What's Up with Wendy

Skylar Astin is best known for his break out role as Jesse in Universal’s Pitch Perfect and sequel Pitch Perfect 2. He’s currently staying in the entertainment headlines starring as Max in the NBC hit show Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist! Additional acting highlights include being cast in the original cast of the Tony and Grammy Award winning musical Broadway musical Spring Awakening, and has appear...

Combining tough mother love, brilliant storytelling, powerful tips, and strategically placed F-bombs, SWAGGER - Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want will help you release self-doubt, defeat imposter syndrome and forget all about "fake it 'til you make it." A Former TV host and advertising Creative Director turned training guru, Leslie Ehm has spent decades traveling the globe...

Tamron Hall is an award-winning TV host, journalist, and philanthropist. She is the Host and Executive Producer of the daytime television show “Tamron Hall,” which is produced and distributed in national syndication by Walt Disney Television. For her work on the show’s first season, Tamron won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host. “Tamron Hall” was also awarded the prestigio...

Patricia Heaton is an Emmy-winning actress who has played not one, but two beloved TV moms. From 2009-2018 she starred in ABC’s critically acclaimed comedy,The Middle. She is, perhaps, best known for her role as Debra Barone on the classic series Everybody Loves Raymond.  She won two Emmy® Awards for the role and was nominated 7 times. Heaton recently authored a best selling book for Simon & Schus...

No name is more synonymous with the evils of Wall Street than Bernie Madoff. Arrested for fraud in 2008―during the depths of the global financial crisis―the 70-year-old market maker, investment advisor, and former chairman of the NASDAQ had orchestrated the largest Ponzi scheme in world history, fleecing thousands of investors across the globe to the tune of $65 billion. To this day, questions rem...

Chiara Bello is the founder and creator behind Chic Pig. When I saw Maria Menounos wearing one of Chiara's custom handmade rings made specially for her of her beloved Maximus I knew I too needed one of my beloved Lab Lucky. Celebrities Hilary Duff, Olivia Munn and Whitney Cummings are also clientele of Chiara. In my sit down with Chiara we learn all about how Chic Pig got started and the special t...

Kelly Rizzo Saget (Yep! She’s Bob Saget’s wife) is the “rocker-chic” personality behind Eat, Travel Rock the popular on-demand entertainment series where she goes behind the scenes with master chefs, rockstars, and other creative industry heavyweights, while traveling the world. Named Travel Queen by Modern Luxury’s Michigan Avenue Magazine for her jet-setting career, she shares her vast experienc...

You may be familiar with lifestyle blogger, fellow podcaster and author, Erin Washington. She is sharing her story of what it’s like to live with and overcome an eating disorder. She is spreading knowledge on how she has learned to live with balance. Her book, Squats and Margarita is a gripping, raw depiction of living her life with an eating disorder and how she came through it. Erin reveals how...

Started in 2013, by Pamela Aflalo the concept for Nutty Bunny was simple enough, make a delicious and healthy non-dairy ice cream alternative for her daughter Sophie to enjoy. Her research turned up evidence linking allergies similar to Sophie’s to dairy products. They decided to try eliminating Dairy from her diet and within weeks Sophie was symptom free. Pamela had trained at the Natural Gourmet...

Sharon Holand Gelfand, CN, FDN-P, is a functional, holistic nutritionist, speaker and author. She has worked with a wide variety of clientele, ranging from speaking at Fortune 500 companies including Priceline and Sysco Foods, to female entrepreneurs who feel like their bodies are betraying them, and are tired and frustrated, and are searching for answers. Sharon helps her clients get to the root...

This podcast features interviews with Hollywood's Hottest Chef Ronnie Woo and actress Tamera Mowry-Housley. Celebrity chef Ronnie Woo’s client list reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood ~ Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, Holly Robinson Peete, Charlie Sheen, and the list goes on and on… As the chef and owner of the hottest LA-based private chef company specializing in premiere four-star dining featurin...

Katherine Wehri Takayasu, M.D., M.B.A. practices Integrative Medicine combining traditional Western medicine with evidence-based complementary modalities at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. She helps patients heal naturally with acupuncture, mind-body medicine, botanical medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle optimization. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University/New...

