
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 hor...
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Episodes (237)
Laura Benanti Is Not Asking for Permission, Thanks
Parenting is a Joke
Why Dating Dads Is the New Hot with Erin Keating
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Erin Keating is Constantly Buying Footballs and Shoes
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Rachael Price Sings The Wheels on the Tourbus Go Round and Round
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Nine-Year-Olds are Friendly Exterestials with Chris Duffy
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Chris Duffy is a Large Baby With a Beard
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Writing Novels on the Toilet (Literally) with Jo Piazza
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Jo Piazza Knows Everyone is Lying to You
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The Doula Is My Favorite Roommate with Vicky Kuperman
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Jennifer Rawlings Parents 5 Kids and Performs in War-Zones
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Raising a Feminist Boy with The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic
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Microdosing, Menopause, and the Magic of Mushrooms with Tracey Tee
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Moms on Mushrooms: How Tracey Tee Found Relief and a Calling
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Tummy Time and The Tonight Show with Liz Glazer
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Vicky Kuperman’s C-Section Came with a Chanel Gift Bag
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Kid Jokes for the Kidless with Mike Cannon
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Mike Cannon’s Fatherhood Survival Kit Includes Empathy and Edibles
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College Kids Who Refuse to Party with Deborah Goldstein
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Deborah Goldstein Has a Viable Womb
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Snot Goblins with Rob Kutner
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Rob Kutner Celebrates 5,000 Years and His Tween's Bar Mitzvah
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Unexpected Potty Training with Janae Burris
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Janae Burris is the Funniest Mom in Fresno
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Getting Roasted by Your Teenage with Amy Millan
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Amy Millan Plays Blackjack For Bathtime
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From Isolation to Iced Coffee with Tara Clark
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Tara Clark Shifts From Mama to Bro
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Jake Johannsen is Parenting With Heckler Skills
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Live from PodJam: Parenting, Potty Training, and How to Talk to Kids About Polit...
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David Cross and Amber Tamblyn Value Art and Granola Bars
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Andy Haynes & Rosebud Baker Live at Moontower
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LEGO Crimes Erin Judge and Jenny Chalikian
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Erin Judge and Jenny Chalikian Prove Poly-Parenting is Peak-Parenting
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Never Winning at Checkers with Robby Slowik
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Robby Slowik and His Foul Seed
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Second Baby, Same Credit Card with Casey Balsham
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Casey Balsham Spent 100K On Her Babies
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Why Laura Prepon Can’t Stand Tuna
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Sharing Custody Means More Time! with Christa Meola
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May Flam Is Into Fair Play
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Christa Meola Confims: The Perfect Family Photo Never Happens
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Life isn’t Fair with Ester Steinberg
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Ester Steinberg Has Medicocre Eggs
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How a $500 Gift Changed Everything with Dave Neal
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Dave Neal is Keeping it Alive
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Sharing Custody Means More Time! with Christa Meola
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Staying Healthy After Going Going Viral with Katie Love
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Katie Love Loves Being The Breadwinner
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From Frozen Poles to TikTok Trolls with ABC Parenting's Arthur Meyer and Stephan...
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Matt Goldich Gives Himself a B- in Parenting
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