Plus One with Lisa and Morgan

In this week’s episode of Plus One with Lisa and Morgan, meet a woman who at 5 years old helped shape American History. As a first grader, Dwania Kyles became one of the Memphis 13 whose peaceful protest led to the desegregation of Memphis public schools in 1961. She shares the incredible story of the parents who put their children on the front lines of the civil rights movement, how her father answered a call to action from the late, Martin Luther King Jr, and why her work to change hearts continues. Then meet her bestie, Emmy nominated multi-hyphenate, Tamara Tunie, star of Law and Order SVU and Beyond the Gates. While advocacy is something they share, Lisa and Morgan learn what drew them to each other early on.. the multi floor parties, their love of Seal and doing anything to get they could to get people on the dance floor. Join us from NY for an insightful conversation about friendship, activism, healing and what it means to leave the door open for the people you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only a fool would count out Jennifer Birmingham Lee. The sweet southern gal charms everyone she comes in contact with, especially her husband, The Good Doctor star Will Yun Lee. In this episode of Plus One with Lisa and Morgan, Jennifer shares how Jim Carrey played a part in finally getting her mother in law's approval, how her multicultural family is more similar that it would appear, and why she might be better at recognizing celebrities, without their clothes on! Later, The Odyssey star and martial artist joins the conversation for an intimate look at how they navigated the unimaginable as their son fought for his life, why being bullied led to his acting career, and how Jennifer can pull off the impossible and do it with a mega watt smile. Get ready to feel good, laugh hard and wonder why it's been so long since you've had a tan! (00:00) Will Yun Lee Is Jennifer’s Plus One in Life (00:32) Lisa & Morgan Catch Up (04:08) Meet Jennifer Birmingham Lee (05:30) How Jennifer & Will Met (07:09) The Moment Jennifer Realized Will Was Her Person (08:48) The Proposal (10:38) Jennifer’s Leap From Louisiana to Los Angeles (16:30) Jennifer’s Family & Her Mom’s Midlife Career Change (21:15) Starting Over in LA (22:30) Inside Jennifer’s Wild Career as a Celebrity Spray Tanner (26:07) Awkward Celebrity Encounters (27:05) Morgan’s Harry Connick Jr. Story (29:10) Jennifer’s Odyssey Premiere Mix-Up (31:00) Life Around Hollywood & Celebrity Clients (40:00) Winning Over Will’s Mother (44:00) Jennifer & Will Start a Family (46:10) How Having Cash Changed Their Lives (46:50) Cash’s First Stroke at Three Years Old (50:05) The First Diagnosis & Becoming a “Mama Bear” (52:01) A Second Stroke & Finding the Real Diagnosis (52:27) Understanding Moyamoya Disease (54:00) Cash’s Brain Surgeries & Recovery (57:52) How Jennifer & Will Held Each Other Up (59:07) How Cash’s Health Journey Changed Their Parenting (1:00:00) Will Joins the Conversation (1:01:00) Will’s Career & The Odyssey (1:05:13) Working With Christopher Nolan (1:07:00) Balancing Acting With Cash’s Medical Crisis (1:09:00) Family, Work & Getting Through the Hardest Years (1:11:00) Will’s Childhood & Martial Arts (1:12:26) Leaving Stability Behind for Hollywood (1:13:21) Did Will Always Have Feelings for Jennifer? (1:14:31) How Will Describes Jennifer (1:14:56) Jennifer Is Will’s “Secret Weapon” (1:17:00) What Makes Their Marriage Work (1:18:33) How Becoming a Dad Changed Will (1:19:59) How Jennifer Wants to Be Known Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the guy who performed in your bar becomes an international comedic juggernaut? This week on Plus One with Lisa and Morgan, Rosie Carnahan-Darby shares her life of adventure with Flight of the Conchord’s star Rhys Darby. Rosie chats about growing alongside her burgeoning stand up husband, how she fights decision fatigue, the real story behind a 30 year marriage and why her famous husband cannot be trusted with email. Later, Rhys joins in to share an embarrassing Army story, why authenticity is a non negotiable and how he went all in to win over his dancing queen. If you think Rhys is funny, wait until you meet Rosie! (00:00) Rhys Gets Lost in the Jungle (00:19) Welcome to Plus One (01:13) Why Does Time Feel Like It’s Moving Faster? (05:26) Meet Rosie Carnahan-Darby (08:21) Raising Two Very Different Boys (11:32) The Darby Family’s Tap-Dancing History (13:26) How Rosie Met Rhys (17:01) Why They Decided to Get Married (18:01) Finding Rhys’s Authentic Comedy Voice (21:49) Flight of the Conchords Changes Everything (25:09) Rosie Becomes Rhys’s Producer (30:50) Managing Talent — and Managing Rhys (32:13) Rhys’s Six-Month Out-of-Office (33:10) The Mental Load of Being the Responsible One (39:40) Working Together as Husband and Wife (41:49) Rhys, Taika Waititi & the Magic of Improv (42:59) Adjusting to Fame (44:30) Life on the Red Carpet (49:32) Rhys Darby joins the conversation (59:39) Rhys’s New Zealand Army Mishaps (1:01:10) What the Army Taught Rhys (1:01:32) Rhys Takes on Bear Grylls (1:02:38) The Reality Behind a Showbiz Career (1:04:05) Why Rhys Won’t Lose His New Zealand Accent (1:05:17) The Joy of Voice Acting (1:06:03) Rhys Introduces the Love of His Life (1:06:46) What It Takes to Be a Plus One (1:08:49) When Rhys Is Rosie’s Plus One (1:10:41) How Rosie Wants to Be Remembered (1:12:01) Where to Find Plus One Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emmy award winning Modern Family star, Julie Bowen has a secret weapon, a Plus One who gets s*%! done! This week on Plus One with Lisa & Morgan, producer Rachael Field enters the chat with an incredible story of building a career, making yourself indispensable, and how Julie became her self proclaimed, life wife. Rachael talks honestly and with wit about taking control and finding her place in show business, going from nanny to family, speed dating pickleball, and the powers of Reiki. Then Julie joins to share a plus one story about a very famous talk show host, how she sometimes plays second fiddle to Rachael and what she's like on competitive game nights. Call your best friend and get ready to laugh during this episode of Plus One with Lisa and Morgan. (00:00) Welcome to Plus One(02:44) Meet Rachael Field(04:34) How Rachael Describes Julie Bowen(05:07) How Rachael & Julie Became So Close(08:12) The Julie Bowen You Don’t Know(12:41) More Than a Working Relationship(15:07) Running Julie Bowen’s Production Company(17:37) From Hollywood Producer to Entrepreneur(19:19) Taking Stock of an Unexpected Career(20:17) Julie Bowen Joins the Conversation(20:51) How Julie Describes Rachael(23:32) Julie & Rachael’s Unspoken Shorthand(24:45) When Julie Became Rachael’s “Plus One”(26:57) Julie Bowen Is VERY Competitive(29:22) The Plus One Is Always Taking the Picture(31:09) Everyone Has Been a Plus One(31:58) Rachael’s Dating Life(32:54) Speed Dating… But Make It Pickleball(33:51) Dating, Kids & Freezing Your Eggs(35:41) Why Rachael Became a Reiki Healer(36:48) How Rachael Wants to Be Remembered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Plus One with Lisa and Morgan, stand up comedian Amy Anderson reveals how a single playground encounter and an unexpected audition made her 4-year old famous beyond their wildest dreams. Once Aubrey Anderson-Emmons landed the role of Lily on the hit show Modern Family, both their lives changed, and Amy's identity shifted to being simply "Aubrey's mom." Amy talks honestly and with wit about being a single mom, safeguarding her daughter's privacy, and what's its like to be a Korean adoptee who is still looking for answers into what really happened in the days after her birth. Then Aubrey gets pulled for a chat about her perspective of childhood fame, how she thought everyone was fake, a crazy hair car accident, and the Broadway dreams that may or may not include Alan Cumming. You will laugh when you don't expect to on this episode of Plus One with Lisa and Morgan. (00:00) Growing Up Famous at Four (00:40) Mammograms, Boobs & an Olympic Swimming Lie (05:05) Meet Amy Anderson (05:43) How Aubrey Got Cast as Lily on Modern Family (11:53) Navigating Childhood Fame (16:06) Why Aubrey Stepped Away From Acting (18:10) Being “Aubrey’s Mom” (21:09) Surviving the Teenage Years (24:24) Amy’s Life Before Comedy (27:09) From Class Clown to Stand-Up Comedian (29:40) Were Gen X Kids Completely Feral? (33:11) Amy’s Korean Adoption Story (37:12) Searching for Her Biological Family (42:29) The Complicated Truth About International Adoption (47:07) Becoming a Mom Changed Amy’s View of Her Own Adoption (51:06) Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Joins the Conversation (52:25) Aubrey Remembers Booking Modern Family (54:16) What Being on a TV Set Felt Like at Four (56:41) Growing Up Recognizable Everywhere (59:14) When Modern Family Fame Became Overwhelming (1:00:46) Aubrey on Being Seen as Lily at 19 (1:03:09) Aubrey’s Music & Second Album (1:06:03) Aubrey on Her Relationship With Her Mom (1:07:17) Musical Theater, Cabaret & Alan Cumming (1:09:44) Could Broadway Be Next? (1:10:14) When Aubrey Is Amy’s Plus One (1:11:12) How Amy Wants to Be Known Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices