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Beauty in the BreakHow to Spot a Gatekeeper (Even If It's You)Foster and Cesar dive into the topic of gatekeepers—those visible and invisible forces that control access to success, opportunity, healing, and recognition. They explore how gatekeeping shows up in creative industries, media, friendships, and even family dynamics. With vulnerable storytelling, they unpack moments where they’ve felt on the outside looking in and how they've reclaimed power by creating their own doors—or walking away entirely.This episode is a call to self-trust and liberation. Through honest and sometimes embarrassing revelations, Foster and Cesar invite you to consider where you might be waiting for permission instead of gra...2025-04-0836 min $That\'s So Mental$ That's So MentalLive Notes App Poetry With Leonora PittsThis week's guest is mega dream boat- actress, producer, writer, community organizer and filmmaker- Leonora Pitts. Together, everyone agreed that ADHD + Anxiety makes you productive AF! Or is it that Leonora can actually bend time? Cristina and Ilana get back into the slow leak of Ilana's plant medicine adventure at Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica while aspiring to live in a Tibetan cave. In the meantime: more rage dancing, family dance parties, and new on the scene - soup parties!Leonora will share poetic...2025-01-291h 05 $That\'s So Mental$ That's So MentalAngry Feminist Mothers & Accidental Pregnancies with Nthenya DundaCristina & Ilana talk to Nthenya Dunda- self defined performer. But first, listen as they solve the great mystery of how the F*ck Cristina is on 600 mgs of Wellbutrin and how Ilana overcame diabetes in one week! During the interview they’ll talk comedy college tours, fulfilling your parent’s dreams, why your sink doesn’t work (Hint: it’s your kid), and Cristina shares her daily mantra “Next step, Next step!” Also F*ck therapy - just go see a show! (JK - don’t actually ditch your therapist). Nthenya talks about her script, “Domesticate Me,” meanwhile he...2024-12-0451 min

Filmmaker MixerWorld Premiere, 'I Hate Myself and Want to Die': Mike Castle, Leonora Pitts, and Andre Hyland on Dark Comedy, World Premiere and More!In this episode, we chat with actors Mike Castle, Leonora Pitts, and Andre Hyland about their new film I Hate Myself and Want to Die, making its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival. The trio dives deep into the dark comedy's themes, their unique characters, and what drew them to this daring project. Don't miss this conversation as we explore the intersection of humor and despair in a film that promises to challenge audiences in unexpected ways.2024-10-2429 min

Mothering HeightsEve SturgesThis week, it’s a true delight and honor to welcome writer, therapist, and host of the Everything’s Relative podcast, Eve Sturges, to Mothering Heights! Eve’s writing has been called “incisive, funny, and deeply sensitive” by no less than the great Jill Filopovic, and her podcast explores what happens after the discovery of surprising DNA results. She also discusses her own experience of a surprise DNA test, with her patented mix of deep wisdom, compassion, and humor. Please listen to Everything’s Relative wherever you get your podcasts, and please check out all of Eve’s amazingness h...2024-05-2451 min

Mothering HeightsMarta CunninghamThis week, we are thrilled to welcome filmmaker Marta Cunningham to Mothering Heights! Nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Marta Cunningham is a queer filmmaker of color. A native of Northern California, she was so moved by the story of Lawrence King’s tragic murder in 2008 that she embedded herself in the beachside city of Oxnard, CA, and soon began filming those whose lives were touched by the tragedy. The result was “Valentine Road”, a feature length documentary that competed in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and sold to HBO for an October 2013 release. “Valentine Road” has traveled to over tw...2024-05-1050 min

Mothering HeightsAlison BennettWe are so lucky and so thrilled to welcome Alison Bennett to Mothering Heights! Alison is a writer and producer and has written on shows like (Leonora’s fave) You’re the Worst and the Emmy-nominated Doogie Kamealoha, MD. We dive into the real nitty gritty of launching a successful writing career here, as well as how to navigate ooky situations with friends, how we raise siblings - one of us is an only child and one is not and we discuss how different our experiences are, and so much more. This is a hilarious episode full of lots of la...2024-04-191h 03

