• Esperanza Spalding

    May 8, 2020
    Esperanza Spalding joins Helga mere weeks before her most recent Grammy win to talk about what it means to truly be a part of a community and how to find the “the yum” in things.
  • Elizabeth Alexander

    May 5, 2020
    Poet and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President, Elizabeth Alexander shares her thoughts on a life alongside words, maintaining relationships, and what the world looks like after loss.
  • Ranky Tanky

    May 1, 2020
    Gullah Band, Ranky Tanky, talk about the tradition of the music they play, where it’s been and where they’d like to take it next. 
  • Maury Rubin

    Apr 28, 2020
    Pastry Chef Maury Rubin joins us in the wake of the closing of New York restaurant, City Bakery.
  • Judy Collins

    Apr 24, 2020
    Musician and activist Judy Collins shares the story of her decades long career. Alongside loss and addiction she maintains a clarity of voice, passion and vision as a conduit for music.
  • Bethann Hardison

    Apr 21, 2020
    Activist, entrepreneur, and former model Bethann Hardison recounts moments from her unconventional life.
  • Stanley Whitney

    Apr 17, 2020
    Visual artist and colorist, Stanley Whitney talks about life as an artist and as a person. He uncovers what it means to be a black abstract painter, firmly rooted in the United States.
  • Krista Tippett

    Apr 14, 2020
    Krista Tippett talks about her life as a mother, daughter, lover and leader and the ways that all of those roles converge in her work as host of the podcast, On Being.
  • Helga Season III Trailer

    Apr 9, 2020
    Everyday Conversations with Extraordinary People. Season III of Helga drops April 14th.