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Why Mommy Drinks

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Betsy Stover talks with fellow parents about what their kids did that broke them and maybe even drove them to drink. Guests range from fellow comedians, to Hollywood directors, to Olympic athletes. There’s no advice and no judgement; just wild stories from the trenches of parenthood, and a reminder that we are all doing the best we can.
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Episodes

Betsy & Amanda: Things That Make You Go Blegh

Betsy and Amanda talk about vomit fatigue and Roadhouse Pizza. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Sep 09, 201934 min

Betsy & Ari: Listener Emails #2

Betsy and her husband Ari relive the trauma of camping at what was essentially Burning Man but without the drugs and nudity, and they respond to listener stories! -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Sep 02, 20191 hr 8 min

John Gemberling: Parenthood Bites

Actor and comedian John Gemberling (Broad City, The President Show) joins Betsy and Amanda to discuss Pokémon, the hamster wheel of consumerism, and when parenthood really bites you in the butt. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Aug 26, 20191 hr 37 min

George Basil: Se Agapo

George Basil (Crashing, Flaked, SMILF) sits down with Betsy and Amanda to talk about the joy of discovering you own rare dragons, Kindergarten play date mixups, and tiny houses filled with big love. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Aug 19, 20191 hr 9 min

Laura Willcox: The Craziest Chicken

Writer and actor Laura Willcox (I Am Bride: How to Take the “We” Out of Wedding) joins Betsy and Amanda this week to talk about newborn nursing nightmares, the mom guilt of working outside the home, and comparing the state of your house to a national tragedy. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424...

Aug 12, 20191 hr 19 min

Don Fanelli: She’s So Cool

Actor and Podcast host Don Fanelli (The Need to Fail) hangs out with Betsy and Amanda to talk about the origin story of the Churro Club, the absolute worst slip and slide ever, and being held hostage in your own home. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscr...

Aug 05, 20191 hr 9 min

Joanna Parker: Game of Survival

Entrepreneur Joanna Parker (Yumble, Shark Tank) joins Betsy and Amanda this week to chat about singing lullabies so loudly that you wake your baby, spending Mother’s Day alone, and the evolution of bedtime from your firstborn to your third. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe...

Jul 29, 201944 min

Heather Brooker: The Angry Goat

Heather Brooker (KNBC reporter, Motherhood in Hollywood) sits down with Betsy and Amanda to talk about S.O.S. calls in France, shame in the museum of folk art, and “savior” mom at gymnastics. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Jul 22, 20191 hr 17 min

John Ross Bowie: Never Forget

John Ross Bowie (Speechless, Big Bang Theory, and Children’s Hospital) comes back to hang out with Betsy and Amanda to talk about second guessing our second guesses, rock camp anxiety, and the salt and vinegar potato chip trick. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podc...

Jul 15, 20191 hr

Melissa Fumero: Gator Dave

Actor Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is back with Betsy and Amanda to talk about worrying that the neighbors will send the cops when your kid is having a tantrum, kids breaking multiple generations of a family, and WMD’s new cartoon for kids, “Gator Dave and the Swamp Boat.” Don’t miss the season 1 finale of American Princess on Lifetime! -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast T...

Jul 08, 20191 hr 4 min

Tess Lynch: Plane Peeper

Tess Lynch (Night Call podcast) talks to Betsy and Amanda about Mommy And Me yoga, inappropriate audio books for kids, and babies in business class. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Jul 01, 20191 hr 10 min

Amy Wilson & Margaret Ables: What Fresh Hell Indeed

Margaret Ables (Nick Mom) and Amy Wilson (When Did I Get Like This?), “ What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood " join Betsy and Amanda to talk about the joy of traveling the country in an RV and a 9 time vomit story for the books. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscr...

Jun 24, 201947 min

Lennon Parham: Target Is My Church

Actor and comedian Lennon Parham (Playing House, WOMP It Up podcast) joins Betsy and Amanda to talk about adult tantrums, a controlling toddler, and the transition from one to two kids. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Jun 17, 20191 hr 1 min

Eugene Cordero: Who’s This Guy?

Comedian and Actor Eugene Cordero (Tacoma FD, Kong: Skull Island, The Good Place) joins Betsy and Amanda this week to talk about actually enjoying your kids, vomit PTSD, and being branded into fatherhood. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Jun 10, 201957 min

Betsy & Ari: Listener Emails

Betsy and her husband Ari read your shitshows. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Jun 03, 201955 min

Stefanie Frame: Handstands in Hotels

Actress and voice over artist Stefanie Frame joins Betsy and Amanda to talk about the effects of screentime, open house bushels, and the lengths we go through to give our kids the best possible birth. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

May 27, 20191 hr 17 min

Ophira Eisenberg: Zero Zero Zero

Comedian Ophira Eisenberg (host of NPR's Ask Me Another ) talks with Betsy and Amanda about Sweet Valley High, a tantrum for the ages, and a disappointing Mother's Day. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

May 20, 201958 min

Amanda Deibert: Hardcock Johnson

Writer Amanda Deibert joins Betsy and Amanda to talk about working mom guilt, the anxiety of a trip to the pharmacy, and a real life mom super hero story. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

May 13, 20191 hr 7 min

Mother's Day Bonus Episode

Instead of flowers, Why Mommy Drinks got you this bonus episode in which Betsy and her husband Ari read stories submitted by listeners. Superbugs! Montezuma's baby! Ridiculous husbands with disgusting ailments! Also, your hosts get tipsy and Betsy says "gurrl" and "yo," WAY too many times. Happy Mother's Day! -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: Why...

May 10, 201947 min

Amy Albert: Freak Show

Amy Albert (Mom Get Your SH*T Together) chats with Betsy and Amanda about flaking on Easter, high heels for babies, and what happens when your kid loves her school too much. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

May 06, 20191 hr 12 min

Kelly Hudson: Fugue State

Performer Kelly Hudson (Search Party, UCB) joins Betsy and Amanda to talk about happy juice, finding out you aren’t their favorite, and the only time sleeping through the night is discouraged. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Apr 29, 20191 hr 15 min

Betsy & Amanda: Use It Or Lose It

Live from Margaritaville, Betsy and Amanda discuss the birds and the bees, a forgetful Tooth Fairy, and they read a listener email. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify...

Apr 22, 201959 min

Bobby Moynihan: Dirt Pizza

Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live, Duck Tales, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) joins Betsy and Amanda to talk about shit-show vacation guilt, the great FIND THE BRUSH debate, and the art of playing on the playground. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe:...

Apr 15, 20191 hr 4 min

Ken Whittingham: Let's Have a Pony!

Director Ken Whittingham has been directing ALL your favorite TV comedies [The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Black-ish, (The list goes on and on! It's crazy how many amazing shows Ken has directed!)], winning five NAACP Image Awards, and raising three kids in the process! Betsy, Amanda, and Ken talk about catching leprechauns, kids remembering your worst moments, and Betsy tells the story that started Why Mommy Drinks in the first place. Ken says that Betsy and Amanda are two of the fun...

Apr 08, 20191 hr 11 min

Chris Tallman: Love is Love

Chris Tallman (The Thundermans and Hotel Du Loone) sits down with Betsy and Amanda to talk about the complexities of love, not wanting to play with your kid, and one of the hardest birth stories that we've heard. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: ...

Apr 01, 20191 hr 24 min

Alisha Gaddis: Teening & Teething

Alisha Gaddis (Lishy Lou and Lucky Too, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band) is an Emmy and multiple Grammy winner. Betsy, Amanda, and Alisha chat about SWAT teams at your front door, raising a graceful winner, and what it’s like to take a baby on tour. Check out Alisha and the Lucky Band’s albums Made in L.A. and the upcoming Buenos Diaz. Follow her on Instagram @AlishaGaddisIsHere . -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyD...

Mar 25, 20191 hr 17 min

Seana Kofoed: Principal Lunch of Shame

Actress, Writer and Producer Seana Kofoed (American Princess, 30 Miles from Nowhere) joins Betsy and Amanda to talk about how hard it is to try and raise a capable adult, the inability to actually adult, and the shame of a principal prison lunch. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Sub...

Mar 18, 20191 hr 5 min

John Aboud: A Better Arab

Comedy writer John Aboud (Harvard Lampoon, VH1’s Best Week Ever, A Futile and Stupid Gesture) joins Betsy and Amanda this week to discuss anxiety, gaping holes in Amanda’s film knowledge, and what it’s like to raise a super villain. -- SHOW INFORMATION Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise Facebook Page: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Facebook Group: @WhyMommyDrinks Instagram: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast Twitter: @MommyDrinksShow Email: WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com Sh*tshows Hotline: 424-279-8842 Subscribe: Apple ...

Mar 11, 20191 hr 23 min

Mike Phirman: Bless You

Actor, comedian, and musician Mike Phirman joins Betsy and Amanda this week to talk about child love, code yellow, and piece of cheese that just won’t quit. Hear Mike Phirman’s music at MikePhirman.com -- Episode Links Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise FACEBOOK PAGE: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast FACEBOOK GROUP: @WhyMommyDrinks INSTAGRAM: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast TWITTER: @MommyDrinksShow SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts SUBSCRIBE: Spotify -- You can email your parenting sh*tshows to WhyMommyDrinksPodcast@gmail.com ...

Mar 04, 20191 hr 22 min

Louis Changchien: Adventure Day

Betsy and Amanda sit down with actor Louis Changchien (Supergirl) to talk about a Day of Yes and a trip to the dentist. I scream, you scream, we all scream for popsicles! Catch Louis on Supergirl, Kidding, The Good Fight, and Another Life. -- Episode Links Why Mommy Drinks Merchandise FACEBOOK PAGE: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast FACEBOOK GROUP: @WhyMommyDrinks INSTAGRAM: @WhyMommyDrinksPodcast TWITTER: @MommyDrinksShow SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts SUBSCRIBE: Spotify -- You can email your parenting sh*tsho...

Feb 25, 20191 hr 6 min
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