Is Postpartum Depression Funny? Lauren Lapkus and Nora Fiffer Think It Can Be

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Is Postpartum Depression Funny? Lauren Lapkus and Nora Fiffer Think It Can Be

All things postpartum with the star and writer-director of a groundbreaking motherhood movie

The Mother of it All

Oct 28, 2024

Transcript

Miranda and Sarah are joined by actor and comedian Lauren Lapkus and actor and filmmaker Nora Fiffer to talk about their tender, hilarious new film, Another Happy Day. We discuss the isolation and absurdity of early motherhood, taking care of care-takers at work, and why Hollywood should be just as saturated with postpartum movies as it is with World War II movies.

Links:

Another Happy Day on Amazon and Apple
Is the Future of Movie Sets An Eight-Hour Work Day with Childcare?? in Variety
All Fours by Miranda July
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

Discussion about this podcast

The Mother of it All

We are Miranda Rake and Sarah Wheeler, two friends, mothers and professional writers on the parenting beat. The Mother of it All is our place to go deep into the culture of modern motherhood and have the conversations that truly challenge, feed and excite us. Expect warmth, humor and over-considered takes on hot topics, fresh takes on old ones, expert guests and good times. We're diving into the grey areas beyond the tropes — the wine moms, the rage moms, the anything moms — and instead spending real time with the ideas that help us grow as mothers and people in this cultural moment.

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