Stage 4 Clinger

Chelsea Devantez is our new best friend!! As well as the head writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart, on Apple TV Plus. She is a dang inspiration, currently writing a book of essays which will be published by Hanover Imprint at Harper Collins next fall. Last year she sold a single-cam to CBS titled “This is Our Year,” which was inspired by growing up with a single mom in the Southwest. AND she hosts one of Kate's fav podcast's, “Celebrity Book Club,” on Stitcher which was the very first pick for Apple Podcasts Spotlight Program and has been downloaded nearly 1 million times. She is who Kate wants to be when she grows up (when will that be??) Chelsea is an earth angel who happens to be engaged to bff of the Pod, Yassir Lester. The gals all fall madly in love while Chelsea gets real about her childhood, her relationship, and her advice for dealing with rejection in Hollywood. Go listen now!!!

The former "Queen of Mean" nearly kills a woman with cancer on this weeks episode with LISA LAMPANELLI!!! Even though Lisa is a comedic hero of Kate's, this whole episode feels like old friends shooting the shit. Nothing is off limits and there is just so much love. We discuss her thought on "The Slap", her life and career, and she shares a sh!t ton of wisdom. Do not let Lisa Lampanelli fool you, she's as kind as she is cool and your stomach will hurt from laughing when you finish listening!

The hilarious and handsome Jason Mantzoukas is our new breast friend!! You love him on The League, Parks & Rec, The Good Place, Brooklyn 99, and co-host of the iconic "How Did This Get Made. But you will love him even more as he sweetly dishes with the gals over he start in comedy, his neurosis through the pandemic, and his hilarious behind the scenes stories from his impressive career on stage and screen. Jason is just the best, go listen now!!

The incredible Nurse Practitioner and founder of Functional Cancer Care, Paige Woodward is our new breast bud!!! Paige sits down with the gals to discuss her integrative and functional approach to treating the root cause of cancers with a focus on healing from the inside out. Claudia had so many questions for her about supplements, lifestyle, diet, cold caps, wigs, and more! This is such an amazing conversation even though Claudia has still not figured out how to speak in to her microphone!! Paige is definitely an amazing person to have on your team. Go listen now ad follow Paige here https://linktr.ee/functionalcancercare for more cancer fighting information!

CARRIE PRESTON is the tits y'all!! The gals were beside themselves talking to Claudia's top bucket-list guest!!! Carrie has played fan-favorite roles in everything from stage to prestige television to the big screen and has directed feature films (including Sundance official selection THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID), web series (DARWIN: THE SERIES) and television (CLAWS and THE GOOD FIGHT). You may recognize her from all your favorite stuff like My Best Friend's Wedding (Carrie recalls a recent conversation with Paul Giamatti about their roles in the iconic film), True Blood where she plays the dynamic Arlene Fowler (Carrie reveals that the role forever changed her hair!), The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and one of our all time favorites CLAWS. Carrie is so brilliant and charming, the whole episode feels like catching up with an old friend. 

KATE HAS FINALLY MOVED OUT OF HER MOMS HOUSE TODAY! To celebrate their last night as roommates, Kate & Claudia for go a guest and just chat. Claudia came up with some pretty great questions for Kate while Kate had some great insights for Caregivers Corner. A sweet and hilarious episode for the books and the end of an era! 

The iconic Bravo Star, Scheana Shay, and her beau Brock hold nothing back in this Bucket-List interview! Scheana discusses how Brock's freshman year on Vanderpump Rules has brought them closer, how they handle the public backlash from Brock's controversial past, and she even brings Summer Moon over to say hello! Brock digs deep with Claudia and Kate and shares his full story about his custody struggles with the same brutal honesty we have come to love from him on VPR. You won't want to miss this tell-all interview! Its all happening!   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stage4clinger https://www.patreon.com/stage4clinger https://www.instagram.com/thestage4clingers/      

Paul Scheer is our Bucket-List guest and we can't get over it! Some say Paul is most known as a star of the FX series The League and as the co-creator and one of the stars of the cult MTV sketch series Human Giant alongside Rob Huebel and Aziz Ansari. But we know him best from Black Monday on Showtime as well as  co-hosting the popular film discussion podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Jason Mantzoukas and June Diane Raphael. You will LOVE hearing Paul discuss how he met his wife June, as well as how he came to fall in love with comedy. This interview is incredibly funny but you will also enjoy hearing Kate and Claudia discuss their trip to see SNL over the holiday break! WE ARE BACK BABY!

This episode is so raw and vulnerable yet still laugh out loud funny while Claudia and Kate talk to Kate's best friend (well, top 3). The hilarious and talented Edward Wiklund is this weeks bucket-list guest to share about his sobriety, career, and his friendship with Kate. Claudia and Kate have an honest and emotional conversation about how Kate feels eclipsed by her mom and cancer. Go listen now, you will laugh and cry and laugh some more. 

It's ya girls Kate and Claudia and they are answering YOUR questions!! Listeners have been submitting questions all month on Instagram, via email, and on Patreon for our twice a season Q&A! Claudia just LOVES giving you insights in to her personal life. Go listen now!