Lady BAM Podcast

Happy Holidays! We can't think of a better way to celebrate our first new episodes in over a year than with this weeks guest, Mary Trump. Author of the bestselling books Too Much and Never Enough and The Reckoning, Mary combined her background as a Clinical Psychologist with her personal history to shine a light on her family, her uncle "Donald", and racism in America. In part 2 of Lady Bam's conversation with Mary Trump. Mary McDonnell and Mary Trump discuss policy, politics, and "The Reckoning". As we reluctantly wrap up our incredible conversation, Mary Trump talks to us about the impetus and intention behind her new newsletter, "The Good in Us".

We're back! We can't think of a better way to celebrate our first new episode in over a year than with this weeks guest, Mary Trump. Author of the bestselling books Too Much and Never Enough and The Reckoning, Mary combined her background as a Clinical Psychologist with her personal history to shine a light on her family, her uncle "Donald", and racism in America. In part one of our podcast, Mary McDonnell speaks to Mary about the Trump family, and how delving into her families history in the course of researching her books also gave her a new insight on her father and his own legacy.

This week on the Lady Bam Podcast, it's a family affair when Mary's brother John McDonnell joins us on the podcast. As COO of Clyde's Restaurant Group in Washington D.C., John has been leading his company through the last few months of changes the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the restaurant industry. His innovative solutions and strategies continue to bring stability and assistance to his restaurants and its employees even in today's ever-changing climate. We first spoke with John several weeks ago. This week we returned to the conversation and caught up on Clyde's support of BLM in part two of the podcast.

This week on the Lady Bam Podcast, Mary speaks to her longtime friend and collaborator, playwright and director Emily Mann.  As McCarter Theatre Center's Artistic Director and Resident Playwright since 1990, Emily wrote 15 new plays and adaptations, directed over 50 productions, produced nearly 180 plays and musicals, supported the work of emerging and legendary playwrights and received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater. Last fall, in her final season at McCarter, she directed her own play Gloria: A Life, starring Mary as Gloria Steinem.  Now as she wraps up her time at McCarter and looks forward to her next act, Emily and Mary discuss their shared experiences in the theatre, what's next for Emily, and how theatre moves forward in the time of Covid.

Lady Bam is back! As we all continue to be safer at home, we're excited to continue bringing some wonderful discussions and voices to you! This week, Mary talks to Lisa McNulty,  Managing Artistic Director of the WP Theater (formerly the Women's Project Theater) in New York. Lisa and Mary discuss their shared histories with the WP,  Lisa's experience as the pandemic forced the shutdown of all NYC theaters, and what theater in the time of Covid may look like as we all move forward in these complicated times.