Parenting is a Joke

On this week's bonus episode Ophira chats with the hilarious Jake Johanssen about dropping his 19-year-old daughter off at college in Dublin, Ireland and his love of the Flowbee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats with comedian and actor Andy Richter about the perks of living with your 20-something year-old son and why under NO circumstances will he ever negotiate with toddlers. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring is hopping and this week marks the last of our team's school vacations so we are bringing back a favorite interview while we catch up. Ophira chats with the hilarious comedian and actress Kristen Schaal about how parenting is so many wonderful things, but it is NOT funny! To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

This week we have a special bonus conversation with Matthew Buccelli, author of the newsletter ParentSounds. Ophira chats with Matthew about parental leave in Germany and his career as a kindergarten DJ.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks to CNN's climate correspondent Bill Weir about how to talk to our kids about the state of our planet, how there's hope for us and his new baby, and his short stint as a standup comedian. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Spring Break, which is a different week of no school for every parent on our team! So...we're bringing a favorite episode with the wry and hilarious comedian and mom to twins, Tig Notaro. And don't miss her new comedy special, "Hello Again."   To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira plays the game, "Real of Fake Kids' TV Shows" with Daily Show Correspondent, Jordan Klepper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pop Culture Moms ask Ophira for advice on how to teach their kids to be funny. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats to Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg about their new podcast Pop Culture Moms. They also talk about woodworking, how commuting while nursing is logistical hell, and why Bluey's mom is a mom-icon. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bonus rapid fire Q & A this week with comedian Matt Goldich!  Ophira chats with Matt about what he'd do if he had a night off from performing AND parenting, and he shares his best parenting tips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Ophira talks to comedian Giulia Rozzi about her kid growing up in a two-comedian-household, why she doesn't have much blowjob material in her stand-up these days, and the negotiation power of Bubble Guppies. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode, Julia Scotti shares more about New Jersey food, which US state she wouldn't want to perform in, and the best birthday present she ever got from her son. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks with the very funny comedian Julia Scotti about starring in Susan Sandler's documentary, "Funny That Way," being a transgender woman, and the power of a good teacher. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira sits down with her son Lucas to discuss his desire for a video game player.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats and somehow becomes best friends with the hilarious UK comedian Jen Brister - they laugh and laugh about sexism, meager requests in green rooms and how their family FaceTimes never involve actual conversation. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our overqualified intern-dad Jeffrey Kaufman gives us the scoop on safe sleeping. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Ophira chats with comedian Mike Feeney and IVF and grape cough syrup. Trigger warning: Mike makes reductionist statements about pink eye. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira answers a burning question from parents everywhere: How does Ryder from Paw Patrol fund his operation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks with Caitlin Murray of Big Time Adulting about the full range of parenting challenges - from childhood leukemia and tragic accidents to being woken up early for no reason other than to be asked what animal has the largest tongue. It is the blue whale FYI. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy February Vacation to those who celebrate it and/or dread it. We're bringing back a favorite episode with hilarious comedian Zarna Garg, and it includes a BONUS CHAT with Zarna while she has a break from opening on the road for Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Valentine's Week! You'll love this episode with Ophira and the very funny comedian Adam Cayton Holland. They chat about OCD, how parents become wallpaper, and why he loves his kids’ swim class. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats with fellow Canadian and comedian Shaun Majumder about moving from Newfoundland to LA, and how a drug-fueled night in Costa Rica made him realize he wanted kids. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks to comedian Seth Herzog about his twin 4-year-old daughters, dancing onstage, and the logistical roller coaster of parents who both work at night. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks with comedian Liz Glazer about her 6-month-old, being married to a rabbi, and how funny things still happen in our darkest moments. To sponsor this show contact: sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats with the very funny comedian Tom Papa about his newfound empty nest, how he liked sourdough bread making before it was trendy, and why his daughter gifted him a gnome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices