Katie's Crib
With empathy and a sense of humor about it all, Katie’s Crib keeps it real while providing an indispensable guide for parents trying to find their way. Hosted by actress and mother Katie Lowes, each week the show welcomes guests for open and honest conversations about everything parenting from fertility and postpartum life to the trials and tribulations of raising tiny humans.
It's the season 5 finale of Katie's Crib! To wrap up the season, Katie brings in “Crazy Ex Girlfriend” co-creator and star Rachel Bloom to share what it was like stepping into motherhood for the first time during a pandemic.
The comedian reflects o...
Katie is joined this week by Co-founder and CEO of Motherly Jill Koziol. The two chat about how Jill and her co-founder Liz Tenety brought the modern motherhood lifestyle brand to fruition while raising a family, and how COVID may have set mothers back a ...
Melanie Lynskey is fed up with the patriarchy and its impact on Hollywood and Mommyhood. The Emmy-nominated star talks candidly about her experience working on Yellowjackets after losing a pregnancy and three unsuccessful rounds of IVF. On the heels of a...
Actress, comedian, activist, and all-around multi-hyphenate talent Milana Vayntrub joins Katie Lowes for an electric and honest conversation on the birth of her son, the struggles of juggling parenthood with online harassment, and her abortion story.
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Katie sits down with actress and comedian Jenny Slate as she opens up about how her artistic life has shifted since having her daughter, Ida Lupine.
Jenny also talks about the struggle of having work-life balance while going through extreme exhaustio...
“The Handmaid's Tale” star Yvonne Strahovski joins Katie Lowes to chat about the pregnancies and labors of her two boys, work-life balance, and her thoughts on Roe v. Wade.
Yvonne describes the moments when she found out she was pregnant, and how...
Happy National Breastfeeding Month! To celebrate, Katie invites Alison Eakle (Shondaland’s Chief Content Officer of TV and Film) and Emily Rodgers (former corporate attorney turned stay-at-home mom) to chat about their experiences of surviving post-wean...
This week, Katie's Crib is back - with another two-part episode! Tune in as we talk about nannies for older children: infants, toddlers, and up.
In the first half of the episode, Katie talks with a nanny agency expert. Ryan Jordan is the founder and CE...
“How to Get Away with Murder” actress Aja Naomi King shares what it was like to experience a full-term pregnancy after two miscarriages, and how the journey of raising her son has been so far.
The L'Oreal Paris spokesperson speaks about two miscarriag...
Licensed psychologist Dr. Zack Blumkin provides Katie an in-depth walk through of validation for children, and how we can teach kids to acknowledge their self-worth.
The Clinical Director addresses how to express validation, both verbally and through body...
Money money money, monnnnn-aye! This week, Katie's Crib is devoting an episode to helping parents teach children all about financial literacy.
In the first half of the episode, Katie talks to Ron Lieber, New York Times’ "Your Money" columnist. The two...
Sleep expert Dr. Shelby Harris shares with Katie what momsomnia is, and advice on how to get a better night’s sleep.
The licensed clinical psychologist and mother outlines tips for couples who have to get up at different times of the day (and who sha...
NeighborSchools is a Boston-based tech startup that helps professional child care workers start in-home daycare centers. Tune in as NeighborSchools’ co-founder Bridget Garsh talks with Katie about how her organization is helping rebrand child care for c...
Happy early Father’s Day, and Pride Month! To celebrate, we’re re-releasing one of Katie’s early interviews back from 2018. Katie talks to Dan Bucatinsky, her Scandal co-star, author of the book, "Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?" a...
Katie welcomes Susie Menkes, PhD, a certified infant and toddler sleep training consultant (Founder, Healthy Little Sleepers) to talk about the ins and outs of sleep training. Then Abigail Morgan, MTOM, L.Ac., FABORM, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalis...
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation’s Founder Scarlett Lewis remembers her son’s memory, and takes us through the day she lost him to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The mother and advocate describes the last time...
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Kelly McCreary takes Katie Lowes and listeners inside her pregnancy, labor, and recovery experience after welcoming daughter Indigo Wren weeks early. From suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum to her bag of waters b...
Sarah Drew joins Katie to reflect on the pregnancies of her two children, and both the sorrow and joy experienced during some of life’s greatest moments.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” alum opens up about what it was really like...
40-year old virgin and childbirth educator Lynette Weaver shares with Katie her experience of having an embryo adoption.
The former birth doula outlines the step-by-step process of the implantation. She also discusses why she chose this route...
Erica Chidi, Co-founder and CEO of LOOM, shares how she is using her digital platform to help people get out of the glib and into the details of women’s sexual and reproductive health.
In a patriarchal society steeped in shadow language aroun...
Peaceful parenting expert and TikTok influencer Destini Ann talks with Katie about raising children with strategic, calm and positive techniques.
Destini outlines what peaceful and intentional parenting is, and how therapy and self help guided her ...
Katie chats with “This Is Us” actress Caitlin Thompson to hear about her pandemic pregnancy.
Caitlin describes how her pregnancy during the early days of the pandemic helped the development of her character on the popular NBC show. She ...
Kelsey Porter, wife of “Friday Night Lights” actor Scott Porter, discusses with Katie her personal experience of having Huntington's disease, and how she was able to birth and raise children without passing down the condition.
The mothe...
Katie speaks with Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, about the current and future state of mothers in the workforce, paid leave, and policy.
Fatima describes why she got into law and policy, and what a national ...
Katie revisits the topic of egg freezing (from season 4), but this time she invites on an expert: Fertility physician Dr. Natalie Crawford!
The board certified OBGYN breaks down the medical process (with examples) of how families go from the egg re...
Dr. Baxley (author, “Social Justice Parenting”) talks about how to teach children to become allies and speak up during unexpected social justice scenarios.Dr. Baxley explains what the ROCKS of Social Justice Parenting are. She also breaks down how to ...
Katie invites Clinical Psychologist Dr. Dobrow DiMarco (author of "Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, and Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood—and Relax Into Your New Self”) onto the show to talk all about “mom brain.” That...
Season 5 is here, baby! “Inventing Anna'' star and actress Anna Chlumsky joins Katie Lowes to share her unique motherhood journey. Anna chats about what it’s like raising her 8 and 5-year-old daughters, why she is hesitant to share “My Girl” with...
Welcome (back) to parenthood! Katie's Crib is back with a new season. Tune in for season 5! New episodes will start uploading again starting March 10. In the meantime, binge previous seasons on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get you...
Welcome to the season 4 finale of Katie's Crib! To wrap up the season, Katie brings in childhood development and behavior expert Betsy Brown Braun (author, "Just Tell Me What to Say") to provide super quick tips on how to respond to a child's challenging ...