Mothering HeightsNicole RiviereWhat a genuine thrill to welcome dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, and educator Nicole Riviere to Mothering Heights! Nicole has danced on shows like America’s Got Talent and for artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Peaches, and Elvis Costello. She has a combined 30 years of experience teaching yoga and dance, and she is a filmmaker who directs music videos and her own piece - Woman, Mother, Sister, Friend, currently in post-production. This episode is so special - Leonora and Nicole discuss coming back to your great love after a spell away (in our cases: dance), grief and mou...2024-04-0559 min

Mothering HeightsBusy PhilippsWhat an absolute thrill to welcome actress, writer, ceramicist, and podcast queen Busy Philipps to Mothering Heights! Busy and Leonora are old old friends (youthful YOUTHFUL old friends) and we are so happy to be celebrating Busy’s many wins this springtime. We talk about this season of Girls 5Eva dropping on Netflix, the re-boot of her wonderful late night talk show (with producer and episode 57 guest) Caissie St. Onge, Busy This Week, coming in May to QVC+, how we raise daughters, how we reset when things are tough, and so much more. This episode is a joy, just li...2024-03-221h 03

Mothering HeightsEmily AlprenThis week, we are so grateful to welcome actor, writer, director, filmmaker, and Fitzmaurice Voicework professor, Emily Alpren to Mothering Heights! Emily is a super-smarty-pants and creator, and we discuss experimental theater, remaining creative when motherhood is overwhelming, and how her work as a voice professor at USC informs her work as a director. Incredible stuff. Please read more about Emily here, and don’t forget to share and leave us a review! You’re doing a great job! https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/emily-alpren/ 2024-03-1549 min

Mothering HeightsAnne GregoryThis week, we are thrilled to welcome actress, writer, improviser, and all-around hilarious and silly person Anne Gregory to the podcast! Anne has had a really interesting career, from her and Rebekka Johnson’s triumphant run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to owning the Lyric Hyperion Theater, doing about a thousand commercials, being a cast member of Punk’d (!!) and even teaching host Leonora Pitts’s son Murphy improv! This is a wonderful episode if you love to laugh. And bonus for long-time listeners: Leonora cries!2024-03-081h 06

Mothering HeightsBeatriz SequeiraThis week, we thrillingly welcome big shot movie producer Beatriz Sequeira to Mothering Heights! Calling in from the pre-production set of her next film with Blumhouse Productions, Wolfman, Bea gives us the skinny on producing films like Get Out, Us, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and The Invisible Man, how she and her DP husband, Lyn Moncrief, balance their careers with parenthood, and why women and especially mothers make such incredible producers. Bea is a true powerhouse, and this episode is as dynamic and wise as she is. Please visit Blumhouse to see all the goodies com...2024-03-0157 min

Mothering HeightsTerryn WestbrookThis week we are honored and excited to welcome actress and writer and educator Terryn Westbrook to Mothering Heights! Terryn has been working in the biz for twenty-five years, and in our conversation we discuss what it was like to work with David Lynch (again and again) and how she got the gig (great story), what it was like to work with Christopher Guest (again and again), and I bet you can’t even hear the envy in Leonora’s heart. Truly, this episode is rife with great anecdotes and advice and wisdom, and Terryn’s humor and warmth shine...2024-02-231h 06

Mothering HeightsRebekka JohnsonWhat a true treat and honor to have the hilarious actor, improvisor, director, and writer Rebekka Johnson on Mothering Heights! On this episode, we talk about how she came to direct her first feature, Step Aside, starring Arden Myrin and Tara Copeland, her brilliant new podcast with the equally funny and warm Anne Gregory, Non Drinking Buddies, her important and long-standing collaborative friendships, and how much Advil it really took to get through those wrestling scenes on G.L.O.W. Plus: Leonora promises a return to weekly episodes as soon as she can get her act t...2024-02-161h 06

Mothering HeightsLeonora on small joys and systemsThis week, Leonora hosts herself for a quick discussion on small joys and systems that make life a little easier. Thank you for tuning in and sharing and leaving a review: you’re doing a great job.2024-02-0216 min

Mothering HeightsKate Anthony returns!In our first ever return-engagement, we welcome Kate Anthony back to Mothering Heights. Kate is celebrating the release of her highly anticipated book, The D Word: Making the Ultimate Decision About Your Marriage. Kate is so many things to so many people: a divorce coach, a community builder and leader, an advocate, a sage. We dive right into the hard and fun and complicated world of marriage and divorce, narcissists, toxic masculinity, and sisterhood. We also invent a word that we really hope catches on! Kate is incredible, and this conversation is unsurprisingly fantastic. To order Kate’s b...2024-01-191h 04

Mothering HeightsRachel ColeThis week we are so thrilled and honor to welcome the Executive Producer and Chief Creative Officer of the Try Guys and 2nd Try Productions, Rachel Cole, to Mothering Heights! Rachel is a true example of a powerhouse creative, and is a real survivor to boot. In this episode we discuss her pageant life (Miss Vermont!!), her journey through a difficult cancer diagnosis in her 20s to being a mother of twins, and the path that led her to this incredible career with the wonderful Try Guys! Rachel is a director and creative, best known for her...2023-12-2252 min

Mothering HeightsJasmine AlbuquerqueThis week, we are deeply honored to chat with dancer, dance teacher, choreographer, and artist, Jasmine Albuquerque. Jasmine has worked with towering figures such as Joey Solloway, Ryan Heffington, Mike Mills, and Beck, and in spaces like the Hammer, the MOCA, and the LACMA. In 2022, Jasmine and her mother, the legendary and iconic artist Lita Albuquerque, exhibited their collaborative film, Liquid Light, at the Venice Biennale. This is an extraordinary conversation with an extraordinary artist, in which Leonora and Jasmine discuss their relationship to dance and their own bodies, Jasmine’s unique and freedom-filled childhood in the mo...2023-12-1550 min

Mothering HeightsSydney Cutler AbichThis week, we are truly honored to be joined by Yoga Nidra guide and healer, Sydney Cutler Abich! Sydney and Leonora have been in mom-community for eons, and we are so grateful she’s here to share her deep and hard-won wisdom. Sydney has a masters degree in social work and worked for years as a medical social worker. After her own health took a turn, she discovered the layered and deep benefits of Yoga Nidra meditation, and became certified, completing a 200-hour certification with Yogala and and further 100-hour certification in the Bihar Tradition with Hilary Jackendoff. ...2023-12-0859 min

Mothering HeightsKate SpencerIt’s a real honor to welcome writer, novelist, memoirist, and the host of the Forever 35 podcast, Kate Spencer to Mothering Heights! Kate and Leonora discuss being ADHD moms, what it’s like raising teenagers and being the elder stateswomen/crones/RBGs of their mom community, Leonora tells a WILD story of going to the opening of Kate’s husband’s Broadway show Gutenberg, grief, and of course: SKINCARE. Kate and Doree Shafrir’s podcast Forever 35 is an essential listen. Check it out anywhere you get your podcasts. Her memoir, The Dead Moms Club, and her novel In a New Y...2023-12-011h 08

Mothering HeightsCaissie St. OngeWhat a true honor to have writer, comedy legend, and the co-host of the Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best Podcast, Caissie St. Onge, to the show! Leonora followed Caissie for years online, learning how to be funny and compassionate all at once, and it still feels amazing that they’ve become IRL friends. In this episode, we get the dirt on how Caissie and her husband managed to raise two truly exceptional young men, how she got her start with David Letterman, what it was like to work for Rosie O’Donnell, and much much more. Thank...2023-11-171h 31

Mothering HeightsTerrie SamundraThis week, Leonora is thrilled to welcome writer-director-creative Terrie Samundra to Mothering Heights! Terrie’s debut feature, Kaali Khuhi, a Netflix Orginal Film, premiered in 2020, and she has participated in just about every Sundance Lab that’s out there. In this episode, we discuss how she’s paying forward all her experiences in the various filmmaking labs, her daily creative routine, how GenX is raising our kids, and what it’s like to have been a mama for 28 years (she was a very very young mother!). To find out much, much more about this incredible filmmaker, please visit ht...2023-11-1052 min

Mothering HeightsJennifer SeifertFinally, after about two dozen loving mentions on this podcast, we are joined by actress, storyteller, and MFT Jennifer Seifert! Jen has weathered chronic illness and pain and come out the other side, and now utilizes her own healing experiences with creativity as a licensed marriage and family therapist. We discuss her and my different grad school experiences, how we’ve both benefited from her world-famous Artist’s Way workshops, and what she’s planning next with her vast community. Thank you for listening! Please be sure to share with everyone you know, follow us, give us a ratin...2023-11-0351 min

Mothering HeightsSamara Bay RevisitedThis week, we are revisiting a classic episode with author and coach Samara Bay. Samara’s book, Permission to Speak, has been redefining what power sounds like since its release in February 2023. This conversation with Samara sparked so many messages of WOW when we first aired it, and I’m excited for you all to listen again - or for the first time - now that Samara has been featured on NBC News, CBS News, the New York Times Magazine, Slate, Town&Country, Vulture, and in conversation with Deepak Chopra! You can (and should) get Samara’s book a...2023-10-201h 09

Mothering HeightsPamela Clare Wylie SamuelsonThis week, Leonora is honored to host educator, sexual health and wellness expert, somatic bodyworker, healer, and coach Pamela Clare Wylie Samuelson (she/they) to Mothering Heights. Pamela found her way into this incredibly rich and rewarding career space through her earlier life as a dancer and aerialist, through injury, into healing. She now brings her deep and intuitive understanding of physiology and consciousness into her work, while inviting everyone with a body to find agency and a clear path to healing. We get into it! Sexy stuff! You can find out more about all of Pamela’s...2023-10-1356 min

Mothering HeightsLisa RodriguezThis week we are thrilled to welcome actor, voice artist, and host of the Making it After 40 podcast, Lisa Rodriguez! The two of us reference each other’s podcast all the time, so it only makes sense that we’d share this great interview, which we did for Lisa’s one year anniversary. In this inspiring episode, we talk about how to trust that you are enough, trusting our intuition, navigating and healing from co-dependecy, and embracing our goofiness! Be sure to follow Lisa’s podcast Making After 40, and then leave us BOTH a review, and then never fo...2023-09-151h 04

Mothering HeightsLauren AboulafiaThis week, what a treat to have actress, writer, filmmaker, all around creative Lauren Aboulafia to Mothering Heights! Lauren and Leonora discuss meeting and creating in an Artist’s Way workshop years ago, transcending the natural tendency toward guilt in motherhood, maternal mental health, and how to turn trauma into art (CW brief mention of traumatic birth). Lauren is so smart, and so inspiring. And hey: you’re doing a great job!2023-09-0855 min

Mothering HeightsGhosts, Neurodiversity, and Trauma, oh my! With Emily from the Residuals PodcastThank you for your patience as we took a little summer hiatus! This week, Leonora is thrilled to welcome Emily from the Residuals Podcast to Mothering Heights. Emily is a producer, a mama, an advocate, and a lover of all things spooky. Our conversation is wide-ranging, compassionate, inspiring, and really, really fun. Be sure to listen to Emily and Joy’s spoooooky podcast The Residuals (look for Leonora’s ep for some great true ghost stories), and don’t forget: you’re doing a great job.2023-09-011h 19

Mothering HeightsKate AnthonyThis week, Leonora is thrilled to welcome Kate (the Great) Anthony to the podcast. Kate is the host of the wildly popular The Divorce Survival Guide podcast, and has carved out a thriving career as a coach, podcaster, and the leader of a thriving online community of women. In this conversation, we talk about her extraordinary upbringing in NYC in the 1970’s (SHE WAS ON SESAME STREET YOU GUYS), being the daughter of theater folk, moving away from a successful acting career, and finding her way out of abuse and into peace. Fantastic conversation. Please visit https://kat...2023-07-141h 01

Mothering HeightsAja VolkmanThis week, Leonora is absolutely honored to welcome Aja Volkman to Mothering Heights. Aja is a singer, songwriter, mama of FOUR children, a survivor, and artist in all senses. We discuss walking through a fire (in Aja’s case, a very public fire) and using those experiences as fuel for our creativity, how we connect to the muse, and where she finds inspiration. Aja is a treasure and a pure heart and has weathered so much, all with grace. A great conversation. You can follow Aja’s adventures on her Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ajavo...2023-07-0757 min

Mothering HeightsIke BarinholtzWhat a treat to have actor, writer, director, and big funny guy Ike Barinholtz on this week’s Mothering Heights. Our last week of Dad’s Month! You all know Ike from The Mindy Project, Blockers, Neighbors, White House Plumbers, History of the World Part II, and his new film, Maximum Truth, written by Ike and Dave Stassen, and directed by Dave. These two old friends discuss how his passion for politics influences his work, their mutual love of cooking, and Ike’s terrifying prognostications of the future. Mostly though, there’s lots of laughing. Check out...2023-07-011h 24

Making it After 40Lisa Rodriguez - Making it After 40Send us a textIn this one year anniversary show, Lisa makes herself the guest and invites her dear friend and host of the Mothering Heights Podcast, Leonora Pitts, to be her guest host. Lisa and Leonora chat about the catalyst for starting the podcast, commonalities between Lisa's guest, mothering and creativity and Lisa's biggest take away from a year of interviewing middle aged artists. As only two friends can do, Leonora and Lisa get vulnerable and honest about some of life's challenges and their own personal growth points. This episode is a wonderful way to commemorate...2023-06-271h 04

Mothering HeightsJay DuplassIt’s a true honor and treat to have filmmaker, actor, and true mensch Jay Duplass on this week’s Mothering Heights. As an actor, you’ve seen Jay in the iconic series Transparent, The Chair, and Industry. As a filmmaker, he and his brother Mark redefined independent cinema with films like Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Cyrus, and The Puffy Chair and have fostered beautiful series like HBO’s Togetherness and Somebody, Somewhere. Jay and Leonora talk about Jay’s prolific writing and how anxious he is to get back to directing, his generous and generative advice-giv...2023-06-231h 01

Mothering HeightsCharlie DayThis week, Leonora is totally thrilled to welcome actor, writer, director, and her children’s beloved godfather, Charlie Day to Mothering Heights! Charlie (along with co-creators Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton) created the longest-running live action comedy TV show of all time, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, was the voice of the iconic Luigi in the animated The Super Mario Brothers Movie, and most recently starred in and directed the star-studded Hollywood takedown, Fool’s Paradise. This entire podcast was Charlie’s idea! Leonora and Charlie discuss his writing process, dealing with disappointment and what lessons he’s lear...2023-06-161h 02

Mothering HeightsMatthew LillardDad’s Month continues on Mothering Heights with actor, writer, director, icon, and DAD, Matthew Lillard. In this joyful conversation, we discuss the ups and downs and backs and forths of his career, how he re-aligned himself during a challenging time, his writing process, and how he got his first feature made. Matthew is a treasure of a human being, and that shines through in this conversation. And yes, we talk about his upcoming role as William Afton - the Purple Guy - in the VERY anticipated Emma Tammi-directed Five Nights at Freddy’s film! As far as Le...2023-06-091h 10

Mothering HeightsJohn Ross BowieWelcome to Dads’ Month on Mothering Heights! First up, Leonora is totally thrilled to welcome actor, author, improviser, podcaster, punk rocker, AND DAD John Ross Bowie to the podcast. You all know John from his many years playing Barry Kripke on Big Bang Theory, his wonderful work on the ABC series Speechless, a thousand other roles and guest spots, and from his incredible memoir No Job For a Man. John and Leonora discuss his writing process, their mutual love of the film Heathers (John ALSO wrote a book about Heathers), and how ridiculous Leonora looked walking around her neighborhood, ca...2023-06-021h 05

