One Bad Mother

Feb 14 2025 600 ep. 66 mins 21.7k
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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 571: The Countdown Is On and If That's Not Scary Enough, Try Goosebumps! with John James Goldbeck

Feb 14 2025 67 mins  
What are you so scared about, fraidy-cat? Ghosts? Monsters? Glitter? Menopause? Fair enough, actually. John James Goldbeck, writer for the brand new hulu and Disney+ Goosebumps TV show, joins Biz to talk about dares and pranks, the return of David Schwimmer, and watching scary stuff too young with no supervision.

Episode 570: Genius or Fail, Your Kid May Still Write a Book About It, with Cheryl Klein

Feb 07 2025 68 mins  
You always wanted to be an inspiration to your kid, but not as the cackling villain in their eventual memoir! Cheryl Klein, author of Crybaby, returns to the show to talk about growing up with Mutha magazine, overcompensating for hypochondria, and the empathy found in telling one's own story.

Episode 569: Mothers! We Can Safely Say They've Been Fucked! with Becky Poole

Jan 31 2025 66 mins  
Content Warning: Postpartum Psychosis, Violence, Murder Strap on your banjos, listeners, we're singing about pain, loss, madness, and pink tampon-slinging Cybertrucks. Becky Poole, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, and longtime Biz friend and collaborator, sits down to talk about her new podcast and album, both titled The Ballad of Dena & Andrea. They discuss longtime friendshi

Episode 568: Biz is Back (and Very Tired)! with Renee Colvert

Jan 24 2025 57 mins  
Fear not, OBMs, Biz has returned and she is pooped! Luckily, the wonderful Renee Colvert returns to interview... Biz? They discuss the Los Angeles Wildfires, the healing power of Bluey, and the origins of One Bad Mother. Plus, Renee has an agenda.

One Bad Rerun - Episode 484: Waiting, Driving, Scheduling, Repeat, with Special Guest Theresa Thorn

Jan 10 2025 69 mins  
Not to worry, listeners: Biz and Theresa and their families are safe from the Los Angeles wildfires. Tired and annoyed, but safe. ONE BAD RERUN - Episode 484: Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and waitin’ and waitin’ and drivin’ and waitin’ and waitin’ and waitin’. Biz sings the carline blues with A Very Special Guest for the final episode of 2022! Plus, Biz goes

Episode 567: Help Me Be Less Helpful! with Amy Wilson

Jan 03 2025 61 mins  
Will helping me stop being a people pleaser help you like me more? Amy Wilson, author of Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser, joins Biz to talk about converting kid's bedrooms into offices, being and not being the asshole, and learning to fix yourself before fixing others.

One Bad Rerun - Episode 387: Bodies Are Cool! with Tyler Feder

Dec 29 2024 69 mins  
ONE BAD RERUN - Episode 387: We all have bodies!!! It’s true! We have a body, so let’s get comfortable in it! Biz talks to author, illustrator Tyler Feder about her inclusive, body positive picture book for preschoolers, Bodies Are Cool! Plus, Biz enjoys her ramen and Theresa keeps her kids from learning what New Year’s Eve is all about…again.

Episode 566: We Know Parenting is Hard, Now Try It As a Teenager, with Neal Morton

Dec 21 2024 54 mins  
Backpack? Check. Notebook? Check. Pen? Check. Baby? Check. Wait, what? Biz is joined by Hechinger Report journalist Neal Morton to talk about Lumen High School in Spokane, WA, a public charter school committed to accommodating and educating teen parents.

Episode 565: Who Says Imaginary Friends Are Just For Kids? with Katie Locke O'Brien

Dec 13 2024 63 mins  
When you're bone tired, haggard, and broken, seek out a friend to help ease the burden. Sometimes that friend is an imaginary caustic man rabbit, but he'll have to do. Katie Locke O'Brien, director of the comedy series Dick Bunny, joins Biz to talk magical realism, Tooth Fairy inflation, and the empty mason jar that is the postpartum brain.

Episode 564: What Was The Last Thing You Read? with Traci Thomas

Dec 08 2024 55 mins  
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high... Take a look, we have a book, it's One Bad Mother! The fantastic Traci Thomas, host of the literature podcast The Stacks, joins Biz to talk parker rolls, audiobook speeds, and making time for reading in a house full of screaming children.