This podcast features Dolvett Quince, a Celebrity Fitness Trainer from The Biggest Loser and Jim Ryun, a three time Olympian, former World Record holder in the mile. Most recognized for his seven seasons as a trainer on the longtime hit TV show “The Biggest Loser”, celebrity fitness trainer Dolvett Quince is one of the nearly 40 million people impacted by the disabling effects of migraine. In this...

This podcast features two interviews with fitness experts. First up is my interview with Jen Widerstrom and that's followed by my interview with Jamie Hess. Jen Widerstrom is a television star, entrepreneur and wellness industry leader as the Fitness Director of SHAPE Magazine and former, undefeated coach on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. She is an esteemed go to expert in the entertainment industry fea...

In remembrance of Mary Wilson, I’m sharing my 2017 sit down with her. It was such a privilege to be able to talk to her about her fame and her life. She was as gracious and generous as could be. We talked about her amazing career as part of the Supremes, getting that first hit record, the early days, her childhood, her diaries, her English teacher who inspired her and we even talked about clothes...

Christina Tosi is the rule-breaking, award-winning chef and founder of Milk Bar, whose inventive and nostalgic treats have fueled a national dessert empire with locations across the USA, a robust e-commerce platform, and products in grocery stores nationwide. Guided by classic American desserts with a witty and creative twist, Tosi is the creator of iconic treats like Cereal Milk, the Compost Cook...

Monty Moran is the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Prior to joining Chipotle, he was head of litigation and then managing partner and CEO at the Denver-based law firm of Messner and Reeves, LLC, which he led for ten years. In this interview we talk about Monty’s personal story and his journey to Chipotle and how Chipotle revolutionized the fast-food industry. We talk about his new book Lo...

Don't miss this very special edition of the What’s Up With Wendy Podcast—my interview with the legendary Larry King. As a tv journalist, I always admired Larry and his skill as an interviewer—how he genuinely listened more than he talked. Because he knew how to make people feel comfortable, he was able to pull so much from anyone who was lucky enough to sit across from him. He was the best intervi...

Alisa Bowens-Mercado is the Founder, CEO, and Brew-master of Rhythm Brewing Co. Affectionately known as "Lady Lager", she made history by becoming the first African-American, woman-owned beer brand in the state of Connecticut (4th in the Country). Alisa, a professional salsa dancer and instructor, glided on to the beer scene in 2018. Her passion for music, dance, and beer have played a significant...

Jenny Paul is a producer/actress whose series “Adulting With Jane” offers a unique way to offer a teachable moment using comedy to make uncomfortable topics more comfortable. This DIY Comedy series is best described as sitcom meets how-to video with a different expert/influencer appearing in each episode to teach Jane how to “adult.” The cast is led by Paul as Jane, a 20/30 something with average...

Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. Hint is valued at $150 million and has a presence in Whole Foods, Target, and other national chains. She has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, Fortune's Most Innovat...

Tanna Frederick is the star of the award-winning film TWO WAYS HOME. She plays Kathy, a women newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is released from prison on good behavior and returns to her country home in Iowa to reconnect with her estranged 12-year-old daughter and her cantankerous elderly grandfather. In this podcast Tanna reveals that she has a lot of personal connections to her characte...

Special Double Interview Podcast...Heather Thomson from Real Housewives of New York City is joining me to share tips on getting creative for the holidays and to tease us about a possible RETURN to Real Housewives. Heather has over 25 years of fashion experience under her belt, including serving as Design Director for the Sean “Diddy” Combs line, Sean John, and Co-Creative Director alongside Beyonc...

Madison Prewett was a finalist on Season 24 of ABC’s The Bachelor. She joins me to talk about her experience on the Bachelor and to discuss her work with World Vision. World Vision is a Christian Humanitarian organization--their World Vision Gift Catalog features over 100 lifesaving gifts that will empower viewers to “Give a gift and change a life." Chip & Pauli Wade, Emmy-Award Winning Hosts of H...

Leslie Bonci is the sports nutrition consultant for the 2020 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs and many other pro sports teams as well as the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She is a registered dietitian, board certified specialist in sports dietetics and the owner of Active Eating Advice - be fit, fed, fearless - a nutrition consulting company and co-founder of Performance365 - a sports nutrition...