One Bad Mother

Nov 15 2024 590 ep. 66 mins 21.6k
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A comedy podcast about motherhood and how unnatural it sometimes is. We aren't all magical vessels! Join us every week as we deal with the thrills and embarrassments of motherhood and strive for less judging, and more laughing.

  Comedy  Kids & Family
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Episode 563: The Only Thing Gelatinous Cubes Fear is a Trip to Target with a 3-Year-Old, with Shelly Mazzanoble

Nov 15 2024 69 mins  
You enter the main chamber of the Cave of Woe (aka Target) and your Level 1 Fighter child starts screaming. Roll a d20 with disadvantage to see if you have a breakdown! Shelly Mazzanoble, author of How to Dungeon Master Parenting: A Guidebook for Gamifying the Child-Rearing Quest, Leveling Up Your Skills, and Raising Future Adventurers, joins Biz's party to talk monster faces, Step

Episode 562: Are You There, God? It's Me, Biz. Hello?! with The Family Skeptical

Nov 07 2024 77 mins  
Lord have mercy, what's a girl to believe? Don't look at us. We don't know. Moms and Pops of The Family Skeptical podcast sit down with Biz to discuss parenting without religion, talking to ghosts, being a Star Trek family, and the ins and outs of raising secular kids in spiritual world.

One Bad Election Minisode: It's Okay to Feel Your Feelings

Nov 06 2024 5 mins  
It's November 6th. You are doing a great job.

Episode 561: Biz and Helen's Bogus Journey into Body Horror, with Helen Ellis

Nov 01 2024 60 mins  
The horror! THE HORROR! ...of the depiction of women's bodies in media! Biz's big sister, Helen Michelle, joins for the annual OBM Halloween episode! They talk about the "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane treatment", the benefits of breast reduction, and leaning into the power of aging.

Episode 560: The Only Thing That Comes Naturally in Parenting is the Tears, with Nora Fiffer

Oct 24 2024 71 mins  
Geez, ANOTHER movie about new parenthood, deep isolation, unheard cries for help, and the darkness of postpartum depression? Wait, there aren't any? Well, there is now! Nora Fiffer, writer and director of Another Happy Day, joins Biz to discuss the design flaws of the reproductive cycle, 90 pages of Lauren Lapkus alone at home with a baby, and the breathtaking moment of reciprocal

Episode 559: Wait, There's a Reason for That? with Meri Wallace

Oct 12 2024 60 mins  
Who do you think is crying more at school drop-off? You or your kid? Meri Wallace, author of The Secret World of Children: Understanding Why Your Kids Behave The Way They Do, joins Biz to discuss turtles, the whys and hows of kicking and biting, and communicating with separation anxiety.

Episode 558: Bodies Change, Honey! with Mekdela

Oct 04 2024 53 mins  
Is "fat" a dirty word? Only if we let it be! Mekdela, author of Plus Size: A Memoir of Pop Culture, Fatphobia, and Social Change, sits down with Biz to talk misogynoir, Kate Winslet in Titanic, and turning "fat" into a neutral term.

Episode 557: I'm Not Older, YOU ARE, with Ophira Eisenberg

Sep 27 2024 84 mins  
You know what keeps you young? Having children! Then walking them up Machu Picchu! One Bad Favorite Ophira Eisenberg joins Biz to discuss silent showers, uncomplicated vaginas, and the aging powers of children and a life in comedy.

Episode 556: It Is Time to Take a Pause. Period. The End. with Dr. Sharon Malone

Sep 20 2024 69 mins  
Sit your butt down on that exam table and refuse to leave, because no one can tell you how YOU feel. Dr. Sharon Malone, OBGYN, Certified Menopause Practitioner, and author of Grown Woman Talk, joins Biz to talk about the woeful lack of study on women's health, incorrect perceptions of medical necessities, and what on earth to do next.

Episode 555: What Is This, a Freakout? with Dr. Carla Naumburg (Part Two)

Sep 13 2024 53 mins  
Enjoy this runaway train ride as we derail into a two-part episode with beloved OBM guest Dr. Carla Naumburg! She stops by to talk about her new middle-grade book, How to Stop Freaking Out: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Cool When Life Feels Chaotic. Plus: an ill-fated trip to Spencer's!