The MOTHER Podcast with Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Anna Wallack is the founder of Misha & Puff — a cult-followed knitwear brand for children and women, known for its inventive color combinations and vintage-inspired styles.
An artist and knitter from an early age, Anna was inspired to start Misha & Puff while on maternity leave with her first child, Nadav, and getting compliments on her son’s hand-knitted ensembles.   
The company’s reputation grew fast — both across the U.S. and Asia. Today, 15 years later, Misha & Puff has a global footprint, offices in the U.S. and Peru (where many of the garments are made), and dozens of employees. 
In today’s conversation, Anna talks about growing up in Massachusetts with encouraging hippie parents, the biggest business and life lessons she’s learned with Misha & Puff, the triumphs and challenges of raising tweens and teens, and the importance of seeing your children for exactly who they are.
Follow Anna at @anna_mishaandpuff and @misha_and_puff.

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For more on Anna’s inspiring story, check out these resources:
MOTHER (Article)
Misha & Puff (Site)
Mother Essentials (Article)
Collage Creative (Podcast)
Mama Owl (Article)

The MOTHER Podcast is produced by Em Roberts and Ali Alquiza.

Trinity Mouzon Wofford is the co-founder of superfood wellness brand Golde.
Raised by a pioneering family with deep roots in Upstate New York, Trinity has gone on to blaze her own trail—becoming the youngest Black woman to launch her brand at Sephora at just 25-years-old.
After the pandemic and 2020’s “racial reckoning” pushed Golde to new heights—becoming a favorite of media, celebrities, investors, and turning Trinity into an entrepreneur poster girl—it also created a tremendous amount of pressure, and even depression. 
Then came a surprise pregnancy and Trinity’s entry into motherhood—offering a vitality and fresh perspective on life and business.  
In today’s conversation, Trinity discusses raising two daughters under three, finding a more sustainable way to run her business and life, co-sleeping and eating as a family, and her new cookbook, Eating at Home: The Nourishing Practice of Everyday Cooking. 

Follow Trinity at @trinitymouzon and @golde.

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For more stories about motherhood and so much more, visit mothermag.com and follow @mothermag on Instagram.
For more on Trinity’s inspiring story, check out these resources:
MOTHER (Article)
Eating At Home (Book)
Live Purely (Podcast)
The Rainbo Podcast (Podcast)
NYMag (Article)
Into The Gloss (Article)
The MOTHER Podcast is produced by Em Roberts and Ali Alquiza.

Mac Barnett is the best-selling, award-winning author of over 60 kid-lit titles that are beloved by moms, dads, and kids alike. This includes the Shapes Trilogy (illustrated by his good friend and frequent collaborator Jon Klassen), Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Extra Yarn, The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, The First Cat in Space—and many, many more. 
Raised in Northern California by a single mother who encouraged a love of reading, Mac’s books have sold over 5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 30 languages. He’s currently serving a two-year role as the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and is using the opportunity to ask adults across the world to think critically about children’s literature as an art form.
As the very first father on The MOTHER Podcast, Mac talks about his journey to parenthood, his synchronistic path to becoming a writer, his new book for adults—Make Believe—which explores the magic of children’s books, and the enduring question of what it means to be a man.
Follow Mac at @macbarnett and subscribe to his Substack Looking at Picture Books

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For more on Mac’s inspiring story, check out these resources:
MOTHER (Article)
Library of Congress (YouTube)
Creative Pep Talk (Podcast)
TED Talk (YouTube)
92NY (YouTube)
PBS Books (YouTube)
The MOTHER Podcast is produced by Em Roberts and Ali Alquiza.

Tonya Mosley is a prolific, award-winning journalist and current co-host of NPR’s Fresh Air (alongside the iconic Terry Gross).  
Born in Detroit and raised by an incredible single mother, Tonya knew she wanted to be a journalist since she was a child. She’s gone on to work for various news outlets and has interviewed everyone from Kamala Harris and Nikki Giovanni to Pedro Pascal, RuPaul, and hundreds of others.
She’s also the founder of TMI Productions and the host of the Truth Be Told and She Has A Name podcasts, both which explore personal topics, including the loss of her sister and Tonya’s experience unlocking trauma with psychedelic mushrooms.
In today’s conversation, the mom of two discusses her incredible career, how motherhood has inspired her to soar to new heights, the grief of sending her oldest child off to college, and the vital importance of journalism in today’s turbulent world.
Follow Tonya at @tonyatalks and @nprfreshair
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For more on Tonya’s inspiring story, check out these resources:
Fresh Air (Podcast)
Truth Be Told (Podcast)
She Has A Name (Podcast)
National Press Foundation (YouTube)
Stanford (YouTube)
The MOTHER Podcast is produced by Em Roberts and Ali Alquiza.

Today’s guests are model, author, and activist Cameron Russell and prolific photographer Mei Tao. 
Raised in China and the U.S., Mei Tao took her early interest in fashion and spun it into a thriving photography career, shooting for the likes of Apple, J.Crew, and Warby Parker, and photographing luminaries from Michelle Obama to Jane Goodall.   
Born and raised in Cambridge, Cameron’s mega-successful modeling career includes gigs for Calvin Klein, Prada, and Ralph Lauren—alongside a degree from Columbia. 
With activism interwoven into everything she does, Cameron recently published her powerful memoir, How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone—which recounts her experience in the fashion industry and her own complex mother-daughter relationship.
Moms to three young children and a college grad (respectively)—the two long-time friends recently came together for an inspiring joint project and traveling art exhibit called The Art of Care, which asks us to recognize the often overlooked creativity and skill that goes into care-giving. 
In this far-ranging conversation, we discuss all of the above—and then some.
Follow Cameron at @cameronrussell and Mei at @taomeitao
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For more on Cameron & Mei’s inspiring careers + life stories, check out these links:
MOTHER (Article)
What If We Get It Right? (Podcast)
Carolina Bucci (Article)
The Art of Care (Website)
The Cut (Article)
How To Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone (Book)
The MOTHER Podcast is produced by Em Roberts and Ali Alquiza.