Season Finale and Farewell: Reflections on the Journey of Katie’s Crib

With this episode being the end of Season 6, we also present this as the final episode of “Katie’s Crib.”   As this chapter draws to a close, Katie and her husband Adam Shapiro share the lessons they have learned from Katie’s journey as the show's host. The two first discuss how Katie hosting th…

Riki Lindhome: Surrogacy, Heartache, and the Resilient Road to Motherhood

We’re almost near the end of Katie’s Crib season 4 - and the PODCAST, Katie’s Crib!  In the almost-last episode of the show, Katie welcomes Netflix’s “Wednesday” actress Riki Lindhome to the mic. Riki shares her unique journey of how she became a parent through surrogacy. Riki first discusses…

Exploring Early Childhood Development w/ Carol Provost

This week’s Katie’s Crib episode is dedicated to topics surrounding early childhood development - featuring child development specialist, Carol Provost! Join us as we dig into Carol's 40+ years of knowledge as a parent support expert. We first explore how Carol found her passion for helping chil…

Nicolette Robinson: Broadway Trailblazer, Motherhood & Co-authoring a Children's Book

This week on Katie’s Crib, Katie sits down with “Waitress” stage star and television actress Nicolette Robinson! The two discuss the actress and her husband’s (Leslie Odom Jr., Aaron Burr from “Hamilton”) new children’s book, "I Love You More than You'll Ever Know."  Nicolette first opens up abo…

Cancer Survivor to Advocate: Empowering Solutions w/ Sara Olsher

In this week's episode of Katie’s Crib, we are joined by Sara Olsher, the founder of Mighty + Bright. The mother and cancer survivor shares her joinery of developing a company that helps families through hard things like divorce, cancer, and other major changes (using calendars, daily charts and bo…

Pregnancy, Heart Failure, and Peripartum Cardiomyopathy w/ Jordana Mollick

Producer Jordana Mollick (HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS, Netflix’s THE LOVEBIRDS) presents her personal experience of peripartum cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation during pregnancy. The Semi-Formal’s co-founder addresses the two terms, and how she, her doctors, family and friends reacted to compli…

Jenna Ushkowitz: ‘Glee’ & Babies, Trampolines, & Palindromes

Katie chats with former Fox musical comedy-drama series “Glee” actress and singer, Jenna Ushkowitz. The two sound off about Jenna’s journey into motherhood. Jenna discusses how members of her “Glee” cas family met her daughter, and how crazy it is that everyone is now all having children now. Sh…

What is Munchausen by Proxy? w/ Andrea Dunlop

Katie interviews Andrea Dunlop, the host of a true crime podcast called 'Nobody Should Believe Me.’ The two talk all about the podcast’s focus: Munchausen by Proxy, or the criminal act of exaggerating, inducing or fabricating illness in a child. Andrea shares her personal connection to the topic…

Meg LeFauve: Pixar’s Inside Out, Parenting “Lava,” & Children’s Emotions

In this episode of Katie’s Crib, Katie talks to Meg LeFauve, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the Pixar film Inside Out. Meg explains the process that came along with writing the film, and what she hopes the movie (and its successor) would teach about expressing emotions. Meg digs into how s…

Troian Bellisario: Family Planning, School & Activities for Kids

In our latest episode of “Katie’s Crib,” Katie reunites with Troian Bellisario for an exciting THIRD appearance on the show! As Troian has previously been on the podcast during Seasons 4 and 2, Katie digs into updates on the actresses’ parenting experiences since becoming a mother of two.  The “…