Why Mommy Drinks

Actor, writer, and improviser Jess Eason joins Betsy and Amanda this week to talk about reading disaster books at seven, feeling the weight of a child on your ankles at all times, and getting to the breaking point at dinner time.

Amanda and Betsy read new stories submitted by listeners!

Actress, producer, and activist Deanna Russo (Burning Love, The Ice Cream Truck, Being Human, College Humor) joins Betsy and Amanda this week to talk about the joy of a Minecraft bedtime story, the story of the twins birth, and another puke story covered in rainbows and ruined couches.

Pinch hitting for Betsy and Amanda this week: Betsy’s husband Ari squeezes into a tiny sound booth and forces himself to recall a recent trauma: the last day of school.

It’s a hosts-only mom hack-tacular, with Amanda and Betsy coming to you live from the Hoarder Hideaway! Betsy gets mom shamed by a stranger, and Amanda is touched by an angel.

Comedian, writer, and actress Ilana Cohn (Overdue, Detention, South Park) talks with Betsy and Amanda about walking uphill on a downhill kind of a day, lunchables, and shitting the bed.

BAFTA award winning voice over artist Cissy Jones (Little Big Awesome, Grand Theft Auto, Firewatch, The Walking Dead) talks with Betsy and Amanda about night terrors, disappearing penny tricks, and OOORRRAAANNNNNGGGEEEE.

Comedian, podcaster, and writer Steph Garcia talks with Betsy and Amanda about being intentionally late to parties, black widow spiders, and drowning in minutiae.

Standup comedian and writer Jessica Glassberg talks with Betsy and Amanda about solo parenting, beloved gifts from pre-K frenemies, and Amanda’s proposal to just shut down Mother’s Day entirely, because F*CK IT.

Comedian, Director, and Actress Rebekka Johnson (GLOW, Speakeasy: Paul F. Tompkins, Christmas Story Live!), talks with Betsy and Amanda about pizza picnic, waiting in line, and timing the trip to the trampoline.