Mothering HeightsSaudia RashedThis week, Leonora is thrilled to welcome dancer, actress, writer, and the host of the podcast That One [Blank] Friend Saudia Rashed to the podcast! They discuss finding our first love of performing through dance, dedicating one’s life to creative pursuits, finding love in a sketch comedy troupe, and the audacious act of moving from being an interpretive artist to being a generative artist. Please visit Saudia Rashed on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/saudiarashed/, and listen to her terrific podcast at https://pod.link/1507264375! And thank you for leaving a review (please leave a re...2023-05-261h 19

Mothering HeightsMiry WhitehillThis week, it’s a true honor to welcome the founder and executive director of Miry’s List, Miry Whitehill, to Mothering Heights. She’s Miry, from the List! Miry’s List is a nonprofit organization made up of neighbors and friends dedicated to welcoming new arrival refugee families into our community through inspired crowdsourcing solutions. And Miry is an unendingly inspiring leader and creator and friend. Miry and Leonora discuss the origins of Miry’s List, how to find joy when your job requires engagement with tough stories, how food connects us, and how soon Miry expects to...2023-05-191h 10

Mothering HeightsMelissa ChalsmaThis week, Leonora is totally thrilled to welcome actress, director, producer, and the Artistic Director of the Independent Shakespeare Company, Melissa Chalsma! Melissa is a true leader in the Los Angeles theater community and is a true genius in theater-making. The ISC brings FREE Shakespeare in the Park to tens of thousands Angelenos every summer, their world-class productions are engaging, hilarious, moving, and beautiful. Leonora and Melissa discuss why theater and storytelling matter, how we need to be intentional and consistent when incorporating diversity, inclusion, and access, and why we still want to watch plays by a...2023-05-121h 06

The Residuals: A Paranormal PodcastThis is Our House Now; You Have to Go - An Interview with Leonora PittsLeonora Pitts (co-founder of LA Women’s Film Collective/actor/dancer/writer/mom/host of podcast Mothering Heights) sits down with Emily & Joy to share scary stories. A haunted Victorian home in North Dakota, a trip to Versailles, & Emily gets frustrated with the French language. If you have a scary story to share, email us at TheResidualsPodcast@gmail.com and please like, follow, subscribe to all our social media. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Between the present & past there are memories held in the walls & earth. Join Emily & Joy as they explore the spaces between the living & the dead. Hauntings, ex...2023-05-031h 18

Mothering HeightsKristin FairweatherThis week, Leonora is so thrilled to be joined by filmmaker, documentarian, and activist Kristin Fairweather. Kristin has directed five features after pivoting from a successful career in politics, and we discuss how Kristin uses her feminist bona fides to navigate the film industry, how she was able to kickstart her career and maintain it, and how small our margins of error are as women filmmakers. Kristin’s latest feature, Breaking Girl Code, premiered on Lifetime this week and is now streaming! For more info on Kristin, please visit https://www.fairweatherpictures.com/ Kristin Fairweather is...2023-04-281h 01

Mothering HeightsRakefet AbergelIn our very first mini-sode, Leonora is thrilled to be joined by actress, writer, filmmaker, and connector Rakefet Abergel. Rakefet is a truly dynamic person, and she is presently crowd-funding to make her next film, Still. This film grew out of her own experience of having a miscarriage, and has been integral to her healing. This episode contains discussion of pregnancy and miscarriage, so please take care in listening. Please visit the links below to support Rakefet, and let’s all throw a little coin in to help bring this film to the screen! STILL TEA...2023-04-2423 min

Mothering HeightsSunny DrakeThis week, Leonora is thrilled to welcome playwright, artist, and activist Sunny Drake to Mothering Heights. Sunny is about to launch the podcast Climate Change and Other Small Talk, a theatrical podcast that is here to hold your hand through the scary stuff and entertain you at the same time. Leonora and Sunny discuss how to use your inherent power to find hope when things are at their scariest, how bravery has manifested itself for Sunny as both an artist and as a Trans Activist, and how to build community via shared values and ART! Throughout their talk, Sunny...2023-04-211h 02

