35 episodes
Parenting is a Joke iHeartPodcasts
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4.9 • 139 Ratings
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You know when you talk to your friends about your childhood and end it by saying, "But look at us, we're fine!" Here's my question: Are we fine? Because we're sitting here doused in CBD oil under a weighted blanket recording a podcast called Parenting is a Joke. Each week, host and standup Ophira Eisenberg talks to a different comedian about their career and their kids. Conversations tackle the tooth fairy, eating sticks, summer camp anxiety, the hidden horrors of childbirth, and the obvious horrors of our own childhoods. We celebrate the absurdity of shuffling a career with raising a kid, highlight less traditional parenthood journeys, all while relishing in the fact that no one knows what they're doing, but we're all trying! Sometimes even our best. Co-produced by Pretty Good Friends and iHeartPodcasts. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Catherine Reitman: So Niche
It's that time of year, listeners. School has 8 special events that they just told us about before it ends, camps have sent a 40 item long list of things your child needs to bring, and there is NO bug spray left in sight. While our team scrambles to find deet, enjoy one of our favorite interviews of this first season: In honor of the series end of Workin' Moms on Netflix, the creator and star, Catherine Reitman.
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Iris Bahr: Home is Nowhere and Everywhere
Actress and comedian Iris Bahr talks with Ophira about why Israel is a great place to raise kids despite the rockets, and how there should be a dating app that matches custody schedules.
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Christine Taylor: Laundry Stability
We continue our Mother's Day Month with actress Christine Taylor! She explains to Ophira why a parent should never send a text that says "how are you?" and why getting her son to feel stable in the laundry room is her #1 goal as a parent.
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Tig Notaro: Go Sit By The Front Door
Comedian Tig Notaro shares a story with Ophira about her son asking if she was a boy or a girl, and how "sit by the front door" is the biggest punishment she doles out.
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Jeannie Gaffigan: Table for 7
Writer and producer Jeannie Gaffigan talks with Ophira about raising a big family in NYC, working with her husband Jim Gaffigan and why a child can’t be trusted with hot tea.
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Eric Bogosian: Punk Grandparent
Actor and writer Eric Bogosian talks with Ophira Eisenberg about growing up as an outsider, his early days in the NYC theater scene and his new favorite role: being a grandfather.
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Customer Reviews
So thankful for this show!
I was absolutely delighted to learn that Ophira has a new podcast, and that it’s about parenting! As a performing artist (orchestral musician), it’s so refreshing to hear from a host with a non-traditional career and work schedule. I get a whole lot of side-eye from the other parents in my life for having to work evenings and weekends and therefore (gasp!) occasionally missing soccer games or needing to find a ride home for my munchkins, but I know Ophira gets me. Love the games, interviews, and updates from her home life. Please keep the episodes coming- they bring so much validation and comfort, in addition to much-needed laughs and entertainment!
More Ophira!!
This podcast is a welcome pleasure. I have missed Her Ripe Begonias and love hearing her voice. Ophira is like a great sister whose got great advice and makes you laugh.
Listen up
Fun and rather touching in a sneaky way