Red Table Talk
Join Jada Pinkett-Smith, her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris as they open their home for a series of groundbreaking and healing conversations. Red Table Talk, a Facebook Watch Original, brings together three generations of women to tackle the most provocative topics of today, from race and sexuality to infidelity and addiction. No topic is off limits. Take a seat at the table by listening to the Red Table Talk podcast.A production of Facebook Watch and Westbrook Audio
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For the first time, Will Smith is taking over the Red Table with his three kids to open up about the most grueling and transformative time of his life - making the movie “Emancipation.” In this deeply intimate and revealing Red Table Talk, Will recounts how for the first time in his career he nearly ‘went too far’ and almost ‘lost himself.’ Will shares the biggest revelations of his life, a horrific moment he experienced while film...
In the Let’s Red Table That season one finale, Jada Pinkett Smith comes to the virtual Red Table to answer even more questions about A Different World and about the famous Red Table. Jada teases her upcoming book and acting projects she’s considering, plus she reveals what fans might be surprised to know about what she does and doesn’t share at the Red Table. PLUS, fellow Red Table Talk OG Dr. Danita Crawford shares how Hillman Col...
Think you know how to love? Think again! For the first time, best-selling author, purpose coach and former monk Jay Shetty is revealing his highly anticipated rules of love. Carefully crafted after years of research, Jay explains his critical steps for finding love, building trust, healing from heartbreak, fighting with your partner and breaking up gracefully. Get ready for life-changing wisdom from one of the most respected and so...
Gammy takes a seat at the virtual Red Table for the first time to recap the Red Table Talk discussion she wasn’t a part of. Gammy lays down why everyone must watch Emancipation–the Smith family, included. Hear about the shocking scene that didn’t make the final cut of the movie and Gammy’s answers to all the Red Table Talk questions Tracy and Cara have been saving up, including how Gam really feels about Olivia Jade Giannulli’s inf...
Tracy and Cara invite Red Table Talk favorite Dominic Dupont, nephew of Michael K. Williams, onto Let’s Red Table That to share how his life has changed since his visit to the Red Table. In his Red Table Talk appearance, he shared about his heartbreak over losing his uncle, and now he’s back to reveal the trials he’s faced since and the memories of his uncle that help him stay strong and sober.
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Tracy and Cara are talking about love, love, and more love in this sneak peek of Jay Shetty’s not-yet-released book, 8 Rules of Love. Listen in to discover what your fighting style is, how you and your partner learn best, and what solitude can really mean for your life. PLUS Tracy and Cara dig deep and share their own personal reflections, as well as what they appreciate most about each other.
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It’s a Red Table Talk event! A special reunion millions have been waiting for! After 35 years, the superstar cast of the groundbreaking series “A Different World” is reuniting for the first time at the Red Table, revealing exclusive behind-the-scenes stories, hilarious and heartfelt memories, and reliving their favorite episodes. Jada is joined by her co-stars Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brow...
Tracy and Cara are dedicating an entire episode to their mental health this holiday season and learning how to heal their inner child. How do we know if our inner child is wounded? Could inner child work heal YOUR trauma? Find out from our mental health expert, licensed therapist Ivy Kwong. PLUS Tracy and Cara read listener mail! Take a moment for yourself and listen to this episode of Let’s Red Table That.
In this special edition of RTT – renowned experts who have helped millions have healthier relationships reveal highly sought-after advice you need to hear. Dating coach Matthew Hussey, author Stephan Labossiere, podcast host Lewis Howes and relationship advisor DeVon Franklin are joined by a very special woman with decades of wisdom to share: Sheree Zampino. If you want to change your love life, don’t miss this engaging conversatio...
For the first time, Will Smith is taking over the Red Table with his three kids to open up about the most grueling and transformative time of his life - making the movie “Emancipation.” In this deeply intimate and revealing Red Table Talk, Will recounts how for the first time in his career he nearly ‘went too far’ and almost ‘lost himself.’ Will shares the biggest revelations of his life, a horrific moment he experienced while film...
