On this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt sits down with Grammy-nominated artist, actress, philanthropist, and TV host Yo-Yo (Dr. Yolanda Whitaker) for a real conversation about budgeting, confidence, and rebuilding after major career shifts.

Yo-Yo shares her go-to budget-friendly rotisserie chicken sandwich made with potato bread, cheddar cheese, mayo, mustard, pickles, and banana peppers—an easy meal she says can feed a family for about $20. While cooking, she opens up about learning to budget as a parent, navigating changing image expectations in hip hop, and pushing through industry gatekeeping after leaving her label.

On this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt sits down with Grammy-nominated artist, actress, philanthropist, and TV host Yo-Yo (Dr. Yolanda Whitaker) for a real conversation about budgeting, confidence, and rebuilding after major career shifts.
Yo-Yo shares her go-to budget-friendly rotisserie chicken sandwich made with potato bread, cheddar cheese, mayo, mustard, pickles, and banana peppers&mdash;an easy meal she says can feed a family for about $20. While cooking, she opens up about learning to budget as a parent, navigating changing image expectations in hip hop, and pushing through industry gatekeeping after leaving her label.

Hosted by media maven Coline Witt, ‘Eating While Broke’ podcast is a new interview series centered around self-made celebrities, influencers, disruptors and entrepreneurs eating meals they once ate when they were broke. Episodes will also feature guest who are in the mood to recreate some of their favorite low cost meals. EWB guest will introduce the dish, as the dish is revealed to the host, before the chow down begins, while discussing life, some of the their most pivotal moments and more. In this intimate setting the interview begins with a journey of tales from the trenches not matter if you're Eating While Broke or Eating While on a Budget.

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YOLANDA "YOYO" WHITAKER - 'Pennywise Quality' Sandwiches & a Second Act

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Actress Armani Greer joins host Coline Witt on Eating While Broke to cook up crispy catfish sandwiches and talk about the road less traveled—from humble beginnings to major bookings. Armani shares her Houston upbringing with a hardworking single mom, the grandparents who helped hold it down, and how she started acting at seven years old.  

In the conversation, Armani opens up about being pushed toward a “practical” college path, finding her way back to theater after graduating, quitting her job to pursue acting and modeling, and moving to Los Angeles with little money—leaning on hustle, faith, and occasional help from her mom.

She also talks pandemic survival mode, auditions, setbacks, and the wins that kept her going: booking a McDonald’s Super Bowl commercial, signing with her manager, filming Water Boys in Atlanta, nearly landing P-Valley, her latest project, and later booking a role that took her to Italy.  

Actress Armani Greer joins host Coline Witt on Eating While Broke to cook up crispy catfish sandwiches and talk about the road less traveled&mdash;from humble beginnings to major bookings. Armani shares her Houston upbringing with a hardworking single mom, the grandparents who helped hold it down, and how she started acting at seven years old. &nbsp;
In the conversation, Armani opens up about being pushed toward a &ldquo;practical&rdquo; college path, finding her way back to theater after graduating, quitting her job to pursue acting and modeling, and moving to Los Angeles with little money&mdash;leaning on hustle, faith, and occasional help from her mom.
She also talks pandemic survival mode, auditions, setbacks, and the wins that kept her going: booking a McDonald&rsquo;s Super Bowl commercial, signing with her manager, filming Water Boys in Atlanta, nearly landing P-Valley, her latest project, and later booking a role that took her to Italy. &nbsp;

ARMANI GREER - Frying Faith: A Road Less Traveled

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Host Coline Witt welcomes actress, author, podcaster, designer, and mom Jennie Garth, to discuss her new book, I Choose Me, which deals with self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and self-love. 

Jennie shares a budget-friendly comfort meal from her Midwest farm upbringing: pan-fried “rice cakes” made from cooked rice and eggs (with a vegan alternative), cooked hot for crispy edges and topped with butter and syrup, plus optional savory variations.

They discuss her blended-family childhood in rural Illinois, her father’s long struggle with heart disease, moving to Arizona, and how a pageant judge became her longtime manager—leading to acting in California and rapid fame on Beverly Hills, 90210.

Jennie also opens up about depression, anxiety, agoraphobia, early coping tools, later reliance on wine and anxiety meds, and building her very own brand. 

Host Coline Witt welcomes actress, author, podcaster, designer, and mom Jennie Garth, to discuss her new book, I Choose Me, which deals with self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and self-love.&nbsp;
Jennie shares a budget-friendly comfort meal from her Midwest farm upbringing: pan-fried &ldquo;rice cakes&rdquo; made from cooked rice and eggs (with a vegan alternative), cooked hot for crispy edges and topped with butter and syrup, plus optional savory variations.
They discuss her blended-family childhood in rural Illinois, her father&rsquo;s long struggle with heart disease, moving to Arizona, and how a pageant judge became her longtime manager&mdash;leading to acting in California and rapid fame on Beverly Hills, 90210.
Jennie also opens up about depression, anxiety, agoraphobia, early coping tools, later reliance on wine and anxiety meds, and building her very own brand.&nbsp;

JENNIE GARTH - Butter, Syrup, and Boundaries: The Sweet Work of Choosing Me

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On Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt welcomes recording artist and writer Bale, who cooks a simple turkey bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich while talking confidence, discipline, and refusing to second-guess himself.

Bale shares growing up in South Central Los Angeles as the oldest of five, being raised by a schoolteacher mom and supported by his grandma, with his father incarcerated for most of his life. He explains how music found him, helped keep him out of trouble, and how early shows and outside validation confirmed he was on the right path.

He also breaks down why his album is titled  Stay Faithful, the patience required to pursue his craft, and the value of a supportive team and family, especially as a new dad to his daughter Onyx. 

On Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt welcomes recording artist and writer Bale, who cooks a simple turkey bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich while talking confidence, discipline, and refusing to second-guess himself.
Bale shares growing up in South Central Los Angeles as the oldest of five, being raised by a schoolteacher mom and supported by his grandma, with his father incarcerated for most of his life. He explains how music found him, helped keep him out of trouble, and how early shows and outside validation confirmed he was on the right path.
He also breaks down why his album is titled &nbsp;Stay Faithful, the patience required to pursue his craft, and the value of a supportive team and family, especially as a new dad to his daughter Onyx.&nbsp;

BALE - Crisp Bacon, Clear Purpose: The Discipline Behind the Dream

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YOLANDA "YOYO" WHITAKER - 'Pennywise Quality' Sandwiches & a Second Act

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