She slices! She dices! She engineers! She comedies! It's Mom! How does she do it? With biting wit. Comedian, triathlete, engineer, and filmmaker Anu Vaidyanathan joins Biz to talk pressure cookers, passive aggression on the dance floor, and the long road to comedy. Learn more about Anu, her short films, her comedy, and book by visiting www.AnuVaidyanathan.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member! ...
Jun 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 506
Southern ladies don't disclose about the bedroom, but did you know that Viagra is awesome? The Ellis Sisters ride again as Helen Ellis, author of the new book Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge , joins Biz to talk pulling plugs, being visited by Jenna Bush, and literary criticism from Mama. Get your copy of Helen's new book, Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions From a Happy Marriage , wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum...
Jun 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 505
To Snoo or not to Snoo? Pick your baby gear indulgence and add to cart! Kulap Vilaysack, host of the Who Charted? and Add to Cart podcasts, sits down with Biz to talk hero journeys, long roads to motherhood, and the line between baby Keurigs and wipe warmers. Listen to Kulap's podcast with SuChin Pak, Add to Cart , wherever fine pods are cast. Watch Kulap's autobiographical documentary, Origin Story , on Amazon Prime. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maxi...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 504
It's Fear and Loathing in the Mommy Forums! Gonzo Parenting founder Jay Rooke joins Biz to talk the success rates of restaurant ownership, the benefits of failure, and how sharing can get us all through it. Learn more about Jay Rooke, his book , podcast and Gonzo Parenting by visiting their website, www.GonzoParenting.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member! This week, we're sponsored by Lectric ...
Jun 01, 2023•52 min•Ep. 503
If you don't look down, you can keep on running. Laura Cathcart Robbins, podcaster and author of Stash: My Life in Hiding , joins Biz to talk about labradoodles, being the only POC in the room, and the road to recovery. Learn more about Laura Cathcart Robbins and get your copy of Stash by visiting Laura's website, www.LauraCathcartRobbins.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member! This week, we're ...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 502
FUSSELMAN! Principal Biz sits down with The Means author Amy Fusselman to talk houses in The Hamptons, pass/fail parenting, and celebrating what we didn't forget. Get your copy of The Means as well as Amy's other books wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member! This week, we're sponsored by the How To Be Fine podcast. Listen to How To Be Fine on the podcatcher of your choice. Be ...
May 18, 2023•57 min•Ep. 501
It's the 500th episode of One Bad Mother! Returning from her first appearance in episode 2 is comedian Laurie Kilmartin. Pull up a stool and join us for the grand re-opening of the Low Bar! Learn more about Laurie Kilmartin's comedy and books by visiting her website, www.Kilmartin.com . Listen to her Max Fun podcast with Jackie Kashian, The Jackie and Laurie Show , wherever fine pods are cast. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to Maximum...
May 04, 2023•47 min•Ep. 500
It takes two to make a baby... Or maybe it takes three. Plus science. And doctors. Michelle Tea, MUTHA co-founder and author of Knocking Myself Up , returns to talk about her IVF journey, partners and pink triangles, and "trying." Plus, Biz reflects. Get your copy of Michelle's new book, Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of my (In)Fertility , wherever books are sold. Learn more about Michelle and her writings by visiting her website, www.Michelle-Tea.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support t...
Apr 26, 2023•54 min•Ep. 499
Home and life feeling like a wreck? Slap some paint on that fixer-upper. Author and poet Maggie Smith joins Biz to talk whittling words, Good Bones, and her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Plus, Biz is in purgatory. Get your copy of Maggie Smith's memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful , wherever books are sold. Learn more about Maggie and her work by visiting her website, www.MaggieSmithPoet.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Ma...
Apr 13, 2023•57 min•Ep. 498
Lousy, selfish millennials hogging all the avocados and... turning 40?!? Catherine Shoichet of CNN Digital joins Biz to talk generational labels and being the bologna in the sandwich. Plus, Biz says thank you. Read Catherine's piece, " Millennials like me turned 40 this year. Everything you think you know about us is wrong " on CNN Digital. Learn more about Catherine and her writing at her website, www.CatherineShoichet.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 497
A special preview of this year’s MaxFunDrive Bonus Content! Listen to the whole episode by becoming a member. Go to MaximumFun.org/join and pick a level that works for you! On this Very Special BOCO Edition of One Bad Mother, Biz talks to the dead... and MaxFun hosts Ellen Weatherford and John Moe, and MaxFun Transcript Coordinator CN Josephs, to learn what haunts them. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a...
Mar 30, 2023•8 min
OBM and Mutha sitting in a tree, 10+ years anniversary! Biz is joined by Mutha magazine Editor-in-Chief Meg Lemke to talk contributors, comics, content, and growing up parenting media together. Plus, Theresa returns to guest host Week 2 of MAXFUNDRIVE ! Read and subscribe to Mutha magazine by visiting www.MuthaMagazine.com . Learn more about submitting a piece of your own at www.MuthaMagazine.com/Submission-Guidelines . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Ma...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 496
Be the sunflower lanyard in your community! Biz continues her conversation with autism advocate Tessa Watkins about invisible disability, wordless support, and realizing your spouse isn't an asshole. Plus, MAX FUN DRIVE ! Get your Hidden Disabilities sunflower lanyard at www.HiddenDisabilitiesStore.com . Tessa's Advocacy Work: Karen Schwartz, “ Sunflowers are a hidden symbol for travelers with disabilities ” (Mar. 9, 2023). The Washington Post . (my Google Doc of the article to avoid the paywall...
Mar 22, 2023•43 min•Ep. 495
When you step in it, you either step up or run away. Biz steps up and sits down with Tessa Watkins, autism advocate and longtime Badmin. Plus, Biz has an announcement! Tessa's Advocacy Work: Karen Schwartz, “ Sunflowers are a hidden symbol for travelers with disabilities ” (Mar. 9, 2023). The Washington Post . (my Google Doc of the article to avoid the paywall) Abigail Schade Gary, “ New Banners Help Autistic Kids Communicate ” (Feb. 24, 2023). Mt. Lebanon Magazine . Abby Kirkland, “ Helping kid...
Mar 17, 2023•54 min•Ep. 494
I'm not a narcissist! You're a narcissist! You can tell because I'M the victim here. Dr. Stephanie Kriesberg, author of Adult Daughters of Narcissist Mothers, sits down with Biz to discuss fragility and confidence, the signs of narcissism, and mourning for the parent you never had. Plus, Biz cleans house. Get your copy of Dr. Kriesberg's Adult Daughters of Narcissist Mothers wherever books are sold. Learn more about Dr. Stephanie Kriesberg's practice by visiting her website, www.DrStephanieKries...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 493
If you can't say anything nice to yourself, don't say anything at all. Or at least stop calling yourself an asshole all the time. Author Susan Verde sits down with Biz to talk "I Am" books, the meh of mindfulness, and being beautiful works in progress. Plus, Biz is. Get your copy of Susan's new book, Say One Kind Thing: Lessons in Acceptance, Love, and Letting Go , wherever books are sold. Learn more about Susan and her "I Am" series of children's books by visiting her website, www.SusanVerde.co...
Mar 02, 2023•50 min•Ep. 492
Wires crossed? Super brain short-circuiting? Updated diagnoses and new language languishing? You're not alone! Dr. Norrine Russell returns to talk new words, the future of cohabitation, and finding a village. Plus, Biz is clean. Learn more about Dr. Russell's practice and inquire about the One Bad Mother discount at www.RussellCoaching.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you’re leavi...
