We Are Family
Love takes a village.
Parents · Meredith Corporation
Show overview
We Are Family has been publishing since 2020, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 46 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 26 min and 33 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.8 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Meredith Corporation.
From the publisher
Back for Season 3, We Are Family drills down into the beautifully unique, wonderfully diverse, often hilarious, and absolutely fascinating ways celebrity and public figure parents live their family lives. Through frank and candid conversations with host Julia Dennison, Editor of Parents.com, each episode will profile a different famous parent, discussing everything from how their upbringing shaped who they are, to their parenting philosophies and how they’ve built their own families. We’ll get real with guests on a number of topics, including IVF, LGBTQ+ parenting, surrogacy, adoption, fostering, mom guilt, the mental load, parental identity and more. New episodes every Tuesday!
Latest Episodes
View all 46 episodesS3 Ep 4Jack Black: How Music Can Bond Generations
Actor, comedian, musician, and all-out tour de force Jack Black talks about being raised by two aerospace engineers, his continued friendship with the students from his hit film School Of Rock, and the battle for carving out more quality time with his growing teenagers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 Ep 3Phil Rosenthal: Showing Love Through Food and Laughter
After creating and executive producing Everybody Loves Raymond for almost a decade, Phil Rosenthal now takes his fans on a tour of delicious eats and friendly faces via his Netflix docu-series Somebody Feed Phil, and a new podcast titled Naked Lunch. On this episode of We Are Family, Phil describes his hilarious household growing up, why so many families relate to his popular programs, and how food – from a bad hot dog to the perfect pasta dish – is a language of love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 Ep 2Tamera Mowry-Housley: Preaching Empathy and Finding Independence as a Twin
As a famous twin herself – having co-starred on the 90’s sitcom Sister, Sister – Tamera Mowry-Housley dishes advice for parents raising twins, the realities of being in the spotlight at a young age, and the impetus for her upcoming book, You Should Sit Down for This: A Memoir About Wine, Life and Cookies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 Ep 1Michael Ian Black: Communicating Emotions and Letting Go of Guilt
Comedian, actor and author Michael Ian Black shares how his parents’ differing communication styles shaped his journey into fatherhood, why it’s OK to hate parenting from time to time, and the stories behind his latest books: A Better Man, A Mostly Serious Letter To My Son, and his latest children’s book, I’m Sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 24Gayle King is a proud helicopter parent
Host of CBS Mornings, mom of two and Oprah’s best friend, Gayle King talks about parenting after divorce, why you should never be “best friends” with your kids, and the heart-bursting joy of being a grandma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 23Backstreet Boy Nick Carter on fatherhood: “I just want them to be better than me”
Singer, dancer and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter talks about being a hands on Dad to his three young children, why college is so important to him and the one wish he has for their future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 22Billie Eilish’s Mom, Maggie Baird, on ‘unschooling’ and bartering singing lessons
Maggie Baird, actor, writer, and mom to Grammy Award-winning musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas, shares stories of their unconventional childhoods and the challenges of parenting world-famous teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 21David Byrne on found family and creativity in social awkwardness
The Talking Heads singer and creator of American Utopia talks about how he dealt with the challenges of social awkwardness, how creative freedom as a child helped him find his passions, and why he struggled with the mundanity of parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Encore: Tan France: What He Feared Most on Becoming a Father
In this week's episode, one of the Fab Five from Netflix’s Queer Eye, designer and stylist Tan France talks to host Julia Dennison about his journey to parenthood with the help of a surrogate and the first frantic weeks of being a dad after his son made an unexpected entry into the world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 20Lea Michele: Singing helped heal my pregnancy trauma
Singer and star of Glee, Lea Michele, opens up about the huge challenges she faced in becoming a mom to her son Ever and reveals how singing helped her to heal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 19Snooki is a proud wine mom: “Motherhood is a bitch.”
Jersey Shore Star and mom of three Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, talks about being a “hot mess mom”, wine and never wanting to meet her birth mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 18The D’Amelios: The first family of TikTok on instant fame
Marc and Heidi, parents of TikTok sensations Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio talk about what it’s like when your kids, your family and then your entire life goes viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 17Aasif Mandvi: I didn’t know I wanted to be a dad until I had a baby
Actor, comedian and Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi talks about the impact of being raised away from his parents, and how he believes being an older dad has benefitted his relationship with his son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 16Chris Nee didn’t see herself on screen as she was growing up. She wanted to change that.
The creator of Doc McStuffins and Ada Twist, Scientist talks about co-parenting, found family, long distance relationships and how growing up gay in the 80s directly impacted her work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Encore: Dorinda Medley: Divorce Doesn’t Mean the End of a Good Relationship
In this week’s episode, entrepreneur and Real Housewife Dorinda Medley talks to host Julia Dennison about the transformation she experienced after becoming a mom, parenting and dating after divorce, surviving widowhood and finding her freedom in her fifties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 15Lance Bass: I never gave up hope that I’d be a dad
Singer, actor and NSYNC superstar Lance Bass on his long journey to fatherhood, the challenges of raising twins and creating new holiday traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 14Ty James on Meeting Dad Rick James When She Was 13: He Taught Me How to Live
Producer and entrepreneur Ty James on meeting her rock star dad, Rick James, as a teen, and what growing up as the daughter of the wild man of music taught her about life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 13Celebrity parents reveal their “parent personalities”
We all have an idea of the kind of parent we want to be, but it doesn’t always turn out their way. Some of our favorite celebrities talk to Parents.com editor Julia Dennison about the reality of their “parent personality.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 Ep 12Samantha Bee: on stealing cars, staying cool for her kids, and finding parent joy
Comedian and TV host Samantha Bee talks about being raised by a village, her teenage years as a car thief and why she is ok with the fact that her kids don’t think she’s cool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Encore: LeVar Burton: Parenting the Son He Didn’t Know He Had
In the first episode of a brand-new season, host Julia Dennison talks to well-loved actor, director and television host LeVar Burton about growing up with an absent father, how his family shaped his career path and how he is proud of the relationship he has developed with the son he didn’t know existed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices