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One Bad Mother cancelled?! Where's Theresa?!? Oh. There she is. And nobody, not nobody, could ever cancel this show, baby. Except Biz. The penultimate episode of One Bad Mother! Start crying now! Get your limited run OBM Countdown t-shirts by going to www.MaxFunStore.com! This is the Year I Touch My Banjo: https://maxfunstore.com/products/banjo-year-t-shirt Buggy + Gabe: https://maxfunstore.com/products/buggy-gabe-t-shirt OBM Hotline: https://maxfunstore.com/products/hotline-t-shirt Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/badmin-t-shirt Lefty: https://maxfunstore.com/products/lefty-shirt OBM In The Wild: https://maxfunstore.com/products/obm-in-the-wild-t-shirt There Will Be Swears: https://maxfunstore.com/products/there-will-be-swears-t-shirt This Is A Rant: https://maxfunstore.com/products/this-is-a-rant-t-shirt Subgroup Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/subgroup-badmin-t-shirt Mini: https://maxfunstore.com/products/mini-youth-t-shirt Micro: https://maxfunstore.com/products/micro-toddler-t-shirt Nano: https://maxfunstore.com/products/nano-onesie And of course, all your items can always be found at https://maxfunstore.com/collections/one-bad-mother Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

In this shocking antepenultimate episode of One Bad Mother, Stefan finally proposes to Biz! In Paris! Over 15 years ago! Or will he? Tune in to find out! Listen to Stefan's podcast with Jordan D. White, Nature Trail to Hell, wherever fine pods are cast. Get your limited run OBM Countdown t-shirts by going to www.MaxFunStore.com! Buggy + Gabe: https://maxfunstore.com/products/buggy-gabe-t-shirt OBM Hotline: https://maxfunstore.com/products/hotline-t-shirt Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/badmin-t-shirt Lefty: https://maxfunstore.com/products/lefty-shirt OBM In The Wild: https://maxfunstore.com/products/obm-in-the-wild-t-shirt There Will Be Swears: https://maxfunstore.com/products/there-will-be-swears-t-shirt This Is A Rant: https://maxfunstore.com/products/this-is-a-rant-t-shirt Subgroup Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/subgroup-badmin-t-shirt Mini: https://maxfunstore.com/products/mini-youth-t-shirt Micro: https://maxfunstore.com/products/micro-toddler-t-shirt Nano: https://maxfunstore.com/products/nano-onesie And of course, all your items can always be found at https://maxfunstore.com/collections/one-bad-mother Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Hey! Listen! It's dangerous to go alone! Take this: Legend of Zelda lore expert, 5th Grader, and child of Biz, Ellis Lawrence joins his OBM in the hotseat to talk about symbolism in Majora's Mask, growing up with the podcast, and resilience through dungeon puzzling. "Excuuuuse me, Princess!" video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfXxkHrIBM Ellis's recommended video on Tears of the Kingdom Depths lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgn-c-n43lg Get your limited run OBM Countdown t-shirts by going to www.MaxFunStore.com! Buggy + Gabe: https://maxfunstore.com/products/buggy-gabe-t-shirt OBM Hotline: https://maxfunstore.com/products/hotline-t-shirt Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/badmin-t-shirt Lefty: https://maxfunstore.com/products/lefty-shirt OBM In The Wild: https://maxfunstore.com/products/obm-in-the-wild-t-shirt There Will Be Swears: https://maxfunstore.com/products/there-will-be-swears-t-shirt This Is A Rant: https://maxfunstore.com/products/this-is-a-rant-t-shirt Subgroup Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/subgroup-badmin-t-shirt Mini: https://maxfunstore.com/products/mini-youth-t-shirt Micro: https://maxfunstore.com/products/micro-toddler-t-shirt Nano: https://maxfunstore.com/products/nano-onesie And of course, all your items can always be found at https://maxfunstore.com/collections/one-bad-mother Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

What are you so scared about, fraidy-cat? Ghosts? Monsters? Glitter? Menopause? Fair enough, actually. John James Goldbeck, writer for the brand new hulu and Disney+ Goosebumps TV show, joins Biz to talk about dares and pranks, the return of David Schwimmer, and watching scary stuff too young with no supervision. Get your limited run OBM Countdown t-shirts by going to www.MaxFunStore.com! Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/badmin-t-shirt Lefty: https://maxfunstore.com/products/lefty-shirt OBM In The Wild: https://maxfunstore.com/products/obm-in-the-wild-t-shirt There Will Be Swears: https://maxfunstore.com/products/there-will-be-swears-t-shirt This Is A Rant: https://maxfunstore.com/products/this-is-a-rant-t-shirt Subgroup Badmin: https://maxfunstore.com/products/subgroup-badmin-t-shirt Mini: https://maxfunstore.com/products/mini-youth-t-shirt Micro: https://maxfunstore.com/products/micro-toddler-t-shirt Nano: https://maxfunstore.com/products/nano-onesie And of course, all your items can always be found at https://maxfunstore.com/collections/one-bad-mother Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

