and her guest co-host Patrick A. Howell, continue discussing love, justice and music in their upbeat and timely conversation with two of the most magical spirits in the world of entertainment and beyond, as they passionatel...
Ep. 07: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. – the 1st Couple of Pop and Soul
Tori and her guest co-host Patrick A. Howell engage in an upbeat and timely conversation with two of the most magical spirits in the world of entertainment and beyond, as they passionately reminisce and voice their thoughts on today’s zeitgeist...
Ep. 06: Tina Farris - the Power Behind The Throne of Live Music Globally
Tori makes magic with this fierce and genius spirit. From The Roots to Lauryn Hill, from Chris Rock to The Black Eyed Peas, she is a top orchestrator and one of the greatest tour managers to ever do it for some of the most iconic artists of the...
Ep. 05: Rachel Cargle – the Bold and Beautiful Truth Teller
Tori has the pleasure to speak with an emerging new voice. New energy. New force. She is a writer, a lecturer, a public academic, an expressionist, and above all, an unapologetic activist. She has been featured and celebrated in publications su...
Ep. 04: don Miguel Ruiz Jr - a Master of Transformation
Tori has the wonderful opportunity to converse with an author and healer who’s inspired her, along with his family, throughout her adult life. In this dreamy conversation, they smile, reminisce, laugh out loud, and expand with grace. ...
Ep. 03: Nikki Giovanni (Part II) - What Makes Nikki, Nikki?
Part II: Tori travels home to Virginia and visits with renowned international griot and poet Nikki Giovanni in the watermark year of 2019 for the diaspora and humanity (2019 being the 400th year since our ancestors arrived in Virginia to ...
Ep. 02: Phylicia Rashad - What Makes Phylicia, Phylicia?
Tori is reunited with an icon, mentor and source of personal inspiration, in Victory & Noble’s 2nd episode. In this heart-to-heart and unforgettable conversation, they cry, laugh out loud, and uplift and inspire with grace. They explo...
Ep. 01: Nikki Giovanni - American Griot & The Greatest Living Poet in the World
Tori travels home to Virginia and visits with renowned international griot and poet Nikki Giovanni in the watermark year of 2019 for the diaspora and humanity (2019 being the 400th year since our ancestors arrived in Virginia to create a new gl...