Episode 45: Candy Canes for Breakfast, Wearing Pants Outside and Other Holiday Parenting Tips from Ana Gasteyer

Comedian Ana Gasteyer joins Mallory in the MILK Studio. Best known for her incomparable work on Saturday Night Live from 1996 - 2002, Ana brought iconic characters like “Delicious Dish” radio host Margaret Jo and middle school music teacher Bobbbi Moghan-Culpa to life, and created spot-on impressions of Martha Stewart, Celine Dion and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Ana has since worked steadily in film, television, theater and voiceovers, while raising her family, and can currently be seen in Maria Bamford's Netflix series “Lady Dynamite” and in TBS's acclaimed series “People Of Earth.” She recorded her debut album I'M HIP, which is now available on iTunes, continues to tour the country with her live cabaret style show, and is currently working on a jazzy, holiday album in time for next Xmas.

Ana and Mallory talk for this special holiday episode about the pressure and pleasure of gifts, the vulnerability of failure, and how messing up a lyric while performing the National Anthem can be applied to parenting

Episode 22: Singing, Songwriting, Soul Searching and Social Justice with Nicole Alifante

Nicole Alifante joins Mallory in the MILK Studio. Nicole put a successful acting career on hold to raise her son, and is now pursuing music with a new sense of purpose.

They discuss epiphanies about racism and privilege, actively participating in local politics, and finding peace in writing songs and collaboration. Nicole’s new album, “La La La,” is available on iTunes and shows her soulful range as an original songwriter and singer. 

Episode 1: Motherhood, Music and Estuaries with Singer Songwriter Jamie Leonhart

Chanteuse Jamie Leonhart, the inaugural MILK Podcast guest, sits down in the MILK studio to talk about her one-women show, Estuary. It is a musical song cycle about balancing motherhood and artistic expression, and it is wonderful.

Jamie talks working out her stuff on stage with her husband/musical director, how she balances her love of music with the love of her son, and how train rides along the river are perfect spots for meditating.