"Gold Maid" Always Wins and Late Motherhood with Ophira Eisenberg

"Gold Maid" Always Wins and Late Motherhood with Ophira Eisenberg

What happens when a late in life mom and her son are gifted a deck of “Old Maid” cards? Tune in this week to The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mom-coms-stand-up-stories-the/id1890242089] and hear Ophira Eisenberg’s poignant storytelling of “Gold Maid.” She wrote this essay, recounting the guilt she felt about being an older parent. Holly Rizzuto Palker [https://open.substack.com/users/23031866-holly-rizzuto-palker?utm_source=mentions], Liz Alterman [https://open.substack.com/users/2796455-liz-alterman?utm_source=mentions] and Stephanie Silberstein [https://open.substack.com/users/148389257-stephanie-silberstein?utm_source=mentions] welcome this stellar comedian and Parenting Is a Joke podcast host. They chat about fear-based parenting and the lies perpetuated by “Big Dairy”. Want to know how Eisenberg feels about Sesame Street’s Elmo? Want to learn details about her new special, https://veeps.com/ophiraeisenberg/269145c3-473e-41e8-873e-e15a0b3609e4I Used to Be Nicer [https://veeps.com/ophiraeisenberg/269145c3-473e-41e8-873e-e15a0b3609e4]? This episode is for any parent who has ever felt too tired to chase after their toddler or wait up for their teen’s midnight curfew. Follow The Mom Coms for more content and to learn about upcoming shows:Website [http://google.com/url?q=https://themomcoms.com/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1777911606791417&usg=AOvVaw2J-uTU8HJGRLk-3U1ibO_G] Substack [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com/publish/posts/published] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themomcoms/?hl=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578985148346] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@themomcoms] Explore topics and people discussed in this episode: Ophira Eisenberg [https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com/] I Used to be Nicer on Veeps [https://veeps.com/ophiraeisenberg/269145c3-473e-41e8-873e-e15a0b3609e4] Nutella [https://www.nutella.com/us/en/] Sesame Street [https://www.sesamestreet.org/] Lewis Black [https://www.lewisblack.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorUKXYUyLJexuHrQ8hbMEZEjliq5-OHOCutP1520rKh8Tvkk0_0] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

TEASER Gold Maid Always Wins with Ophira Eisenberg

On next week’s episode, stand-up comedian, Ophira Eisenberg [https://substack.com/profile/5513500-ophira-eisenberg] joins The Mom Coms [https://open.substack.com/pub/hollyrizzutopalker] hosts Holly Rizzuto Palker [https://substack.com/profile/23031866-holly-rizzuto-palker], Liz Alterman [https://substack.com/profile/2796455-liz-alterman], Stephanie Silberstein [https://substack.com/profile/148389257-stephanie-silberstein] to discuss the only valid reason to have a baby (never leaving the house again), why the game Old Maid is basically a Victorian war crime, and how her son accidentally fixed centuries of female oppression by mishearing one word. Also covered: Big Dairy's sinister school lunch agenda, why Elmo ruined Sesame Street, capitalism as a parenting philosophy, and the surprising universal answer to "why did you choose your career?" Spoiler: childhood trauma. The Gold Maid always wins. Follow The Mom Coms for more content and to learn about upcoming shows and podcasts:Website [http://google.com/url?q=https://themomcoms.com/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1777911606791417&usg=AOvVaw2J-uTU8HJGRLk-3U1ibO_G] Substack [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com/publish/posts/published] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themomcoms/?hl=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578985148346] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@themomcoms] If you like us, do us a solid by bestowing a five star rating, a free subscription or a re-stack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Teen Speak with Angela Burk

What happens when midlife moms can't decode their own teens language? Comedy gold. This week on The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mom-coms-stand-up-stories-the/id1890242089], Holly Rizzuto Palker [https://substack.com/profile/23031866-holly-rizzuto-palker], Liz Alterman [https://substack.com/profile/2796455-liz-alterman] and Stephanie Silberstein [https://substack.com/profile/148389257-stephanie-silberstein] welcome Angela Burk [https://substack.com/profile/338786910-angela-burk] — author of The Real Girl's Guide to Midlife and the Substack sensation behind realgirlsguidetomidlife.com — for an episode that goes from decoding teen slang to hot flashes to thong funerals without ever coming up for air. This one's for every parent who's ever been called an "unc" by their own kid. Angela also gives us reasons why thongs don’t work for the over-50 set. Hint: it isn’t a callus that causes discomfort! Follow The Mom Coms for more content and to learn about upcoming shows:Website [http://google.com/url?q=https://themomcoms.com/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1777911606791417&usg=AOvVaw2J-uTU8HJGRLk-3U1ibO_G] Substack [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com/publish/posts/published] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themomcoms/?hl=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578985148346] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@themomcoms] Explore topics and people discussed in this episode: Angela Burk [https://www.realgirlsguide55.com/p/welcome-to-the-chaos-2fa] Angela’s Book [https://www.amazon.com/Real-Girls-Guide-Midlife-Fearless/dp/1959009338/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GF505K29KSUO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yG72uVHMGMo7VxTGggRizREtOwDz8W7Lvr3Lu9TQOUgKN1aK4ZQIEmUSvq9SnSrlc0BY6a9u3y_dF8qCshWhjVx9837ddG3PlJEnJ4lQ3Ws-0I05Rsg7qUYpHKxGUA1WIdLZTBU-IKMWdojozEeaz9QVaNZAGu6nXxCD0LFun736fAoNJvfAJHge3Bb5vY7VQAMCo654P4g2LeSsLE2gfabxpS-RHXSauLzapbYs-FQ.j1FcMhRdMlTA7XEczkZI6tVTvrCu0-kquGgZRxaL264&dib_tag=se&keywords=real+girls+guide+to+midlife&qid=1782906206&sprefix=real+girls+gui%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-1] Parent’s Magazine Teen Speak Article [https://www.parents.com/teen-slang-dictionary-for-parents-8547711] Hot Flashes [https://menopause.org/patient-education/menopause-topics/hot-flashes] More about Stephanie Silberstein here [https://www.kean.edu/directory/stephanie-silver-silberstein], Liz Alterman [https://www.lizalterman.com/], and Holly Rizzuto Palker here [https://hollyrizzutopalker.com/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

TEASER Teen Speak with Angela Burk

On next week’s Wednesday episode drop of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mom-coms-stand-up-stories-the/id1890242089], we hear from Angela Burk [https://substack.com/profile/338786910-angela-burk], creator of The Real Girl’s Guide [https://substack.com/profile/338786910-angela-burk?utm_source=global-search] on Substack. Angela shares with Stephanie Silberstein [https://substack.com/profile/148389257-stephanie-silberstein], Liz Alterman [https://substack.com/profile/2796455-liz-alterman], and Holly Rizzuto Palker [https://substack.com/profile/23031866-holly-rizzuto-palker] the Rosetta Stone to decoding teen speak, talks about her peri-menopausal sweat attacks, and gives us reasons why thongs don’t work for the over-50 set. Hint: it isn’t a callus that causes discomfort! Follow The Mom Coms for more content and to learn about upcoming shows and podcasts:Website [http://google.com/url?q=https://themomcoms.com/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1777911606791417&usg=AOvVaw2J-uTU8HJGRLk-3U1ibO_G] Substack [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com/publish/posts/published] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themomcoms/?hl=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578985148346] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@themomcoms] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Mean Moms, Motherhood, and Midlife with the Original Dating Diva, Estelle Erasmus

On this episode of The Mom Coms: Stand-up and Stories [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mom-coms-stand-up-stories-the/id1890242089], we hear from Estelle Erasmus: [https://estelleserasmus.com/]  TEDx speaker [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpcWmjpzSIQ], NYU writing professor,  author of Writing That Gets Noticed [https://estelleserasmus.com/books/writing-that-gets-noticed/], and host of the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freelance-writing-direct-with-estelle-conversations/id1647429472] Estelle offers inspiring and hilarious advice on protecting our valuable time. Then she chats with Stephanie, Liz, and Holly about mean moms, peer pressure, poop, raisins, kishkas, dating, and the importance of remembering your value even when the world tries to degrade it.  There might be a brief moment of boob lifting and operatic singing in this episode, but you’ll have to listen to find out!  Follow The Mom Coms for more content and to learn about upcoming shows:Website [http://google.com/url?q=https://themomcoms.com/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1777911606791417&usg=AOvVaw2J-uTU8HJGRLk-3U1ibO_G] Substack [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com/publish/posts/published] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themomcoms/?hl=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578985148346] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@themomcoms] Explore topics and people discussed in this episode: Freelance Writing Direct Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freelance-writing-direct-with-estelle-conversations/id1647429472] Writing That Gets Noticed  [https://www.amazon.com/Writing-That-Gets-Noticed-Storyteller/dp/1608688364/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=189089284729&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KOliMpLgc5asSLLTtNl4oCtaPkBrPER4RlB19fbQhmXmQEvQVHjQbWZUAvZTHACfNeZpeD3nUOo7fHUDna350dDqbtyqCknJAYDBckwmU-ttM2KAYRLApB_xZ7Dsg51l33br7JCzhdnX1EBQGC4Jv1CPwVExlEdYS_mWEbpmksgfqlbOLvwJJNBN4K8NqPUAsM8N8y5SrZMcY90qr5i64C8YCCwRgbq4wSWRA9F0gZc.KE8_QWeWNMza27Eg9kULMpJbx1PjlkX2XWVGACKuQHw&dib_tag=se&hvadid=779669990300&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=1014757&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=2712849556008283593--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2712849556008283593&hvtargid=kwd-2112545338457&hydadcr=8485_13829855_14326&keywords=writing+that+gets+noticed&mcid=bc7a4a5fc4413a12858a3ba44ffa9d09&qid=1778078241&sr=8-1] Estelle’s Scary Mommy [https://www.scarymommy.com/mom-life-hacks-cut-through-crap] essay “Mom Life Hacks To Help You Cut Through  People's Crap”       [https://www.scarymommy.com/mom-life-hacks-cut-through-crap] Brianna Avenia-Tapper [https://briannaaveniatappercom.wordpress.com/] Find out more about Estelle Erasmus here [https://estelleserasmus.com/] More about Stephanie Silberstein here [https://www.kean.edu/directory/stephanie-silver-silberstein], Liz Alterman [https://www.lizalterman.com/], and Holly Rizzuto Palker here [https://hollyrizzutopalker.com/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com [https://hollyrizzutopalker.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]