Making Space with Hoda Kotb

Dwyane Wade is one of the greatest NBA players of all time. The thirteen-time all-star player won three championships during his time in the league. In the six years since his retirement, he's focused on his family and philanthropy, working with the Wade Family Foundation to support communities in need. Wade opened up to Hoda on how he fell in love with basketball, his decision to retire, and his battle with cancer.

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Suleika Jaouad is a New York Times-bestselling author and journalist. When Jaouad was just 22-years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia, sidelining her dream of becoming a foreign correspondent. Instead, she chronicled her cancer battle in the New York Times column "Life, Interrupted", and went on to write a best-selling memoir. Jaouad opened up to Hoda about her journaling practice, which inspired her latest book "The Book of Alchemy: Creative Prompts for an Inspired Life."

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Sahil Bloom built his career around financial success, only to discover that the richest life cannot be measured by money alone. In this conversation from June 2025, Bloom joins Hoda to discuss his book The 5 Types of Wealth and why true prosperity goes beyond money to include time, relationships, mental well-being and physical health. Plus, he opens up about leaving behind a successful career in finance, taking a leap into a different kind of life, and what he discovered on the other side.

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Joanna Gaines has built Magnolia into a lifestyle empire, all while navigating the self-doubt that can come with growth and visibility. In this conversation from July 2025, the Magnolia co-founder joins Hoda to open up about imposter syndrome, balancing work and motherhood, and the ways she stays connected to her husband Chip through it all. Plus, she shares what it has taken to grow Magnolia while staying true to herself.

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From screen star to producer to outspoken mental health advocate, Taraji P. Henson has never been afraid to say exactly who she is, a quality she’s carrying into her Broadway debut in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. In this conversation from September 2024, Henson joins Hoda to talk about the power of using her voice, taking care of her mental health, and fighting for what she deserves after years of overcoming doubt and dismissal. Plus, she reflects on the resilience it took to keep going and the strength she found in speaking up.

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