Christine Walters is an Everyday Champion Mom
About this episode
Ophira Eisenberg discusses parenting and creativity with comedian Christine Walters, exploring the challenges of balancing artistic endeavors with family life.
In this episode of Parenting Is a Joke, Ophira Eisenberg opens with a very real parenting milestone—her 10-year-old son requesting “the talk”, leading to a blunt, anatomy-first explanation that immediately kills the mystique of sex. That mix of parenting improvisation and comic timing carries into her conversation with Christine Walters, a comedian, writer, and former development executive whose career spans shows like Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and The Chris Gethard Show, and who now runs the live storytelling competition podcast Three Day Champion. Walters talks about building a creative life from both sides of the industry—pitching shows, shaping other people’s stories, and then stepping back onstage herself—while balancing the logistical and emotional demands of parenting. The two get specific about what it means to produce creative work under time constraints, how live storytelling changes when your brain is split between childcare and deadlines, and why Walters structured Three Day Champion as a recurring, competitive format that forces comedians to sharpen personal stories into tight, high-stakes sets. 📍May Shows are in The Netherlands: The Hague, Nijmegen, Boston…
People in this episode
Host: Ophira Eisenberg
Guest: Christine Walters
Topics covered
- parenting
- comedy
- storytelling
- creative work
- interview
- childcare
Keywords
- parenting
- comedy
- storytelling
- creative life
- childcare
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Three Day Champion, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Chris Gethard Show
Places: The Hague, Nijmegen, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Scarsdale, NY
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