Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike

Denée Benton is a Tony-nominated actress known for playing Peggy Scott in The Gilded Age and starring in Broadway shows including Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Hamilton; and School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, which is running now. On this episode, Benton shares how she juggles eight shows a week, the input she had on her character Peggy in The Gilded Age, and why Paulina from School Girls would "eat Regina George for breakfast." Plus, she shares how coming out helped her embrace and evolve her sense of style.

Sophia Bush is an activist, actor, and the author of the new memoir And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes From a Life in Progress, which hit shelves on October 27. On this episode, Bush joins Nikki to talk about what it was like developing her personal style while playing Brooke Davis on One Tree Hill, why she believes it’s important for women to talk about money with each other, and her experience “falling in love with a mother” in her relationship with Ashlyn Harris. Plus, she shares the behind-the-scenes of writing of her book, including why she thinks every memoir book deal should come with a “24-hour dial-a-therapist.”

Ritual CEO Katerina Schneider and Ritual advisor Robin Berzin, MD, are working together to support women through every life stage, and recently, they've turned their focus to the historically under-researched space of perimenopause and menopause. On this episode, the two women join Nikki to discuss all things supplements, including the research and development that went into Ritual's new Perimenopause Health Supplement and why they felt it was important to create Creatine Greens for women in perimenopause. Plus, Berzin shares important insights about why symptoms are information and shouldn't be ignored.

Quincy Tyler Bernstine is a Tony-nominated theater performer known for her work in shows such as Doubt: A Parable, Small Mouth Sounds, and Ruined, but this year, she rose to television fame for her role as Nora in Hulu's thriller series Furious. On this episode, Bernstine shares why it feels important to flip typical power dynamics within the crime genre, the finances of a career in theater, and why she felt emotional attending the Kallmeyer show at her first NYFW this year.

As the chairman of Bravo and Peacock Unscripted, Frances Berwick is the woman behind your favorite reality TV shows, from The Traitors to Top Chef to Love Island USA to the Real Housewives franchises and more. On this episode, Berwick shares her insights on how to evolve a show over the course of 20 years, what it took to build The Traitors US into the record-smashing show it is today, and her advice for anyone trying to break into the reality TV industry—whether that's behind the scenes or on camera. Plus, she reveals her current favorite Housewives tagline.