Mutha Life

Lee Shaner, aka Intuition, is a rapper and podcaster who has been making music for over two decades. His album Leave a Mark went viral earlier this year when a song he made for his son hit over a million views - a song he almost didn't post because he thought he looked fat in the video. This one goes deep. We talk about growing up in North Pole, Alaska, watching his dad develop early onset Alzheim...

A solo catch-up that covers a lot of ground - and somehow ties it all together. Kari comes back to the mic after a few weeks of life coming at her fast: grief, strep throat, solo-parenting, a teacher strike scare, and a spring break in the wilds of North Tampa. This one's for the OGs. Along the way: traveling with kids when one of them wakes up covered in vomit the morning of your flight, why lett...

Today we are hanging out in the closet with Irene Lovett, an interior designer based in the San Fernando Valley and a first-generation Mexican-American who has built a career turning other people's spaces into a true reflection of who they are. We follow Irene from a 997-square-foot childhood home in Sylmar - the daughter of immigrant parents, a restaurant worker dad and a housekeeper mom - all th...

Brian Mazza is a serial entrepreneur and an efficiency junkie.  He's the founder of High Performance Life Time (HPLT) training - a health & wellness platform focused on building community through their programs, including their popular offsite retreats. He has founded restaurants, clothing brands, helped to launch globally recognized brands for others AND he's the vice president of Brand Performan...

Katie Drummond is the Global Editorial Director of Wired - aka the boss of the whole operation - it's the tech-focused publication that she's taken from a niche read to bastion of breaking news and mainstream reporting in the few years she's been there. She's not only transformed the publication, but she's transformed how a media landscape - terrified to piss off people in power - can still do its...

This was a real jackpot conversation for all of us. We got to talk women with ADHD, women's health, all things sex later in life, hormones, how to clock if you're in perimenopause and everything in between with the GOAT: Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz. Dr. Suzanne is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She's Board certified in integrative and holistic medicine, holds a Clinica...

This month's solo pod covers a lot of ground - both from my own brain and in response to listener questions, from mahjong to my luteal phase, from sex drive to potty training, from grief to joy, consider this a smorgasbord of the inside of my brain. Make sure you drop comments to respond to the many questions I ask YOU in the episode and share with a friend. LET'S GAB. Full show notes with alll th...

Undies, bidets, diapers, oh my! Let's hang with Miki Agrawal. She is a serial entrepreneur - founding companies like THINX, period underwear, Tushy, the seemingly now ubiquitous Bidet company, and most recently Hiro Technolgoies - a disposable diaper revolutionizing the market with a fast-decomposing product that promises to reduce landfill waste caused by traditional diapers dramatically. We talk...

We are continuing our look back into the archive with an episode from a year ago with the inimitable Lisa Weinbaum. A discussion that started on the pod - reconnecting with someone I always looked up to as a kid - and hasn't stopped yet. Since recording that original episode, Lisa and I have volunteered at her beloved Baby2Baby together. We have hung out by the beach forging a new connection in ad...

This week's guest is Lillian Tung, co-founder of FUR. If you haven't already heard of the viral company, Fur is a beauty and hair care brand for the whole body - first grabbing headlines with their FUR OIL - specifically designed for pubic hair and skin. From the brains of childhood best friends to the shelves of Ulta, to talking about PUBIC HAIR on Shark Tank, this brand has taken the beauty worl...

Trigger warning: Grief, loss, death of a parent In this week's solo pod, Kari gives an update on the unexpected turn life took in the days leading up to her 40th birthday. This isn't a funny one, or a silly one, or a general episode. It's a deeply personal slice of life at a horrible moment in life. The Mutha Life community has become one of support, comfort, encouragement and above all, love, and...

Come revisit this beautiful episode from the archive with me. In this episode, we talk to Emmy-nominated documentary producer, Tracy Aftergood. Tracy talks candidly about her career trajectory, the tragic loss of her best friend, her mom, at an early age, and the work she does to show up for herself, so she can show up for her kids and her relationship. Instagram:  @mutha.life Show notes:  muthali...

SCALPEL! Dr. Ira Savetsky, New York based celeb plastic surgeon, is on the pod today. We cover a lot of ground - from growing up in a very religious Jewish community in Long Island and not being super enthused by school to taking an insanely arduous and rigorous path to being one of the rising stars in his field in the US today. We talk about how to figure out if plastic surgery is right for you,...

