Don't Tell The Babysitter Mom's Dead

Brittany talks with Rossalyn Warren who lost her mom when she was 16, to health complications with alcohol. This episode features a pop culture segment about BoJack Horseman. Rossalyn is a writer and journalist in London and you can find her at @RossalynWarren You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

Brittany talks with Steve Szlaga who lost his mom less than 3 years ago. This episode features a pop culture segment about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Steve is a comedian in Los Angeles and you can find him at @steveszlaga. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

Brittany talks with Brooke Baker who lost her mom when she was 9 years old in a car accident. This episode features a pop culture segment about Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Brooke is a writer in Los Angeles and you can find her at @brookebaker317. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

Don’t Tell the Babysitter Mom’s Dead is a grief podcast by Brittany Ashley. Each episode includes a conversation with a fellow member of the Dead Mom’s Club, as well as an exploration into pop culture’s representation on what it’s like to lose a mother. New episodes for Season 2 will be released monthly, starting on June 1st. You can follow Brittany @britt27ash. The logo was designed by Kristine Thune and the music is by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar.

For the Season 1 Finale, host Brittany Ashley delves into her own experience of losing her mom at 6 years old to pancreatic cancer. She goes back home to IL to interview her aunt and her dad, who knew her mom best. Throughout the episode, Brittany is interviewed by Laura Zak. This episode features a pop culture segment about "Now and Then". You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

In a special episode, Brittany chats with three women close to her who have almost lost their mothers -- Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline) who, at 21, had to say goodbye to her mom but then had an unexpected recovery, Lizzy Sebuck (@lizzysebuck) whose mother worked to shield her from her sickness and Kirsten King (@kirstenking_) who shares the story of her single mom getting sick at 12 and becoming her caretaker. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

Brittany talks with Mikey Hawley, the son of the late comedian Marcia Wallace (The Simpsons, The Bob Newhart Show). This episode features a pop culture segment about the horror film The Final Girls. Mikey is an actor in Los Angeles and you can find him at @hawleratyourboy You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

In this mid-season episode, Brittany talks with her friend Allison Bagg who lost her mom when she was 17 years old to brain cancer, and how she's done a ton of work to not feel guilty for being absent. This episode features a pop culture segment about Dead Disney moms (#deaddisneymoms?). You can find Allison at @abagg and on allisonbagg.com You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

In this episode, Brittany chats with her friend Briana Byrd, who lost both of her parents to heart attacks, within 5 months of each other. This episode features a pop culture segment about Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek". You can find Bri at @breezus88 on Instagram. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

Brittany has a conversation with her friend and writer Annamarie Davidson to talk about her mom's passing four years ago and how the tragedy changed her life at 26 years old. This episode features a pop culture segment about Cheryl Strayed's "Wild". You can find Annamarie at @writerannamarie on Twitter and Instagram. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

Host Brittany Ashley sits down with her friend Zach Dresler to talk about losing his mom after her long battle with cancer. This episode features a pop culture segment about "Full House." You can find Zach at @zdresler on Twitter and Instagram. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash (brittanyashleyfunny.com). Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com). Patreon at patreon.com/deadmomcast.

In the premiere episode, host Brittany Ashley sits down with writer and actor Mara Wilson to talk about losing her mom at age 8. This episode features a pop culture segment about the Rugrats "Mother's Day" episode. Mara's first book, Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame is now available from Penguin Random House and you can find her at @MaraWilson on Twitter. You can find Brittany Ashley at @britt27ash and brittanyashleyfunny.com. Music by Interstellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (interstellarsarahmichellegellar.bandcamp.com). Logo by Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com)

Don’t Tell the Babysitter Mom’s Dead is a grief podcast by Brittany Ashley. Each episode includes a conversation with a fellow member of the Dead Mom’s Club, as well as an exploration into pop culture’s representation on what it’s like to lose a mother. The first episode will be released on June 1st. You can follow Brittany @britt27ash. If you'd like to support the show on Patreon, you can go to patreon.com/deadmomcast.