Think you know how to love? Think again! For the first time, best-selling author, purpose coach and former monk Jay Shetty is revealing his highly anticipated rules of love. Carefully crafted after years of research, Jay explains his critical steps for finding love, building trust, healing from heartbreak, fighting with your partner and breaking up gracefully. Get ready for life-changing wisdom from one of the most respected and so...
Domestic violence happens more often that it’s discussed, which is every three seconds in America, to be exact. Tracy and Cara share their own shocking stories of verbal and physical abuse, and they welcome Jenny Bean to tell her story of surviving and leaving her abusive relationship. PLUS, therapist Alice Gresham breaks down how not to break down during the holiday season using one magic word: “No!”
One episode was just not enough to fully cover Queen Latifah’s unforgettable Red Table Talk appearance. For a deeper look at what the queen had to say, Tracy T. Rowe and Cara Pressley invite Dr. Jon Paul and Jordan “Joho” Daniels, hosts of The B.F.F. Podcast, to continue the conversation around how weight prejudice shows itself in society. PLUS is weight prejudice prominent in the LGBTQI+ community? Don’t miss this epic collab!
Dating is one thing, but reentering the dating landscape after 10 years of marriage–and aging–is another battle itself. Tracy and Cara welcome Charneeta Best to share her story of falling in and out and back into love and to discuss the “Wait, What?!” moments of Paulina Porizkova’s Red Table Talk appearance. Listen and learn Charneeta’s relationship non negotiables as a 40+ woman and the new “sexy” dinner conversations she’s having...
In an RTT exclusive, Grammy-winning R&B star Ashanti, her younger sister Kenashia “Shia” Douglas and their mom Tina open up about the horrific domestic abuse Shia endured for years. In their first interview together, this tight-knit family shares what they call the “darkest time of their lives.” Shia is bravely revealing what led to chilling photos of bruises, black eyes and broken teeth. Ashanti speaks out about feeling helple...
Fat Joe BROUGHT IT to Red Table Talk, so Tracy and Cara are bringing fellow Fat Joe fan and rap artist Radio Blitz to Let’s Red Table That to dissect everything Fat Joe did–and didn’t–say at the red table. Should Fat Joe use the N-word in his music? Does Tracy want to be called an “itch” with a “b?” They get into it all on this episode of Let’s Red Table That.
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Life lessons you won’t want to miss from the one and only, Grammy-nominated artist, author and entrepreneur Fat Joe. For the first time, Joe opens up about what happened the night he moved out at age 14, the betrayal he says turned his heart “black”, the high price of living a life of crime and the deal he made with his wife of 27 years. He weighs in on the rappers who have been senselessly gunned down and reveals the recent advice...
For decades, iconic supermodel Paulina Porizkova had a picture-perfect life: world-class beauty, the largest modeling contract in history, a rockstar husband, and two beautiful sons. For the first time, Paulina is opening up about her separation from The Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek, his untimely death, and the betrayal, heartbreak, abandonment, and grief she faced behind the scenes. Now, at age 57, Paulina is bravely exploring the ...
Am I in a trauma bond? Are we ALL in trauma bonds? Hosts Tracy T. Rowe and Cara Pressley find the answers to these burning questions on this episode of Let’s Red Table That. Psychologist, author, and trauma bond survivor herself Ingrid Clayton, PhD shares how her step father’s grooming led to her developing trauma bonds with romantic partners, even after years of studying for her degree. Discover for yourself if you are in trauma b...
Tracy and Cara take on this recap of Jemele Hill and her mother Denise Dennard’s first ever interview together on their own because they have their own experiences to share. Tracy and Cara tell their painful stories of code switching and navigating racism at work and how they’ve responded when people label them as “angry Black women.” PLUS, don’t miss the top five most shocking stories from Jemele Hill’s book Uphill that Red Table ...
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