Parenting is a Joke

Ophira Eisenberg
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Sep 12, 2023 • 3min

Season Two Trailer

Does having a kid ruin your life? Some days, yes, but most days, yes. Listen to Season 2 of Parenting is a Joke with comedian and host Ophira Eisenberg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 1, 2023 • 43min

Joe List and Sarah Tollemache: Mom and Dad on Tour

It's our last episode of Season 1!!! Ophira chats with comedian couple Joe List and Sarah Tollemache about how they're preparing for their son and why DNA doesn't mean you'll love someone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2023 • 31min

Ted Alexandro: Grandfather Energy

Ophira chats with comedian Ted Alexandro about his move to the woods of Connecticut and what it's like having two toddlers when you're over 50.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 18, 2023 • 43min

Zarna Garg: One in a Billion

We're back with a new episode! Ophira talks with very funny comedian Zarna Garg about her new special on Amazon, how Indian yoga is boring, and why she wasn't scary enough to be a civil litigator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 11, 2023 • 29min

Roy Wood, Jr.

Our crew is on summer vacation this week! We're probably all experiencing a mix of struggling to sunscreen our children, finding sand everywhere, asking "is this poison ivy" and begging our children to eat $15 chicken fingers -- but hopefully we are all enjoying 4p cocktails. We're bringing back one of our favorite interviews of Season 1 in honor of his upcoming multi-city tour, the hilarious comedian Roy Wood Jr!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 4, 2023 • 38min

Alexandra Petri: Did Her Mom Kill George Washington?

Satirist and columnist Alexandra Petri talks about her new historical humor book, her mother's obsession with George Washington and why she doesn't think babies like elegant minimalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 27, 2023 • 40min

Rachel Feinstein: Threats, Bribes and Thribes

Comedian and writer Rachel Feinstein tells Ophira that the best parenting advice comes from a Type "A" Mom at Soul Cycle, and about her firefighters husband’s habit of dressing their daughter like Steve JobsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 20, 2023 • 45min

Neil Gaiman: Mama Grandpa

The king of modern comic books Neil Gaiman sits down with Ophira and talks about having a son and a grandchild that are the same age and why he loves writing in front of the Jerry Springer Show with a fountain pen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 13, 2023 • 43min

Kristen Schaal: Parenting is Not Funny

Actress Kristen Schaal talks with Ophira about how having a child almost killed her, her daughter's stuffed animal named Brian, and her "last call snacks" routine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 6, 2023 • 36min

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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