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, and 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. New episodes every Tuesday. New Season October 1st.

Comedy
Comedy Interviews
Kids & Family
101
Never Winning at Checkers with Robby Slowik
28 min
102
Robby Slowik and His Foul Seed
Why Robby Slowik’s Toddler Has More Frequent Flyer Miles Than You
41 min
103
Second Baby, Same Credit Card with Casey Balsham
What Would You Do Different With A New Baby
25 min
104
Casey Balsham Spent 100K On Her Babies
Casey is Puking So We Know She's Okay
46 min
105
Why Laura Prepon Can’t Stand Tuna
Directing, Cooking, and Raising Picky Eaters with Laura Prepon
23 min
106
Sharing Custody Means More Time! with Christa M...
When Your Kid’s First Love Is a Six-Year-Old Magician
31 min
107
May Flam Is Into Fair Play
The Emotional Labor No One Talks About—And How to Fix It
50 min
108
Christa Meola Confims: The Perfect Family Photo...
Co-Parenting and Camera Lenses with Christa Meola
49 min
109
Life isn’t Fair with Ester Steinberg
Nerf Guns, Plastic Surgery, and Parenting Like a Boss
29 min
110
Ester Steinberg Has Medicocre Eggs
From Vegas to Breast Milk on a Plane: Ester Steinberg’s Parenting Stories
41 min
111
How a $500 Gift Changed Everything with Dave Neal
How Sugar Addiction and Single Parenthood has Influence Dave Neal
23 min
112
Dave Neal is Keeping it Alive
Juggling Fatherhood, Stand-Up, and a Twice-Daily Podcast
47 min
113
Sharing Custody Means More Time! with Christa M...
When Your Kid’s First Love Is a Six-Year-Old Magician
31 min
114
Staying Healthy After Going Going Viral with Ka...
Katie Love Tells Us About What Happens When You Post Your Kids on Social Media
25 min
115
Katie Love Loves Being The Breadwinner
Stay-At-Home Dads, Gender Bias, and the Side-Eye at the School Pickup
45 min
116
From Frozen Poles to TikTok Trolls with ABC Par...
Why Parody Is Harder Than Parenting (Sometimes)
16 min
117
Matt Goldich Gives Himself a B- in Parenting
Why Writing for Late Night is Easier Than Wrangling a 4-Year-Old
19 min
118
Knocking On Doors with Doug Smith
From Knocking on Doors to Crushing Comedy Clubs
28 min
119
Doug Smith’s Kid Thinks His Life is Just Coffee...
From Jehovah’s Witness to Stand-Up Star: Doug Smith’s Journey
50 min
120
From the Algonquin Table to the Dinner Table wi...
Parenting Through the Lens of Sobriety: A Bite-Sized Chat with Cat Greenleaf
23 min
121
Cat Greenleaf Moves from Talk Stoop to Sober Talk
From Adoption to Adolescence, Soberness and Real About Family Life
51 min
122
Bright Lights, Big City Teens with Mike Pesca
What Modern Teens Are Thinking with Mike Pesca
25 min
123
Arthur Meyer and Stephanie Drake Mock the ABC’s...
Cilantro Friends and Parenting Fails
51 min
124
Surviving Trails and Tantrums with Sally Brooks
When Parenting Feels Harder Than Climbing Uphill
21 min
125
Sally Brooks Conquers The Appalachian and Paren...
Indoor Kids and Outdoor Moms
47 min