Christopher Monks's guest appearances

Christopher Monks

Breaking Down Parenting: A ParentNormal Podcast

The How The Why

Past Forward

Arianna Huffington

Lisa Loeb

Phil Rosenthal

Jeff Goins

Nate Bargatze

Pico Iyer

Joel Arquillos

Sarah Gerard

Stephanie Smith

Bill Pierce

Nick Cole

Julie Clark

Michael Walsh

Jeff Kinney

Jim Gaffigan

OwlTail

Today our podcast connects with Christopher Monks, editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency and author of The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life (Tow Books).  Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Christopher Monks

Today our podcast connects with Christopher Monks, editor of <a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">McSweeney's Internet Tendency</a> and author of The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life (Tow Books). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Christopher Monks

Jeannie Gaffigan

Mike Spohr

Sarah Maizes

This week we’re wrapping up our summer series of parenting fails. I hope it’s been helpful for you to hear other parents share their fails, not only because the stories are often entertaining, but because I think it’s helpful to hear that no parent is perfect. No matter how hard we try or how much we love our kids, parenting fails are inevitable. The best thing we can do for our kids is just say sorry and try not to make the same mistakes again. Parenting is stressful enough without beating yourself up for past mistakes. Parents featured in this episode include: Mary Elizabeth Williams from Episode 35. Mary Elizabeth is the author of A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science and Cancer. Mike Spohr from Episode 36. Mike is the editor of BuzzFeed Parents. Christopher Monks from Episode 37. Chris is the editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Jeannie Gaffigan from Episode 38. Jeannie is comedian Jim Gaffigan’s writing partner. She also happens to be his wife and co-writer on the Jim Gaffigan Show, which I highly recommend if you haven’t seen it yet. Sarah Maizes from Episode 41. Sarah is the author of Got Milf?: The Modern Mom’s Guide to Feeling Fabulous, Looking Great, and Rocking A Minivan.

This week we’re wrapping up our summer series of parenting fails. I hope it’s been helpful for you to hear other parents share their fails, not only because the stories are often entertaining, but because I think it’s helpful to hear that no parent is perfect. No matter how hard we try or how much we love our kids, parenting fails are inevitable. The best thing we can do for our kids is just say sorry and try not to make the same mistakes again. Parenting is stressful enough without beating yourself up for past mistakes. Parents featured in this episode include: Mary Elizabeth Williams from <a href="http://www.parentnormal.com/podcast/episode35/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 35</a>. Mary Elizabeth is the author of A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science and Cancer. Mike Spohr from <a href="http://www.parentnormal.com/podcast/episode36/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 36</a>. Mike is the editor of BuzzFeed Parents. Christopher Monks from <a href="http://www.parentnormal.com/podcast/episode37/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 37</a>. Chris is the editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Jeannie Gaffigan from <a href="http://www.parentnormal.com/podcast/episode38/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 38</a>. Jeannie is comedian Jim Gaffigan’s writing partner. She also happens to be his wife and co-writer on the Jim Gaffigan Show, which I highly recommend if you haven’t seen it yet. Sarah Maizes from <a href="http://www.parentnormal.com/podcast/episode41/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 41</a>. Sarah is the author of Got Milf?: The Modern Mom’s Guide to Feeling Fabulous, Looking Great, and Rocking A Minivan.

Ep. 44 Parenting Fails Vol. V – featuring Jeannie Gaffigan, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Mike Spohr, Christopher Monks and Sarah Maizes

If you aren’t familiar with McSweeney’s, it features some of the smartest and most original humor online. It’s not a parenting website by any means, but one of the many things I appreciate about the site is that it doesn’t shy away from good parenting humor. As long as an essay is original and funny, no topic is off limits on McSweeney’s and I think that is a credit to Chris as the editor. In our conversation, Chris and I will talk about what separates good parenting humor from tacky parenting jokes, how often he gets submissions about parenthood and what topics he’s tired of reading about. (Can you guess what topic everyone is writing about right now?) Chris works out of his home, so we also talk about being a work-at-home dad and how he stays on schedule. And finally, I’ll ask him about working with some of the celebrity authors who contribute to McSweeney’s.

If you aren’t familiar with McSweeney’s, it features some of the smartest and most original humor online. It’s not a parenting website by any means, but one of the many things I appreciate about the site is that it doesn’t shy away from good parenting humor. As long as an essay is original and funny, no topic is off limits on McSweeney’s and I think that is a credit to Chris as the editor. In our conversation, Chris and I will talk about what separates good parenting humor from tacky parenting jokes, how often he gets submissions about parenthood and what topics he’s tired of reading about. (Can you guess what topic everyone is writing about right now?) Chris works out of his home, so we also talk about being a work-at-home dad and how he stays on schedule. And finally, I’ll ask him about working with some of the celebrity authors who contribute to McSweeney’s.

Ep. 37 Interview with McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Editor Christopher Monks