This episode originally aired on September 10, 2024.

As the Paralympics come to a close, Ricki speaks with snowboarder and Paralympian Amy Purdy, who at age 19 was placed on life support and underwent a double amputation after getting diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. Amy tells her story and explains to Ricki how she was able to remain positive and grateful through terrible prognoses, new prosthetics, and competition at the highest level. They also bond over their shared experience performing with Derek Hough on Dancing with the Stars!

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We’re thrilled to invite you to The Dylan Hour, a weekly cocktail party hosted by Dylan Mulvaney, from Lemonada Media. In this fun weekly video podcast, Dylan sips and spills with some of her favorite girls, gays, and theys — featuring pop stars, Broadway belters, actors, authors, like Glennon Doyle, Margaret Cho and even her own dad!

The Dylan Hour is a delightful, 1960s-inspired, pink confection of a podcast. Life can be stressful, and everyone needs time to unwind and have a little fun! So, set your worries aside, grab a drink or a mocktail, and join the party- it’s just getting started!

Here’s the first episode of The Dylan Hour featuring Joe Locke, where they sip espresso martinis, dish about their types, and take us behind the scenes of Heartstopper and Agatha All Along. After you listen, be sure to search for The Dylan Hour wherever you get your podcasts, watch every episode on YouTube, or head to: https://lemonada.lnk.to/TheDylanHourfd

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This episode originally aired on July 23, 2024.

Ricki talks with Ernesto Londoño, NYT national correspondent and writer of the book, Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics, about his reporting on Ayahuasca retreats in Brazil and some of the dangers posed by the unregulated drug market. They also dig into Ernesto's personal experience taking the drug, and the mental health journey that he says unfolded as a result of his first trip.

Check out Ernesto’s book, Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics

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This episode originally aired on July 16, 2024.

Olympian Alexi Pappas may have won gold during the 2016 Summer Games representing Greece, but she wasn’t prepared for the debilitating depression she faced after the glory. Join Ricki in conversation with Alexi as they talk about losing loved ones to suicide, opting into life, and how Alexi regained her footing after her Olympic win and ensuing battle with her mental health.

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In this special, wind down episode of The High Life, Ricki is joined by a very special guest - documentarian and Ricki's bestie, Abby Epstein. Hear how Abby and Ricki built their creative partnership, starting with ‘The Vagina Monologues’ in the early aughts followed by several documentary films including, ‘The Business of Being Born’ and ‘Weed the People.’ Join them both in the studio as they reminisce about the highs and lows of making their first documentary film, The Business of Being Born, raising their sons in post 9/11 New York City and reconnecting in the midst of Ricki’s new chapter. You won’t want to miss our last original episode of the season!

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Find more about ‘The Business of Being Born’ here and ‘Weed The People’ here.

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When explorer Colin O’Brady was in his early twenties, he sustained a severe burn and was told by doctors he would never walk normally again. Eighteen months later, he won the Chicago Triathlon. Join Ricki as she is regaled by the countless adventures Colin has under his belt - from summiting Everest to crossing Antarctica on-foot alone to rowing the treacherous Drake Passage, the convergence point between the Pacific, Atlantic and Southern oceans. You won't want to miss this inspirational episode.

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Find Colin on ‘The Impossible Row’ on Discovery Channel here.

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Dr. Amanda Hanson didn’t always feel great about getting old. It was only when she began taking care of Alzheimer's patients that she realized there was an innate wisdom to aging. Fast forward to the present day. Dr. Hanson, who works as a clinical psychologist and is known on instagram as the Midlife Muse, is fully committed to helping women through all chapters of their life. In this far reaching conversation, Ricki and Dr. Hanson discuss rage, orgasms and the newfound power women in midlife possess.

You can follow Dr. Amanda Hanson on Instagram @midlife.muse or on her website.

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This episode is a rerun of an episode we aired back in December, before Ricki was displaced due to the wildfires in Los Angeles.

Some people have a knack for painting, singing, or sports. But a select few, like Tyler Henry, can communicate with the dead. Tyler is a medium, acting as an intermediary between the living and the departed through one-on-one sessions as well as his latest Netflix show, ‘Live From The Other Side.’ Tyler and Ricki talk about her guest appearance on his show, and what it was like to read for his first celebrity client, actress Sarah Paulson. He also tells Ricki the origin story behind his gift and how we can all connect to a deeper, intuitive state of being.

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