"Feeling my ribs, trying to breathe like kind of whining and groaning in the corner of the boat... 'Did I just break my neck? Can I stand up? What's the decision that I need to do right now?' And the boat just kept sailing."   -Cole Brauer after rough seas nearly knocked her out
Cole’s memoir “First Light: Sailing Solo But Not Alone” is available now.
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"Feeling my ribs, trying to breathe like kind of whining and groaning in the corner of the boat... 'Did I just break my neck? Can I stand up? What's the decision that I need to do right now?' And the boat just kept sailing."&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;-Cole Brauer after rough seas nearly knocked her out Cole&rsquo;s memoir &ldquo;First Light: Sailing Solo But Not Alone&rdquo; is available now. Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd507dff8ff8b4276a40608df315624d5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639283918176475993%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v8q3eBUHpztbNZUsEfeBf0vEomDmeeoZs5LiEc7D0f0%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Cole Brauer

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"I told my second grade teacher this is what I wanted to do... And I got laughed at, and people were like snickering, because everybody wanted to be a policeman, a firefighter, a doctor... And I said I wanted to be a stand-up comedian." -Sebastian Maniscalco
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"I told my second grade teacher this is what I wanted to do... And I got laughed at, and people were like snickering, because everybody wanted to be a policeman, a firefighter, a doctor... And I said I wanted to be a stand-up comedian."&nbsp;-Sebastian Maniscalco Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7Cead080eeece14daa561b08df2bd2cb6f%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639277856490716185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=58GoDsGGmcB52GgbpHaL8avWqFGLybFacthXynk1e%2B4%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>&nbsp;

Joy 101: Sebastian Maniscalco

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"It was like the Pope was coming... And then she walks in. She's so normal, you know, to be a huge megastar that the whole world knows her name. I mean, Taylor Swift, for God's sake."  -Kelli Giddish on Taylor's cameo in an SVU video at the Emmys
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"It was like the Pope was coming... And then she walks in. She's so normal, you know, to be a huge megastar that the whole world knows her name. I mean, Taylor Swift, for God's sake."&nbsp; -Kelli Giddish on Taylor's cameo in an SVU video at the Emmys Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd7fa04d380a34316f3d108df27eebf04%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639273578503938395%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eDDWK%2FVN2vAH%2Bw3nQLSLoo0C5TIm%2F%2FcMRPTsynpy95U%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="0f7ebfa8-f94d-48d6-a79f-5aa491e550af" data-linkindex="0">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Kelli Giddish

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"I was swimming in the pool at the Sunset Marquis Hotel. I was 22 years old... I jumped out of the pool and introduced myself. And when I met her, I'd never seen a more beautiful human being."    – Harry Connick Jr. on meeting his wife, Jill 
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"I was swimming in the pool at the Sunset Marquis Hotel. I was 22 years old... I jumped out of the pool and introduced myself. And when I met her, I'd never seen a more beautiful human being."&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ndash; Harry Connick Jr. on meeting his wife, Jill&nbsp; Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7C1fd260980ba44341690d08df25960874%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639270998441052851%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UdEAjjecTP15MibklLaibdAFgHCHlQ0Q7dUc%2F%2B4snBc%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Harry Connick Jr.

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"My Best Friend's Wedding was such a great thing to get because that was when romantic comedy was queen of Hollywood, and there I was with Queen herself, Julia Roberts… and being a Georgia girl, I think she was kind of rooting for me."    -Carrie Preston
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"My Best Friend's Wedding was such a great thing to get because that was when romantic comedy was queen of Hollywood, and there I was with Queen herself, Julia Roberts&hellip; and being a Georgia girl, I think she was kind of rooting for me."&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;-Carrie Preston Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7C456ca28e0d434875d29f08df20c56f0c%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639265704489600524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TmqbUVMEsNjxUYFUa2Qf%2F84Pw17eLqjj%2Bb96Gk9QNvs%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Carrie Preston

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"Once he saw me, he was like, "she's my next Madonna." He just was such a champion for you and also your biggest critic... And he taught me what a hit song is." -Taylor Dayne on Clive Davis
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"Once he saw me, he was like, "she's my next Madonna." He just was such a champion for you and also your biggest critic... And he taught me what a hit song is."&nbsp;-Taylor Dayne on Clive Davis Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7C8d3daec89d3747c2e6f408df1b42f3e6%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639259646519123456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9b8eSO7Sg4KlVmxC1%2FhO9jIgmBmPtEZeTVbkxcdOdVw%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Taylor Dayne

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“I love that there’s no place my kids can be in the apartment I can’t hear ’em. I love knowing where they are. I love hearing their feet. I just love it so much.” —Seth Meyers
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&ldquo;I love that there&rsquo;s no place my kids can be in the apartment I can&rsquo;t hear &rsquo;em. I love knowing where they are. I love hearing their feet. I just love it so much.&rdquo;&nbsp;&mdash;Seth Meyers Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7C5fe2dab3a3c545ab0bd108df15bbddfd%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639253568791385152%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HJYP46qWsWIk%2B1Kz4SFRFCpImX3R8R67RiE09dakvXY%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Seth Meyers

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“In frats, everyone is having sex, but no one is in love. But on the competitive Bollywood dance team, everyone’s in love, but no one’s having sex." —Hasan Minhaj
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&ldquo;In frats, everyone is having sex, but no one is in love. But on the competitive Bollywood dance team, everyone&rsquo;s in love, but no one&rsquo;s having sex."&nbsp;&mdash;Hasan Minhaj Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information, please visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7Ced282fb6ce2244f4092308df1052e7d4%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639247620421915682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BAVcFvScJeWWCxxxgzRd3mh%2FZ5RnWtI0OW2iIq6lQ4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Hasan Minhaj

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"I worked for my dad for 10 years at his Firestone automotive place, and Chip was a customer. He saw me on my dad's commercials. He came in, asked for a brake job. He didn't need a brake job. And I was like, 'who is this guy?'     -Joanna Gaines on her meet-cute with husband Chip
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"I worked for my dad for 10 years at his Firestone automotive place, and Chip was a customer. He saw me on my dad's commercials. He came in, asked for a brake job. He didn't need a brake job. And I was like, 'who is this guy?'&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; -Joanna Gaines on her meet-cute with husband Chip Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner.&nbsp;Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts.&nbsp;For more information please visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7C40874a382d42417c9efa08df0ae25bbc%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639241639643266167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2R7mYdazP9AeD8bhGW8bTqJsyxnQ19B8%2BqTOWOpjSR0%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Joanna Gaines

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Hoda takes Joy 101 to the U.S. Open with tennis legends Mary Carillo and Pam Shriver.
"The hardest thing in the world is doing something you've never done before, but... it's fun to say yes to things."    -Mary Carillo
"Chrissy beat me 18 straight times out of the gate before I got her. And then Martina, while I got her early, she beat me 33 straight times at the end of our career. But tennis brings you together."    -Pam Shriver
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Hoda takes Joy 101 to the U.S.&nbsp;Open&nbsp;with tennis legends Mary Carillo and Pam Shriver. "The hardest thing in the world is doing something you've never done before, but... it's fun to say yes to things."&nbsp; &nbsp; -Mary Carillo "Chrissy beat me 18 straight times out of the gate before I got her. And then Martina, while I got her early, she beat me 33 straight times at the end of our career. But tennis brings you together."&nbsp; &nbsp; -Pam Shriver Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is Presented by CVS. Shop your local CVS, right around the corner. Experience the full conversation on the "Joy 101 podcast with Hoda Kotb" wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information, please visit&nbsp;us&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joy101.com%2Fpodcast&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrianBurton%40iheartmedia.com%7C3ff86dc45c4e4922bcf408df05709015%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639235653153026410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wbHco9faTJxZ3cTgRweZHJYwWUbf%2Fesm4DfsaeIg%2Bk4%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">www.joy101.com/podcast</a>

Joy 101: Mary Carillo and Pam Shriver, live from the U.S. Open

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Joy is essential.

And it's also elusive. You can't order it, borrow it, or simply hope it into life.

But now, there's a new and exciting way to start your journey toward a more joyful existence: The Joy 101 Podcast with Hoda!

Best known for her Emmy-winning work and co-anchoring Today, Hoda Kotb infuses her authenticity, curiosity, and warmth into conversations with the world’s most fascinating people. Entertainment legends, sport icons, wellness experts, and everyday folks will share how they find, allow, and experience joy. Hoda will offer her own tips and takes on seeking a more balanced, harmonious life. 

If you're craving inspiration, support, and useful tools to maximize your joy, tune in to these candid, uplifting, and moving on-air chats.

Joy after a breakup, joy as an empty-nester, joy after loss, joy as a caretaker — Hoda's new podcast will speak to you.

Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb, an iHeartPodcast.

Joy is essential.
And it's also elusive. You can't order it, borrow it, or simply hope it into life.
But now, there's a new and exciting way to start your journey toward a more joyful existence: The Joy 101 Podcast with Hoda!
Best known for her Emmy-winning work and co-anchoring&nbsp;Today, Hoda Kotb infuses her authenticity, curiosity, and warmth into conversations with the world&rsquo;s most fascinating people. Entertainment legends, sport icons, wellness experts, and everyday folks will share how they&nbsp;find, allow, and experience joy.&nbsp;Hoda will offer her own tips and takes on seeking a more balanced, harmonious life.&nbsp;
If you're craving inspiration, support, and useful tools to maximize your joy, tune in to these candid, uplifting, and moving on-air chats.
Joy after a breakup, joy as an empty-nester, joy after loss, joy as a caretaker &mdash; Hoda's new podcast will speak to you.
Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb, an iHeartPodcast.

Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb

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