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Flashback Episode of The Father Time Podcast with Jamie KalerI love having Moms on the show. The actually are way smarter. And Kira is amazing. Kira Soltanovich grew up in San Francisco during a time when there were bad neighborhoods, cheap coffee and it wasn't ironic to ride the cable cars. She began her comedy career back in 1998 after asking her Russian immigrant parents if they would support her dream to become a stand up. After her mother and father confessed “It's not like you're smart enough to be a doctor…” Kira took that as their blessing to pursue her dreams and she's never looked back.She was a series regular on How To Be A Grownup for TruTV, the hidden camera show Girls Behaving Badly and was a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for over 8 years. Recently, Kira co-hosted the game show Winsanity with Donald Faison for the Game Show Network.One of Kira's greatest achievements is shooting her latest 1 Hour Stand Up Special,You Did This To Me, which was completely self-produced and she shot it while over 7 months pregnant. The first stand up comedian to shoot a special pregnant!Kira has appeared on The Jay Leno Show, Hello Ross! with Ross Mathews, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, Hell's Kitchen, Last Comic Standing, Set List TV, and The World Stands Up on Comedy Central. She has written for Joan Rivers, Scott Baio, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. And here's an interesting fact, three of those people have dated each other.Kira's pilot Weren't You Scott Baio? was optioned by New Line Television, her hidden camera dating show Who's Got Game? was optioned by MTV and her feature film What's Your Sign? was optioned by Terra Firma at Universal. For a while there, she and her writing partner were only developing projects that asked a question. Genius, right?She's been a writer on Easiest Game Show Ever, How'd You Get So Rich? for TV Land, Warning: Men Thinking, Raising Whitley and Prankstars on Disney.Her half hour Showtime special, Here Comes Trouble, won Best Stand Up Special by a Soviet.*Did you know once the kids who watch Nickelodeon go to sleep, the network changes over to NickMom? Well, it does. Kira is a recurring round table comic on Parental Discretion and performed on both seasons the stand up series NickMom's Night Out.Kira's two children inspired her to have her very own podcast. On The Kira Soltanovich Show, she interviews other fellow comedians who have kids and they discuss all things comedy and colic related.*No such award existsYou can catch more of Kira Soltanovich at:https://www.kiracomedy.com/You can catch The Parent's Lounge live every Tuesday Night 10pm EST/7pm PST at:https://www.facebook.com/theparentsloungeKira Soltanovich Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kiracomedyThe Dumb Dads TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kiracomedy#theparentslounge #kirasoltanovich #kiracomedy #parentingpodcast #jamiekaler #jasongowin #katemulligan #comedians #parentingadvice #funnyparents #hilarious #cohosts #letsgetsweat #improv #thetonightshow #momlife #standupcomedyJamie Kaler's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamiekaler/Jason Gowin's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasongowin/Kate Mulligan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katestmomever/The Parent's Lounge TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theparentsloungeshow
1/6/22 "We're Blickity Back!" Kym is holding it down today with Sherri out traveling. Aida Rodriguez, Dr. Wendell James, and Andre Lavelle are stepping in to kick off the first TFM of 2022. Aida shares the life events, cultural pride, and work it took to put together her new HBO Max comedy special "Fighting Words". Dr. Wendell lets us know what it was like to be on set for "Raising Whitley" and how Kym handled business. We close out the show with Andre and Kym trying to recreate Noah's Ark in Kym's backyard. Check out Aida's special here: https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GYXG8eArMLxC-CQEAAAAh Follow Dr. Wendell James on IG @WendellJames Follow Aida Rodriguez on IG @FunnyAida Follow Andre Lavelle on IG @TheAndreLavelle Kym's product store: http://whitleyproducts.store/index.html TFM merch: http://byjack.com/twofunnymamas Follow Sherri Shepherd: Facebook: https://facebook.com/OfficialSherriSh... Instagram: https://instagram.com/sherrieshepherd Twitter: https://twitter.com/SherriEShepherd Website: http://sherrishepherd.com/ Follow Kym Whitley: Facebook: https://facebook.com/kymwhitley Instagram: https://instagram.com/kymwhitley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kymwhitley Website: https://iamkymwhitley.