QUESTION EVERYTHING

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There are celebrity interviews, and there are life-changing conversations. On Question Everything, you get both. Journalist Danielle Robay has a rare gift: she makes people feel safe + seen enough to tell the truth. Every week, she draws out the stories the world's most fascinating people rarely get to tell– the heartbreaks, the risks, the controversies, the beliefs they had to unlearn to become who they are and every now and then, their thoughts on the Bravoverse. You'll come for their story. You'll leave rethinking your own.

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Danielle is also the creator of the bestselling QUESTION EVERYTHING card game series, which has sparked connection in thousands of living rooms around the world, and the co-executive producer and host of Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, alongside Reese Witherspoon. Dubbed "The Queen of Questions," she brings both heart and rigor to every conversation — a background in political science, a Gloria Steinem Fellowship, and a mentorship under Larry King, whose legacy of curiosity and connection she's carried forward across more than 8,000 hours of interviews with icons from Taylor Swift to Malala Yousafzai.

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Sep 16, 2021 · 38 min
It's OK to Not Be OK: How to Support Yourself + Others Through Grief with Psychotherapist Megan Devine
Psychotherapist and grief advocate Megan Devine is here to help us all understand and navigate grief better. Will I ever feel normal again? What do I say to someone who is grieving? How can I best support my loved ones in grief? Is there something I should avoid saying? Is what I'm experiencing normal? There are so many questions when it comes to grief, whether you're experiencing it yourself or trying to show up for a loved one who is in it. Megan and I discuss: Megan's personal story of grief with sudden loss of her husband and how it changed her view of grief and her work. How best to show up for someone who is grieving. The number one thing we need to remember when trying to support someone in grief. What grief hijacking is and why you should avoid it at all costs. Why we need to change the narrative surrounding grief and the expectations we place on those who are experiencing it. Things that happen while in grief that are totally normal even if you might feel like you're going crazy. How grief changes you and if you will ever feel "normal" again. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 9, 2021 · 56 min
Be The Rich Man Your Parents Told You To Marry with Celebrity Nutritionist and Entrepreneur Kelly LeVeque
Kelly LeVeque is a holistic nutritionist, celebrity health coach (Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Molly Sims, Chelsea Handler to name a few), and the best-selling author of Body Love and Body Love Every Day. Through a deep desire to help her clients optimize their health, she quit her corporate job in cancer genetics and created Be Well By Kelly from the ground up. Now a hugely successful company with her own line of protein powder, online courses, a podcast, and bestselling books, her success didn't happen overnight. Kelly and her husband sacrificed, lost, persevered, and invested in themselves, rebuilt time and again. Today, we talk about: What it means to Kelly to be the breadwinner of her family. The one person that changed the future of and leveled up her business. The moment she realized how to make more money and her advice to women who are making the same mistake she did. What Jessica Alba is really like and how the support from her celebrity clients changed the game for her career. How she took her job from side hustle to full-time Her biggest financial failure, the importance of an "Oh Sh*t" fund and how she rebuilt after an investment gone wrong. How she is learning to hold boundaries in order to show up best as a mom, in her marriage and at work Investing in herself instead of in furniture. Almost not going back to school to become a nutritionist and why it's never too late to go after what you want. Why she finds Instagram to be alienating, especially in the wellness space. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 2, 2021 · 47 min
End Your Struggle: Set Boundaries + Find Peace with Licensed Therapist Nedra Tawwab
Boundaries are the single most important determinant in the health of ALL of our relationships. And yet so many of us struggle with them. We find ourselves frustrated, resentful, and/or unable to express our needs. Nedra Glover Tawaab is here to end the struggle. She is an author, licensed therapist and relationship expert. Nedra's book 'Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself' is a New York Times best-seller. You might also know her from Instagram where she has 1.1 Million Instagram followers and gives out bite-sized pieces of advice, life lessons, and affirmations. Nedra shares: How to successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others. Signs to look for that you aren't holding boundaries. Simple-yet-powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries with family, friends and coworkers. Why people may push back when you set a boundary and how you can respond. The power of learning how to say no to things you just don't want to do. Why it's actually mean to say yes when what you really want to say is no. How to avoid burnout at work by setting boundaries with your co-workers. The importance of listening to + trusting ourselves in order to set better boundaries with the people in our lives. How to set boundaries on social media so you won't be so miserable every time you scroll. How to set boundaries with family members. 3 questions you can ask yourself when setting boundaries. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 26, 2021 · 48 min
How To Increase Your Self Worth and Net Worth By Simply Being Yourself With Personal Branding Expert Jessica Zweig
At 33 years old, Jessica Zweig had to ask her parents for $200 to pay her phone bill. Only a few months earlier she was living her "Sex in the City" life in Chicago, running a high-profile women's lifestyle magazine. While her business looked successful from the outside; inside it was a financial mess. After an emotional breakdown, Jessica walked away from the brand - and the public persona- she built and learned the key to success is when your outside life aligns with who you are on the inside. Now, as a personal branding expert (financially and emotionally successful) she helps others identify their personal brand through her agency, SimplyBe and is the author of "Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth By Simply Being Yourself" Today she's giving a personal branding masterclass, sharing how we can discover our authentic selves and successfully communicate our message to the world. She shares: What true authenticity is and how we can identify it in ourselves The four key components to finding and growing your brand Why she chose to invest in herself when she was broke The generosity economy and why not sharing our "best stuff" actually hurts us The difference between oversharing and being vulnerable on social media The biggest lesson she learned from Tony Hunter, former CEO of the Chicago Tribune How your ego can get in the way of finding true success, personally and professionally (and how it did for her) Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2021 · 46 min
How To Build Community + A Cult Following with Julissa Prado, Founder of Rizos Curls
Founder and CEO of Rizos Curls, Julissa Prado built a curly hair empire with grit, sacrifice, passion and hustle. She shares how she built the multi-million dollar business with products now in Target and Ulta from her own kitchen. What started as a personal mission to reclaim her natural hair, turned into a beauty brand with a cult following of nearly 300k followers on instagram and community events that sell out in each city she visits. She says "learning to love my hair was the first step to learning to love myself. And I just feel so honored to play some kind of small role in that journey for other women." Julissa shares how she engages and builds that community and how listening to consumers is what's helped her brand become so wildly successful. She is full of life, positivity and of course, amazing hair tips! Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 12, 2021 · 45 min
Advice with Erin Robinson: How To Get Over a Bad Day + Should You Get Back With Your Ex?
Need Advice? YouTuber, producer, host, (and my friend and former coworker at Clevver) is someone I often turn to and today she is here for you-- answering your questions from Instagram on friendships, relationships, how to handle toxic people (her answer isn't what you might think!), if pulling a J.Lo + Ben is a good idea and more. She shares her perfect solve to fix any bad mood in minutes and gives really great advice on how to find gratitude and balance in this new WFH world we are living in. I'm so excited to share some of her gifts with you and I hope you gravitate toward her tender heart + honesty + sage wisdom as much as I did. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 5, 2021 · 47 min
The Secret to Growing Your Social Media with SWIMSOCIAL Founder Elena Hansen (PRETTY SOCIAL)
Elena Hansen, CEO & Founder of SWIM SOCIAL is the woman behind so many of your favorite high profile social media accounts. SWIM clients have included: Selena Gomez's Revival Tour, LL Cool J, Jay Ellis, Phoebe Robinson, Alfred Coffee just to name a few. We talk all about how she bootstrapped her company starting with her first client who she took from 1,000 to 140,000 followers and has grown to be a wildly successful, sought after company by major celebrities, brands, movies, world tours and more. Elena shares her 6 tips for growing your social media and other social strategies to help grow successfully and authentically. Social media can be overwhelming, but Elena cuts through the noise with her sincere approach- rooted in community, creative, and storytelling. She shares her tips for negotiating, what she thinks is most important when creating a pitch deck, the smartest decision she ever made in business and what she's learned about herself along the way. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 29, 2021 · 46 min
BEAUTY SICK: How Society's Obsession with Appearance Hurts Women with Dr. Renee Engeln
54% of women say they would rather be hit by a car than considered fat. How can we strike the balance of realistically caring how we look, and not having to care about how we look? Danielle + Dr. Renee Engeln, award winning psychology professor at Northwestern University and the author of Beauty Sick break down society's fixation with PRETTY. Engeln reveals how the cultural obsession with women's appearance is an epidemic that harms women's ability to get ahead and to live happy, meaningful lives. She offers the possibility of practical solutions that help girls and women overcome negative attitudes and embrace their whole selves, transform their lives, claim the futures they deserve, and, ultimately, change their world. This is the author and book that inspired the PRETTYSMART podcast! Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 22, 2021 · 46 min
Why is Rent So Expensive? Ankur Jain is Disrupting + Rebuilding the System
Ankur Jain is a 31-year old entrepreneur who left Silicon Valley for a clear purpose- to create companies that solve problems affecting us everyday like healthcare, student loans, rent, housing affordability, child and home care. Richard Branson said: "Ankur has a rare ability to take on complex societal issues and come up with simple, practical solutions that make you wonder how no one has done this before." And Branson is right; Ankur is a world changer. Now the founder and CEO of a VC, Kairos HQ, he built his first company at 11 years old and at 26, sold a company to Tindr. We talk about the launch of two recent start ups Bilt + Rhino; both are trying to save you money on rent. We also chat about the financial future for millennials, the barrier to home ownership and the long term effects of that, space travel, when he gets his best ideas, the simple question people forget to ask when starting a company. He also lets us in on his biggest entrepreneurial secret. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 15, 2021 · 52 min
Catt Sadler on Mid-Life, Love/Divorce, Career, and the Lessons She's Learned Along the Way
Catt Sadler, journalist, tastemaker, host of It Sure Is A Beautiful Day shares it all- the joyful, the difficult, and honest feelings about about love, divorce, therapy, family, relationships, career, equal pay, and the lessons she's learned along the way. She talks about growing up in Indiana, what she's learned from her failed relationships and the importance of sitting with yourself. She shares about her decision to leave E! And who she consulted with (including Jennifer Lawrence and Gwyneth Paltrow!) and reflects on that choice four years later. She talks about getting matching tattoos with her mother, raising her two sons, and her incredibly close relationship with her ex and his new wife. We also discuss her new project, Mid-Life and what she's learning about this stage of life. Of course we talk fashion and her must-haves (and what style she wishes would disappear!), why Johnny Depp was her most memorable interview and the best Hollywood party she's ever attended. If you want more Catt, check out her podcast It Sure Is A Beautiful Day right here with Dear Media. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 8, 2021 · 45 min
Period Poverty + Menstrual Equity with Nadya Okamoto
When I think about young people changing American society, I think about Nadya Okamoto. She is a 23 year-old menstrual activist, Harvard grad, and founder of August, a lifestyle brand working to reimagine periods. At 16 she founded PERIOD, the largest youth-run non profit org in women's health (which distributes menstrual hygiene products and advocates for ending what is known as the tampon tax, published a book Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement. She was the youngest Asian American to run for public office in US history. She's in adidas ads with Pharrell, she was on Teen Vogues 21 under 21 list, Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg 50 "Ones to Watch", Instyle, Glamour, and and People Magazine's versions of Women Changing the World lists i've never read off a longer intro, and it's not liek you can cut any of that out ….. She's astonishingly accomplished for a person of any age. But Nadya's drive to make a difference is undoubtedly fueled in part by her own trauma (TRIGGER WARNING*), she describes living through homelessness, abuse, and sexual assault. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 1, 2021 · 31 min
How Would News Be Different If More Women Were Informing It with Jessica Yellin (PRETTY POLITICAL)
Founder of the Instagram phenomenon News Not Noise and former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin has become known as the go to independent news source online. Just as her handle suggests, she delivers the news without the noise and her steady handed approach has reached nearly half a million followers online. Jessica and Danielle talk about how and why Jessica left her once dream job at CNN just two months after being promoted to start her own news platform, and the surprising celebrity women who helped share her platform with the world (spoiler- Amy Schumer is one of them)! We talk about the outrage in television news, what she has learned from working in Washington, what she's learned from the generation of women before and after her, and the importance of doing good and doing well. Also, how would the news be different if more women were informing it? TDLR: Jessica is a woman whom I look up to very much. She follows her intuition + works tirelessly for what she believes in. After the episode you can find Jessica on Instagram @JessicaYellin Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2021 · 45 min
$100 Million Dollar Underwear Empire with CEO Joanna Griffiths
Joanna Griffiths built KNIX, a $100 million dollar bra + underwear empire with just $20,000 dollars. Knix is an innovative undergarments brand for women of all shapes, ages, sizes and skin tones. Their mission is to redefine intimates, which began with the revolutionary leakproof underwear. We discuss what women actually want from their undergarments, why trying them on is such a vulnerable experience, and she dives into the ins and outs of her business. We talk about the first steps she took after she first came up with the idea, how she dealt with her own inner critic, her decision to completely pivot her distribution model after finally finding her footing, and how she learned to own her power and title as CEO even when she didn't necessarily feel like she earned it. We talk about the genius Knix advertising campaigns and the decisions she's made along the way to maintain such an authentic and empowering brand that speaks to women of every age, shape, size and skin color. Joanna is proof to me that you can do really well + do good. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 17, 2021 · 51 min
How To Build A Goddamn Empire with Entrepreneur Ali Kriegsman
How to build a brand from an expert- author of How to Build a Goddamn Empire and founder of Bulletin, a successful retail technology company talks us through how to build a successful brand; and not the glamorized Girlboss version, but one "with elbow grease, infinite hustle, and a whole lotta heart". She breaks down what imposter syndrome really is (her explanation is mindblowing) and how we can defeat it. She shares the pros and cons you might not expect when growing your business, and how glamourising entrepreneurship on social media hurts everyone… especially women. Ali lays out what Girlboss culture is in 3 points, and she says she really thanks Sophia Amoruso for opening the door for her. PLUS she reveals an incredible talent you might not expect from a successful COO! Book: Self Care by Leigh Stein Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2021 · 49 min
AGING WITH POWER: Iconic Fashion Designer Norma Kamali Teaches Us How to Boldly Live Through Each of Life's Decades (PRETTY INVINCIBLE)
How would you live your life if you knew you would keep getting better with age? Iconic American fashion designer Norma Kamali shares the lessons she's learned through each decade. Now 75 years old, Norma is teaching us how we can all age with power, and why the concept of anti-aging and aging gracefully is offensive. She shares the unexpected way she began her career as a designer in the 1960's- when it was a man's game - and where she found the courage to live unconventionally at a time that was just not done (she wore mini dresses!). She shares how we can find gratitude in everything, especially the hardships. She shares the importance of making decisions that are in line with your purpose. We discuss how she came to her decision to not have kids and what it means to not hit the traditional benchmarks society puts on women. We talk about how a psychic told her she would meet her soulmate at 65-- and it turned out to be true-- but you won't see her wearing a wedding dress to her wedding this summer! Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 3, 2021 · 34 min
PRETTY FEELINGS: The Joy of Being Sensitive with R&B Star Sinéad Harnett
R&B Singer/songwriter Sinéad Harnett opens up about her journey to become a superstar— her new album Ready Is Always Too Late just dropped and was lauded by Elton John. We talk about the biggest lessons and hardships she faced along the way, how she dealt with imposter syndrome when she was starting out, the best advice she ever got from singer Khaled, and why she never planned on "making it" when she was a young girl growing up in the UK. We also talk about who she would take as her date to the Grammy's, why you might not want to go on vacation with her and the hidden blessing that's come from the pandemic. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 27, 2021 · 47 min
PRETTY HUDDLE: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power by Coming Together with Brooke Baldwin
Journalist, former CNN Anchor, and author of The Huddle, Brooke Baldwin shares the importance of a HUDDLE- how women unlock their collective power by coming together with a mission. She shares how her interviews with Ava Duvernay, Reese Witherspoon, Stacey Abrams, Karlie Kloss, Shannon Watts are real life examples of the power of huddling + she lets us in on how to start finding our own huddle. We talk about female mentorship, or lack thereof, the loneliness that can accompany your 20s, how the MeToo movement changed the course of her life, the impact of her fairy godmother Diane Von Furstenburg, and the smartest decision she ever made (it's not what you think)! Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2021 · 41 min
PRETTY "SELF CARE SUNDAY": How The Wellness Industry + Girlboss Culture Failed Women with Leigh Stein
Do you ever feel like the pursuit of "self care" is never ending, and even at times, unachievable? What is self care? Leigh Stein, author of the novel "Self Care" and I, dive into the commercialization of self care and wellness and the rebrand of the diet industry. We also discuss the lingering effects of the once-idealized Girl Boss ideology, the concept of "Lean In" and the gap that exists between male and female entrepreneurs. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2021 · 21 min
BONUS Ep. PRETTY PINK SKIES AHEAD: Kelly Oxford
Kelly Oxford is here to talk about her directorial debut Pink Skies Ahead, premiering on MTV! We talk about how the film came from a panic attack and the autobiographical script form her journey as a 19 year old diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. E talk about her many titles and how she evolved from "The Queen of Twitter" in Canada to moving to Hollywood and becoming a published author, screenwriter, and director. She shares about what she loves about being in her forties, her favorite author Judy Blume, and the smartest decision she's ever made. Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2021 · 53 min
PRETTY ADVICE: How to Figure Things Out with Chinae Alexander
If you don't know know what to do—just ask Chinae Alexander. Host of the advice podcast, "Press Send" and social entrepreneur Chinae Alexander is here to dish advice on all of your questions! She's answering YOUR relationship, friendship, and career questions. We talk all about how to set boundaries with negative friends, deal with difficult sisters, negotiate a raise, work through with body image questions, cheating (or what to do if your significant other is constantly liking other girls pics on IG!) and discuss if its okay to have platonic friendships with the opposite sex while in relationship. We also dish on the best things to watch when we are feeling lonely, the books Chinae thinks everyone should read, and of course, the smartest decision she ever made! Press Play on this one, you won't be disappointed! Produced by Dear Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.