The Martha Stewart Podcast

When Kara Swisher talks, Martha takes notes - literally. Journalist Kara Swisher has covered technology on every platform during an explosive era of innovation. As those innovations transform our lives at an exponential pace, Kara continues to call out the surrounding practical, ethical and political ramifications to listeners of her hugely successful podcasts “On With Kara Swisher” and “Pivot.” H...

Have you ever contemplated starting your own business? How does a small, specialized business compete with the major retailers? Listen to Mike Geller as he talks to Martha about leaving his corporate job to get into the grocery business. He learned about agriculture during a journey in Botswana and an apprenticeship at Stone Barns, and launched Mike’s Organic, an organic food market and delivery s...

Nathan Myhrvold is a voracious intellect: he enrolled in college at the age of 14, he has multiple degrees in mathematics, geophysics and physics, he helped build Microsoft as its Chief Technology Officer, and he has published 16 volumes of encyclopedic, visually arresting books. Martha is a longtime friend and admirer. She connects with him in his lab to talk about his latest book, Food and Drink...

Stephen Sills has been creating beautiful homes since his own first apartment in Dallas made it into House & Garden as a young designer. With his sophisticated, timeless interiors for clients like Tina Turner, Anna Wintour and more, he has become one of America’s preeminent interior designers. But perhaps the Stephen Sills home Martha loves best is the constantly evolving Bedford estate down t...

Martha says that if you want to celebrate anything, Darcy Miller is “the“ person you want to talk to. Darcy spent more than 25 years working with Martha, starting as an assistant at Martha Stewart Living, and eventually running Martha Stewart Weddings as the editor in chief. The personalized favors, customized touches and stunning weddings she helped orchestrate defined those magazines, and influe...

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model? Just the latest barrier for the maverick Martha Stewart to break. If you’re curious why on earth Martha would want to pose for the iconic issue, listen to her interview SI Swimsuit Editor in Chief MJ Day in this latest podcast. You’ll hear MJ, who has led the iconic Swimsuit Issue for 26 years, reveal the photos to Martha for the first time, and learn why s...

Martha has been in the hot seat as a guest of Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live.” Now it’s her turn to put him “on blast.” Andy can’t resist trying to flip the interviewer role onto Martha, or trying to cast her as a “Real Housewife.” They talk in today’s podcast about creating modern families, and his daily life as a father of two young children, as chronicled in his newest book, “The Daddy D...

Martha admires interior designer Bunny Williams for many reasons: her design sensibility, her thriving home business, her beautiful books, and the can’t-miss garden and home benefit sale that Bunny created, Trade Secrets. You’ll be inspired by these lifestyle mavens as Martha asks Bunny about her path to becoming one of America’s most sought-after designers, how Bunny created her own beautiful hom...

In this week’s episode, Martha catches up with her friend, the “futurist”,  Faith Popcorn. Faith is considered America’s foremost trend expert and is in demand by the Fortune 200 companies who want to know what’s next. From adapting to the work-from-home culture to adopting ChatGPT, Faith and Martha talk here about nothing but the future.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since Brian Chesky and his then-roommate rented out three air mattresses in their apartment in 2007, he’s been on a wild ride building Airbnb. What are the biggest challenges of building an $80-billon dollar business and disrupting the hospitality industry in the process? How do you convince people to open up their homes to strangers? What happens when the pandemic stops your breakneck growth - on...

Jeffrey Loria has spent time in the studios of such renowned artists as Roy Lichtenstein, Henry Moore, and Niki de Saint Phalle; commissioned work from Salvador Dalí; and traveled the world in search of exceptional art for his clients’ collections (including Martha’s!). He pursued a second, equally high-powered career following his other great passion: baseball. As the owner of the Marlins Basebal...

Sarah Carey and Thomas Joseph have been in the kitchen with Martha for a long time. These two culinary experts have been behind many of Martha’s food-related businesses: the informative television shows, the beautiful magazine stories, the inspirational cookbooks, the delicious food and beverage products, the essential kitchen items – and even Martha’s first-ever restaurant. They know how to find...

Eric Adams, the 110th Mayor of NYC, oversees 320,000 employees and a $101-billion dollar budget. He sits down with Martha to talk about the challenges of running what he calls the greatest city in the world - from crime, to homelessness, to his plans to hire a “rat czar.” Martha and the Mayor discuss growing up in Brooklyn and being a beat cop, before rising to the city’s top office. Mayor Adams s...

