Parenting is a Joke

We're back with a NEW episode for a NEW year! Ophira chats with Sara Dean, host of The Shameless Mom Academy, about being the daughter of a nun and how she manages the minefield of meal planning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year! We’re serving up a favorite episode with comedian Pete Dominick, and a BONUS CHAT with Pete as he reflects on the past year. We wish all of you a healthy 2024 even though we know that's not realistic, especially when you're a parent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our first kid-friendly episode is a holiday present to you, dear parent-listeners. Ophira talks to the kids, finds out what they want to hear, and we deliver. Merry merry! We hope this short episode gives you a laugh during the chaos of the holiday season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks to comedian Gina Brillon about Christmas, loving gift cards, and the hardest thing: being patient with your kid. Plus a special holiday song from Adira Amram! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks to the very funny actress Desi Lydic about Fox News, her son's basketball gear obsession, and how she considers herself an awesome dad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira welcomes back parenting data expert Dr. Emily Oster and they talk about her kids' pet snails, how sleep should reign supreme, and why we must embrace potty talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats with the very funny writer/actor/comedian Jordan Carlos about his fear of kids with clean knees, what children's books should be banned, and tips on how to rescue a cell phone from a murky pond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving week! We’re dishing out a favorite episode with comedian and actress Rachel Bloom, and it includes a BONUS CHAT with Rachel as she prepares for the NYC run of her new show this December! Did she ever recover from Hand Foot Mouth? Physically? Emotionally? Find out! Gobble gobble! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Ophira chats with actor, writer, comedian Jon Glaser about toy guns, the adoption process, and his new comedy album for dogs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks with comedian, actress, and podcast host Kara Klenk about Law and Order, how her first baby tricked her into a second, and her theory on colic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On our Halloween episode, Ophira gets a tarot reading! And she chats with comedy legend Rachel Dratch about her new podcast Woo Woo, and what she would answer if her child asks "are ghosts real?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks with actress and Broadway icon Laura Benanti about her daughter's fear of witches, why she has a crystal wand, and how a cruise ship is the least dignified place to have a miscarriage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks to two famous cartoonists Emily Flake and Julia Wertz about manners, and what age you can let your kids loose in the streets, and the unsolved mystery of the missing poop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats with comedian Alyce Chan about giving her kids money, bringing babies to comedy shows, and why she hopes kids embrace weirdness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira talks with comedian and actress Michelle Buteau about her long path to motherhood, trips to the beach with twin 4 year-olds, and her daughter’s ability to pick a lock.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables of the hit podcast "What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood" chat with Ophira about the biological imperative of picky eating and why it's OK to let your kid quit extracurriculars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira kicks off Season 2 with funny people and parents David Cross and Amber Tamblyn. They reveal their six-year-old daughter's favorite parent and why the only joke David could come up with in the delivery room was about the merlot cart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does having a kid ruin your life? Some days, yes, but most days, yes. Listen to Season 2 of Parenting is a Joke with comedian and host Ophira Eisenberg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our last episode of Season 1!!! Ophira chats with comedian couple Joe List and Sarah Tollemache about how they're preparing for their son and why DNA doesn't mean you'll love someone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira chats with comedian Ted Alexandro about his move to the woods of Connecticut and what it's like having two toddlers when you're over 50. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back with a new episode! Ophira talks with very funny comedian Zarna Garg about her new special on Amazon, how Indian yoga is boring, and why she wasn't scary enough to be a civil litigator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our crew is on summer vacation this week! We're probably all experiencing a mix of struggling to sunscreen our children, finding sand everywhere, asking "is this poison ivy" and begging our children to eat $15 chicken fingers -- but hopefully we are all enjoying 4p cocktails. We're bringing back one of our favorite interviews of Season 1 in honor of his upcoming multi-city tour, the hilarious come...

Satirist and columnist Alexandra Petri talks about her new historical humor book, her mother's obsession with George Washington and why she doesn't think babies like elegant minimalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and writer Rachel Feinstein tells Ophira that the best parenting advice comes from a Type "A" Mom at Soul Cycle, and about her firefighters husband’s habit of dressing their daughter like Steve Jobs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The king of modern comic books Neil Gaiman sits down with Ophira and talks about having a son and a grandchild that are the same age and why he loves writing in front of the Jerry Springer Show with a fountain pen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices