Hot off the release of her latest standup comedy special, Plant Based Jokes, comedian and podcast host Ophira Eisenberg joins Roberta to discuss what it’s like to tell stories at The Moth, the riskiness involved with audience interactions, and how storytelling has changed since the pandemic. Ophira is currently the host of the podcast Parenting Is A Joke and as well as hosting the now-concluded Ask Me Another, NPR’s comedy trivia show, with Jonathan Coulter for 9 years.
Things we Discussed in the Episode:
Ophira’s Website: www.ophiraeisenberg.com
Plant Based Jokes: https://800pgr.lnk.to/PlantBasedJokesID
Parenting Is A Joke: https://link.chtbl.com/PIAJ
Ophira on the Moth: https://themoth.org/search/results?q=ophira
NPR’s Ask Me Another: https://www.npr.org/programs/ask-me-another/
Episode Credits
A Bend in the Road is written, hosted and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
Our Assistant Producer and Editor for this episode is Olivia Esteban
Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Charles Gallo and Elias Rosner
Our Digital Media producers are Elias Rosner and Olivia Esteban
Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
Original Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
Special thanks to Ophira for being with us today
