Band of Mothers Podcast
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 115 ratings“Band of Mothers Podcast” is a podcast for moms that’s not about parenting.
Hosts and lifelong friends, Shayna Ferm and Tracey Tee, (creators of the hit, national touring comedy show, ”The Pump and Dump Show”) focus on one central theme over several hilarious, binge-worthy episodes, as they explore life as 40-something women who also happen to be moms.
Like no podcast you’ve heard before, each episode is its own variety show, featuring real moms’ call-in stories, games, original comedy, original music and inspiring guest interviews. After a delightfully entertaining hour with Shayna and Tracey, you’ll feel like you laughed as much as you learned, and most importantly you’ll know that you truly belong to a #BandofMothers.
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Episodes
Please Explain CBD and Cannabis
April 11, 2019 07:05 - 1 hour - 155 MBOk friends, we're diving into CBD, cannabis, THC, anxiety, inflammation, stress, addiction and lots of things in between. CBD is having a moment right now - BUT WHAT IS IT? What does it do? Is it legal? Will it make you high? Is it just a gimmick? And what about pot? Should we Just Say No or is there more to the story? Luckily, our special guest, Ashley Kingsley co-founder of Ellamenta.com, is well versed in the weed-o-sphere and just so happens to believe women, in particular, can benefit ...
Our Own Birth Stories: The Gauze and the C-Section
April 04, 2019 07:01 - 1 hour - 114 MBIf you were ever curious about our own birth stories, then this is your week. None of them was what you would call typical - but is any birth, really? We talk about the good and bad of hospital care, that scary moment you first try to breastfeed and what it must have been like for our husbands. Spoiler alert: there is misplaced gauze, an event in an elevator, and The Police played very loudly. Thanks for allowing us to reminisce! How have you been enjoying our podcast? If you're into it, ...
MILF Of The Month: 4 Kids, 2 Parents, 1 RV and a Blog with Jill Krause
March 28, 2019 07:03 - 52 minutes - 97.5 MBOur MILF (Mother I'd Like To Find Out About) of the Month sold her family's dream home a year ago, got rid of almost all of their belongings, bought an RV and set out to tour the country for a year. She had 4 kids - one of which was a newborn - a husband and a dream of something different - maybe even better - than the suburban life they always thought they wanted. Jill Krause is a renowned parenting and travel blogger - of Baby Rabies and Happy.Loud.Life fame - photographer, author of two ...
Moms Discuss The Songs: Lies and Swings
March 21, 2019 07:03 - 53 minutes - 98.8 MBThis week we bring back a #BandOfMothers panel, and discuss the meanings behind two original songs from The Pump and Dump Show: Lies and Swings. If you haven't been to our live comedy show, or heard our music (all available on Spotify, iTunes and Amazon - just search "The Pump and Dump Show") then you'll get to hear two of our most popular songs. After, we have a lively discussion with real moms about the themes from each song...mainly, the lies we told ourselves before we had kids, and eve...
Body Love with Plus Mommy's Jen McLellan
March 14, 2019 07:21 - 59 minutes - 111 MBThe truth is there are ALL kinds of moms, but not all moms are wholly represented and most are grossly under-advocated for and mistreated when it comes to health care. Our guest this week is the luminous Jen McLellan, host of Plus Mommy Podcast and the founder of Plus Size Birth. Jen's story of navigating her own birth plan as a plus size mom-to-be is nothing short of infuriating, and her ideals and perspectives on what this country keeps as priorities when it comes to women is truly enligh...
Why Moms Drink: PPD, Peer Pressure, Play Dates and Getting Sober
March 07, 2019 07:11 - 1 hour - 117 MBToday being a mom - especially a new mom - is almost synonymous with drinking. Whether it's the constant onslaught of memes and videos joking about how we all need wine online, social pressure to drink at play dates - or even the zoo - or just the unbearable stress and loneliness that surprises thousands of women after they have a baby, wine culture and the celebration of booze and mommyhood is rampant these days. The truth is, this doesn't adversely affect the lives of many women. However, ...
MILF of the Month: Tarot, Religion, Miscarriage and All Things Woo with the "Divine" Kristin Rand
March 01, 2019 07:21 - 1 hour - 132 MBOur MILF of the Month (Mother I'd Like To Find Out About) is comedian, mom and tarot reader, Kristin Rand. Kristin's journey to finding love (and then finding herself in Birmingham, Alabama) is pretty darn interesting, but we have, like 10,000 questions to ask her about tarot reading (seriously, WHAT IS IT) crystals, (do they work???) and ALL THINGS WOO. We realize we've had a few woo podcasts, but Breeders - we need to get to the bottom of this current trend that's sweeping the nation and ...
Mom Hacks For Aging Gracefully
February 21, 2019 07:09 - 58 minutes - 108 MBDo you feel like the minute that baby came into your life your face started to fall off your face? Ever wonder what you're gonna look like 20 years from now and hope there's something you can do to weather the aging storm? The truth is being a mom to 1 or 10 kids puts the years on FAST...inside and out...and not many of us have the ability to go the Hollywood route and get facials and treatments once a week while taking advantage of the latest anti-aging/weight loss technology (we sure don't...
Please Explain Essential Oils
February 14, 2019 07:11 - 1 hour - 119 MBWe're back on the #wellness train this week, exploring WTF is up with essential oils. Tracey loves them, Shay isn't so sure. Do they work? How? And why? Which oils should we buy and where and OMG ESSENTIAL OILS ARE SO CONFUSING! Join us as we chat with Jennifer Siddens, licensed aromatherapist, autism advocate, wellness advocate and mother of two boys. Her story about her son with special needs and her journey (she hates that word) to oils is compelling, to say the least. We get into a bit ...
Boogers and Breastmilk with 13-Week Dad, Adam Cayton-Holland
February 07, 2019 07:10 - 57 minutes - 107 MBThis week we thought we'd pick the brain of a brand new dad to see what it's like to...be a dad! We know how it feels to be a mom, but we're always curious about the father side of things. Luckily, we were able to have a lively, hilarious and heartfelt conversation from brand new dad, and comedian, and actor and author, Adam Cayton-Holland. You may have seen Adam's brilliant stand up on Comedy Central, or watched him on TruTV's hilarious comedy, Those Who Can't (which he co-created) or mayb...
MILF Of The Month: Pilates, Disabilities and Lube with Clara Gelatt
January 31, 2019 07:01 - 55 minutes - 103 MBJanuary's MILF (Mother I'd Like To Find Out About) Of The Month is mother of three and founder of Pilates Collective, Clara Gelatt. Not only is Clara an awesome mom, but she's basically a healer. Just ask Tracey. Her journey to becoming one of Denver's most thoughtful and integrative Pilates instructors is equal parts her own desire to help women become strong and healthy + leaning into a mind/body practice that could help her husband with Muscular Dystrophy. We chat with Clara about balanc...
Marriage After Babies and the Curse of Resentment
January 24, 2019 07:09 - 1 hour - 115 MBWow. This one is a doozy. No matter what state your marriage or partnership might be in, something changes (usually many things) once that first baby arrives. There's irritation, there's miscommunication, there's exhaustion, there's doubt and insecurity and there's a whole lot of resentment. Thanks to the amazing and insightful feedback from our #BandOfMothers Facebook group, we gathered so many thoughts and perspectives about marriage after kids, and then we basically flooded our guest wit...
The Tale of the Yurt Baby and The Yurt Baby's Tale
January 17, 2019 07:10 - 1 hour - 127 MBSettle in #breeders, because you do not want to miss these two amazing stories. In this week's episode Shayna and Tracey interview a mother and daughter who share their remarkable birth stories. Ahva Lenay had her baby in a yurt at the top of a mountain in the 80's - YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT - and her daughter Niya Gingerich doesn't make it to the mountain for the birth of her own daughter, but it's a home birth with a twist. If you love hearing birth stories, this is for you. If you're curio...
Resolutions Moms Can Keep and Quit with Special Guest Betsy Stover
January 10, 2019 07:03 - 56 minutes - 106 MBSure it's January, but this episode discusses all the resolutions that moms can keep, and QUIT. What if we let more things go (what up mom guilt) and maybe refrain from piling more massive pressure on our plates? What if we were cool with some smaller accomplishments rather than "I'm going to slay this year and everything is going to be awesome and perfect always?" Shay and Tracey share their 2019 resolutions - or rather - intentions - because it's 2019 and that's how we talk now. Also, the...
MILF Of The Month: Adoption, Race, Divorce and Auctioneering with Debbie Scheer
December 13, 2018 13:52 - 1 hour - 114 MBOur MILF (Mother I'd Like To Find Out About) Of The Month is Debbie Scheer, a fantastically funny, ridiculously talented, and fiercely dedicated mom. She talks about adopting and raising her two black sons, her views on race in this crazy world, navigating a divorce, her love of Costco, and her awesome multi-faceted jobs as a humorist, speaker and auctioneer. Auctioneer! Our new monthly series follows every day moms and their not-so-every-day stories. We think the women who make up all our ...
