It’s Our Superstar Episode With Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, And Padma Lakshmi

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

It’s a special two-part episode of Radio Cherry Bombe! First up, host Kerry Diamond talks to Julia Roberts of “Pretty Woman” and “Erin Brockovich” fame and Ayo Edebiri of “The Bear,” who were in London for the press tour of their new film, “After the Hunt,” directed by Luca Guadagnino of “Challengers,” “Call Me By Your Name,” and “I Am Love.” They discuss mentorship, favorite birthday cakes (Ayo and Julia recently celebrated theirs), and what drew them to the film and its complicated themes. In the second half of the show, Padma Lakshmi joins Kerry to talk about her newest cookbook, “Padma’s All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond,” which drops tomorrow. She opens up about the stories, travels, and food that inspired the book, from her favorite family dishes to unexpected culinary discoveries across America. Padma also shares behind-the-scenes insights into her budding comedy career, some of her favorite recipes from “Taste the Nation,” and advice on how to make a difference today. “After the Hunt” trailer Get Padma’s Rice Stuffing recipe here Tickets for “Padma’s All American” comedy show tonight, Monday 11/3, here Here’s the link for Jubilee NYC 2026 tickets: https://cherrybombe.com/products/jubilee-nyc-2026 (ShopMy creators, you can turn this into a shoppable link!) More on Julia: Instagram, “After the Hunt” More on Ayo: Instagram, “The Bear” More on Padma: Instagram, website, “Padma’s All American” cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:13.9	We have a very special two-part episode for you today. I'm kind of pinching myself because I am talking to three total superstars,
0:21.8	Julia Roberts, Iyo Debris, and Padma Lakshmi.
0:25.5	Julia and Iyo joined me from their press store in London to talk about their new film
0:29.3	After the Hunt, directed by the brilliant Luca Guadino.
0:33.3	You know Luca from movies like challengers, I am love, and call me by your name.
0:38.2	And of course, you know Julia from Pretty Woman, Notting Hill, Aaron Brockovich, so many classics.
0:44.3	And Iyo is our beloved chef Sidney on the bear.
0:48.1	Julia, Iyo, and I talk about mentorship, the making of the movie, and birthday cake.
0:53.3	Happy belated to Julia, by the way, whose birthday was last week.
0:57.0	After The Hunt is a riveting film with incredible performances by Julia Ayo and the rest of the cast.
1:02.7	It's the kind of movie that you will need to discuss the second you walk out of the theater.
1:07.9	In the second half of the show, Pudma stops by to talk about her brand new cookbook, which drops tomorrow. It's titled, Pudma's All-American, Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond. Stay tuned for Julia, Iyo, and Padma in just a minute. A little housekeeping. Early Bird tickets are on sale for Cherrybaum's next Jubilee conference,
1:28.2	which is happening in New York City on Saturday, April 25th. Jubilee is an amazing day of
1:33.5	connection and community and great food and drink. It's also an incredible day for networking.
1:39.1	Over the years, folks have gotten book deals at Jubilee, met their literary agents, been cast in ads,
1:45.2	and one brand, Talaia Beer, even got a distribution deal with Whole Foods at Jubilee.
1:50.0	Oh, and Kristen Kish, she met her lawyer at Jubilee.
1:52.5	I almost forgot about that one.
1:54.0	But more importantly, over the 11 years that we've been hosting Jubilee,
1:57.6	thousands of folks have made important connections and friendships.
2:01.7	And that's the reason we started Jubilee in the first place. To learn more, head to Cherrybomb.com. Early bird tickets are
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