Maltes the mother lovers. They can be your boss, your partner, your friend or, you know, yourself.

One thing we know is that every mum deserves a mother lover.

Find helpful tips for mums and mother lovers at Malteasers.

co-dotuk. Maltesers. Let's lighten the load for working mums. I think those scenes in the kitchen with myself and my mom I love the ones where

just she and I in the kitchen gathering plates or cups or whatever and having those

private conversations I think there's just a, it brings a sense of comfort.

And for some reason, a kitchen feels like a safe space.

Welcome to your mama's kitchen, the podcast that explores how the kitchens we grew

up and as kids shape who we become as adults. I'm Michelle Norris and I've got

quite a treat for you today because we're

joined by the actor comedian producer publisher and screenwriter Lena Waits.

She's made quite a name for herself in Hollywood with her cutting edge creativity and a sharp sense of humor.

She wrote and produced some notable shows like Bones and Deer White People, but many people first saw

her on screen playing the straight-faced best friend Denise on the multiple

award-winning Netflix show Master of None. She even made history on that show

becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

This was for her work on the show's Thanksgiving episode that was loosely based on her real life experience coming out to her mom.

We're going to dig into that in this episode.

Now recently she's been working on a show she created called The Shai. It's like a

coming-of-age drama mixed in with a gritty urban operetta sprinkled with both pathos and laughter,

and as the name suggests, it's based on her hometown of Chicago.

The shy is coming back for its seventh season on Showtime and Paramount Plus.

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