You always wanted to be an inspiration to your kid, but not as the cackling villain in their eventual memoir! Cheryl Klein, author of Crybaby, returns to the show to talk about growing up with Mutha magazine, overcompensating for hypochondria, and the empathy found in telling one's own story. Read Cheryl's piece, The Flawed-Mom Memoir My Kid Might Write, as well as her other essays, at www.MuthaMagazine.com. Get your copy of Cheryl's book, Crybaby: Infertility, Illness, and Other Things That Were Not the End of the World, at the bookstore of your choice. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Content Warning: Postpartum Psychosis, Violence, Murder Strap on your banjos, listeners, we're singing about pain, loss, madness, and pink tampon-slinging Cybertrucks. Becky Poole, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, and longtime Biz friend and collaborator, sits down to talk about her new podcast and album, both titled The Ballad of Dena & Andrea. They discuss longtime friendship, the history of murder ballads, and the dark and tragic stories of Andrea Yates and Dena Schlosser. It's a fun conversation, we promise. Listen to the podcast of The Ballad of Dena & Andreaon the podcatcher of your choice and listen to the album of The Ballad of Dena & Andrea on your favorite streaming service. Learn more about Becky, her work, her activism, and comedy by following her on Instagram @beckydpoole. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Fear not, OBMs, Biz has returned and she is pooped! Luckily, the wonderful Renee Colvert returns to interview... Biz? They discuss the Los Angeles Wildfires, the healing power of Bluey, and the origins of One Bad Mother. Plus, Renee has an agenda. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Not to worry, listeners: Biz and Theresa and their families are safe from the Los Angeles wildfires. Tired and annoyed, but safe. We'll be back in two weeks. ONE BAD RERUN - Episode 484: Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and waitin’ and waitin’ and drivin’ and waitin’ and waitin’ and waitin’. Biz sings the carline blues with A Very Special Guest for the final episode of 2022! Plus, Biz goes into the closet. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Will helping me stop being a people pleaser help you like me more? Amy Wilson, author of Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser, joins Biz to talk about converting kid's bedrooms into offices, being and not being the asshole, and learning to fix yourself before fixing others. Preorder your copy of Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaserby Amy Wilson, out January 7th, 2025, wherever books are sold. Listen to Amy's podcast with Margaret Ables, What Fresh Hell, wherever fine pods are cast. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

ONE BAD RERUN - Episode 387: We all have bodies!!! It’s true! We have a body, so let’s get comfortable in it! Biz talks to author, illustrator Tyler Feder about her inclusive, body positive picture book for preschoolers, Bodies Are Cool! Plus, Biz enjoys her ramen and Theresa keeps her kids from learning what New Year’s Eve is all about…again. Get your copy of Dancing at the Pity Party and preorder your copy of Bodies Are Coolhere. Visit Tyler Feder’s website and follow her on Instagram @tylerfeder. Check out Tyler’s Etsy shop, Roaring Softly here. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Backpack? Check. Notebook? Check. Pen? Check. Baby? Check. Wait, what? Biz is joined by Hechinger Report journalist Neal Morton to talk about Lumen High School in Spokane, WA, a public charter school committed to accommodating and educating teen parents. Listen to the Here & Now radio piece featuring Lumen and Neal. Support Lumen High School by going to their website, www.LumenHighSchool.org, or other schools with similar programs with these links provided by Neal: * Cardinal Academy in Idaho: https://cardinalacademycharter.org/ * New Legacy Charter School in Aurora, CO: https://www.newlegacycharter.org/ * The DC program, called New Heights, got some attention from researchers: https://dcps.dc.gov/page/expectant-and-parenting-students Learn more about the Hechinger Report, subscribe to their newsletter, or submit a story tip by visiting www.HechingerReport.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

When you're bone tired, haggard, and broken, seek out a friend to help ease the burden. Sometimes that friend is an imaginary caustic man rabbit, but he'll have to do. Katie Locke O'Brien, director of the comedy series Dick Bunny, joins Biz to talk magical realism, Tooth Fairy inflation, and the empty mason jar that is the postpartum brain. Watch all six episodes of Dick Bunny by going to www.DickBunny.com. Follow the show on Instagram @dickbunny_official. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high... Take a look, we have a book, it's One Bad Mother! The fantastic Traci Thomas, host of the literature podcast The Stacks, joins Biz to talk parker rolls, audiobook speeds, and making time for reading in a house full of screaming children. Listen to Traci's podcast, The Stacks, wherever fine pods are cast. Learn more about The Stacks and Traci by going to her website, www.TheStacksPodcast.com. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! This week, we're sponsored by BabbleRoo and StoryWorth. Go to BabbleRoo.shop and use code BADMOTHER to get 15% off your first order. Go to www.StoryWorth.com/BADMOTHER to get $10 off your first order. Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

ONE BAD RERUN - Episode 498: The House Is Trashed But The Bones Are Good, with Maggie Smith Home and life feeling like a wreck? Slap some paint on that fixer-upper. Author and poet Maggie Smith joins Biz to talk whittling words, Good Bones, and her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Plus, Biz is in purgatory. Get your copy of Maggie Smith's memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, wherever books are sold. Learn more about Maggie and her work by visiting her website, www.MaggieSmithPoet.com. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmother You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans Mental Health Resources: Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP) Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website. Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being. USA text 741741 Canada text 686868 UK text 85258 Website: https://www.crisistextline.org National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. https://www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you. Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling