Is six months enough time to Sandra Dee yourself out of the pandemic blues? Renee Colvert of Can I Pet Your Dog? returns to talk reinvention, Delilah, and her new podcast My Pandemic Makeover Spectacular . Plus, Biz is riding the waves. Listen to Can I Pet Your Dog? and My Pandemic Makeover Spectacular wherever podcasts are found! Follow Renee on Twitter @Renee Colvert and on Instagram @reneecolvert_ . Follow Can I Pet Your Dog? on Instagram @cipydpodcast as well as Renee's fine furry friend Tug...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 392
If this ever-changing world that we live in makes you give in and cry, we got you! Biz and Lenore Skenazy of Free Range Parenting and Let Grow combine their might to free the world from the grip of judge-y magazine articles. Plus, Ellis stops by for a visit. Visit Let Grow's website ! There you can learn more about the Let Grow Project , the Let Grow Play Club , and even get your own Let Grow Independence Kit . Watch a video about Let Grow here . Send your questions to info@LetGrow.org . Check o...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 391
Why worry about 10,000 hours when 2 is fine? We talk old dogs and new tricks with Tom Vanderbilt, author of Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning . Plus, Biz asks, "Is fudge parenting a thing?" Get your copy of Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning as well as Tom's other books here , or wherever books are found. Visit Tom's website and follow him on Twitter @tomvanderbilt . Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available n...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 390
Dust off your Bescherelle! Biz gets a taste of hot chocolate du Québec when Mary McCown returns to talk about her new children's book Wigglesworth in Lutinland . Plus, Biz is worried. Get your copy of Wigglesworth in Lutinland in hardcover or paperback . Visit Mary McCown's Facebook page for Wigglesworth in Lutinland here . Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is ...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 389
Biz learns about the life-saving magic of... listening to your children? We talk with author Marlo Mack about her new Audible book based on her podcast How to Be A Girl . Plus, Biz is old. Get Marlo Mack's Audible Original, How to Be a Girl here . Listen to the How to Be a Girl podcast here . Visit Marlo's blog, gendermom, here . Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parentin...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 388
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 kid’s from learning what New Year’s Eve is all about…again. Get your copy of Dancing at the Pity Party and preorder your copy of Bodies Are Cool here . Visit Tyler Feder's website and follow her on Instagram @tylerfeder . Check out Tyler's Et...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 387
Biz and Theresa tell 2020 that we are all good on sacks of bananas, and are ready to ring in the Year Of Cake with the 5th Ever Holiday Genius Fail Spectacular Plus Rant! Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org . Our sponsors this week are Ca...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 386
Biz talks with Kyle Lukoff about how to write the perfect picture book with a trans character. Hint: Make them a whole person who experiences the world. Plus, Biz touches her banjo in front of everyone. Get your copy of When Aidan Became a Brother and Kyle Lukoff's other wonderful books here . Visit Kyle's website and follow him on Twitter @Shekels_Library and on Facebook . Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Gr...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 385
Biz ponders if she is more of the ham or the mustard of the sandwich generation. Adrienne Day joins to talk about her New York Times piece on the chaotic circle of caregiving. Plus, Biz is tired of all the help. Follow Adrienne Day on Twitter @adrienneday and on Instagram @adriennenyc . Find her on LinkedIn here . Read Adrienne's New York Times essay, "The Chaotic Circle of Caregiving." Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 384
Biz is swimming in a sea of gender fluidity with rough waters ahead! Thanks to the gift of language, both of her kids are on a gender journey and Lisa Kenney, CEO of Reimagine Gender, returns to help Biz navigate a smooth ride. Plus OBMs are the best. Visit Reimagine Gender and Gender Spectrum for more information. Find Lisa Kenney at their LinkedIn . Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 383
If you could go back in time to tell yourself something, what would it be and would you actually listen? I’d tell myself not to skip the dentist for those 5 years. Yikes. We talk to Chelsea Nina Ursin about her podcast Dear Young Rocker, plus Biz notices something different. Follow Chelsea Ursin and Dear Young Rocker on Twitter @RockerDear and on Instagram at dearyoungrocker . Listen to Dear Young Rocker wherever podcasts are found and listen to Chelsea's grunge pop band Banana on Bandcamp. Chec...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 382
Something is on fire! Check your pants! We talk to Deborah Goldstein of the podcast The Big Fib about lies, critical analysis, and dinosaurs. One of those things is a lie! Can you guess which? Plus, Biz is all alone! Follow Deborah Goldstein ( @psandcs ), The Big Fib Podcast ( @BigFibPodcast ), and Listen To Your Mother ( @LTYMshow ) on Twitter! Listen to The Big Fib Podcast wherever podcasts are found, and watch The Big Fib television show on Disney+! Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To ...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 381
You are never really alone because your college age kid is living in your basement thanks to Covid! It is probably going REALLY great. We talk to Annabelle Gurwitch about birds returning to the nest and finding some good out there with her podcast Tiny Victories. Plus Biz has something lurking in her pantry. Follow Annabelle Gurwitch on Twitter @LAGurwitch and on Instagram at annabellegurwitch1 . Visit Annabelle's website and listen to Tiny Victories wherever podcasts are found. Check out Annabe...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 380
We are 9 months into the pandemic! Are you feeling better about how to make a decision about anything? I’m definitely NOT feeling better. Who can help? An economist! We welcome back economist Emily Oster to talk about data based risk assessment during Covid. Plus Biz is disappointed. Follow Emily Oster on Twitter @ProfEmilyOster and on Instagram at profemilyoster . Visit the Covid-Explained dashboard as well as Emily's website . Find her books Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wis...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 379
Biz speaks with Todd Rennebohm about his new children’s book about living with depression while parenting. Having depression is normal and having kids is normal, but having both at the same time can be hard to explain to kids. Plus we recorded this episode before the election! Let’s see if our prediction was correct? (Our prediction was that we’d be glad we had all that stashed Halloween candy.) Find Todd's book Sometimes Daddy Cries wherever books are sold. Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Go...
Nov 04, 2020•59 min•Ep. 378
Biz is joined by her sister, Helen Michelle, to take a spooky stroll down Halloween Memory Lane. Costumes made from raiding the parent’s closet, trick or treating while sick, and Halloween birthdays with guns. It ain’t like it use to be, which is probably for the better. Plus Biz discovers a new body in the booth. Follow Helen Ellis on Twitter @WhatIDoAllDay and on Instagram at AmericanHousewife . Find her books Southern Lady Code , American Housewife , and Eating the Cheshire Cat wherever books...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 377
Biz talks about the importance of diversity in people who run for office and the double standards that women, specifically, face. Surprise! That woman knows she has kids, you don’t have to ask her how she plans to juggle it all. We talk to the directors of the new documentary Surge, about women running for office, plus Biz discovers a gaping hole. Follow Hannah Rosenzweig on Twitter @hannahdocs and on Instagram at hannahdocs . Follow Wendy Sachs on Twitter @wsachs and on Instagram at wsachs . Fo...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 376
Biz ponders the effects of the pandemic on parent’s stress. Hmmm…how to tell? All that crying in the bathroom may be a sign. We talk to therapist Lucy Rimalower about the mental health crisis facing parents. Plus Biz goes outside and Theresa stops by for a genius and fail. Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all ...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 375
Biz talks with Lyz Lenz about her new book, Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women. We get all riled up this week and for good reason. It turns out that as women, we are still not being given agency over our own bodies. We talk about cultural myths and how those influence how women's bodies are viewed, specifically pregnant women and mothers. Plus, Biz could get used to Theresa stopping by! Follow Lyz on Twitter @lyzl and on Instagram at lyzlenz . Find out more about her work o...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 374
Biz is joined by creative director Mary Fagot to talk about her fertility and creative work. As we have always said, there are a lot of ways to get a kid in your house. Mary tells us how her daughter got into her house and what she learned along the way. She also gives us the scoop on a new educational program that she created with the band OK Go, OK Go Sandbox. Plus, Biz wants silence and Theresa is back for a visit. You can learn more about Mary's work on her website at maryfagot.com and check...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 373
Biz is joined by Deputy Editor of Working Mother, Audrey Goodson Kingo. We review the statistics on what the pandemic has done to working parents, specifically working mothers. It's not looking great for women in the workforce, but there is some good news about equity in the home. We are reminded that making choices is really hard right now and that everyone is doing their best. Plus, Theresa stops by for a genius and fail! Follow Audrey on Twitter @AudreyNGoodson and on Instagram at mamainchief...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 373
Biz talks to Eliza Skinner and Jordan Morris about the new show Earth to Ned on Disney+. We talk about how to create a children's show that also delights adults, the things that aliens and kids might actually have in common, and Eliza shares what it's like to not work with jerks. Plus, Biz can't stop giving it away. Follow Eliza on Twitter @elizaskinner and order her album Regarding my Lovers is available now. Follow Jordan Morris on Twitter @Jordan_Morris and listen to his podcast Jordan, Jesse...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 372
We asked you to send in your woos and you delivered! So, this week on a special Labor Day One Bad Mother bonus episode we present the first ever woo-tacular! Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org . Share your genius and fail moments! Call 2...
Sep 07, 2020•47 min•Ep. 371
Biz is joined by illustrator and writer Shane Pangburn to talk about art, work and a baby during the pandemic. When your work is to be an artist, is it fun and games all the time or is it actually just a job? Shane tells us what it's like to have a baby in his house right now when half the baby's life has been lived in quarantine. Plus, school is coming for Biz. Follow Shane on Twitter @ShanePang and find out more about Shane's work, including the YALLWEST book festival, on his website at shanep...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 370
When you say "non-traditional parenting," do you mean like not dressing alike as a family? Biz is joined by Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins from the podcast If These Ovaries Could Talk . We talk about all the different ways that kids arrive in our houses. Jaimie and Robin tell us some things they have learned about LGBTQ family planning and we get excited about their new book, If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We've Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family. Follow Jaimie and Robin on Twitter @...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 369
Biz is joined by none other than her partner Stefan! Biz and Stefan dive into the topic of communication. How is communication different when I am in the house with my kids and partner all the time ? It would be a lot easier if my family could just read my mind, but it turns out, they can't! How strange. Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever b...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 368
Biz is joined by guest co-host Jade, host of the Black Plant Chick podcast, to talk house plants! Jade tells us the benefits of caring for plants during stressful times and gives us some suggestions on how to start. Even if your thumb isn't so green, there are still options for you. Plants, they won’t add more noise to your house. Follow Jade on Instagram at BlackPlantChick . Listen to the Black Plant Chick podcast wherever you download podcasts. Jade's plant suggestions: Low Maintenance Plants ...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 367
Biz is joined by podcaster and writer Margaret Ables to talk about survival mode. Are we surviving? Yes. Maybe? But are we really still supposed to be in survival mode after all this time or have we moved on to some kind of weird acceptance phase? Either way, we don't love it. Let's just have a snack and watch some trash TV instead? Follow Margaret on Twitter @margaretmables and on Instagram at whatfreshhellcast . You can hear the podcast What Fresh Hell on their website at whatfreshhell.com or ...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 366
This is Week Three of the #MaxFunDrive and you can join or upgrade your membership and get awesome thank-you gifts at maximumfun.org/join — AND WE THANK YOU. We are still here. So let’s feel a little better by listening to the second ever Pandemic Genius Spectacular plus Fails and Rants! Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Th...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 365
This is Week Two of the #MaxFunDrive and you can join or upgrade your membership and get awesome thank-you gifts at maximumfun.org/join — AND WE THANK YOU. Biz is joined by librarian extraordinaire Gwen Glazer to talk about the joys and misconceptions of being and having an only child. According to strangers on the street, your choice to have an only child is open to their awful opinions! Hooray! Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 364