Mothering HeightsLeonora's story of the weekThis week, Leonora is joined by… herself. Feeling very, deeply vulnerable, she shares a story of losing out on a gig that she allowed herself to hope was hers. Get ready to either cry or laugh at Leonora crying! Mothering Heights is taking a couple of weeks off for Spring Break, but we will be back soon with a new theme song (!!!) and more fabulously brave, funny, and wise guests. Until then, remember: you’re doing a great job.2023-03-3115 min

Mothering HeightsFoster WilsonThis week, Leonora is totally thrilled to be joined by the wonderful filmmaker Foster Wilson! Foster is an award-winning director, filmmaker, and Emergence Award Recipient. She earned her BFA at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied for 3 years with the Atlantic Theater Company under the tutelage of David Mamet, Chris Bauer, Scott Zigler, and Mary McCann, among others. These two Atlantic alums discuss the ways their acting school and their technique continues to inform their work ethic and creative lives, the shadowing programs (AWD Short Film Initiative and Ryan Murphy Half In...2023-03-2453 min

Mothering HeightsEmily Ziff GriffinThis week, Leonora is so thrilled that Emily Ziff Griffin has joined her for a wonderful chat. Emily is a writer and producer and an all-around totally amazing human. Emily’s critically-acclaimed novel, Light Years, was developed for television by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and she is currently adapting her beloved New Yorker essay, “Last Dance With My Father,” for Endeavor Content. As the co-founder of Cooper’s Town Productions with her long-time collaborator and producing partner, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily produced the Oscar-winning feature Capote and PSH’s directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating. Emily and Le...2023-03-171h 00

Mothering HeightsMo PerkinsThis week, Leonora is so honored and happy to welcome the prolific filmmaker and writer, Mo Perkins. Mo has directed two features, A Quiet Little Marriage, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Fest, and The Last Time You Had Fun, which premiered at LA Film Fest and won awards all over the dang place. She and Leonora discuss the various shadowing programs, Mo’s extremely unique upbringing on a real, off-the-grid commune, motherhood, film school, storytelling, and feminism - Mo cannot help but be endlessly wise and inspiring. Please check out Mo’s film...2023-03-101h 25

Mothering HeightsAlisha GaddisThis week, Leonora is thrilled to welcome actress, musician, producer, author, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning dynamo Alisha Gaddis to the podcast! Alisha and her husband lead Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, which you’ve certainly heard on your radio if you are raising young children. She is the author of seven best-selling books and has recently landed on the pages of Vogue as one of the Grammy Awards best-dressed, topping herself year after year as a walking work of art. Alisha and Leonora talk about the hard work behind being a multi-hyphenate, how she shepherded her...2023-03-0356 min

Mothering HeightsGrace ChonWhat a true honor to welcome the inimitable Grace Chon to Mothering Heights. Grace is a world-renowned photographer, published author, the host of the Creativity School podcast, Akashic Records reader, creativity coach, and all-around creative badass. In this episode, we track Grace’s trajectory from marketing wiz to digging into her creative soul, how she cultivated that creativity for a *living*, and how to get specific and clear in your creative goals - and doing what you LIKE - so you can make a career in any artistic field. And dogs. We talk about dogs. This is a g...2023-02-241h 10

Making it After 40Ilana Cohn - The Best is Yet to ComeSend us a textThis episode features writer, director, producer and actress Ilana Cohn. Ilana found success early in her career writing sketch comedy for Youtube. These Youtube project lead to writing jobs with various networks and outlets and have paved the way for a solid career writing for television. Lisa and Ilana talk about the challenges of the uncertainty with the entertainment industry, feeling like an imposter at every stage of your career and knowing that the best is yet to come. Ilana is funny and insightful and a real treat to have on the show.2023-02-2150 min