What does the director of such macabre television shows as “Dahmer” and “American Horror Story” have in common with the queen of domesticity? Turns out, quite a bit. In this week’s episode, Martha interviews Ryan Murphy, the prolific storyteller who has dominated American television with hits including “Glee,” and “Nip/Tuck” and many, many more. While their binge-watching tastes might diverge, the...

Audiences around the world are rooting for Brendan Fraser in this moment. A beloved fixture of 90s films like  Encino Man , the acclaimed  Gods and Monsters,   and the blockbuster  The Mummy   franchise,   Brendan’s latest role in Darren Aronofsky’s  The Whale  has fans and critics buzzing - and put him in contention for his first Oscar.   He talks here with Martha about his emotionally electrifyi...

Christopher is an artist. He creates one-of-a-kind, timeless, and highly coveted lamps. In fact, he's made lamps for four different White House Administrations, the Presidential Blair House, and many other distinguished American homes. He’s also the author of A Year at Clove Brook Farm: Gardening, Tending Flocks, Keeping Bees, Collecting Antiques, and Entertaining Friends. But how did he become so...

In the “Martha Fan Universe,” there are fans, and then there are “Super Fans” – those who drive several states away to attend an event, those who meticulously curate Martha-centric social media feeds, and those who frequent tag sales and consignment shops to find authentic brand products. Andrew Ritchie created a Facebook community, “Martha Moments”, that connects thousands of Martha followers. Be...

What does Martha have in common with Madonna, DeNiro, and Lil Nas X? Answer: Allen Grubman. In 1987 Martha was a caterer, new author, and just starting to branch out into retail. Grubman was a New York City lawyer, handling contracts for musical artists, who recognized the business potential. He helped negotiate Martha’s contract with Kmart, which they then leveraged to buy her magazine from Time-...

Do you know that nature depends on various keystone species to survive and thrive? That's right, and the wolf is one of these critical keystone creatures. By regulating prey populations, wolves enable many other plants and animals to flourish. They initiate a domino effect and support natural levels of biodiversity. However, the wolf is in danger – at one time there were an estimated quarter of a...

Designer Dennis Basso gave Meryl Streep her iconic “Devil Wears Prada” fur look and has dressed everyone from Princess Diana to Naomi Campbell (and Martha!). His clients rely on him to bring the glamour, the furs, and the insight on how to pull it all together. He is known for his evening wear, bridal and home collections and is one of QVC’s most successful retailers. As he heads into his 40th yea...

Martha is endlessly on the hunt for the very best products that make daily living better. So it's no surprise that she took notice of  Wirecutter,  the product review site on  The New York Times  website. Just in time to help inform holiday shopping, Martha sits down with  Wirecutter  Deputy Editors Christine Cyr Clisset and Jason Chen. Martha wants to know: can we trust  Wirecutter  reviews? shou...

Martha Kostyra Stewart became “Martha Stewart” after she shook up the publishing industry in 1982. She soon linked up with a young publicist at Crown Potter who understood and matched her drive, Susan Magrino. Together, they navigated the ascent of Martha’s fledging entertaining brand into a global household name. Listen here for the real stories of two women, friends and partners, pushing the bar...

How does a 21-year old designer from suburban New York become the head of an eponymous fashion empire? What does it take to build an iconic and distinctively American brand? Martha talks this week to Michael Kors about tireless work, creative vision, and being a “control freak.” They also dish about their night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, crop tops in the office, where f...

On this week’s podcast, hear Martha in a revealing conversation with one of her closest friends and teachers. Charlotte Beers broke the glass ceiling of the “Mad Men” advertising industry as the head of two global advertising agencies. She served as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs for Colin Powell. She and Martha met as divorcees, single women carving their paths i...

Michael S. Smith began his career in interior design in his 20s, and quickly rose to prominence with projects including the White House residential quarters for Barack and Michelle Obama and Shonda Rhimes’ stunning  NYC apartment. He has been named to Architectural Digest’s “A-D 100” seven times. Here he talks with Martha about how the home has evolved through pandemic changes and beyond, the thin...