This Manic Mama talks to Rad Dad, author/performer, Shawn Taylor about all his amazing work. Author and wellness educator Mary Ellen Ruggerio talks about her new chidlren's book Little Lotus Learns about Wellness. 

This Manic Mama talks to author Sophia Van Buren about being a Non-Custodial Mother. 

Hipmama.com Radio is hosted by Lindsey Campbell, and produced by Bee Lavender. Special thanks to Marisa Anderson for our great music.

This Manic Mama talks to author, activist, teacher, and mother Gayle Brandeis. TMM correspondant Muriel Green reports on The Hunger Games. 

Hipmama.com Radio is hosted by Lindsey Campbell, and produced by Bee Lavender. Special thanks to Marisa Anderson for our great music.

TMM talks to bon vivant, famous authoress, and occasional mermaid Carolyn Turgeon about her new novel. The Next Full Moon is a tale of friendship, family, magic, and growing up.

Hipmama.com Radio is hosted by Lindsey Campbell, and produced by Bee Lavender. Special thanks to Marisa Anderson for our great music.

This Manic Mama recaps her exhaustive exploits at Walt Disney World and Universal Florida. Phew! 

TMM talks to documentary film producer Meg Merill about her film Play Again. Play Again investigates the consequences of a childhood removed from nature. Play Again follows 6 teens who spend 5-15 hours a day interacting with screens, a into the wilderness for a camping trip. 

Hipmama.com Radio is hosted by Lindsey Campbell, and produced by Bee Lavender. Special thanks to Marisa Anderson for our great music.

Canadian author Barabara Stewart talks about her book Campie (Heritage House, 2010), the story of when it falls apart and Eat, Pray, Love-ing it isn't an option you can always head north.

Hipmama.com Radio is hosted by Lindsey Campbell, and produced by Bee Lavender. Special thanks to Marisa Anderson for our great music.

Happy New Year! This Manic Mama is back with an interview with the raddest of rad dads Tomas Moniz about his award winning zine, and subsequent book, Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood. There is a call for submissions for the next issue of Rad Dad, the theme is Bad Parent and Riot Parent: a celebration of 20 years of Riot Grrl. The deadline is April 1st.  

Special thanks to our producer Bee Lavender, musician Marisa Anderson for our great music, and Aubrey Cook for our new logo!

This Manic Mama talks to documentary filmmaker Suzan Beraza about her most excellent films Uranium Drive-in (2012), and Bag It (2010). TMM urges you to think about a bit about ways to change the way we deal with wrapping, waste, and packaging particularly at this time of the year. For more ideas of what you can do to avoid single-use plastic and other wasteful products check out Bag It: Get Involved. 

This Manic Mama is pleased to welcome new correspondent Kia Moteverde. Read Kia's blogs: Unraveling Patterns; Past, Present & Knitted, Riled Up Tales, and Green Mountain Mama's Nest.

Special thanks to our producer Bee Lavender, musician Marisa Anderson for our great music, and Aubrey Cook for our new logo!

Mike Park has been on the punk scene for twenty-five years, keeping it real and selling over 1,000,000 albums from a label located in his parents garage. Rocker, impresario, indie music heavyweight, and now a proud dad: This Manic Mama talks to Mike about parenting, music, and his new album SMILE.

TMM is proud to welcome correspondent media Muriel Green to the team. Muriel's first story, for TMM, is on DC Comics' new 52 Wonder Woman. Check out Muriel's awesome Docu-Minutes.

Thanks to Mike Park, our producer Bee Lavender, Marisa Anderson for the music, and Aubrey Cook for the logo.

*correction Muriel has a degree in Theatre and Film, not History and Film.

This week This Manic Mama talked to the fabulous Muffy Bolding. Muffy is a mother, actor, writer. Her writing can be found in the book Mamaphonic: Balancing Motherhood and Other Creative Acts and on hipmama.com, and you should check out her hilarious blog The Withered Debutante. She is also the screenwriter of such horror gems as, Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (2008), and Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver (2011).

Special thanks to Muffy, Marisa Anderson for the music, our producer Bee Lavender and hipmama.com, and Aubrey Cook for the logo.