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On next week’s episode, stand-up comedian, Ophira Eisenberg joins The Mom Coms hosts Holly Rizzuto Palker , Liz Alterman , Stephanie Silberstein to discuss the only valid reason to have a baby (never leaving the house again), why the game Old Maid is basically a Victorian war crime, and how her son accidentally fixed centuries of female oppression by mishearing one word. Also covered: Big Dairy's...

What happens when midlife moms can't decode their own teens language? Comedy gold. This week on The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , Holly Rizzuto Palker , Liz Alterman and Stephanie Silberstein welcome Angela Burk — author of The Real Girl's Guide to Midlife and the Substack sensation behind realgirlsguidetomidlife.com — for an episode that goes from decoding teen slang to hot flashes to thong fu...

On next week’s Wednesday episode drop of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , we hear from Angela Burk , creator of The Real Girl’s Guide on Substack. Angela shares with Stephanie Silberstein , Liz Alterman , and Holly Rizzuto Palker the Rosetta Stone to decoding teen speak, talks about her peri-menopausal sweat attacks, and gives us reasons why thongs don’t work for the over-50 set. Hint: it isn’...

On this episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , we hear from Estelle Erasmus:  TEDx speaker , NYU writing professor,  author of Writing That Gets Noticed , and host of the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast. Estelle offers inspiring and hilarious advice on protecting our valuable time. Then she chats with Stephanie, Liz, and Holly about mean moms, peer pressure, poop, raisins, kishkas , dati...

This episode will drop next Wednesday. Tune in to hear from Estelle Erasmus:  TEDx speaker , NYU writing professor, author of Writing That Gets Noticed , and host of the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast. Follow The Mom Coms for more content and to learn about upcoming shows: Website Substack Instagram Facebook TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscriber...

The Lindas with Caren Lissner  On this episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , we hear from Caren Lissner— author of the novel Carrie Pilby and comedic contributor to the New York Times, McSweeney's, The Washington Post, and Parents Magazine. Caren reads an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, How We Became Homeless, and chats with Mom Coms Holly Rizzuto Palker and Liz Alterman about seein...

On next week’s episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , we hear from Caren Lissner— author of the novel Carrie Pilby and comedic contributor to the New York Times, McSweeney’s, The Washington Post, and Parents Magazine. Caren reads an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, How We Became Homeless and chats with Mom Coms Holly Rizzuto Palker and Liz Alterman about seeing her novel become a movi...

Lady Godiva on a Schwinn with Karen Reiner On this episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , we hear from the “un-bleep-able” Karen Reiner—winner of the First Person Arts Story Slam —and her mother, Bonnie. Karen tells The Mom Coms Holly and Steph about her childhood with her hilariously penny-pinching mother. We hear about creatively re-purposed pantyhose eggs, homemade underwear, and bride...

Who would be zany enough to plan a trip to Florida with their 80-year-old mother and three teenage sons and live to write about the adventure? Liz Alterman, that’s who! She is an award-winning author published in The New York Times and The Washington Post, and a frequent McSweeney’s contributor. Join Stephanie Silberstein and Holly Rizzuto Palker as they listen to Liz read her essay, “I Booked a M...

On this episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories , we hear from Liz Glazer: one of The Mom Coms ’ founding members, former tenured law professor, current rabbi’s wife, lesbian, new mom, and star of the YouTube comedy special, Do You Know Who I’m Not? She has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Funny AF with Kevin Hart , and Nate Bargatze’s Don’t Tell Comedy . In this episode,...

TEASER for Liz Alterman's Multi-Generational Vacation Disaster. Episode drops May 6th, just in time for Mother's Day This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com

Each episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories features a humorous parenting essay, a book excerpt reading, or a stand-up comedy routine, followed by an interview with the artist. Holly Rizzuto Palker, Stephanie Silberstein, and other members of The Mom Coms stand-up comedy troupe will grill the interviewee, Mom Com style. We’ll unearth relatable parenting moments that connect us as mothers an...