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John Moe Declares It's A 3 Kid Minimum in Minnesota
Season 4 Episode 411
In this episode of Parenting Is a Joke, John Moe talks to Ophira Eisenberg about raising three kids while juggling multiple jobs in public radio, writing, and podcasting. He recalls his parents’ Norw…
Published on 8 hours ago
Rachel Dratch’s Psychic Predicted Her Child
Season 4 Episode 410
Rachel Dratch joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about raising her 13-year-old son Eli, reflecting on how his confident, social personality contrasts with her own bookish teen years. She recalls once ass…
Published on 5 days, 8 hours ago
Jordan Carlos is in The Simon & Garfunkel Phase of Parenting
Season 4 Episode 409
Comedian Jordan Carlos joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about parenting two kids with very different personalities—his 10-year-old daughter, a perfectionist baker supplied with Costco-sized vanilla ext…
Published on 1 week ago
The Smallest Hecklers with Danny Ricker
Season 4 Episode 408
On this Parenting is a Joke snack episode, head-writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Danny Ricker joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about how his work and family worlds overlap in unpredictable ways. He share…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Danny Ricker is Living One Lego a Day
Season 4 Episode 407
In this episode of Parenting is a Joke, Ophira Eisenberg talks with Danny Ricker, head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live and author of Wow, You Look Terrible: How to Parent Less and Live More. Ricker share…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Moms Unhinged with Andrea Marie
Season 4 Episode 406
In this snack episode, Andrea Marie talks about what it’s like dating as an empty nester after her “Zoom divorce” during the pandemic, and how she approaches relationships differently in her fifties—…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Andrea Marie is Loving Her Empty Nest
Season 4 Episode 405
In this Parenting is a Joke episode, comedian Andrea Marie talks about founding the Moms Unhinged Comedy Tour after becoming an empty nester and realizing she finally had the freedom to hit the road.…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Parent Math with Domenica Ruta
Season 4 Episode 404
In this Parenting Is a Joke snack episode, Ophira Eisenberg talks with bestselling author Domenica Ruta about the messy, improvised reality of writing and parenting while raising kids. Domenica descr…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Best-Selling Author Domenica Ruta Still Laughs at the Hard Parts
Season 4 Episode 403
Bestselling author Domenica Ruta joins Ophira Eisenberg on this episode to talk about her new book All The Mothers, and about the family dynamics that shaped her memoir With or Without You, including…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Getting Slapped with Baloney with The Gaytriarchs
Season 4 Episode 402
In this snack-sized follow-up, Ophira Eisenberg leads rapid-fire parenting confessions with Gaytriarchs podcast hosts David FM Vaughn and Gavin Lodge. David admits the last thing he said “no” to was…
Published on 1 month ago