What's Up with Wendy

Dr. Jeanine Downie, a dermatologic surgeon, fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and lecturer for The Skin Cancer Foundation frequently conducts skin cancer removal surgeries and is passionate about driving awareness to help people care for their wounds from the inside out by prioritizing an often-overlooked step – nutrition. In this interview Dr. Downie shares tips on how to be skin savv...

One Mom’s Battle (OMB) began with one mother, Tina Swithin, navigating a high-conflict divorce in the California Family Court System while in pro per. When Tina named her blog, “One Mom’s Battle,” she truly felt alone and isolated in her journey. After going public with her story in 2011, Tina quickly realized that she was not alone, and that narcissistic abuse affects both men and women. Tina con...

Special podcast with two interviews ... I open the podcast with Chef David Rose and we wrap with Lifestyle Expert Amy Goodman. The holidays are going to look a whole lot different this year: Fewer get-togethers and more at-home celebrations are just part of the many trends we’ll see. Food Network star, Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and TV personality David Rose shares tips for keeping it stress-free...

Just prior to the passing of Alex Trebek I had the opportunity to interview Ken Jennings, who holds the record for the most wins on Jeopardy! Of course, we spoke about his friend Alex Trebek, who would lose his brave fight against pancreatic cancer just a few days later. Ken is known for his epic winning gameshow streak with Jeopardy! as he holds the record for the longest winning streak on the g...

Allie Hiller went from preschool teacher to certified health coach and creator of HealthyAlibi. She began her journey to health and wellness five years ago after receiving the news she had celiac disease. Our conversation is about health, wellness, motherhood and the journey to healing celiac disease.

Heidi Powell is a fitness and transformation expert, a mother of four, an entrepreneur, a New York Times best-selling author, and an incredibly strong woman with an empowering message. She was the co-host of ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss. Recently, Heidi co-founded the skincare line Athia with Brooke Ence. Athia’s mission is to inspire, empower, and create a community of strong women. Each Athia purch...

This double episode podcast includes a new interview with Celebrity Trainer Rebecca Kordecki and from my "Best of Series" John O'Hurley. Rebecca Kordecki has spent 25 years as a highly sought-after celebrity fitness trainer, massage therapist, health and wellness specialist and is the founder of The Breath Zone. Current and past celebrity clients include: Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, Khloe Kardashia...

Actor Mekhi Phifer, whose mom was a high school teacher, is teaming up with Nutri-Grain to give away 1 million bars to teachers nationwide so they can support their students with nutritious snacks wherever and however they’re learning this year. Phifer's most popular role was as Dr. Gregory Pratt on ER. He also starred in 8 Mile, which is nearing its 20 year anniversary.

Jasmine Shea, also known as @JazzyThings on Instagram, has a mission to show others how easy and fun it can be to get simple, healthy meals on the dinner table in a short amount of time. Jasmine Shea is the founder of Your Dinner Is Planned (a meal-planning App that provides weekly menus & grocery lists), the author of over 10 e-cookbooks, and a virtual meal prepping workshop host. Good Foods is l...

From My Best of Series ... Beyond Mom Annette Ross shares her incredible story in the inspirational memoir Where Fairy Tales Go. In this book, the dynamic mother of five reflects on the life-altering medical error that left her unable to walk. Through her positive attitude, courage and passion for writing, Annette has set out to live life to the fullest in San Diego, California despite her challen...

This double interview podcast opens with Julie Loffredi, Lifestyle Journalist and Mom, who's been featured on CNN, Fox News Channel, Today.com, and more. Julie will provide her latest tips and tools necessary for any back-to-school scenario, whether your little ones will be in the classroom or remote learning. The second interview on this podcast is tennis legend Billie Jean King from my Best of S...

Gretchen Bauer is a woman with dreams to shake up the fashion industry. After moving to Sarasota, Florida from the Main Line of Philadelphia, her hometown, six years ago, Gretchen made a home for herself and her family on the Suncoast. While working as an interior designer, a business she had for twenty-six years, a colleague exposed Gretchen to the disturbing reality behind the United States garm...