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As a parent, I know this can be a hard topic to tackle. Here’s the thing, if your child is going to come out, you need to be prepared. Prepared with a response based in love, not fear, My guest, John Sovec, is an author, therapist and coach helping teens with the coming out process and with families to help them build supportive connection around their LGBTQ teen. In this episode, we talk about: How to support your child in coming out (it’s a family process!) How to accept your child even if you don’t understand what’s going on with them How “coming out” is a lifelong process and how your child needs to be in charge of the process Learn the identifying language and pronouns (I identify as cisgender) Where parents can get tripped up (it’s tricky! John had to correct me!) How popular culture is playing a role in the LGBTQ How to talk to your LGBTQ child about sex About John Sovec With more than 15 years as a speaker, motivator, author, therapist, and coach John Sovec, LMFT, brings not only his clinical expertise but also a unique flair to each and every appearance he makes. He is well known for his signature style, which mixes knowledge, focus, approachability, and humor to create an environment that encourages openness, growth and development. John Sovec is a nationally recognized topic expert on creating LGBTQ affirming care and works with LGBTQ teens in the coming out process to discover their uniqueness as they explore their true identity. Through his work he helps clients develop awareness and openness, provides practical tools for both parents and teens, and assists in building a close and supportive family connection. SPEAKING & WRITING John Sovec is a regular author on multiple media platforms including Medium, Huffington Post, and Good Therapy. He is also a sought after nationally recognized speaker and his work has been featured on The Ricki Lake Show, Raising Whitley, The Shahs of Sunset, and numerous international podcasts. https://johnsovec.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JohnSovecTherapy/ @johnsovectherapy Twitter: @johnsovec Instagram: @johnsovectherapy From the Podcast: Support for parents and teens https://www.hrc.org/ (Human Rights Campaign) https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://pflag.org/ Encourage your child (and YOU) to use this site so they have a safe place to ask questions related to sex education in today’s modern world: https://www.scarleteen.com Thanks for listening! It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you would like to purchase my book or other parenting resources, visit me at www.yellingcurebook.com With this podcast, my intention is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We have too much of that! I honor each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting. If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave a review I appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from listeners not only help me improve, but also help others find me in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!
Episode #3: Hear how Endyia Kinney-Sterns has shaped and developed television and entertainment that you well know. From behind the scenes she has been influential in some amazing programming. She inspires and makes you want to show up as your best self! Through embracing adversity she continues to come out on top and inspires so many others to do the same.With over 20 years of Entertainment and Television experience, Endyia Kinney-Sterns is an accomplished television producer and network executive. Named one of the “Top Female Executives in Hollywood” by Essence Magazine, Kinney-Sterns has been instrumental in identifying and developing new programming for various networks, including VH1, CBS, NBC, HGTV, BET and OWN. Most recently as Vice President of Development and Programming for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Endyia was responsible for overseeing day-to-day development of new original programming including popular docu-series, “Flex and Shanice”, “Raising Whitley” and “Deion's Family Playbook.” Kinney-Sterns held the title of senior director of programming and development for TV ONE, where she was responsible for the day-to-day supervision of production and programming for popular series including “Baisden After Dark,” “Who's Got Jokes” and “Black and Men Revealed.” Her most notable accomplishment there was co-developing and co-creating the brand defining, multiple NAACP Award winning hit show “Unsung.” In the early days of her career, Endyia spent over four years working in programming and development at BET where she was responsible for overseeing production and post production for the network’s top-rated series “College Hill” and “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is.” She was also responsible for helping to develop and launch “The Mo’Nique Show,” and the hit music competition show “Sunday Best.” Her impressive slate also included overseeing development for the following shows: Lil Kim: Countdown to Lockdown,”“DMX,” “Soul of a Man”, “Exalted” and “Hell Date.” Prior to her positions at BET and TV ONE, Kinney-Sterns produced reality, talk/variety and lifestyle shows including the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series “The Wayne Brady Show,” “Big Brother 4” and “The Other Half”.As Founder and CEO of EKS Consulting Firm, a highly sought after development consulting company, Kinney-Sterns offers development and programming strategy direction for networks and production companies with clients such as Viacom, Tyler Perry Studios and MGM studios. In addition, as a content provider and creator, Kinney-Sterns is Co- Founder and CEO of All Things Media, a full service production company. In addition to a celebrated professional career, Endyia and her husband of 17 years Brigg Sterns work with a number of organizations including the Children’s Hunger Fund as well as Zoe Ministries an organization geared at stopping child trafficking overseas, making her volunteer and charitable efforts a family affair. In the Spring of 2020, Kinney-Sterns will add published author to her list of many accomplishments with the release of her highly anticipated book, “Why Me? How to stay in the fight with adversity. The Power of Embracing Adversity which helps women and men embrace and sift through the challenges and struggles in their lives. Endyia, resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, Brigg Sterns, and her two sons, Judah and Cairo.Contact Endyia:WebsiteInstagramTwitter
Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley's "Two Funny Mamas" Ep 07 - 6/24/20 "Side Piece Union" Sherri and Kym get inventive with a new slogan and organized labor plan. Despite our first visit from Joshua (Star of Raising Whitley) we see Kym get up in her feelings about DL Hughley avoiding her well wishes, while Sherri is a “cutie”... Mama moments: -Sherri reminds Kym her childhood head injury still lingers -Side Piece rules -DL Hughley is ok, but is Kym? -Joshua brightens up the show Two Funny Mamas Merchandise available here: https://www.byjack.com/collections/two-funnamasy-m Subscribe to our YouTube channel: rebrand.ly/TwoFunnyMamas @sherrieshepherd on Instagram @kymwhitley on Instagram
Get ready to laugh and learn as Vivica interviews actress, comedian and friend Kym Whitley. You know Kym from the hit “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, her docuseries “Raising Whitley” and her current series “Twenties” on BET. Today, you’ll get to know her as a mother, who like many of you, is struggling to be a teacher, playmate, short-order cook and disciplinarian in one! Kym shares how her first week of homeschooling made her want to “run down the street naked!” Kym discusses how her IG show “Corona Chronicles” is helping her to keep her humor and her sanity. Vivica and Kym reminisce about meeting on the set of the film “Salon” and tell never-before-heard stories of heartbreak and healing. The women talk about how you can let go of toxic takers and build a support squad. Find out how Hollywood’s shutdown impacted both women and the Empire series finale! Learn how embracing life’s challenges, whether it’s the loss of a job, a parent, or a relationship can make you stronger and wiser. Score Vivica’s hustle hack for seeing #lifeisgood no matter what your circumstance is. https://www.vivicafox.com https://www.instagram.com/msvfox/ https://twitter.com/msvivicafox https://www.instagram.com/kymwhitley/?hl=en https://twitter.com/kymwhitley https://www.facebook.com/kymwhitley/ https://www.bet.com/shows/twenties.html https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts/ https://stage29.tv/podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I love having Moms on the show. The actually are way smarter. And Kira is amazing. Kira Soltanovich grew up in San Francisco during a time when there were bad neighborhoods, cheap coffee and it wasn’t ironic to ride the cable cars. She began her comedy career back in 1998 after asking her Russian immigrant parents if they would support her dream to become a stand up. After her mother and father confessed “It’s not like you’re smart enough to be a doctor…” Kira took that as their blessing to pursue her dreams and she’s never looked back. She was a series regular on How To Be A Grownup for TruTV, the hidden camera show Girls Behaving Badly and was a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for over 8 years. Recently, Kira co-hosted the game show Winsanity with Donald Faison for the Game Show Network. One of Kira’s greatest achievements is shooting her latest 1 Hour Stand Up Special,You Did This To Me, which was completely self-produced and she shot it while over 7 months pregnant. The first stand up comedian to shoot a special pregnant! Kira has appeared on The Jay Leno Show, Hello Ross! with Ross Mathews, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, Hell’s Kitchen, Last Comic Standing, Set List TV, and The World Stands Up on Comedy Central. She has written for Joan Rivers, Scott Baio, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. And here’s an interesting fact, three of those people have dated each other. Kira’s pilot Weren’t You Scott Baio? was optioned by New Line Television, her hidden camera dating show Who’s Got Game? was optioned by MTV and her feature film What’s Your Sign? was optioned by Terra Firma at Universal. For a while there, she and her writing partner were only developing projects that asked a question. Genius, right? She’s been a writer on Easiest Game Show Ever, How’d You Get So Rich? for TV Land, Warning: Men Thinking, Raising Whitley and Prankstars on Disney. Her half hour Showtime special, Here Comes Trouble, won Best Stand Up Special by a Soviet.