Motherhood in Hollywood
Entertainment & Parenting Show with Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Heather Brooker
Episodes
April 24, 2021 • 38 mins
As I sit here, days away from an epic milestone of being married for 20 years, I have to pinch myself. I am the luckiest girl in the world to be married to Chris Brooker. After being married for 20 years, people ask me all the time how we "make it work" or "what's your secret" and I usually just give the same response: respect, laughter and a lot prayer. We love each other very much but as we've learned over our 20+ year relations...
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March 29, 2021 • 33 mins
I was so excited to talk to Lacy Camp and her daughter Darby Camp about their acting careers! This mother daughter duo are teaming with talent. So much so, they are both starring in the new UPTV movie "When We Last Spoke." Darby plays a younger version of the character her mom plays named Juliet.
"When We Last Spoke" airs April 4 on UPTV.
"When We Last Spoke" is set in 1967. Two rambunctious sisters are abandoned and raised by do...
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February 8, 2021 • 35 mins
You know I love a good documentary! Two new documentaries have the Internet buzzing this week and we need to talk about them. The first is "Fake Famous," a documentary from former New York Times and Vanity Fair reporter Nick Bilton. It follows three people who claim to want to be famous, at any cost and explores how easy it is to create fame on platforms like Instagram.
Courtesy: FX/The New York Post
The second documentary called...
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January 28, 2021 • 23 mins
Listen, we've all got a lot on our plates these days. Between the pandemic, the insurrection, and a crumbling economy, who really has time to worry about the Golden Globe or the SAG Awards noms? Well, Hollywood does! Every year without fail, the stars drag out their botoxed butts to get their accolades and this year will be no exception.
Heather Brooker on the red carpet for the 2020 SAG Awards.
But this year will look difference...
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January 8, 2021 • 31 mins
Want to know what to watch in 2021? We have some tips! Listen, 2020 was a doozy of a year to say the least. And just when we thought 2021 could save us all, a bunch of nuts stormed our Capitol and people died. If that's how this year is going so far, I don't have a lot of hope for the rest of the year. So I invited Chris Brooker to chat with me about politics, the pandemic and what we can look forward to in 2021. Like what to watch...
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October 28, 2020 • 50 mins
I am embarrassed to admit that I am one of those weirdos that has never seen "High School Musical." That is until I saw the most amazing woman on TikTok just slaaayyying her dance moves. I did the completely normal thing and Googled her and found out that KayCee Stroh played Martha Cox in all of the "High School Musical" movies. So I watched the movies and now feel completely qualified to comment on this pop culture phenomenon that...
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October 6, 2020 • 26 mins
I have a slight obsession with the Salton Sea area. There's something so fascinating to me about this area that was once the playground for the rich and famous and is now in ruins. Through a series of ecological disasters and land mismanagement, this part of the Coachella Valley is desolate, and facing another ecological crisis. The Salton Sea is drying up and the toxic dust that's left behind will leave a devastating impact on the...
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September 3, 2020 • 23 mins
Chris Brooker is back and we're diving into our favorite topics: TV, and our kid! With so much content to watch lately it can be overwhelming to choose something you like. We have some recommendations like "The Boys" on Amazon Prime Video, "Teenage Bounty Hunters" on Netflix, and Cobra Kai on Netflix just to name a few.
We are also opening up about what's like to start distance learning. Chan has been back in school for about 2 ...
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August 10, 2020 • 33 mins
I've been working in the media for more than 20 years. Even though that pretty much reveals how old I really am, it's something I'm very proud to tell people. I'm a journalist who started out as a reporter in the small market of St. Joseph, MO. I was a "one-man-band" meaning, I carried all of my own equipment, shot and edited my own video and wrote all my own stories. Cut to 20 years later, and as the first ever digital entertainme...
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July 8, 2020 • 34 mins
It's been a hot minute since our family took a true road trip. Quick trips to Palm Springs and Laguna Beach don't really count. I'm talking about packing up the pets, stocking up on road snacks and mapping out destinations. That's what we decided to do to get our safe, social distance road trip in for the summer. We decided not to go with an RV like a lot of families are doing for a few reasons. One, both times we tried to rent an ...
