We Heart Mom Jokes

Smita and Lalita welcome Gail Schwartz, co-editor of the book Boyhood reimagined (Motina Books, 2025) to talk about being a queer mom, or just being a mom, and the many ways Barbie has helped us manage our anxieties. This episode was not sponsored by Mattel. But please read Boyhood Reimagined. It’s a great book for all parents!

In this episode, Smita and Lalita discuss if spooky is a bad word, if Hershey’s is chocolate, and agree with each other that Love is Blind is the best show ever created. They also agree that Halloween is always a bit, well, tricky. And treaty. But did you know it can be trunky??

For art’s sake! We take queen lessons with guest Holly Shaw, author, comedian, actor, and mom. We talk about mediocrity being underrated and success being highly overrated. And we make a few mom jokes in the process. Don’t listen to your inner heckler! Listen to our podcast! Follow Smita @almostfavorite, Lalita @lalitadeecomedy, and Holly @hollyshawcomedy.

We're baaaaaack! It's back to school for WHMJ, with the start of an exciting new season. Get your stationery, your bulk purchase kleenex, and all the other classroom supplies whose purpose we do not fully understand, and get ready!

WE ARE BACK!!! Our children are older. We are still the same age. In fact, Lalita is younger than ever. We still have no clue what we are doing. If you are looking for sound parenting advice, like and subscribe to literally anything but this podcast. We are keeping parenting real. It's unreal.

We talk to the official @OkayestMom, Nicole Miller. Our conversation covers sweet topics like our universal hatred of Valentine's day and the challenges of tearing along perforated edges. We tout the benefits of aspirational mediocrity and the benefits of being aggressively unaggressive. It's all A-OK! Find Nicole @OkayestMom on the soshals!

We talk to Carmiya Weinraub about comedy and religion and comedy about religion. We discuss what we're going to do when we become bitcoin billionaires and get inspired by the human anatomy when building our spaceships. Smita shares a story about such a rude houseguest that if you ever worry about troubling a host, worry no more! The bar has been lowered like never before! Find Carmiya Weinraub at...

Code switching is hard, except when that's the only way you've known. We talk with our guest Suni Reyes about code switching...between celsius and fahrenheit, between microwaving or scrambling eggs, or juggling cultures and generations of colonial influence. So, we keep it light and easy, till we don't. As usual. Also, we continue to deliver on our promise of never delivering useful advice. Find S...

We revisit some of our favorite moments. We try to be literary and numerary. And fail at both. But as usual, we manage to have fun! Join us as we revisit some of our favorite moments over the episodes.

Season 4 is off with a bang with our guest Chelsea Bearce ,a comedian, baker, game show host and more! Hold on to your seats, there's drama in this episode, with Lalita narrowly missing the title of most annoying person in the Bay Area. We also discuss crucial questions like whether there is such a thing as cake flavored cake. Is there? We demand answers! And cake, of any flavor! Now! Find Chelsea...

We're back! Did you miss us? Some say we refuse to stop. We say we're unstoppable. Join us as we launch a new season featuring absolutely no useful information....for the third time! Season 3! Yaaaaayyyyy!!!!!

Lisa Rothman thinks about Working From Home a lot. Like, a lot, alot. She thought about it so much that she produced a one woman show about it. Yeah. And she performs it from, you guessed it, home. Peak pandemic humor and we love it! But we're laughing with it, not at it! Well, also at it. But it's cool! Find Lisa at LisaPrize.com

Cristina Fernandez joins us to talk about all sorts of journeys. Some to outer space. And some to even an scarier place, the inner workings of your mind. We make it back ok, don't worry! We also talk about pandemic jokes. What are they? And when can we stop making them? Seriously....Hello? Find Cristina at CristinaFernandez.net

Srilatha Rajamani joins us to talk about being true to yourself, even if that means feeling a little uncomfortable at times. We discuss what makes us laugh, and how we find inspiration for jokes, often from strange, and sometimes awkward, places. Ultimately, we come from a place of love and honesty. And it's the best thing. Find Srilatha @SrilathaSauce everywhere.

Erin Patrick joins us as we nerd out on the joys and challenges of comedy. We talk about roast, toasts and social media boasts. We also debate the nature of mom, dad, non-binary and parenting jokes. Of which, there is no doubt we are the butt of. There is a silver lining - the friends we made (literally, in the case of our children) along the way!  Find Erin @ErinPatrickComedy everywhere.

Kim Evey joins us to talk about the unspoken challenges of parenting which include surprisingly large amounts of photography. We also try to solve some mysteries like the optimal number of children, husbands and Kim's real birthdate. But it's us, so we swiftly give up. We do keep the jokes coming, though!    Find Kim  @KimEvey  on Instagram or at kimevey.com

Lisa Gilbert, mother of triplets (yes, with a T) joins us to talk about hard and soft truths and how the playground will always tell you what is what. We cover business ideas like smelling bees and playground coffee pop-ups. We also get serious and talk about the challenges of discussing race and colorism with our children. It's not easy, but it's not optional. Lisa brings her signature wit and gr...

In this short episode, we ruminate on the wisdom of the Buddha who we believe more or less (paraphrasing here) said, "Ouchie is inevitable." We also kickoff the launch of Season 3! Some say we refuse to stop. We say we're unstoppable!

We recap season 2 and also cover important subjects such as whether it's emotional cheating to consult a psychic, alternative uses for lavender bath salts, and hypocritical pickles.  ​ We also talk about our upcoming Live! show on March 19th to celebrate 1000 downloads of this podcast! Register at  www.givebutter.com/momjokes.  Proceeds go to Second Harvest Food bank. We'd love to s...

We talk to Emily Paige about the importance of being true to yourself because the alternative is... not good. We discuss having mom jokes mansplained at us as well as being harassed for the mere fact of wanting to tell jokes. And there's a grand reveal near the end on our true motivations for doing comedy. Spoiler alert - it's because we like to have fun!   As usual, if you are looking for us...

We talk to Danna Kiel about comedy, parenthood and chess and how all three are surprisingly similar. A defensive game only takes you so far. And you are only as good as your last move. Don't believe us? Try negotiating with a 3-year-old... or a drunk heckler. (Fact: They're not that different).  As always, if you are looking for useful parenting tips ...so are we! Follow Danna @DannaKiel on I...

Mature topics and language alert! In this wide-ranging episode with Bobbie Oliver, the three of us have a grand time conversing in three different languages, all of them English. We talk to Bobbie about her unconventional path to motherhood. Let's just say, she could run a master class on embracing what life sends your way. We talk about standard outsider problems like daring to dre...

In this episode with Dewa Dorje, we do things a little different. We get reflective about our love of comedy. (Spoiler alert: it involves our parents.) We also talk about what smells worse than Axe body spray. (Hint: Not using Axe body spray.) Finally, Dewa completely defies the spirit of this podcast and gives us an actually useful parenting tip. It involves bathrooms. It's a good one....

In this episode with  Jaci Terjeson , we discuss important matters like career options for Zoom perverts, power moves on airplanes and whether, as moms, we are also allowed to be people. We also uncover a Seattle conspiracy theory involving umbrellas and, hold on to your hats, rain. It's fascinating! Big Metorology exposed! Finally! Follow her @JaciTerjComedy everywhere! As always, if yo...

In this episode with  Lin Sun , we cover, among other things, how jail prepares you for motherhood (!) We talk about about how doing standup is less scary than being a mom. And the healing value of having low standards. It's true, sometimes you just have to let go. Follow Lin @LinSunTV on the gram! As always, if you are looking for useful information on parenting....sorry we can't help. Have...