Parenting is a Joke
Ophira Eisenberg
Show overview
Parenting is a Joke has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 252 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 29 min and 45 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 34% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 94 episodes published. Published by Ophira Eisenberg.
From the publisher
You know when you talk to your friends about your childhood and end it by saying, "But look at us, we're fine!" Here's my question: Are we fine? Because we're sitting here doused in CBD oil under a weighted blanket recording a podcast called Parenting is a Joke. Each week, host and standup Ophira Eisenberg talks to a different comedian about their career and their kids. Conversations tackle the tooth fairy, eating sticks, summer camp anxiety, the hidden horrors of childbirth, and the obvious horrors of our own childhoods. We celebrate the absurdity of shuffling a career with raising a kid, and highlight less traditional parenthood journeys, all while relishing in the fact that no one knows what they're doing, but we're all trying! Sometimes even our best. New episodes every Tuesday. New Season October 1st.