* Did you know once the kids who watch Nickelodeon go to sleep, the network changes over to NickMom? Well, it does. Kira is a recurring round table comic on Parental Discretion and performed on both seasons the stand up series NickMom’s Night Out. Kira’s two children inspired her to have her very own podcast. On The Kira Soltanovich Show, she interviews other fellow comedians who have kids and they discuss all things comedy and colic related. *No such award exists
Actress/comedienne Kym Whitley of "Raising Whitley" adopted her son Joshua as a newborn, and received very little information about his health. Subsequently, she discovered that he has several severe food allergies, which have caused numerous scares over the years. Kym's sense of humor about the situation comes through when talks with Dr. Drew and Dr. Bruce about her experiences with Joshua and the item she created for parents who have young children with allergies. DONTFEEDME.ORG for more.
On This Episode of The Beautiful Butterfly Radio Show we Welcome Mandell Frazier Meet Our Guest: Mandell Frazier is an American actor best known for portraying a wealthy homeowner on the primetime television soap opera drama OWN's "Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong" (2015), Victor Newman daughter's bodyguard on the 9 time Emmy Award winning soap opera drama CBS's "The Young & the Restless" (Y&R) (2015) and actress/comedienne Kym Whitley's personal trainer on the hit Reality TV series OWN's "Raising Whitley" (2014). He's also a Motivational Speaker and former celebrity personal trainer from Detroit, Michigan, USA. His father, Herbert A. Frazier, Jr. was a native of Washington D.C., USA, served in the U.S. Navy and was awarded the American Campaign Medal for performed duties in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. He was a church deacon and worked for Chrysler Corporation as a proud UAW autoworker. His mother, Dolores Frazier, is a well-known and respected international missionary/evangelist born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The youngest of 7 siblings, Frazier comes from a family of Ministers and Musicians. His oldest brother, Zachary, was the original drummer for Grammy Award winner, singer, songwriter, bandleader, music producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic (P-Funk) and also played for 10 time Grammy Award winner singer-songwriter Chaka Khan, 3 time Grammy Award winners/Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Temptations, The Dramatics, Etc. Frazier attended grammar school at McKenny Elementary and Taft JHS in Detroit, Michigan, USA. When he was 13, his family relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, USA after his father retired from Chrylser Corporation after 32 years of service to help support his wife's ministry.
Kym is an actress, producer, comedian, and a mom. You've seen her in Next Friday, Fun With Dick And Jane, and We Bought A Zoo. She currently has a show called Kymplicated and Raising Whitley on OWN. She has a very unique story about becoming a mom. Do not miss it. iamkymwhitley.com kiracomedy.com allthingscomedy.com
The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Kym Whitley From “Raising Whitley” ON The Oprah Winfrey Network About “Raising Whitley”: “Raising Whitley" is a humorous, poignant docu-series following actress and comedienne Kym Whitley and her riotous collective of friends – whom she calls "The Village” – as they attempt to do something none of them have ever done before: raise a child…together. The Village bands together to help Kym bring up Joshua the best they know how, but sometimes it's hard to tell who is more mature – Joshua or the adults tasked with raising him. http://www.oprah.com/app/raising-whitley.html About “Young & Hungry”: abcfamily.go.com/shows/young-hungry
Comedian Actress Kym Whitley talks about the first time in her life she encountered racism.Kim is starting the second city of her Reality TV/Docudrama on the OWN network "Raising Whitley" (started Jan 3 on Saturday nights)
Entertainers TY BARNETT (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, The Tonight Show) and JACKIE FABULOUS ("Raising Whitley", OWN, Lifetime) talk shit about entertainment, politics, life.....anything we feel like! TUNE IN....