Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country.

We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature, and get closer to the things we're missing.

Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.

Hey, I'm Frances Lamb, and this is Splendid Table Select, our mini podcast about the stuff that makes us better cooks and eaters.

And in today's case, hosts.

So, you know what an Egot winner is, right?

It's someone who's won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, the Grand Slam of Entertainment Awards.

And I don't actually know if EGOT is an official term.

I think it was actually made up by Tracy Jordan on the show 30 Rock.

But anyway, the list of people who've won them all is tiny.

But it includes National Treasure Whoopi Goldberg.

Now, you probably know that Whoopi is someone who has strong opinions about lots of things, but you might not know that she is a passionate hostess who takes the art of setting the

table and entertaining very seriously,

like Martha Stewart seriously, only with their own sense of style.

And she's a new book on the subject called The Unqualified Hostess,

and Sally Swift met up with her in New York City to talk about it.

Have a listen.

Hey, Whoopi Goldberg, great to have you here.

Dwell to be here.

So I'm outing you because I think this is a really surprising book.

You are a nestor.

Who knew?

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