The High Life with Ricki Lake

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...

18 Mar 202547min

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 f...

11 Mar 202543min

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,...

4 Mar 202542min

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 ...

25 Feb 202542min

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 ...

18 Feb 202538min

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 sele...

11 Feb 202539min

When journalist Lucy Jones had her first baby, she noticed remarkable changes taking place -  not only was her body changing, but so too was her own psychology. By her third child, Lucy went searching...

4 Feb 202538min

If you like personality tests you'll love this episode! This week Ricki unpacks the Enneagram with expert Stephanie Barron Hall. Together they show how the Enneagram can help us understand the motivat...

28 Jan 202534min