Afterbirth Stories

Marta Ravin has produced "Total Request Live," "Get Out of My Room," "Love & Hip Hop," and many other television shows. In "Baby Powder," she talks about the terrible regret of not taking her pre-natal vitamins. It was originally recorded in New York City on July 17, 2008.

Steven Cragg is a writer/producer known for his work on "MadTV," "Uncle Buck," and "Head of the Class." Here he's forced to deal with the death of his young son's pet crab. It was recorded in Los Angeles on April 4, 2009.

Lucinda Jenney is an actress who's appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows, including "Rain Man," "Leaving Las Vegas," "24," "Monk," and "Battlestar Gallactica." Here she talks about playing a widow on the set of the movie "Desert Blue," surrounded by much younger actors, while coming to terms with her real-life infertility. Ms. J...

Todd Waring is a veteran actor who can be seen in the Apple+ series "Servant."  Here he explains what led up to the "nuclear option" with his then 13-year-old daughter. Originally recorded on March 29, 2008.