However many years down the road, it's never too late to start over. Suzette Mullen, author of The Only Way Through is Out , talks coming out in middle age, the multiple voices in memoir, and finally feeling comfortable in your own skin. Get your copy of The Only Way Through is Out wherever books are sold. Learn more about Suzette and her work as a memoir and nonfiction coach by visiting her website, www.YourStoryFinder.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 533
They're heeeere. Pop Culture Moms Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg emerge from the television set to talk about anxious first trips to Disneyland, the perfect mothering of Chilli Heeler, and how they learned empathy from watching TV. Listen to Pop Culture Moms , Andie and Sabrina's new podcast from ABC Audio , wherever fine pods are cast. 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! Share a personal or ...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 532
Wash your hands, booger-pickers, because we're going to Russell's house. Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland joins Biz to talk jaundice and scurvy, meeting kids where they are, and where parenting humor actually comes from. Watch Adam Cayton-Holland's latest standup comedy special, Wallpaper , for free on Youtube. Learn more about Adam, his podcasts, and his comedy by going to his website, www.AdamCaytonHolland.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.o...
Feb 23, 2024•52 min•Ep. 531
Are you the front desk at a hotel? Because you should check in with yourself. Author Julie Chavez sits down with Biz to talk gendered heating pads, the overwhelming weight of parenting, and how to not give advice. Get your copy of Julie's new book, Everyone But Myself: A Memoir , at the bookstore of your choice . 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the sho...
Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 530
Happy Febroween! We unearth a Bonus Halloween episode featuring Biz's sister, Helen "The Spooky Queen" Ellis, talking about bumps in the night, jump scares, and Lex's terrifying attempts to be considerate. Get copies of Helen's books , including 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 MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member! Share a personal or...
Feb 08, 2024•49 min•Ep. 529
You know what's really rebellious? Turning down an acting job to get health insurance for your family. Comedy bad boy Chris Gethard returns to talk colonoscopies, Mad Libs, and "cool parents." Listen to and/or read Chris Gethard's ebook "Dad Trilogy," including the latest release, Dad At Peace , by going to Everand.com/author/663816062/Chris-Gethard . For more information about Chris, including tour dates, visit his website, www.chrisgeth.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 528
Beloved author Amy Fusselman joins Biz to talk about getting in trouble, and parenting kids when they get in trouble! 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron . Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an em...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 528
Noted husband Stefan Lawrence joins Biz for some teen talk! They talk about their move, their kids' strange new eating habits, and much more. 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron . Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcomi...
Jan 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 527
This week, Biz is back with a show packed to the brim with your calls! 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron . Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org . Show Music...
Dec 23, 2023•58 min•Ep. 526
MaxFun's own Austin Taylor joins Biz to talk about Power Rangers, Chuck E. Cheese, and what hobbies he hopes to successfully pass on to his kid. Listen to Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries with Austin and cohost Brenda Snell right here on Maximum Fun! You can also check out Austin's other projects on their website . 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 525
This week, we're revisiting a classic episode from 2016! Biz wants a new job, one where she isn’t President of All The Stuff. In any relationship, is it inevitable that one person becomes the boss of a majority of day-to-day stuff? Is it resentment that we can feel over this arrangement, or just fatigue? Regardless, it seems like sometimes we just want someone else to be the boss….BUT, OH NO….can we let go of being President? Maybe we just need to be the President of Venting. Plus, Theresa has a...
Dec 09, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 524
This week on One Bad Mother: I've given you everything, and you still want more?! MaxFun's own Ellen Weatherford joins Biz to talk about animals that eat their parents after being born! Listen to Just The Zoo Of Us with Ellen and Christian Weatherford right here on Maximum Fun! You can also listen to Ellen's podcast, Spellbound and Gagged , about all things that fascinate, unsettle and disgust. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to Maximu...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 523
Comedian and writer Rosebud Baker joins Biz to talk about parenting a newborn and recording her new comedy spot while pregnant! Rosebud's new comedy set premieres on November 28th on Netflix, as part of their new standup series Verified Stand Up . You can watch her full-length special, Whiskey Fists , on YouTube . 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the sh...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 522
Barnyard Language hosts Caite Palmer and Arlene Hunter weren't born in a barn, but they're both raising children on their farms! They join Biz to talk about the tough realities of farming, and how they balance parenting alongside it. 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron . Visit our Linktree for our website, merc...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 521
Producers Julia Smith and Joanna Sokolowski join Biz to talk about their new show, Sound Detectives with LeVar Burton! They also talk about noise, an emotional support pig, and who gets to choose the music on road trips. 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron . Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! ...
Nov 03, 2023•45 min•Ep. 520
OBM favorite Kevin Maher joins Biz to talk about his new short, Dracula's Super Scary Halloween! 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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron . Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@m...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 519
She's NOT doing it at us! Writer Alyssa Ages joins Biz to talk about powerlifting, teaching her kids healthy body image, and a life-changing realization about playing Little League. Get your copy of Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength 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 Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/BADMOTHER and us...
Oct 20, 2023•53 min•Ep. 518
♫ I want turkey, salmon, chicken, We're with you crying in the kitchen! ♫ Chesca Hause, creator of Litterbox Comics, joins Biz to talk anthropomorphic kittens, reposting the cult classics, and how drawing pets is easier than drawing humans. Get your copy of the new Litterbox Comics collection, Parenting is Weird: Tails from the Litterbox, wherever books are sold. Read Litterbox Comics at www.LitterboxComics.com , on Instagram, WebToon, or the webcomic site of your choice. Thank you to all our li...
Oct 13, 2023•54 min•Ep. 517
How many vaginas does it take to understand the role of evolutionary biology into modern social environments? On One Bad Mother, two. Maybe. Cat Bohannon, researcher and author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, joins Biz to talk fancy miscarriages, chimpanzees, and the oeuvre of Ridley Scott. Get your copy of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as mon...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 516
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! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org . Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod ( www.incompetech.com ) Ones and Zeros, ...
Oct 02, 2023•18 min
Support for birthing people? Affordable maternal health care? Come into our hot air balloon to see the world, because you're not getting it here. Journalist and host of the Uncared For podcast, SuChin Pak, joins Biz to talk Costa Rican health care, birthing regrets, and the privilege of greener grass. Listen to Uncared For and Add to Cart wherever fine pods are cast. Learn more about the Roots Community Birth Center by visiting their website, www.RootsBirthCenter.com . Thank you to all our liste...
Sep 23, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 515
Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses-- Oh, wait, you don't speak English? Not you. Saadia Khan, host of the Immigrantly podcast, sits down with Biz to talk collectivism versus individualism, privileged immigration, and the immature moodiness of a teenage USA. Listen to Immigrantly and Invisible Hate podcasts on the podcatcher of your choice. Learn more about Saadia by visiting www.ImmigrantlyPod.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 514
There's no popping this queer joy bubble! Author, activist, and YouTuber Lindz Amer joins Biz to talk ze and ze, "Hard" Conversations and Hard Conversations, and Pronoun Practice roleplay. Get your copy of Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies and pre-order Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They at Lindz Amer's website or at the bookstore of your choice. Learn more about Lindz and Queer Kid Stuff by visiting www.QueerKidStuff.com . Biz encourages you to check out Birming...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 513
Mommy's Little Helper (Part 2)! The only thing THAT's not helping is the systemic undermining of parental self-agency, racial equality, and redistribution of labor! Celeste Yvonne, author of It's Not About The Wine: The Loaded Truth Behind Mommy Wine Culture, joins Biz to talk faux feminism, white privilege drinking, and the lies behind Candie's shoes. Preorder your copy of It's Not About The Wine: The Loaded Truth Behind Mommy Wine Culture, out September 12, 2023, by going to the bookstore of y...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 512
We're back! And burned out already! Amanda Diekman, founder and author of Low-Demand Parenting , joins Biz to discuss parenting PTSD, the trouble with masking, and opening a package of Oreos in the middle of the supermarket. Learn more about Amanda Diekman and her work on Low-Demand Parenting , by visiting her website, www.AmandaDiekman.com . Follow and contact Amanda on her Instagram, @lowdemandamanda . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 511
Biz is still on vacation in Sweden with the family! Here is one of our favorite episodes with Elinor Cleghorn from November of 2022. 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: Misdiagn...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min
In Part 2 of Biz's conversation with author Cheryl Klein, we dive deeper into buckets, Exc-HELL sheets, and feeling bad when you're "not allowed" to feel bad. Read Cheryl's piece, "I Can Say This Now," at MUTHA magazine . Learn more about Cheryl, her writing, and her book Crybaby: Infertility, Illness, and Other Things That Were Not the End of the World , by visiting her website, CherylEKlein.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to Ma...
Jul 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 510
Just because you don't give birth doesn't mean you can't suffer postpartum depression. Author Cheryl Klein sits down with Biz for part 1 of an epic conversation about the business of adoption. Read Cheryl's piece, "I Can Say This Now," at MUTHA magazine . Learn more about Cheryl, her writing, and her book Crybaby: Infertility, Illness, and Other Things That Were Not the End of the World , by visiting her website, CherylEKlein.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly m...
Jul 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 509
One Bad Mother to Listeners: Protect our trans kids. Over. Kate Brookes, journalist and author of Transister: Raising Twins in a Gender-Bending World , joins Biz to talk blocking the haters, praying for gay, and heels, flats, and gowns. Pre-order your copy of Transister , out August 8, 2023, wherever books are sold. Learn more about Kate, her writing, and her advocacy by visiting her website, www.TransisterMom.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximu...
Jul 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 508
Special delivery! One Alternative Family with Fertility and Sperm Complications on the side. Julia Karol, host of the Stork'd podcast, sits down with with Biz to talk different familial configurations, rude billboards, and going it alone. Listen to the Stork'd podcast wherever fine pods are cast. Learn more about Julia and Stork'd by visiting her website, www.storkdpodcast.com . Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to...
Jun 29, 2023•59 min•Ep. 507
