Parenting is a Joke
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.
Episodes
We're back with a little extra from Laura Prepon. Laura Prepon answers some rapid fire questions where she reveals her favorite dinnertime recipe and why she has never tried tuna fish.
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On our special Mother's Day episode, Ophira chats with actress and director Laura Prepon about 6-year-old flirtation, her kids' recent set visit and the beauty of batch-cooking.
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LIVE from Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Ophira talks with comedian Jeremiah Watkins about ups and downs of fatherhood.
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LIVE from Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Ophira talks with comedians and parents Rosebud Baker and Andy Haynes about their 6 month old daughter, which parent is more patient, and why Andy thought expired kimchi might kill them all.
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On this week's bonus episode Ophira chats with the hilarious Jake Johanssen about dropping his 19-year-old daughter off at college in Dublin, Ireland and his love of the Flowbee.
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Ophira chats with comedian and actor Andy Richter about the perks of living with your 20-something year-old son and why under NO circumstances will he ever negotiate with toddlers.
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Spring is hopping and this week marks the last of our team's school vacations so we are bringing back a favorite interview while we catch up. Ophira chats with the hilarious comedian and actress Kristen Schaal about how parenting is so many wonderful things, but it is NOT funny!
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This week we have a special bonus conversation with Matthew Buccelli, author of the newsletter ParentSounds. Ophira chats with Matthew about parental leave in Germany and his career as a kindergarten DJ.
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Ophira talks to CNN's climate correspondent Bill Weir about how to talk to our kids about the state of our planet, how there's hope for us and his new baby, and his short stint as a standup comedian.
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Happy Spring Break, which is a different week of no school for every parent on our team! So...we're bringing a favorite episode with the wry and hilarious comedian and mom to twins, Tig Notaro. And don't miss her new comedy special, "Hello Again."
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Ophira plays the game, "Real of Fake Kids' TV Shows" with Daily Show Correspondent, Jordan Klepper.
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The Pop Culture Moms ask Ophira for advice on how to teach their kids to be funny.
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Ophira chats to Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg about their new podcast Pop Culture Moms. They also talk about woodworking, how commuting while nursing is logistical hell, and why Bluey's mom is a mom-icon.
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A bonus rapid fire Q & A this week with comedian Matt Goldich! Ophira chats with Matt about what he'd do if he had a night off from performing AND parenting, and he shares his best parenting tips.
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This week Ophira talks to comedian Giulia Rozzi about her kid growing up in a two-comedian-household, why she doesn't have much blowjob material in her stand-up these days, and the negotiation power of Bubble Guppies.
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In this bonus episode, Julia Scotti shares more about New Jersey food, which US state she wouldn't want to perform in, and the best birthday present she ever got from her son.
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Ophira talks with the very funny comedian Julia Scotti about starring in Susan Sandler's documentary, "Funny That Way," being a transgender woman, and the power of a good teacher.
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Ophira sits down with her son Lucas to discuss his desire for a video game player.
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Ophira chats and somehow becomes best friends with the hilarious UK comedian Jen Brister - they laugh and laugh about sexism, meager requests in green rooms and how their family FaceTimes never involve actual conversation.
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Our overqualified intern-dad Jeffrey Kaufman gives us the scoop on safe sleeping.
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