About this podcast
Chit chat with the editors of The Belladonna and special guests, including satire, writing, and niche stuff--like jeggings. The editors are Katy Maiolatesi, Heidi Lux, Emily Kapp, Laura Berlinsky-Schine, Alice Phillips, and Emily Bressler.
Episodes
- Episode 15 - Scone War · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 4Where do you stand on scones? Y or N? Our team is DIVIDED. P.S. WE ARE BACK! + the jeggings. Show Notes: • Co-hosts Katy Maiolatesi (@kmaiolatesi), Emily Kapp (@emilykapp_)…
- Episode 14 - Emily Flake! · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 3Hold on to your butts, because we have special guest Emily Flake (@eflakeagogo on IG) this month! Watch if you don't mind experiencing comedy nirvana (learning all about her…
- Episode 13 - Hazing the New Editors · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 2We're back??!! And we have a slew of new editrices!! Have a listen as we try to nicely haze them. We get into periods (who would we be without that), the intrigue of tradwives…
- Episode 12 - Nat Hrvatin! · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 2This month we have frequent Belladonna contrib Nat Hrvatin! Follow her on Instagram, Threads, & Bluesky @nathrvatin. We get into periods, traveling skirts, favorite drinks, and…
- Episode 11 - It's Our Podcast Birthday! · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 1Happy birthday to us! We've been at this for over a year and it has been so fun. In this episode, we get into questions from our contributors and of course talk about our…
- Episode 10 - Should I Whip My Boobs Out For This? · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 10Heidi, Emily, and Katy (we miss you Kristen!) talk about bra fittings, ins and outs of comedy writing in 2026, and of course oatmeal in this dazzling first episode of the new…
- Bonus Episode with Jennie Egerdie! · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 9In this quickie, we are feral raccoons with Jennie Egerdie. We talk about everything from catfishing the Kentucky Derby to the connection between Captain Phillips and The Gilded…
- Episode 8 - Jennie Egerdie! · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 8Come along with us as we go on a journey toward book publishing. Have you ever been curious about publishing your book/want to know what it's like to be a sexy Canadian in NYC?…
- Episode 7 - Lucy Huber! · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 7We snagged Lucy Huber (@clhubes on IG & Threads), one of the editors of McSweeney's, to talk about everything from beloved pets to how to get into McSweeney's. You def don't want…
- Episode 6 - Did We Just Invent Birthday Parties??! · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 6It's our usual yuck fest, plus, WE HAVE A LIVE SHOW COMING UP! Details: Where: The Annoyance Theater in Chicago, IL When: Sunday, October 12 @ 6pm CT Price: $15 in-person and $8…
- Episode 5 - Sex Bases · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 5Girls, we really get into it in this ep. We talk about what the bases are sexually (no one knows 2nd or 3rd), AI (and whether clank*r is an offensive word), and as always, our…
- Episode 4 - Viktoria Shulevich! · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 4In this month's episode we welcome humor writer and frequent Belladonna contributor Viktoria Shulevich (@vikshulevich on IG)! She imparts her stunning humor writing wisdom on us…
- Episode 3 - Magical Jeggings and Cheeto Throw-Up · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 3Oh baby, we're back and do we ever know how to shoot the breeze about jeggings? We do. We find out that our traveling jeggings are in fact, magical, get into Great Lake talk…
- Episode 2 - Kelli Huggins! · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 2In our second ever episode we get into our jeggings saga, and cartooning with the dazzling frequent Belladonna Contributor Kelli Huggins. Follow her @KelliHuggins on Instagram…
- Episode 1 - Sisterhood of the Traveling Medical Grade Jeggings · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 1In our premiere episode we get into jeans, Frownies (sponsor us please), our favorite Belladonna pieces from January 2025, and writing tips. Will we follow through on the…
