Amy Brenneman: Playing the Role of Parent — Be Good Humans
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Amy Brenneman: Playing the Role of Parent

August 23, 2024 · 59 min

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A celebrated actress opens up about parenting a neurodivergent child and why that work matters most.

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In this episode

  • What it actually looks like to advocate for a neurodivergent kid
  • How a long acting career shapes the way you show up as a parent
  • Why public figures choose to speak out on issues close to home
  • A candid conversation about balancing creative work with family life

About this episode

Brian and Trey chat with award-winning stage, film, and TV actress Amy Brenneman about her most important role as a Mom and her tireless efforts to advocate for neurodivergent kids.

Amy Brenneman is an actress, producer and activist known for co-creating and starring in the hit CBS drama series Judging Amy, as well as numerous other stage, film, and television roles including NYPD Blue, Private Practice, The Leftovers, The Sound Inside, Fear, and most recently the role of Zoe McDonald on the hit FX series The Old Man with Jeff Bridges.

Brian Phelps is an American radio personality, actor, and comedian best known for co-hosting the nationally and globally syndicated Mark & Brian Morning Show in Los Angeles for 25 years. As the co-lead of his own television series, with multiple roles in movies, and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Phelps is also an inductee in the Radio Hall of Fame.

Trey Callaway is an American film and TV writer and producer who wrote the hit movie I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and has produced successful TV series like CSI:NY, Supernatural, Rush Hour, Revolution,  The Messengers, APB,  Station 19 and 9-1-1 LONE STAR. He is also a Professor at USC.
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Welcome to Be Good Humans, the humourous and often heartwarming and entertaining weekly podcast where Radio Hall of Fame member and comedian Brian Phelps teams up with award-winning television showrunner and professor Trey Callaway.

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