Parenting is a Joke

Willie Macc Is Laughing His Way Through Hell

Willie Macc Is Laughing His Way Through Hell Comedian Willie Macc joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about becoming a father at 17, raising a son who is now 24, and discover

Marilu Henner Refuses to Raise a Brat

What does it take to raise two boys without raising Hollywood brats? Marilu Henner joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about motherhood, working in entertainment, and the pare

Repair the Rupture with Hillary Frank

Podcaster and Author Hillary Frank returns to talk to Ophira Eisenberg and offers a deeper look into what she’s learned from years of reporting on parenthood, why convent

Let the Teenager Teenager with Hillary Frank

Hillary Frank, creator and longtime host of the award-winning parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, and author of the new Audiobook Wedlocked joins Ophira Eisenber

Jena Friedman Wants to Feel It, Not Act It

Jena Friedman talks with Ophira Eisenberg about the strange collision of grief, motherhood, politics, and the practical business of being a working comedian as she brings

Jena Friedman Knows Grief is a Real Motherf*ker

Jena Friedman returns to Parenting Is a Joke with a now four-year-old, a new solo show called Motherf*cker, and a lot to say about what happens when motherhood, grief, po

Giving Up Control with Marc Kaye

In this snack-sized follow-up with host Ophira Eisenberg, comedian and author Marc Kaye digs into the split between fitting in and belonging that gives his essay collecti

Marc Kaye’s Kids are 1 in 8 Million

Comedian and debut essayist Marc Kaye joins host Ophira Eisenberg mid-vacation, sweat-soaked from a Yellowstone-to-Badlands road trip, to talk about the strange math of r

Sona Movesesian is the World’s Best Mom

In this episode of Parenting Is a Joke, Ophira Eisenberg talks with Sona Movsesian, author of The World’s Worst Mom and The World’s Worst Assistant and co-host of Conan O

Sona Movsesian: Two Moms, One Computer Connection

In the Season 5 premiere of Parenting Is a Joke, Ophira Eisenberg talks with Sona Movsesian—co-host of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, former longtime Conan O’Brien assista

Adam Cayton-Holland Is On the Big Screen

Host Ophira Eisenberg brings back this favorite episode with Adam Cayton-Holland in celebration of his new film See You When I See You recently featured at the Sundance F

A Bit of Magic with Carlos Greaves

Carlos Greaves returns to the podcast for a closer look at the surprisingly authoritarian role of parenting, beginning with his 18-month-old daughter’s new favorite activ

Carlos Greaves Is The Satirical Dad

Carlos Greaves joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about the strange math of building a creative career while raising an 18-month-old daughter, especially when your “job” is a

Dating Like A Man With Sabrina Bendory

Sabrina Bendory returns to talk about the origin story of her very first book, 10 Things Every Woman Needs to Know About Men — a title that started with her getting ghost

Sabrina Bendory Names the Mother Wound

Author and Coach Sabrina Bendory brings her work as a relationship coach and author of The Feminine Code into the everyday reality of raising four young children, connect

Jo Piazza Knows Moms Could Pull Off a Heist

Author, podcaster, influencer! Jo Piazza returns to Parenting Is a Joke in the middle of a whirlwind tour for The Parisian Heist, discovering that the greatest luxury of

Blended Religions with Holly Rizzuto-Palker

In this Parenting Is a Joke Snack, Holly Rizzuto-Palker and Ophira Eisenberg trade deeply personal stories about building an interfaith family without reducing either tra

Holly Rizzuto-Palker Went for Gymboree to Comedy

Holly Rizzuto Palker joins host Ophira Eisenberg for a conversation about building a creative career while raising three kids, and why modern parenting can feel like an u

Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux Trust Weird Kids

Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux, the sister writing team behind Bob's Burgers and The Great North, join Ophira to compare growing up in a large family with raising seven kids o

Jo Piazza Sees Through the Trad Wife Dream

Best -selling author and podcaster Jo Piazza joins Ophira Eisenberg for a sharp, funny conversation about raising three kids while writing bestselling thrillers, hosting