Feb 23, 2023•58 min•Ep. 491
Awash in a tidal wave of dirty dishes, laundry, and who knows what else? Grab the buoy. KC Davis, author of How to Keep House While Drowning , joins Biz to dive into (gentle) action! Plus, Biz is cool. Get your copy of How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing wherever books are sold. Visit www.strugglecare.com to learn more about KC. Listen to her podcast, Struggle Care with KC Davis , wherever fine pods are cast. Follow KC on TikTok @domesticblisters and In...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 490
Biz and Theresa wonder, if a parent talks in the kitchen, does anybody hear them? We realize that no matter how much we burn energy telling our kids important information about the day’s schedule or expectations, our kids aren’t listening. “You didn’t tell me!” and “I didn’t hear you!” abound! Plus, Biz is back and bored, Theresa gets impulsive and we welcome back Nefertiti Austin to talk about her new memoir Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting In America . Follow Neferti...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Need an A? The Janes are at your service. Laura Kaplan, member of the 1970's clandestine network of abortion providers known as Jane, sits down with Biz! They talk about the lives, the risks, and the work of these outlaws helping women in need. Plus, Biz says it's okay! Get your copy of Laura Kaplan's book, The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service , wherever books are sold. Watch the documentary, The Janes , on HBO. Thank you to all our listeners who support the sho...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 489
It's the One Bad Mother video game! Mash the X button to cry it all out! Games journalist and Triple Click podcast host Jason Schreier joins Biz to talk gaming while parenting, YouTube rabbit holes, and how many of hours of Zelda makes you a gamer. Plus, Biz got it! Listen to Jason Schreier's video games podcast, Triple Click , at MaximumFun.org . Get your copies of Jason's books, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made and Press Reset: Ruin an...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 488
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair! We're taking down the patriarchy! Ella McLeod returns to talk black hair in fairy tales, rejecting the monarchy, and turning the mundane into magic. Plus, Biz has a birthday! Get your copy of Ella McLeod's book, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair , wherever books are sold. Listen to Ella's podcast with Alexis B. Preston, Comfort Creatures, wherever fine pods are cast. Follow Ella on Twitter @McLeod_Mouth and on Instagram @mcleodmouth . Thank you to all our...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 487
Wow! One Bad Mother reveals the secret to getting your body back! Step 1: Build a time machine! Body Trust Provider Meg Bradbury joins Biz to talk the nefariousness of diet culture and the kindness of body positivity. Plus, Biz is up late. Learn more about Meg Bradbury's work by visiting their website, www.lamplight.space . Follow Meg on Instagram @lamplight.space . Meg's Reading List: Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing and Liberation by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant What We Don't Tal...
Jan 12, 2023•56 min•Ep. 486
You know who never judges you for accidentally stealing the milk? Dogs. Cats. Dragons. Alexis B. Preston and Ella McLeod of the new Max Fun podcast, Comfort Creatures, joins Biz to discuss the satisfaction of the company of animals, both real and fictional. Plus, Biz rests. Listen to Comfort Creatures on Maximum Fun or wherever fine pods are cast. Follow Alexis B. Preston and Ella McLeod on Twitter @alexisbprestion and @McLeod_Mouth and on Instagram @exits.exe and @mcleodmouth . Thank you to all...
Jan 05, 2023•54 min•Ep. 485
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 into the closet. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. This week, we're sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to BetterHelp.com/BADMOTHER to get 10% off your first month. Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you’re leaving a Genius mome...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 484
Welcome back to the magical land of What If World, where you can sneeze pickles, dance in your own hair, and your children actually listen to you! Eric O'Keeffe, host and creator of the What If World podcast, joins Biz to talk Winchesters, falling on your head, and the difference between being kind and being nice. Plus, Biz chops it off! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. This week, we're sponsored by Dipsea and Bombas. Go to DipseaStories.c...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 483
What's harder: Keeping socks on your baby's feet or battling the establishment's refusal to support parents in a country where having a child has to be filed under disability leave? New York Times columnist Jessica Grose returns to the show to reveal the answer to you (There is no answer. We are all broken.) Plus, Biz gets wet. Sign up for Jessica's New York Times Parenting newsletter here . Read her previous articles on the New York Times Parenting page. Visit Jessica's website at JessicaGrose....
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 482
Here, in the year of our Lord 1542, we hereby declare women to be the source of all sin and malevolency! Oh wait, it's 2022. Same headline though. Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women, returns to talk about immoral acts of the most grievous kind and more fun beach read material. Plus, Biz talks biz. Get your copy of Elinor Cleghorn's book, Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World , wherever books are sold. Follow Elinor on Twitter @elinorcleghorn and Instagram @elinorcleghorn ....
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 481
Boy, do we ever have the parenting life-hack for you: Lie, bribe, and hide from your kids! Comedian Ophira Eisenberg returns to discuss dropping the ball, the death of 5 Year Goals, and pelvic floor exercises. Plus, Biz's sandwich sucks. Listen to Ophira's new podcast Parenting Is A Joke wherever fine pods are cast. For more information, tour dates, and comedy specials, visit Ophira's website at www.ophiraeisenberg.com . Follow Ophira on Twitter @OphiraE and on Instagram @ophirae . Thank you to ...
Nov 23, 2022•53 min•Ep. 480
This week we're digging into the archives for a favorite from the past. Five years back into the archives, to be precise! Biz and Theresa talk about all the little things we hate that we hadn’t thought about in years….till our kids did them to us! Pool splashing, sparklers, being surprised…these aren’t phobias or life-threatening but they still bug the crap out of us! So, do we ban them or toughen up? What if we just try to explain rationally to a three-year-old that we’d like them to stop? Yep!...
Nov 16, 2022•55 min