Jeannie Mai is a style expert, television personality, executive producer and Emmy-award winning co-host of “The Real,” a live talk show on Fox Television stations and in national syndication. She's also a celebrity contestant in season 29 of Dancing with the Stars. Bringing her sassy personality and her style expertise to the forefront Jeannie has been a recurring fashion correspondent for E!’s L...

Gifted, talented, and inspired by nature, Chef Nick Wallace’s mission is to remain focused on the beauty of food. Nick was voted Best of Jackson 2020: Best Chef by Jackson Free Press, one of 2017’s Best Chef America, and The Best Of Mississippi Awards 2020 Best Chef. He did not stop there as he appeared in Southern Living and on Comfort Nation Season 2, was honored to be Mississippi’s first Food N...

The "Best of Series Interviews" for my podcast continues this week with my 2012 interview of legendary men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski . Coach K has led the Duke Blue Devils to five NCAA Championships, 12 Final Fours and 15 ACC Championships. As the USA Basketball Head Coach, he led the USA team to three gold medals (2008, 2012, 2016).

This edition of my "Best of" series features my interview with Dorothy Hamill who earned the nickname America's Sweetheart after her Gold Medal-Winning Olympic Figure performance in the 1976 Winter Olympics. Her post Olympics career includes skating with the Ice Capades, winning a Daytime Emmy Award and participating in season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. In 2016 she partnered with bioTheranostic...

Cory Oliver is a multi-talented actress and beauty expert who is best known for starring in the feature film "God's Not Dead" as well as starring in the original series "Beverly Hills Pawn" for the REELZChannel. Behind-the-scenes she has been a licensed make-up artist and hairdresser for Hollywood's A-list, which led to her developing her own beauty balm skincare line "Beverly Hills Balm." Current...

From my "Best of" series of past interviews is Daymond John. He is the founder of FUBU and is a among the featured investors on the award winning show reality show Shark Tank. He's also the CEO of The Shark Group.

Regis Philbin was a media pioneer and he paved the way for all of us. He was genuine. What you saw on TV was how he was in real life. I was lucky to have interviewed him and to know him. In this podcast interview we also talked about how my first interview for a job in the TV industry was with his show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee. You won't want to miss his priceless reaction when I told him I...

Nick Lachey, the former lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees and current co-host of the Netflix show Love is Blind, is a proud father and in my interview with him he talks about being a dad. Lachey talks about how he's changed over the years and of course also talks about 98 Degrees.

Kelly Rutherford is known for her acting roles in Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Dynasty and Pretty Little Liars, but this interview focuses on her heartbreaking custody battle. In 2015, after years of court cases, her ex-husband was granted full custody of their son and daughter, with Rutherford granted visitation rights taking place only in France and Monaco. This is the third part of a three part...

Kelly Rutherford is known for her acting roles in Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Dynasty and Pretty Little Liars, but this interview focuses on her heartbreaking custody battle. In 2015, after years of court cases, her ex-husband was granted full custody of their son and daughter, with Rutherford granted visitation rights taking place only in France and Monaco. This is the second part of a three part...

Kelly Rutherford is known for her acting roles in Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Dynasty and Pretty Little Liars, but this interview focuses on her heartbreaking custody battle. In 2015, after years of court cases, her ex-husband was granted full custody of their son and daughter, with Rutherford granted visitation rights taking place only in France and Monaco. This is the first part of a three part...

Tatum O'Neal is the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award when in 1974 at the age of 10 won for her performance in Paper Moon. She's had a storied acting career appearing in many other popular films including Little Darlings, The Bad News Bears and International Velvet. In 2011 she wrote Found: A Daughter’s Journey Home—a moving memoir of discovery and reconciliation. In my inter...

Academy Award nominee and musician Billy Bob Thornton joined me to chat about his acting career and his band The Boxmasters. His most popular films included Sling Blade, Primary Colors, Bandits and Bad Santa. His band The Boxmasters was formed in 2007 and has released eight albums.