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One Bad Mother

Episode 476: Parenting Below The Frame with David Bizzaro

One Bad Mother

Biz Ellis and Theresa Thorn

Moms, Kids & Family, Motherhood, Theresa Thorn, Comedy, Biz Ellis, Podcast, Parenting

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week: new parent David Bizzaro, the Emmy winning puppeteer who's worked with The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Flaming Lips and the TERRIFIC new show Waffles + Mochi, which also stars Michelle Obama. And with that, OBM is now one step closer to Michelle O. Do you feel the energy? We do! Plus, Biz talks about the value of pivoting, the importance of self-care, and the perils of piles. Piles!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Biz. I'm a working parent with a kid and a teen.

0:03.6

It's been 10 years since the show began and a lot has changed on the show and in the world.

0:09.6

But by elevating the voices of others, we have learned we are not alone and we are doing a good job.

0:16.5

This is still a show about life after giving life. This is One Bad Mother.

0:22.1

This week on One Bad Mother, the puppetry of Parentane, I talk with puppeteer David

0:30.3

Desaro about new babies and a representation in the felt. Plus, Biz masks her fears.

0:39.0

This is a check-in. I forgot to wheel. I'm sorry. So I guess that's the probably the only

0:45.3

terrible part about this morning. I narrowly avoided a series of unfortunate events that

0:54.0

looks like just, you know, every day getting stuff done that to non-parents would be easy,

1:00.1

but the parent is almost impossible. So two kids, four months old, three years old.

1:06.2

Four months old has his four month well visit today and the three year old was due for her third

1:14.8

COVID shot and I got them to do the appointment at the same time but the appointment wasn't until 10.

1:21.5

And so my rock star idea was we went, this is going to sound that shitting thing,

1:28.9

but we went to the dentist. I know because the dentist has a waiting area with an entire

1:35.7

like plate area and a slide and I paid too much to use this dentist but they flat out.

1:43.4

Come even when you don't have an appointment. So your kids get comfortable here and you know what he

1:49.2

was. We went and we played for 20 minutes on the slide and they were showing a busy movie in the

1:56.0

theater and she loved that and then they free coffee which again because I'm paying too much

2:01.4

in a co-payment like it's probably not actually free but you know today it's probably free coffee

2:06.0

and the four months old was fine well the three year old ran around and then without seeing the

2:10.7

dentist we left and we went to the doctor's appointment and baby boy was fine and tell her girl was

2:18.2

fine and everybody got pinched medicine today and of course baby boy screamed and tell the girl

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