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May 27, 2020 • 33 mins
I have always been fascinated with television. I consume hours and hours of it each week and have since I was a kid. I was an 80s baby raised by a single mom who worked full time so the TV was my babysitter a lot of the time. And since I was little I have dreamed of being on TV, making people laugh and being a part of their family week after week. And while television has changed a lot since the 80s, my dream hasn't. The feeling I ...
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May 18, 2020 • 18 mins
Lia Dias is the newest cast member of Bravo TV's "Married to Medicine Los Angeles." She joins the show in season 2 and hints that the drama is worth tuning in for. She is a friend of Dr. Imani's and prides herself on the notoriety of being a business entrepreneur and a girl boss rather than embracing the lifestyle of being a typical doctor's wife. Her husband is a psychiatrist and colleague of Dr. Imani's.
Lia Dias is a new cast m...
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May 12, 2020 • 28 mins
Jessica Butler is the co-creator of the hit Nick at Nite series, "Instant Mom." She and her husband writer/producer Warren Bell created the show based on her experiences as a stepmother. She says she felt there was nothing on TV that represented how families can co-parent together. She also wanted to dispel the trope of the wicked stepmother, which does more harm to families than people realize.
RaiseMagazine.com focuses on tellin...
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May 7, 2020 • 26 mins
If you read the title of this post then you're probably thinking, wait, Heather has an empire? I might be exaggerating a bit. But this podcast did help me build a business, expand my network, and discover a new career path. This is my 200th episode of Motherhood in Hollywood and I'm celebrating! And of course my guest is Chris Brooker. We're taking a brief look back at the incredible guests who took the time to share their story wi...
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April 28, 2020 • 27 mins
My guest this week is no stranger to the red carpet. Ashlan Gorse Cousteau was a red carpet reporter for "Entertainment Tonight" and E! Network before leaving it all behind to pursue her passion for conservation and story telling. If her last name sounds familiar it's because she's married to Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famous explorer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau. Together they have formed a passionate partnership aroun...
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April 20, 2020 • 52 mins
The entire entertainment industry has come to a grinding halt. There are a few movies and TV shows that were wrapped before the coronavirus pandemic hit that are still rolling out with PR, but for the most part there's nothing new happening. Yet. But you can bet when it does, I'll be ready. I've been spending some of my spare time doing self-tapes, general auditions and reading books about acting.
I'm also soaking up any tidbits...
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April 6, 2020 • 23 mins
I've been living and working side-by-side with my husband Chris for over 3 weeks now. At first we were worried about how it would all work out. But I feel like I blinked and it was April. Chris is joining me on the podcast this week to talk about how our lives, all lives, are forever changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
This is what our current situation looks like as we life and work side-by-side during the coronavirus pa...
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March 3, 2020 • 32 mins
The number one question in my DM's and inbox over the last month has been, how did you get invited to the Disney Creators Celebration? The short answer is, luck. The long answer might give you some insights on how you can get the attention of the Disney powers that be to hopefully secure a spot in this invite only conference.
First, what is the Disney Creators Conference? It's a week-long celebration for creators that begins wit...
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March 2, 2020 • 41 mins
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I've never watched "The Bachelor." Or "The Bachelorette." Well, I've watched enough of it to know it's not really my jam. But its cultural significance and popularity can't be ignored. There are dozens of podcasts, fan sites, and more dedicated to all things Bachelor nation and it's one of the highest rated shows on television.
DeAnna Stagliano (Pappas) was on season 4 of "The Bachelorette"
So whe...
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January 21, 2020 • 39 mins
You have no doubt seen Melanie Paxson on your TV hundreds if not thousands of times over the last two decades. Most of you will recognize her right away as the "Glad Girl". She captured our hearts and made us want to use better food storage and trash bags when she starred in several commercials for Gladware. My favorite commercial she starred in was for Red Robin. Seriously, their burgers are bomb!
In addition to being a prolif...
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