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.
Episodes (246)
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Ep. 244: Days Of The Week
Ep. 244: Days Of The Week
Published: 1 Mar 2018 Duration: 01:08:36Biz and Theresa explore the significance of the days of the week post-kids. Mondays feel like the new Fridays and it's always Friday somewhere! Plus Biz passes on some serious knowledge to Katy Belle and Theresa receives some knowledge of h... Read more →Biz and Theresa explore the significance of the days of the week post-kids. Mondays feel like the new Fridays and it's always Friday somewhere! Plus Biz passes on some serious knowledge to Katy Belle and Theresa receives some knowledge of h... Read more →
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Ep. 243: How Did We Get Here?
Ep. 243: How Did We Get Here?
Published: 22 Feb 2018 Duration: 51:43Biz and Theresa are in situations we'd only witnessed and judged in our pre-kid lives and are wondering, "How did we get here?" It's like the fog is clearing and once we can see everything we discover that we have no idea where we are. Are ... Read more →Biz and Theresa are in situations we'd only witnessed and judged in our pre-kid lives and are wondering, "How did we get here?" It's like the fog is clearing and once we can see everything we discover that we have no idea where we are. Are ... Read more →
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Ep. 242: Older Kid Sleep and The Return Of Sleep Expert Dr. Jodi Mindell
Ep. 242: Older Kid Sleep and The Return Of Sleep Expert Dr. Jodi Mindell
Published: 15 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:14:20Biz and Theresa check in on sleep. Why do we think “Problem solved!" when it is really always changing? Why is sleep the one issue that when our kids are having trouble, it feels like we are the ones with the problem? And how do we help old... Read more →Biz and Theresa check in on sleep. Why do we think “Problem solved!" when it is really always changing? Why is sleep the one issue that when our kids are having trouble, it feels like we are the ones with the problem? And how do we help old... Read more →
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Ep. 241: The Rewards of Parenting: Do You Feel Rewarded Yet?
Ep. 241: The Rewards of Parenting: Do You Feel Rewarded Yet?
Published: 8 Feb 2018 Duration: 49:52Biz and Theresa explore the saying, "Parenting is the toughest job, but also the most rewarding." What are those rewards and why don't they feel like finding a $20 bill in the couch? Is it that the language of “rewards” is misleading? Is it... Read more →Biz and Theresa explore the saying, "Parenting is the toughest job, but also the most rewarding." What are those rewards and why don't they feel like finding a $20 bill in the couch? Is it that the language of “rewards” is misleading? Is it... Read more →
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Ep 240: Party Favors: The Garbage You Take Home! Plus Ophira Eisenberg on Change
Ep 240: Party Favors: The Garbage You Take Home! Plus Ophira Eisenberg on Change
Published: 1 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:23:17Biz and Theresa wonder, “Where do party favors go to die?” The answer? Your house. Kids love them, we hate them, and we admit to fully participating in the madness by buying them and giving them out at our own kids' parties. Maybe giving ki... Read more →Biz and Theresa wonder, “Where do party favors go to die?” The answer? Your house. Kids love them, we hate them, and we admit to fully participating in the madness by buying them and giving them out at our own kids' parties. Maybe giving ki... Read more →
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Ep. 239: Swears! Live from SF Sketchfest with Eliza Skinner
Ep. 239: Swears! Live from SF Sketchfest with Eliza Skinner
Published: 25 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:20:18Biz and Theresa are live from San Francisco Sketchfest with guest Eliza Skinner and we're talking about swear words! Our bread and butter! I guess maybe it's weird to hear a four-year-old sound like a sailor at the preschool interview? OOPS... Read more →Biz and Theresa are live from San Francisco Sketchfest with guest Eliza Skinner and we're talking about swear words! Our bread and butter! I guess maybe it's weird to hear a four-year-old sound like a sailor at the preschool interview? OOPS... Read more →
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Ep. 238: Birth Order: Is That A Thing?
Ep. 238: Birth Order: Is That A Thing?
Published: 18 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:02:00Biz and Theresa wonder if there is anything to birth order as a determining factor in our personalities or if it's basically as reliable as astrological horoscopes? Does being the second child mean we shouldn’t leave the house today or make... Read more →Biz and Theresa wonder if there is anything to birth order as a determining factor in our personalities or if it's basically as reliable as astrological horoscopes? Does being the second child mean we shouldn’t leave the house today or make... Read more →
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Ep. 237: Can’t Do It Without Getting Interrupted...So Nevermind!
Ep. 237: Can’t Do It Without Getting Interrupted...So Nevermind!
Published: 11 Jan 2018 Duration: 59:09Biz and Theresa wonder why it feels like it’s all or nothing when it comes to getting things — even fun things — done as a parent. Biz thinks we’re trapped between having to commit to being interrupted on the one hand, and being unable to c... Read more →Biz and Theresa wonder why it feels like it’s all or nothing when it comes to getting things — even fun things — done as a parent. Biz thinks we’re trapped between having to commit to being interrupted on the one hand, and being unable to c... Read more →
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Ep. 236: The 2nd Annual HOLIDAY Genius Fail Spectacular, Plus Rants Show
Ep. 236: The 2nd Annual HOLIDAY Genius Fail Spectacular, Plus Rants Show
Published: 4 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:15:21It's the 2nd Annual HOLIDAY Genius Fail Spectacular, Plus Rants Show! Take that, 2017! This week we need to destress from the holidays and kick off the new year right with you, our special guests, as you share your genius and fails of the h... Read more →It's the 2nd Annual HOLIDAY Genius Fail Spectacular, Plus Rants Show! Take that, 2017! This week we need to destress from the holidays and kick off the new year right with you, our special guests, as you share your genius and fails of the h... Read more →
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Ep. 235: Oh, Look! We Found More Guilt! With Author James Breakwell
Ep. 235: Oh, Look! We Found More Guilt! With Author James Breakwell
Published: 21 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:01:29Biz and Theresa admit that when we have those “what if I hadn’t done this or that” moments it may be tied to unrecognized guilt. Like most parenting guilt, while it isn’t true, it still feels bad, so is there any benefit to it? Plus Biz is ... Read more →Biz and Theresa admit that when we have those “what if I hadn’t done this or that” moments it may be tied to unrecognized guilt. Like most parenting guilt, while it isn’t true, it still feels bad, so is there any benefit to it? Plus Biz is ... Read more →
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Ep. 234: Budding Independence
Ep. 234: Budding Independence
Published: 14 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:01:44Biz and Theresa discuss our kids’ budding independence…or lack thereof and wonder how much we, as parents, are to blame for it. What do you mean ignoring our children's desire to do it themselves because we have no patience could be part of... Read more →Biz and Theresa discuss our kids’ budding independence…or lack thereof and wonder how much we, as parents, are to blame for it. What do you mean ignoring our children's desire to do it themselves because we have no patience could be part of... Read more →
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Ep. 233: Holiday Nostalgia! Stressing About Memories of The Future!
Ep. 233: Holiday Nostalgia! Stressing About Memories of The Future!
Published: 7 Dec 2017 Duration: 59:18Biz and Theresa realize that our childhood memories of the holidays combined with our visions of what we want our kid’s memories to be makes for one bad tasting fruit cake of guilt. The sensation that time is fleeting is really ramped up ov... Read more →Biz and Theresa realize that our childhood memories of the holidays combined with our visions of what we want our kid’s memories to be makes for one bad tasting fruit cake of guilt. The sensation that time is fleeting is really ramped up ov... Read more →
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Ep. 232: The House Made Me Do It plus Poison Control Expert Dr. Cyrus Rangan
Ep. 232: The House Made Me Do It plus Poison Control Expert Dr. Cyrus Rangan
Published: 30 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:14:56Biz and Theresa explore why it feels like being inside our homes sometimes makes us worse at parenting. Do we have shorter fuses and less patience because of the clutter and the never-ending list of chores that weigh us down when we're at h... Read more →Biz and Theresa explore why it feels like being inside our homes sometimes makes us worse at parenting. Do we have shorter fuses and less patience because of the clutter and the never-ending list of chores that weigh us down when we're at h... Read more →
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Ep. 231: The Confusing Moment When Things Go Well plus Screenwriter Kay Cannon
Ep. 231: The Confusing Moment When Things Go Well plus Screenwriter Kay Cannon
Published: 22 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:17:42Biz and Theresa explore the confusing moment when things go well. How is it possible when we know it will all melt down? Well, doesn’t it always melt down and don’t we want to be be proven right that we can’t do anything nice? UHG! Be it pl... Read more →Biz and Theresa explore the confusing moment when things go well. How is it possible when we know it will all melt down? Well, doesn’t it always melt down and don’t we want to be be proven right that we can’t do anything nice? UHG! Be it pl... Read more →
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Ep. 230: Playing Favorites plus Early Childhood Development Expert Dr. Gloria Walther
Ep. 230: Playing Favorites plus Early Childhood Development Expert Dr. Gloria Walther
Published: 16 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:19:34Don’t tell your sister but you are my favorite! Biz and Theresa talk about favoritism in our homes growing up and how we are trying to steer clear of it now that we're parents. We can at least agree that screaming “why can’t you be more lik... Read more →Don’t tell your sister but you are my favorite! Biz and Theresa talk about favoritism in our homes growing up and how we are trying to steer clear of it now that we're parents. We can at least agree that screaming “why can’t you be more lik... Read more →
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Ep. 229: LIVE in Brooklyn! Kid Bedroom Decor w/ Ophira Eisenberg! Plus Adira Amram & The Experience!
Ep. 229: LIVE in Brooklyn! Kid Bedroom Decor w/ Ophira Eisenberg! Plus Adira Amram & The Experience!
Published: 9 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:10:56One Bad Mother is live from The Bell House in Brooklyn this week! Biz and Theresa wonder how cool will we be when our children begin to decorate their rooms in ways that are visually unappealing at best and personally offensive at worse? Pl... Read more →One Bad Mother is live from The Bell House in Brooklyn this week! Biz and Theresa wonder how cool will we be when our children begin to decorate their rooms in ways that are visually unappealing at best and personally offensive at worse? Pl... Read more →
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Ep. 228: I Am A Parenting Fraud plus Author James Patterson
Ep. 228: I Am A Parenting Fraud plus Author James Patterson
Published: 2 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:08:07Biz admits to Theresa that we feel like frauds when it comes to knowing how to parent. Does standing there feeling totally blank count as “knowing what to do?” Luckily, Theresa lets us know we are not the only ones. Plus Biz commits to spon... Read more →Biz admits to Theresa that we feel like frauds when it comes to knowing how to parent. Does standing there feeling totally blank count as “knowing what to do?” Luckily, Theresa lets us know we are not the only ones. Plus Biz commits to spon... Read more →
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Halloween Bonus! The Ellis Sister’s Family Hauntings
Halloween Bonus! The Ellis Sister’s Family Hauntings
Published: 31 Oct 2017 Duration: 26:46One Bad Mother Halloween Bonus! The Ellis Sister’s Family Hauntings Hide under the covers listeners, Biz is joined by her sister, Helen Michelle, to share some of their family’s ghost stories. Follow Helen Michelle on twitter @WhatIDoAllDay... Read more →One Bad Mother Halloween Bonus! The Ellis Sister’s Family Hauntings Hide under the covers listeners, Biz is joined by her sister, Helen Michelle, to share some of their family’s ghost stories. Follow Helen Michelle on twitter @WhatIDoAllDay... Read more →
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Ep. 227: They Can All Hear You When You Scream plus Liz Sower of "Ghosts in the Burbs"
Ep. 227: They Can All Hear You When You Scream plus Liz Sower of "Ghosts in the Burbs"
Published: 26 Oct 2017 Duration: 01:11:26This week on a spooky Halloween One Bad Mother, Biz and Theresa discover that when our kids are out in public…being kids….everyone is watching! AHHHHH! Are our fears of being judged or that everyone is “over us already” real, or is the Jeky... Read more →This week on a spooky Halloween One Bad Mother, Biz and Theresa discover that when our kids are out in public…being kids….everyone is watching! AHHHHH! Are our fears of being judged or that everyone is “over us already” real, or is the Jeky... Read more →
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Ep. 226: You Sound Just Like Your Mother!
Ep. 226: You Sound Just Like Your Mother!
Published: 19 Oct 2017 Duration: 01:00:03Biz and Theresa hear our parents everywhere….and it's coming from ourselves! What is it about becoming a parent that brings out the best and worst of those who raised us in ourselves? Is it nature or nurture or just inevitable? Plus Biz has... Read more →Biz and Theresa hear our parents everywhere….and it's coming from ourselves! What is it about becoming a parent that brings out the best and worst of those who raised us in ourselves? Is it nature or nurture or just inevitable? Plus Biz has... Read more →