We Are Family podcast

We Are Family

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Back for Season 3, We Are Family drills down into the beautifully unique, wonderfully diverse, often hilarious, and absolutely fascinating ways celebrity and public figure parents live their family lives. Through frank and candid conversations with host Julia Dennison, Editor of Parents.com, each episode will profile a different famous parent, discussing everything from how their upbringing shaped who they are, to their parenting philosophies and how they’ve built their own families. We’ll get real with guests on a number of topics, including IVF, LGBTQ+ parenting, surrogacy, adoption, fostering, mom guilt, the mental load, parental identity and more. New episodes every Tuesday!

Back for Season 3, We Are Family drills down into the beautifully unique, wonderfully diverse, often hilarious, and absolutely fascinating ways celebrity and public figure parents live their family lives. Through frank and candid conversations with host Julia Dennison, Editor of Parents.com, each episode will profile a different famous parent, discussing everything from how their upbringing shaped who they are, to their parenting philosophies and how they’ve built their own families. We’ll get real with guests on a number of topics, including IVF, LGBTQ+ parenting, surrogacy, adoption, fostering, mom guilt, the mental load, parental identity and more. New episodes every Tuesday!

 

#46

Jack Black: How Music Can Bond Generations

Actor, comedian, musician, and all-out tour de force Jack Black talks about being raised b... more

25 Jul 2022

11 MINS

11:25

25 Jul 2022


#45

Phil Rosenthal: Showing Love Through Food and Laughter

After creating and executive producing Everybody Loves Raymond for almost a decade, Phil R... more

25 Jul 2022

33 MINS

33:31

25 Jul 2022


#44

Tamera Mowry-Housley: Preaching Empathy and Finding Independence as a Twin

As a famous twin herself – having co-starred on the 90’s sitcom Sister, Sister – Tamera Mo... more

25 Jul 2022

27 MINS

27:57

25 Jul 2022


#43

Michael Ian Black: Communicating Emotions and Letting Go of Guilt

Comedian, actor and author Michael Ian Black shares how his parents’ differing communicati... more

25 Jul 2022

33 MINS

33:18

25 Jul 2022


#42

Gayle King is a proud helicopter parent

Host of CBS Mornings, mom of two and Oprah’s best friend, Gayle King talks about parenting... more

08 Mar 2022

30 MINS

30:49

08 Mar 2022


#41

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter on fatherhood: “I just want them to be better than me”

Singer, dancer and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter talks about being a hands on Dad to his thre... more

01 Mar 2022

17 MINS

17:56

01 Mar 2022


#40

Billie Eilish’s Mom, Maggie Baird, on ‘unschooling’ and bartering singing lessons

Maggie Baird, actor, writer, and mom to Grammy Award-winning musicians Billie Eilish and F... more

22 Feb 2022

33 MINS

33:29

22 Feb 2022


#39

David Byrne on found family and creativity in social awkwardness

The Talking Heads singer and creator of American Utopia talks about how he dealt with the ... more

15 Feb 2022

26 MINS

26:41

15 Feb 2022


#38

Encore: Tan France: What He Feared Most on Becoming a Father

In this week's episode, one of the Fab Five from Netflix’s Queer Eye, designer and stylist... more

08 Feb 2022

37 MINS

37:00

08 Feb 2022


#37

Lea Michele: Singing helped heal my pregnancy trauma

Singer and star of Glee, Lea Michele, opens up about the huge challenges she faced in beco... more

01 Feb 2022

30 MINS

30:59

01 Feb 2022


#36

Snooki is a proud wine mom: “Motherhood is a bitch.”

Jersey Shore Star and mom of three Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, talks about being a “hot me... more

25 Jan 2022

19 MINS

19:24

25 Jan 2022


#35

The D’Amelios: The first family of TikTok on instant fame

Marc and Heidi, parents of TikTok sensations Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio talk about what it... more

18 Jan 2022

24 MINS

24:54

18 Jan 2022


#34

Aasif Mandvi: I didn’t know I wanted to be a dad until I had a baby

Actor, comedian and Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi talks about the impact of being ... more

11 Jan 2022

31 MINS

31:44

11 Jan 2022


#33

Chris Nee didn’t see herself on screen as she was growing up. She wanted to change that.

The creator of Doc McStuffins and Ada Twist, Scientist talks about co-parenting, found fam... more

04 Jan 2022

28 MINS

28:45

04 Jan 2022


#32

Encore: Dorinda Medley: Divorce Doesn’t Mean the End of a Good Relationship

In this week’s episode, entrepreneur and Real Housewife Dorinda Medley talks to host Julia... more

28 Dec 2021

28 MINS

28:39

28 Dec 2021


#31

Lance Bass: I never gave up hope that I’d be a dad

Singer, actor and NSYNC superstar Lance Bass on his long journey to fatherhood, the challe... more

21 Dec 2021

24 MINS

24:16

21 Dec 2021


#30

Ty James on Meeting Dad Rick James When She Was 13: He Taught Me How to Live

Producer and entrepreneur Ty James on meeting her rock star dad, Rick James, as a teen, an... more

14 Dec 2021

28 MINS

28:26

14 Dec 2021


#29

Celebrity parents reveal their “parent personalities”

We all have an idea of the kind of parent we want to be, but it doesn’t always turn out th... more

07 Dec 2021

36 MINS

36:43

07 Dec 2021


#28

Samantha Bee: on stealing cars, staying cool for her kids, and finding parent joy

Comedian and TV host Samantha Bee talks about being raised by a village, her teenage years... more

30 Nov 2021

31 MINS

31:35

30 Nov 2021


#27

Encore: LeVar Burton: Parenting the Son He Didn’t Know He Had

In the first episode of a brand-new season, host Julia Dennison talks to well-loved actor,... more

23 Nov 2021

30 MINS

30:59

23 Nov 2021


#26

Misty Copeland: Ballet Made Me Feel Like I Belonged

The first African American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland... more

16 Nov 2021

17 MINS

17:32

16 Nov 2021


#25

Rosario Dawson: I Knew My Adopted Daughter Was “My Kid” The Moment I Saw Her

Actor, producer and activist Rosario Dawson talks about how adoption changed her life in m... more

09 Nov 2021

23 MINS

23:27

09 Nov 2021


#24

Padma Lakshmi was told she would never be a mom, then a miracle happened.

 TV host and model Padma Lakshmi shares her deeply personal stories of childhood, motherho... more

02 Nov 2021

33 MINS

33:59

02 Nov 2021


#23

Tamron Hall On the Piece of Texas Under her Son’s Bed

TV host and journalist Tamron Hall on the joys of unexpected motherhood, how a pizza chang... more

26 Oct 2021

37 MINS

37:59

26 Oct 2021


#22

Anna Sale: How a call from a US Senator turned her ex into a husband

Author and broadcaster Anna Sale talks to host Julia Dennison about discovering her “paren... more

19 Oct 2021

30 MINS

30:42

19 Oct 2021


#21

Tan France: What He Feared Most on Becoming a Father

In this week's episode, one of the Fab Five from Netflix’s Queer Eye, designer and stylist... more

12 Oct 2021

35 MINS

35:49

12 Oct 2021