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Parenting is a Joke

Ophira Eisenberg

EN237 episodes
comedyinterviewskidsfamilyparenting

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)

Rachel Feinstein: Threats, Bribes and Thribes

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Neil Gaiman: Mama Grandpa

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Kristen Schaal: Parenting is Not Funny

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Catherine Reitman: So Niche

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Iris Bahr: Home is Nowhere and Everywhere

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Christine Taylor: Laundry Stability

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Tig Notaro: Go Sit By The Front Door

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Jeannie Gaffigan: Table for 7

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Eric Bogosian: Punk Grandparent

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Hari Kondabolu: Dream Crib

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Laurie Kilmartin: Not Safe For Kids

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The Meltdown!

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Jimmy Pardo: I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time

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Jessica Grose: Screaming on the Inside

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Lenny Marcus: Loves the W-2

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Baron Vaughn: Truth Troll

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Jordan Klepper: Top Bunk

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Explaining Comedy to a Child

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Rachael Price: What She Expects While Expecting

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Jackie Johnson: Placenta Witch

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Kurt Braunohler Hates Blippi

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Jena Friedman: Little Ricky

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Judy Gold: Changing the Dialogue

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Samantha Bee: Don't Read The Comments

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Adira Amram: Jazz Farm

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Pete Dominick: Everything’s Amazing

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Happy Holidays: Poop!

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Two Jews + A Muslim Christmas Spectacular

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Bobcat Goldthwait: Apple Sock

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Rachel Bloom: Hand-Foot-Mouth

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Chuck Bryant: Gold Maid

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Mary Lynn Rajskub: Creative Problems

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Chris Gethard: Not Cool

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Eugene Mirman: Good Grief

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Catherine Reitman: So Niche

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Roy Wood, Jr: Gold Medallion

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Jessi Klein: Squirrel Head

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Introducing: Parenting is a Joke

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