Gifts for your #BandOfMothers
December 06, 2018 15:25 - 58 minutes - 109 MBSure we have gifts for our kids to buy, gifts for our partners, gifts for the in-laws and gifts for the teachers, but the best gifts? Girlfriend Gifts! They're so fun to give and even more fun to receive, and in this episode Shay and Tracey go through a few of their (totally random) favorite things they'd think any member of your #BandOfMothers would love. AANNNDDD.....the show ends with a #Mombush! Shay and Tracey surprise Special Guest and The Pump and Dump Show's Director of Operations (a...
Please Explain Makeup
November 29, 2018 07:03 - 1 hour - 142 MBSo here's the deal: we're in our 40's and still don't really understand how to put on makeup. We realize that this isn't the most cutting edge of pressing issues to discuss BUT HERE US OUT - we have a feeling a lot of moms don't understand makeup just like us, and we also feel like a lot of moms don't want to watch a YouTube tutorial by a 19 year old. We decided to bring our friend and internationally acclaimed makeup artist (and mom!) Katelyn Simkins to our podcast table and grill here on ...
Ask Us Anything! We're Drunk!
November 15, 2018 07:08 - 55 minutes - 104 MBWhat happens when two comedians force themselves to talk about themselves and answer questions about themselves when they don't really love discussing themselves? They drink Bloody Marys and plow through it. If you've ever wanted to know a little bit more about Shayna and Tracey beyond what you see at The Pump and Dump Show (and if you want to hear Tracey talk into a straw, because vodka) then settle in for a very lively, very Zing Zang-y "Ask Us Anything" episode. Some items to note: *Th...
Airing Our Dirty Laundry Pt. 2
November 08, 2018 07:12 - 54 minutes - 101 MBWe continue our round table conversation about the real way we lead our domestic lives. If you've listened to Part 1, then Part 2 will give you all the intel you've been hoping which is mainly: HOW OFTEN DOES EVERYONE CHANGE THEIR SHEETS? There's more juiciness to this episode than just sheets, however. What other questions do we pull from the fruit bowl? You'll have to listen to get the dirty low-down. Oh, and because people have been asking, our favorite cozy, orthotic, don't-hurt-our-bac...
Airing Our Dirty Laundry Pt. 1
November 01, 2018 07:10 - 55 minutes - 104 MBWhat REALLY goes on behind the closed doors of our homes? Is someone REALLY washing the baseboards? Is someone else having popcorn for dinner? WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS' CLOSETS REALLY LOOK LIKE? We pull back our Target curtains to tell the truth about our own domestic lives, and then we host a round table with two other moms to discuss the truth of our day to day housekeeping regimen. Or lack thereof. Caution: Label Makers are involved. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts. ...
Going Down To Pound Town
October 26, 2018 14:56 - 1 hour - 132 MBWell, we're doin' it. We're talking about sex after babies and we ask ALLLLLLL the questions with our very special guest, Amanda Testa, a Sex, Love and Relationship Coach who helps overwhelmed women reconnect with their sexuality. We discuss how to get your groove back in the bedroom, how to like yourself (and your partner) again, and we also discuss the Yoni Egg. We reallllly discuss the Yoni Egg. Don't be shy y'all. There are so many great tidbits to take away from this episode. There's ...
Birthing A Business
October 18, 2018 07:01 - 1 hour - 113 MBWe've both owned other businesses before we started The Pump and Dump Show, and we discuss the long circuitious road we each took that lead us to our jobs today as the creators, writers, producers and performers of The P&D. We've also struggled to run The Pump and Dump show while also raising a family. Big time. In this episode we discuss the ups and downs of being a mom who owns her own business, and how running a biz is different once you become a mom. We chat with mom and owner (and ray ...
Urgent Bonus Episode: A Star Is Born
October 11, 2018 03:03 - 47 minutes - 88.6 MBSPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! This is an urgent - maybe bonus? - second episode we had to make because we watched A Star Is Born and we NEED to talk about it. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET. WE WILL RUIN IT FOR YOU. We think this movie made a lot of moms go out to see movies. Many of the moms we know went on actual dates with their husbands or partners; and a lot of moms went by themselves, which frankly is even better. We loved this movie SO HARD. To be ho...
Please Stop Saying #SelfCare
October 08, 2018 18:00 - 59 minutes - 111 MBWe've been having an ongoing dialogue for a few months now about how the hashtag #selfcare tends to get under our skin. It's not that we don't believe in taking care of ourselves, it's just that we wonder if it all has to be posted on social? And maybe it's all just getting a little too out of control? Baths with organic flowers, crystals, oils and three different kinds of salt? Is this realistic? Are we alone in feeling this way? We dive into why the whole self care movement bothers us so ...