The Jennifer Hudson Show, April 25, 2024, “Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Milla Jovovich”

On April 25, 2024, The Jennifer Hudson Show welcomes Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Milla Jovovich, and the Stein family from Los Angeles.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, known for his role in Modern Family, joins Jennifer to discuss his podcast “Dinner’s On Me.” The podcast features Ferguson sharing meals and conversations with celebrity guests in restaurants across Los Angeles and New York City. In each episode, Ferguson and his guests look into a range of topics, from lighthearted discussions about pop culture to more profound exchanges about mental health, family history, and imposter syndrome. Ferguson’s easy-going and honest style has garnered praise, creating an interview format that feels more like a discussion with friends.

Milla Jovovich, the sci-fi icon known for her roles in “Resident Evil” and “The Fifth Element,” joins Jennifer to talk about their upcoming film together, “Breathe.” In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, Earth has become uninhabitable due to a lack of oxygen, forcing survivors to live underground. The film follows a mother, Maya (played by Jennifer Hudson), and her daughter, Zora (Quvenzhané Wallis), as they encounter two strangers (Jovovich and Sam Worthington) who claim to know Maya’s husband, presumed dead. “Breathe,” directed by Stefon Bristol, is set to be released on April 26, 2024.

The show also welcomes Russ, Melody, Taysia, and Rylan Stein, the founders of pi00a, an Asian-, deaf-, and CODA-owned pizza restaurant in Los Angeles. Melody, who is deaf, struggled to find work in the culinary industry. Together with her family, she opened pi00a with the goal of creating a deaf-accessible workspace and providing employment opportunities for the deaf community. Their unique fusion-style Neapolitan pizzas have become a hit, and the family hopes to shift perceptions about deaf employees and facilitate greater job opportunities for them in the culinary field.

The Jennifer Hudson Show airs on Thursday, April 25, 2024.