Why Mommy Drinks

Writer Mike Leffingwell joins Betsy and guest co-host Ari Voukydis to discuss dreidel dramatics, bedtime story performance anxiety, and teen scorekeepers who miss the mark.

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Comedian Jonny Svarzbein joins Betsy and guest co-host Amy Albert to talk about delivering bad news via ice cream, folding Wall-E trash canyons worth of laundry, and being enraged by stickers.

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Ify Nwadiwe is a comedian, writer, and podcaster (My First Kicks, Maximum Film!). Ify and Betsy talk about a kid who is so tired that they made themselves throw up, what it’s like to have an “obedient, chill” child, and the importance of peeing BEFORE one gets in the car.

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Comedian and actor Frank Garcia-Hejl (Adam Ruins Everything, Scare Package) hangs with Betsy and guest co-host Ari Voukydis to talk about an insane car ride with your mother-in-law, teachers who expect parents to be way too hands on, and failing preschool for not knowing your gender.

Check out and subscribe to Frank's podcasts The Cannon Canon and The Smashing Pumpkast.

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Actor and comedian Suni Reyes (Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Billions) talks with Betsy and guest co-host Amy Albert about doctors with no bedside manner, walking around school with no pants on, and being mistaken for being pregnant…when you’re not.

Podcaster Arnie Niekamp (Hello From the Magic Tavern) joins Betsy and Amanda Allan to talk about stress-inducing Calico Critters, a part-time job that’s just calling doctors’ offices, and having an old timey stand-off in a drug store.

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Jamie Kaler (The DadLands, Tacoma FD, Homeschooled) and Jason Gowin from The Parent's Lounge podcast talk with Betsy and guest co-host Stephanie Escajeda about cheating on your kid's tests, picking a middle school only because they have an anime club, and getting shanghaied into having twins.

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Actor and comedian Chris Wylde (Dadholes, ClipCast. The Best Clippers Podcast) talks with Betsy and guest co-host Amy Albert about the unexpected odyssey of hunting down flu shots, being furious at your husband for getting hired for a job, and a haunting Three Stooges moment.

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Danielle Koenig and Kristine Kimmel, hosts of the podcast How to Survive with Danielle and Kristine, join Betsy to talk about middle school bullies, the dangers of watching Pulp Fiction alone, and yarn placentas.

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Authors Miry Whitehill (Miry's List) and Jennifer Jackson (The Punkydoos Take the Stage) talk with Betsy about the bizarre relief that a life threatening situation can provide, and what happens when your kid throws a shoe at your head.

Pre-order Jennifer and Miry’s book (illustrated by Nomar Perez), Our World Is a Family: A Book about Being a Good Neighbor, at Amazon and Barnes and Noble now!

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