funnyparentspodcast

Frank Caeti joins to share two stories with us: one about the birth of his first child, and one about the big question on his son's mind. Frank directs the Second City's online family-friendly offering The Really Awesome Improv Show. Check it out here: https://www.tixr.com/promoters/TheReallyAwesomeImprovShow Find our Janurary Journaling pages at https://www.facebook.com/funnyparents

Paul Luikart tells us about an attempted autumn camping trip. Check out Paul as The Noob on the Talkin' Funny Podcast! https://www.facebook.com/talkinfunny/ Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

Nicky Margolis joins us to tell us about how her daughter schooled her on the meaning of Christmas.

Joe Kaplan joins us to share three brief stories from raising his two daughters from birth to college dorm.

Rachel Miller (Boom Chicago, Second City) tells us how, after years of work, she became a mom overnight. Or over improv workshop.

Clair Clairmont and Shane WIlson join us again to tell us about the lengths a parent will go when there's an Elf or a Shelf on the line.

Alissa Alter shares the story about the time when all her prior planning ran headfirst into her baby's head. Check out Alissa's work on her instagram @alissalter or at www.pilatesforyourprivates.com

Our Second Installment of Funny Parents Book Club! Megan Grano (Episode 9) and Andrew Frahm join us to talk about their new book AJ's Bad Temper. You can get a copy right here: https://www.amazon.com/AJs-Bad-Temper-Megan-Grano/dp/B08FSJ7WC5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=AJ%27s+bad+temper&qid=1603335814&sr=8-1

Jyo Minakawa tells us about the night he found out his son had a peanut allergy. For Funny Parents merch check out: http://www.redbubble.com/people/funnyparents Follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funnyparents

Our first Bonus Episode: Welcome, everyone, to the Funny Parents Book Club. We're thrilled to get to talk to Megan Kellie and Sue Salvi about their book Someday a Bird will Poop on You! You can check it out herehttps://bookshop.org/books/someday-a-bird-will-poop-on-you-a-life-lesson/9780316487764, or any place books are sold. And follow them @birdpoopbook and @flipflipflap

Kate Tellers tells us about her family's preparations to go on a Friendcation during Covid. There's a beach, There are crepes. And there are Science Kids.

This week you will hear a birthing story from hilarious dad, Joe Schiappa! Joe created the show Sport Court on IFC.com and was a writer for Impractical Jokers: AfterShow, MTV's Silent library and more. http://www.joeschiappa.com After that you will hear from Funny Parents co-host Mary Theresa Archbold about the ups and downs of feeding her son all homemade food and his inexplicable aversion to bre...

Irene Carroll tells us about trying to get her baby's weight up with the help of a no-nonsense Brooklyn lactation consultant. Then Jessica Robinson takes us along as she pursues nutritional perfection. Check out Irene's work at irenecarroll.com And enjoy more stories from Jessica at her own show Bettersaidthandone.com

Mac Antigua tells the story of a day at the Women's World Cup when... everything went right. Then Bob Wiltfong tells us about falling asleep... and waking back up. Check out Mac's podcast Imagine This https://link.chtbl.com/mjR8bpbR And Check Out Bob's new book The BS Dictionary: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52452950-the-bs-dictionary

Pat shares a story about trying to move his career while raising kids. Then Ben Rosenfeld joins us with a story about Judaism, Christmas, Russian Children's books, and cleaning. Check out Ben and his wife Michelle's book at www.newparentsmell.com

Dion Flynn tells us several brief stories about raising a kid who (gasp) doesn't want to be an entertainer. Then Kerstin Caldwell shares a story about... breathing in the face of her daughter's doubts. Check out Dion's work and mindfulness workshops at www.dionflynn.com Check out Kerstin's programs at www.gainingperspective.com What kids books do you love? Which ones do you despise? Let us know at...

Kevin Scott tells us about the inner world of his daughter's stuffed animal society. Then Jean Villepique shares her story about getting her son a vaccination during Covid. If you're in New York, Check out Kevin in Centralia. And be sure to watch Jean on AP Bio on NBC.

Clair Clairmont & Shane Wilson share a story of a wild night of illness and their discovery of magic screentime. Then Sarah Lowe and Matt Donnelly tell us about their experience with circumcising... or not... Check out Matt's podcast Ice Cream Social at www.heyscoops.com And if you're in Chicago, drop by IO Chicago to see Shane with the cast of Whirled News Tonight https://www.ioimprov.com/shows/w...

Kate James shares a complete catalog of every question her son asks... before 10:45 am. Then Megan Grano tells us about the time when her kid realized he was surrounded by comedians. Check out Kate on Hello From The Magic Tavern https://hellofromthemagictavern.com/ or on Work in Progress on Showtime: https://www.sho.com/work-in-progress Check out Megan's youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.c...

Abby Sher (Author of Love You Miss You Hate You Bye) talks about her kid's troublesome trio of imaginary friends, and the darn hurricane that's always out to get them. Then Christine Walters (Network exec for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee)shares a bit of her son's spiritual journey.

We have FOUR - count'em, FOUR stories this week! First improv master Matt Higgins (Centralia, Matt Higgins: The Improviser) talks about finding adventures in unlikely places with his two daughters. Then Krissy Shields (Mahamama.com)and Arian Moayed (Succession, The Humans on Broadway) talk about the Spanish heat and appendix fears. Drop by and say hi at http://facebook.com/funnyparents

It's a Birthing-Story-tacular! Karen Graci and Jessica Elaina Eason both share stories of surprises, missing doctors, and tense husbands. You can follow Karen on Instagram @thatgirlkarengraci And you can follow Jessica on twitter @jesspatsox

Mandy Schmieder (@MandySchmieder, @unnaturalfilmcomedy mandyschmieder.com) tells the tale of a holiday trip to Penn Station. Then Cara Greene Epstein (@caragreene37, caragreeneepstein.com) shares a story about letting go at T-ball. Edited by Sarah Nowak.

Thanks for Listening! In this episode, Dani Sher shares the moment she "transitions" to a mom. Then Erin Payton talks about kids Benedryl, temper tantrums, and her realization that she'll be a mom forever. Hosted by: Pat Shay and Mary Theresa Archbold Follow us at @funnyparentspod or on FB at Funny Parents

Our first Live-recorded story! Dave T Koenig (http://www.davetkoenig.com/, @davetkoenig), tells us about chaperoning a field trip to the Titanic. Then Michelle Walson (https://www.michellewalson.com, @mgdub) shares her first days of school.