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So, What Are You Reading?

Stephanie and Alycia

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We are a History and Book Recommendation podcast. We get into books’ history and reception and dive deep into authors and their work, interview guests! (readers like you) and we delve into where their love of reading came from. We allow guests to recommend a book of their choosing and give the book a rating. We also allow guests to plug their own work/ projects at the end!
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Congress is the least liked and perhaps least understood part of government. But it’s vital to our constitutional government. Congress is the only branch equipped to work through our diverse nation’s disagreements and decide on the law. To better understand the First Branch, join host Kevin Kosar and guests as they explain its infrastructure, culture, procedures, history, and more.
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Super Mamás

Paulina and Bricia Lopez

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Top-rated podcast, hosted by sisters Paulina and Bricia Lopez. Super Mamas is a judgment-free space where new, expecting and experienced mothers come together to learn from one another. Laugh and cry along with the Super Mamas every week as they share stories with friends, experts and each other. Welcome to the Super Mamas Sisterhood! New episode every Tuesday. Featured on Oprah Daily, Parents Latina, Girlboss, Univision, Telemundo and NPR
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Let's Talk To Lucy

800 Pound Gorilla Records

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Lucille Ball was one of America’s first podcasters. In 1964 Lucy launched her CBS Radio Show “LET’S TALK TO LUCY” where she interviewed some of the biggest names in Hollywood. After the initial airing, they were never heard again, until now.
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What makes the town of Marietta, Georgia so welcoming, friendly and the center of Southern hospitality? Listen each week as veteran podcaster Bill Nowicki dives deep to tell the heartwarming, sad and funny stories from the people that make Marietta a great place to call home.
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My Girl Podcast

My Girl Podcast

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A podcast dedicated to creating a safe place for all women to feel welcome, to band together as a community, and to champion each other in taking over the world! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/my-girl-podcast/support
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Cindy Pedraza of CocoAndre Chocolatier joins us this week to talk about her journey to owning a chocolate business with her mom Andrea. During the 2008 recession, Cindy and her mom decided to take a leap and open a chocolate shop. Now, they own CocoAndre which specializes in artisan chocolate and horchata in Dallas, Texas. Cindy shares how her expe…
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Today, I’m thrilled to present my episode with triple threat Stephanie Pope. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her fantastic career, including her long collaboration with Bob Fosse, from her first audition for SWEET CHARITY to her conversations with him on the day that he died, why she was hounded by press during THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES, what …
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The topic of this episode is, “What does the House Ways and Means Committee do? And how does it do it?” The House Ways and Means Committee is the oldest committee of the United States Congress, first established in 1789 and became a standing committee in 1805. It has jurisdiction over raising revenue for the government to spend---taxes, tariffs, an…
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Ticket Link: https://54below.org/events/beth-leavel-sings-sondheim/ Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with Tony winner Beth Leavel, who will be performing a 54 Below concert celebrating the works of Stephen Sondheim on October 26 and 27. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including the advice she got from Elaine…
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Denise Vasi joins us this week to talk all things self care while she prepares for the launch of her new beauty brand MAED Beauty. Denise is also a mother of two, and found her voice as an advocate for self care when her children were little. She got her start modeling before moving into acting for film and television. Throughout her journey, self …
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We got together for a short and sweet Keeping Up this week while on a trip to Houston, Texas. We talk about Tex-Mex food and Bricia’s experience speaking on a panel. We absolutely love getting to meet boss women who are killing it in their industry, and we are doing lots of that on our trip. Paulina is also learning to pack light, and Bricia is wor…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my episode with star of stage and screen Allan Corduner, who just finished a run as Hume Cronyn in THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE on the West End. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including crawling on the floor with Barbra Streisand, the unique process of working with Mike Leigh on TOPSY TURVY, h…
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Saving money can be hard enough. Add in taking care of the environment, and it can be hard to know where to start! Thankfully, Kara Perez is here this week to give us tips and tricks on how to save money while caring for the environment. Kara is a sustainable money expert and is passionate about helping others reach financial independence while car…
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I could not be more thrilled to announce my guest for this week, olympic gymnast and Tony nominee Cathy Rigby. Tune in to hear some of the stories of Cathy’s incredible career, including how Disney on Parade turned her into a musical theater star, why competing in the Olympics almost led to her failing high school gym class, what it was like compet…
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Hello and Welcome or Welcome Back! The ladies have been on a hiatus but are back now and ready to discuss some books! And boy do they have a list! We are excited to be back! Alycia's Reads: Vicious by V.E. Schwab Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan My Mother's Rules by…
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Vanessa Santos joins us this week to tell us all about her work with #WeAllGrow Latina and her journey to where she is in life. #WeAllGrow is network of Latina content creators that work together to elevate Latina voices. Vanessa is also a branding, product, and strategy professional, and is passionate about guiding women-owned and founded business…
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Today, I’m thrilled to present my interview with star of stage and screen Mario Cantone. Tune in to hear the stories of his legendary stage career, including how a phone call with Joe Mantello led to ASSASSINS, an early audition for TORCH SONG TRILOGY, when he almost co-starred with Pamela Adlon in THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE, why he turned down …
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The topic of this episode is, “How can the House of Representatives better prepare new members?” My guest is Rep. Stephanie Bice, a Republican who has represented Oklahoma’s fifth congressional district for the past four years. She previously served in the Oklahoma state legislature from from 2014 to 2020. Prior to that, she worked in business for …
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This week we are joined by Stephanie Moran Reed of Mija books. Mija books is an online bookstore that specializes in bilingual and diverse books that Stephanie owns alongside her husband. They hope that every child can have a bookshelf full of inclusive books. They now host book fairs in the hopes of bringing more diverse books into schools. Today,…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with legendary director and choreographer Susan Stroman. Tune in to hear all about her upcoming projects LEFT ON TENTH, ANGEL OF ARKANSAS, and SMASH, as well as some of the stories of her great career, including the lessons she learned from John Kander and Fred Ebb, the choreographic journey of THE MUSIC…
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Lice! Everyone’s least favorite bug. As we catch up this week, we talk all about how Bricia has been dealing with a recent lice outbreak in her home. We talk the best ways to prevent and remove lice, and how we get rid of them so they will never come back. We don’t just talk lice though! We also talk about our recent favorite ways to make coffee, a…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my episode with the brilliant, Tony winning actor Jefferson Mays. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including how three 5-minute plays at the Sundance Theater Festival evolved into I AM MY OWN WIFE, his experience performing that play in Poland, Brazil, and Australia, the backstage game he …
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This week we are joined by Daniela Corrente to talk all things financial wellness. Daniela is currently the Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer for Suma Wealth. Suma is a financial technology company aimed at supporting young Latinos. Daniela gives us tips on how to make sure we are setting ourselves and our children up financially for …
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Today, I am thrilled to announce my interview with star of stage and screen Alyson Reed. Tune in to hear some of the stories of Alyson’s legendary career, including her difficult decision to leave A CHORUS LINE on the road, making amends with Michael Bennett, how “Let Me Dance For You” was restored to the film of A CHORUS LINE, a meaningful note fr…
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This week, we talk about anything and everything as we catch up on our lives since our last keeping up. We check in on some of our favorite telenovela stars, and talk about the most recent series we watched. Then, Bricia gives up an update on how her trip to New York went. We also talk about our favorite sports to watch during the Olympics. We love…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce the second part of Backstage Babble’s 200th episode celebration—a conversation with two of my favorite former guests, two friends, two mentors, two veteran performers, two Tony nominees--Lee Roy Reams and Brandon Maggart. Tune in to hear some of the stories of their parallel lives in the theater, including what it wa…
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This week, we are joined by Sara Tan! Sara is the beauty editor for Refinery29. She is also a mother of two, a co-host of the podcast Gloss Angeles, and on the board for Asian American Girls Club and TeachAAPI. Today, we talk all things makeup and skincare, and how we plan to let our own kids experiment and express themselves with makeup while main…
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The topic of this episode is, “How does media affect our perceptions of Congress?’ As listeners no doubt know, Americans are down on Congress. Public approval of Congress has averaged about 20 percent over the past 20 years, according to Gallup. Certainly, the people on Capitol Hill are partly to blame. We have legislators who behave as if they are…
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The first part of Backstage Babble’s 200th episode celebration is here, and it is an honor to be talking theater legend Jack O’Brien, who recently received the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 Tonys. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his expansive career, including the genesis of his newest show THE ROOMMATE, his advice for young directo…
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This week, we catch up after Paulina’s vacation to Oregon. She tells us all the details of her trip, and what her and her family got up to while they were away. We’re definitely in a phase of our lives where we value getting outside with nature, and we talk about our future plans for time outdoors. Bricia also shares her plans for a trip to Colorad…
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Today, I am thrilled to announce my interview with 2024 Tony award winning playwright David Adjmi, whose play Stereophonic has quickly become Broadway’s newest sensation. Tune in today for a deep dive into the making of that play, including its Reagan-focused political undercurrent, the plane trip that gave him inspiration, why he views his plays l…
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This week, we are joined by Karina Martinez to talk about the importance of Latinas in sports. Karina is the founder of We Are Drafted; the first and only Latina sports media company. Their goal is to form a community of people in the sports industry that show the importance and power of Latinas in the sports world. Karina has so many great things …
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This week, we catch up on all the things that are happening in our lives. From upcoming birthdays to planned trips, we cover it all on this week’s episode. We even talk about funny sibling relationships from when we were kids. It’s just about the middle of the summer, and we share our tips and how we’re preparing to spend the rest of the summer mon…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with one of Broadway’s best young directors, Sammi Cannold. Tune in to this interview to hear stories and insights from her amazing career, including how a DM led to her Broadway debut, the ins and outs of being an assistant director, how she first contacted Diane Paulus, putting Ingrid Michaelson into N…
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This week we are joined by Ryam Teran to talk about herself and her foundation. Ryam is a foster care advocate as well as a wife and mother to four children. She is the founder of the Wild and Whimsy Foundation: an organization committed to raising awareness of the challenges facing children in foster care. They provide resources to foster children…
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This week, while Bricia is out of town, we decided to throw it back to a previous episode with Arthur Smith. In this episode, we talked about fitness and how we can overcome beliefs that might be holding us back on our fitness journey. We’re looking forward to staying active this summer, and this episode with Arthur is just the thing to inspire us.…
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The topic of this special episode of the Understanding Congress podcast is a recent book by Michael Johnson and Jerome Climer. The book is titled, Fixing Congress: Restoring Power to the People (Morgan James Publishing, 2024). Mr. Johnson and Mr. Climer each have spent more than four decades in Washington, DC and have had stints working inside Cong…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with the brilliant director Michael Greif, who completed a rare trifecta this season, directing the Broadway productions of Hell’s Kitchen, Days of Wine and Roses, and The Notebook. Tune in today to hear him share insights from his storied career, including the personal significance of directing at the S…
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This week, we talk with Elizabeth Contreras Martinez and learn all about her work as the Executive Director of the Women’s and Children’s Crisis Shelter. The shelter was founded in 1977 works to serve victims of domestic violence of all genders and ages. Liz shares how we can support the shelter as well as potentially help those who might be facing…
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As different phases of life come and go, anxiety can creep up while we deal with change. This week, we talk about coping with anxiety and how we’re setting intentions for the next life phases to come. We also touch on how early traumas might show up later in life for us and our kids, Super Mamás IG: @_supermamas Facebook: Super Mamás Twitter: @_sup…
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The Tonys are coming up! And Backstage Babble is giving you the perfect way to celebrate. On this episode, I am joined by Eila Mell, the author of the wonderful new book “The Tony Awards: Celebrating Excellence in the Theater,” a must-have for any theater fan, and Heather Hitchens, the CEO of the American Theater Wing, which presents the Tonys ever…
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This week, to celebrate Father’s Day, we’re bringing back a previous episode where we interviewed our own Dad! We hope all the dad’s and father figures out there have a wonderful Father’s Day this weekend. Super Mamás IG: @_supermamas Facebook: Super Mamás Twitter: @_supermamas Website: http://supermamas.com/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @…
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This week, Paulina gives us a recap on her trip to Oaxaca. We reflect on the struggles currently facing Oaxaca and what we can do to help. Bricia also catches us up on her trip to Austin and her experience with her business accelerator program. It’s a busy time for the Super Mamás and we're here to keep you up to date on all that's been going on! S…
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The topic of this episode is, “Does Congress still suffer from Demosclerosis?" My guest is Jonathan Rauch, the author of the classic book, Demosclerosis: The Silent Killer of American Government (Times Books, 1994). Jonathan is a fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the author of numerous books, including The Constitution of Knowledge (Brooking…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with legendary lyricist Susan Birkenhead. Tune in to hear the stories of her great career, including how Shirley Bernstein introduced her to Mary Rodgers, the song of hers that was cut from WORKING, the Patti LaBelle-led project that led to JELLY’S LAST JAM, the show she gets recognized for the most, the…
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This is the final Cafecito con Marias Gamesa session here on the Super Mamás podcast. In an amazing chat about motherhood with special guests Karen Ayala and Michelle Disla, we chat about dealing with judgement and how to prioritize yourself in this journey. Thank you to Marias Gamesa for bringing together this inspiring group of Latina moms and he…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with 2024 Tony nominee for Best Actress in a Play, Betsy Aidem. She was nominated for her staggering performance in Prayer for the French Republic, and you can tune in today to hear more about that process as well as some of the great stories of her legendary career, including the advice she got from Tom…
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This is the first of two episodes that will be brought to you by Marias Gamesa! We will be featuring very special guests during these Cafecito con Marias Gamesa sessions. This week we have Gabby Carlin and Rossini Perez: two Super Mamás who will unpack the realties of modern day motherhood, and the importance of building a village off support aroun…
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Today, I’m thrilled to announce the release of my episode with legendary comedian and Broadway performer Rita Rudner. Tune in to hear her talk about all the facets of her career, including learning wings for Gower Champion, the show she calls “the first feel-bad musical,” the advantages of working with her husband, the difficult transition from mus…
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As we prepare for Mother’s Day, we talk about spending time with our kids and how we want to spend the day. We also go over our daily makeup routines, the latest k-pop boy bands, and what age we’ll be getting our kids a phone. However you spent the day, we hope you had an amazing Mother’s Day! Super Mamás IG: @_supermamas Facebook: Super Mamás Twit…
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