Get to Know Malia Baker

Rebel Girls

Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.5 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Meet actor and activist, Malia Baker. Malia narrated the story of Momona Tamada who is Malia's co-star in The Babysitters Club. In this interview, Malia shares what it was like growing up mixed-race in Vancouver, Canada as well as her experience with complex regional pain syndrome. She also takes us behind the scenes of The Babysitters Club! This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This interview was produced by Deborah Goldstein with sound design and mixing by John Marshall Media. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Our executive producers are Joy Smith and Jes Wolfe. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!

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0:00.0	Hey Rebels, this is Good Night Stories for Rubble Girls.
0:09.6	Hey Rebels, this is Good Night Stories for Rubble Girls, the interview.
0:13.8	I'm your host, Annabelle, and today we're talking to Malia Baker.
0:19.4	She narrated the story of Momona Tamata, an activist and actor best known for playing
0:25.9	Claudia Kishi in the Baby Sitters Club.
0:28.7	If you haven't heard that episode yet, you might want to listen to that first.
0:36.3	Hey there, Malia.
0:37.3	Can you please introduce yourself to our listeners?
0:40.9	Hi, I'm Malia Baker.
0:42.7	I'm an actor activist who you might know from the Baby Sitters Club.
0:46.6	I certainly do know.
0:48.9	You played Marianne Spear, the secretary of the Baby Sitters Club, and I started learning
0:54.2	how to knit because of Marianne.
0:56.2	I really love knitting now.
0:58.2	What were your favorite things to do as a kid?
1:01.2	And what did you dream of doing?
1:03.2	Or becoming?
1:04.2	Dancing, reading, and art were my favorite things to do as a kid.
1:09.2	Never did I think those things would lead into the acting realm, which is quite strange
1:12.4	given what I was interested in as a kid, which I'm fortunate enough to consider a job
1:16.8	now.
1:17.8	When I was 8, I liked to pursue art at a local market, where I made my first-ever income
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