The healing power of laughter is wonderful, but somebody's gotta pay those bills. Comedy Gives Back co-founder Zoe Friedman sits down with Biz to talk about the mysteries of male puberty, parent/child friend boundaries, and how comedy can change the world. Support Comedy Gives Back by going to their website, www.ComedyGivesBack.com, or by texting the word LAUGH to 707070. You can also give directly by hitting the Donate button on their home page. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year!  Share a personal or commercial message on the show ..read more

"Self-care" is exhausting. Go ahead and mash that Pause button. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, author of Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness, joins Biz to talk about the mental cost of saying no, the seduction of the wellness industry, and wine and cheese in Rome. Get your copy of Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) wherever books are sold. Learn more about Dr. Pooja Lakshmin and her work by visiting her website, www.PoojaLakshmin.com. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad M ..read more

Pack up both kinds of anxiety, kids. We're getting on the train. Dr. Regine Galanti, author of Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage, joins Biz to talk about "ignoring" your children, eating Cuties, and using CBT to overcome anxiety. Get your copy of Dr. Galanti's book, Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage, at the bookstore of your choice. Learn more about Dr. Galanti, her other books, and her work by visiting www.LongIslandBehavioral.com. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its fi ..read more

MaxFunDrive 2024 is nearly over! Producer Gabe joins Biz for a casual chat about dogs, donations, and doing the dew. Producer Gabe is also writing this as we speak. It's weird. You're great. Become a member of Maximum Fun and get 13 years worth of One Bad Mother bonus content, including this year's Boys! Boys! Boys! Choose Your Own Romance read-a-long adventure with Biz and Katy Belle. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year ..read more

Wake up! It's MaxFunDrive 2024! Or don't! You just got the baby to sleep! Or do! Who even knows anymore?! Rachel McElroy from the Wonderful! podcast sits down with Biz to talk the "angel baby," potty peer pressure, and competitive lullaby baby squats. Listen to and support Wonderful!, Rachel's podcast with her husband Griffin McElroy, by visiting www.MaximumFun.org/join. Become a member of Maximum Fun and get 13 years worth of One Bad Mother bonus content, including this year’s Boys! Boys! Boys! Choose Your Own Romance read-a-long adventure with Biz and Katy Belle. Go ..read more

MaxFunDrive 2024 is drawing to a close! Biz is joined by subgroup OBM Disabled+ badmin Ashley Faye to discuss the language around disability, playing hide and seek, and sweet custom t-shirts. Go to Ashley's online store, Charming Beetique, and get a One Bad Mother discount by clicking this link: www.charmingbeetique.com/discount/OBM. Ashley's wonderful links to podcasts by, about, and for people with disabilities as well as resources: https://www.disarmingdisability.com/ - No longer has episodes though, still good as they get disabled advocates and experts together to talk about the tough ..read more

While sorting through the detritus of her past, Biz came upon a book. An ancient book from the distant year of 1983, filled with antiquated beauty standards, extremely creepy behavior that was once considered charming, and also Star Wars.  The book: Boys! Boys! Boys! by Jan Gelman. Book #2 in the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style series Follow Your Heart Romance. Biz does the unthinkable and passes this unholy tome to her own freshly minted teen, Katy Belle. Will Katy Belle choose John, the football star? Tommy, the childhood friend? Or will Katy Belle decide all of these guy ..read more

Week 2 of MaxFunDrive 2024 continues! Biz sits down with Jessica Roberts, Motherboard admin, parent of a ninja child, not haver of sleep, and investigator of the past. Become a member of Maximum Fun and get 13 years worth of One Bad Mother bonus content, including this year's Boys! Boys! Boys! Choose Your Own Romance read-a-long adventure with Biz and Katy Belle. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year ..read more

Week 2 of MaxFunDrive begins! Badmin and author Annie Cardi catches a sweet hang with Biz to talk about The Scarlet Letter, "23 and me", and getting the "D." Get your copy of Annie's newest book, Red, wherever books are sold. Learn more about Annie and her books by visiting her website, www.AnnieCardi.com. Become a member of Maximum Fun and get 13 years worth of One Bad Mother bonus content, including this year's Boys! Boys! Boys! Choose Your Own Romance read-a-long adventure with Biz and Katy Belle. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year ..read more

On Day Five of MaxFunDrive, Amber Hobbins extolls the virtues of One Bad Bowl and while downplaying the downright heroic work she's done helping and advocating for people in bad situations. Become a member of Maximum Fun and get 13 years worth of One Bad Mother bonus content, including this year's Boys! Boys! Boys! Choose Your Own Romance read-a-long adventure with Biz and Katy Belle. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year ..read more