Call Your Mother

It's a meeting of podcast minds! Zibby Owens, host of the terrific podcast, Moms Don't Have Time To Read Books, talks with Jordana about her love for reading (spoiler: These moms DO have time to read books). They also talk about second chances at love, second marriages, and parenting. Also, Jordana talks to co-host Shannon Sarna by phone to catch up after the birth of Shannon's beautiful baby (mazel tov!). And Gram takes a few seconds on her way home from Costco to talk about her own experience as a mother of a newborn having a bris.

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Music:

"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Funky and Groovy" by Unique Sound

"Rewind Back" by Marscott

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

The summer break is over, and Call Your Mother is back with a new season. Jordana and Shannon talk with Jason Rosenthal on the phone from his office in Chicago. Jason's wife Amy, a well-known author of adult and childrens' books, wrote a viral Modern Love piece in The New York Times entitled "You May Want To Marry My Husband," which was published only days before Amy died of ovarian cancer. Jason talks about grief and loss, his new life in the wake of his wife and parenting the couple's three children. Jordana shares her "What Happened On My Summer Vacation Story" about getting yelled at in Italy by, of all people, George Clooney (no, really). And Gram shares what to do when your kid says, "Mommy, I'm fat."Got a story to share? Email us at [email protected]. We're waiting to hear from you. Or leave us a voicemail at 908-248-4273.

Music:

"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Lo-Fi Afternoon" by Marscott

"Study Session No Melody" by MellowSTU

"Jet Setter" by MellowSTU

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

Jordana and Shannon are on summer break, so we are going back to the beginning and resharing our first-ever episode. Celebrity chef Einat Admony, whose restaurants include Balaboosta and Taim, dishes (see what we did there?) about morning orgasms, likens kids to farts ("You just like your own"), and opines about guilt.Got a story to share? Email us at [email protected]. We're waiting to hear from you. Or leave us a voicemail at 908-248-4273.

Music: "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Libertad" by Eaters "Red Hot Mama" by Sophie Tucker "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

Jordana and Shannon are on summer break, so we've gone into the archives and we're resharing this powerful episode. Jen Simon invited herself to peoples' houses for a single reason: to raid their cabinets for opioids. A middle-class suburban Jewish mom, she didn't fit the addict stereotype and kept her dependency a secret from friends and family. Jen talks candidly with the Call Your Mother team about coming clean and getting clean.

Music: "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Outsider's Paradox" by Springtide "Valantis" by Blue Dot Sessions "Spills" by Blue Dot Sessions "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

Jordana and Shannon are on break, and we're re-upping this interview with best-selling author Jennifer Weiner. Jennifer talks about Mrs. Everything, her epic novel that's been a summer hit. Taking on history, loss, feminism, and more, it's the product of the author's frustrations with life as an American woman. Jordana and Shannon talk with Jennifer about divorce, writing, and her mother, Fran, who always refused to answer specific questions about her sex life. She also tells the team about her struggle to love her body, why she sometimes rages at her deceased dad, and what she likes about making challah.

Music: "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Assassin" by Ikebe Shakedown "Shake It and Break It" by Lanin's Southern Serenaders "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

Feminist filmmaker Shaina Feinberg talks with Jordana and Shannon this week about the blurred line between truth and fiction in her films. The three women discuss representation in movies, dealing with grief through humor, and the intersection between parenting and ambition. And then Jordana reveals her sort-of date with Quentin Tarantino.

Music "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Rewind Back" by Marscott "Swing America" by Dimusic "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

Get ready for things to get a bit weird. On this week's episode, Shannon and Jordana talk with one of Israel's most famous authors, Etgar Keret. Etgar, whose new collection, Fly Already, will be published in the U.S. in September, is best known for his short absurdist short stories. Then Shannon and Jordana call Gram who lectures on the dangers of letting kids drink alcohol.

Got a story to share? Email us at [email protected]. We're waiting to hear from you. Or leave us a voicemail at 908-248-4273.

Music "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Study Session No Melody" by MellowSTU "Sultry Glance" by Perfect Solution Music "Funky and Groovy" by Unique Sound "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

Bat Sheva Marcus has been called "The Orthodox Sex Guru" by The New York Times, but she's so much more — sure, she's an Orthodox Jew, but she is also empowering women by giving them the information they need on how to best enjoy sex, in all its various forms. Bat Sheva talks to Jordana and Shannon about vibrators, orgasms, and pleasure in relationships — and how to handle rabbis' involvement in one's sex life. This episode is a real pleasure for everyone.

Music: "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Sultry Glance" by Perfect Solution Music "Study Session No Melody" by MellowSTU "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

Jan Kaminsky is a nurse, a professor, a mother of three and an advocate for equality. With her wife, she runs Rainbow Health Consulting, which helps to educate health providers on how to best care for LGBTQ patients. Jan talks to Shannon and Jordana about how to be more inclusive Since Jordana's mother has the sheer chutzpah to be away on vacation, Jan steps into the breach, giving Shannon advice on how to handle coed sleepovers at age 7 as well as e-mail invitations sent only to moms, not dads. Shannon also shares about her new pet, and Jordana's family is #blessed...with impetigo.

Music: "Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Gentle Talk" by Marscott "Funky and Groovy" by Unique Sound "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

Jordana and Shannon sit down with social media influencer Ilana Wiles, the mom behind Mommy Shorts and one of the ruling parents of Instagram. The three talk about deciding what to post to social media about their kids and how someone takes a "mommy blog" and transforms it into a lucrative career. Shannon ponders her 2-year-old's recent breast fixation and "Gram" takes on how new mothers can best handle societal expectations around breastfeeding.

Got a story to share? Email us at [email protected]. We're waiting to hear from you. Or leave us a voicemail at 908-248-4273.

"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Gentle Talk" by Marscott "Waxing Waning" by Ketsa "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx