Ahead of his 27th birthday, Cher and James sit down with Classandra Green, James' mother, to discuss the difficulties, trials, and tribulations of parenthood.

We were sponsored this week by:

Cards Against Humanity: Cards Against Humanity is bringing back Concert Against Humanity at Gen Con on August 5. The show will feature live performances from Eugene Mirman, Aparna Nancherla, Jonathan Coulton, Molly Lewis, Paul and Storm, and more surprise guests from the Chicago comedy scene. The show is open to all, grab tickets here.

This week's Open Call:

Classandra: Michelle Obama’s Speech at the DNC Convention and also, as always, 2Chains Feds Watching.

Cher: Radiohead at Lollapalooza

James: His supportive group of friends and family, and DJ Khaled’s Major Key.

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Script written by Cher and James.

Assistant producer Taz Kelleher

Music by U+1F60C.

This has been a production of Postloudness, a collective of independent audio shows by people of color, women, and queer-identified hosts. Learn more at postloudness.com.

Until next time, keep things Open Ended.