Let's hang out with certified funny person, Aisha (EYE-SHUH, get it right!) Alfa. She is an actor and a comedian, and has lived a shocking number of lives. While you may have missed her on the men's soccer circuit in Korea, or planning all out wedding ragers, you may recognize her from her role on Degrassi, The Beaverton, Sorry for Your Loss, and so many more. Talking to Aisha was a wonderful remi...

Let's hang DOWN UNDER today. Yen Trinh is co-owner of Pipit Restaurant in Pottsville in New South Wales, Australia. Pipit has received stellar reviews, including retaining two hats from the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Guide, it was a finalist for Time Out Food & Drink Awards' Best Destination Venue category, and their head chef, Yen's husband and co-owner, NOMA alum Ben Devlin has earned a G...

Let's hang with someone I've known for 20 years, but who I only actually got to know by doing this interview. Kelsy Parkhouse is the owner and founder of CARLEEN, a clothing brand steeped in nostalgia and a celebration of American textiles. Her one of a kind pieces have been gracing runways, editorial shoots for Vogue (peep a baby Kendall Jenner in Carleen, in the show notes), and the streets of b...

Come hang in the closet for a special New Year's Eve episode. We go into the highlights of 2025, featuring reflections on the challenging yet transformative Year of the Wood Snake. We are going to march through some takeaways from 2025's 46 guests. We also look ahead to the Year of the Fire Horse and take a moment to remember NYE through the eyes of when Harry Met Sally, reimagining love for kids...

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house…muthas were getting ready. Welcome to this year's Christmas episode! Come hang in the closet for a solo episode where I cover a lot of ground - we go from a re-imagining of St. Nick and his role in the family to broken fingers, chronic illness, love of diet coke and solo travel…and feeling all of the feelings that come with the holidays. I...

Let's hang with Dr. Jessica Combs. She's the Co-Founder and CEO of Dr. Diamond's Metacine - a medically inspired skincare line that is taking the skincare world by storm. And YES, it IS that Dr. Diamond. The one from Dr. 90210 and Celebrity Plastic Surgeons. He's also known as her husband and their love story rivals a plot line from Gray's Anatomy. Together the couple have built empires and legaci...

Come hang with a true leader today. Julia Boorstin is CNBC's Senior Media & Tech Correspondent and author of acclaimed book on leadership, When Women Lead. She's been called 'A pioneer in tech and media reporting.'   In 2013, Boorstin created and launched CNBC's Disruptor 50, an annual list she oversees, highlighting the private companies transforming and disrupting the economy. She also recently...

Natasha Oiye is a multi-hyphenate who has lived so many chapters in her life. She's a newborn care specialist that has helped so many families navigate the early days of sleepless newborn nights - coming into the home as a sleep doula fairy god mother. She's also the founder of motherland stuff, which brings stunning handmade jewelry and accessories from Kenya to the US, paying artisans fair wages...

Let's hang with my former SUMMER CAMP CAMPER and now full fledged adult and mutha, Diana Sokal. She's the Director of Communications for Apa Aesthetic - THE destination for A listers wanting to give their smiles an upgrade. I promise you - I have never seen dentistry looks this sexy, luxury or elite in my life. Before joining Apa's army transforming the field of dentistry, Diana worked in PR and c...

Mica Keeney is on the pod this week and she had me thinking about the poignance and occasional annoyance of TIMING. She's the founder of Keeney & Co. a brand marketing consultancy and she's worked with the brands we all know and love - from CARE BEARS to Tiffany and Netflix - Mica's work has been recognized by her peers, winning a Cannes Young Lions award among a laundry list of other accolades. O...

Come hang with professionally funny person, Laura Krafft. Laura is a comedic writer, actress and dedicated aunt to her 22 nieces and nephews. Her work comes to us by way of a storied era of improv in Chicago - coming up with comedians like Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Adam McKay, Horatio Sanz, and so many more. When she landed in LA, her work moved from the stage to the screen and she's been a writer...

Today we are traveling from Canada to Jamaica, from New York to LA, with Nicole Lyn (aka Ms. Nix). She is an actor, a DJ, and a creative. She started in the acting and modeling world YOUNG and by 12 was working regularly on a range of popular Canadian TV shows - from Ramona and Eric's World to later on Student Bodies with appearances on a range of shows we all know and love - Are You Afraid of the...