Hold My Baby

Welcome back to Hold My Baby, the parenting podcast where we love our kids... but we're also convinced dads deserve a little more than a gas station card and a "World's Okayest Father" mug. This week, Erik and Kira somehow turn Father's Day into a full-on courtroom case, debate whether college is still worth the money, and ask the terrifying question every parent eventually hears: "What if my kid...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids... but we're also trying to figure out if college, giant airport dogs, and modern parenting have completely gone off the rails.   This week Erik and Kira tackle some light parenting topics like:   🎓 Whether college is still worth it 🏖️ Summer pool parties 👨‍👩‍👧 The uncomfortable truth about which parents you trust...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids... but we're becoming increasingly concerned about everyone else's. This week Erik and Kira dive headfirst into the wild world of youth sports parents, field trip disasters, and the modern parenting epidemic known as **"Buddy Parenting."**  In this episode:  🏐 Kira survives a massive volleyball tournament  ⚾ Eric shar...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids... but we're becoming increasingly concerned about everyone else's. This week Erik and Kira dive headfirst into the wild world of youth sports parents, field trip disasters, and the modern parenting epidemic known as **"Buddy Parenting."**   If you've ever volunteered at a school event and immediately regretted it...thi...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we're also pretty sure every parenting decision somehow ends with therapy. This week, Eric and Kira tackle one of parenting's greatest challenges: **summer vacation.** Not the fun kind—the kind where your kids are suddenly home 24/7 asking, *"What are we doing today?"* before you've even had coffee. Things quickly...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we are genuinely confused about how children survived before protein shakes, electrolyte packets, and emotional support snacks. This episode spirals immediately into: * Why modern kids apparently need snacks every 11 minutes * Kira admitting she may actually BE the problem 😅 * Eric’s immigrant-parent survival tech...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we are deeply concerned about literally everyone else’s parenting choices. This episode has everything: * TSA bins becoming the hill Kira is willing to die on * Eric being “randomly selected” at airports forever because… brown * Airport parenting that feels less like parenting and more like surrender * Reclining ai...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we are *this close* to following them to every playdate like undercover agents. In this episode, we ask a very simple question: **Why are other people’s kids… like this??** Things spiral immediately into: * Dropping your kid off at a “safe” house… * Parents not knowing where the kids actually are (cool, cool, cool…...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we’re raising kids… while also trying to survive customer service, inflated egos, and people with just a *little* too much authority. This episode really has everything: * Parents realizing their kids are growing up WAY too comfortable (suite life only 😅) * The absolute chaos of dealing with Verizon customer service * Being told you’re...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but also question every parenting decision immediately after making it.   Let me stop you right there...today we are talking about: * Parents who are *way too open* vs parents who grew up with zero sex talk * Locker room trauma, nicknames, and why kids are ruthless * The myth of “bullying” vs what bullying actually was...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we will absolutely judge you for bringing off-brand soda to a party. We get into: * Parents drinking (or not drinking) and how we cope with life * Comedy, performing sober, and why being sharp actually matters * Porto’s saving every party like the MVP it is * Why bad party food is actually offensive (yes, we said i...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we also expect you to **put the iPad down, be present, and stop yelling “BE NICE” at comedians.** This episode starts with a classic parenting moment: You go to your kid’s school performance to support them… and instead you’re watching the entire show through someone else’s **giant glowing iPad screen** like it’s a...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but also expect them to survive international travel without losing their minds (or ours). In this episode, Erik and Kira take parenting global — literally — with a chaotic **family trip to Japan**, where Eric realizes he is no longer the confident dad… he is now a confused tourist holding Google Translate like it’s a...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby Podcast**, where two comedian parents attempt to navigate modern parenting, school drama, and adult responsibilities… while barely holding it together. In this episode Erik Rivera and Kira Soltanovich tackle some very important parenting issues, such as: Buying a new car and realizing dealerships are basically psychological warfare Why ordering a Tesla online might b...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby Podcast** — the parenting podcast where two comedians attempt to raise children while also trying not to completely lose their minds. In this episode, Erik Rivera and Kira Soltanovich dive into the chaos of **modern parenting, phones and kids, generational parenting differences, therapy, and the strange realization that our parents definitely did some questionable th...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we’re just trying to raise decent children… and also survive other people’s parenting choices. In this episode, Erik and Kira spiral into the chaos of modern parenting: Why are kids always on screens? Why do parents never volunteer but always have opinions? And why is Kira so committed to being naked with Koreans? We cover: * The danger...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but also believe in boundaries, deodorant, and not showing up to someone’s house with a sick child like it’s a fun surprise. In this episode, Erik and Kira spiral immediately (as usual) into: * Coffee addictions and morning chaos * The eternal parenting debate: **Do you just say NO… or do you ask gentle therapy questio...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids deeply… but we also expect basic manners, social skills, and maybe a little gratitude when adults are doing unpaid labor for them. In this episode, Erik and Kira spiral into two of parenting’s greatest nightmares: 1. **Adults who refuse to volunteer but have endless opinions** 2. **Kids at parties who disappear into you...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we’re raising children, enforcing rules, and quietly wondering why we’re the only ones paying attention. In this episode, Erik and Kira break down the real family hierarchy: Who’s actually in charge? Who’s the sheriff? Who doesn’t even know the dentist’s name? And why does Hollywood insist dads are one step away from burning the house d...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… and also want them to be *slightly impressive* someday. Not even famous. Just… employable. Athletic. Motivated. Alive. In this episode, Erik signs his 13-year-old up for **water polo** (because scholarships don’t grow on trees), only for it to become his son’s **first and last class**. We get into the eternal parenting...

In this episode, Erik and Kira return from a hiatus with the kind of energy you only get after **three weeks of Christmas break** and zero personal space. They break down why winter break is basically a hostage situation, why camps cost more than rent, and what happens when you’ve already taken away TV, video games, and phones… and your kid is still acting like a villain. Then things get worse (in...

We get into: * Why your wedding ring is a “speed bump,” not a stop * Stage names, DJ names, and why we refuse to call you “Sandman” * The worst bombing stories of Erik’s career * Snoring on planes and why it should be illegal * HOLD MY BABY: getting scolded at a comedy show like it’s church If you’ve ever wanted to say “absolutely not” out loud to a stranger… congratulations. This is your episode....

This episode starts with denim debates and pajama pants denial, spirals into family photos we *swore* we’d never take, and somehow ends with public speakerphone etiquette, airplane seating warfare, and mustache-based childhood trauma. Erik and Kira unpack: * Pajama pants disguised as “real clothes” * Family portraits, matching pajamas & becoming the parents you mocked * Growing up without photos a...

This episode starts with smiling anger (the most dangerous kind), detours into crying on airplanes, and somehow lands squarely on **why Crocs are ruining society**, why airline seating should come with photos, and why **your child is absolutely not allowed to poop in our house**. Erik and Kira cover: Crying on planes over movies you thought were harmless Why airlines should let you preview seatmat...

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids, fear school administrators, and are just trying to survive modern life with our dignity (and credit score) intact. This episode starts with a brutally honest breakdown of **how much money it costs to look like a woman over 40**, spirals into YouTube phrases your kids should *never* repeat at school, and somehow ends wi...