Podcast
Mom Wars
Hosted by Ricochet · EN
Bethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy are taking on the mommy wars head on; talking the latest hot topics in parenting, relationships, dating and more.
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Are the Kids Alright?
Apr 3000:43:15Tap to summarizeBethany is joined this week by Emily Elkins, Vice President of the Cato Institute and a mother of three. She dives into reams of data she's acquired about how kids these days are doing. Buckle up, it's a bit depressing.
Transcribe →Poisoned Ivies
Apr 2200:30:42Tap to summarizeThis week Bethany is joined by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to talk about her new book, Poisoned Ivies, about how parents can navigate *these times* with their toddlers and young adult children alike, and what it it's like as a young mother serving as a Member of Congress. You can read Bethany's piece interviewing Stefanik at the New York Post here.
Transcribe →Bridget Phetasy
Apr 900:48:27Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Bethany is joined by writer and comedian Bridget Phetasy to talk about how becoming a late-in-life mother was transformative, and how our culture gets the narrative wrong on motherhood. Phetasy is the host of the podcasts Walkins Welcome and Dumpster Fire.
Transcribe →With Six You Get...
Apr 200:51:42Tap to summarizeBethany is joined this week by a fellow mother of six, Katie Carney, to talk about growing up in a big family and deciding to have one as well. Katie is married to the pro-natalist crusader Tim Carney, author of Alienated America and Family Unfriendly.
Transcribe →Open Marriages Never Work
Mar 2300:55:21Tap to summarizeBethany is joined this week by the Free Press's Kat Rosenfield to talk about the situation in young adult publishing and the polyamarous craze, and her column on Lindy West.
Transcribe →Staying Sane
Mar 1600:44:11Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Bethany spoke with Christina Smith, a mom of 1.75 and the Consumer Center Director for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, about how American moms who are MAHA can also stay sane.
Transcribe →Mom in a Time of War
Mar 500:57:29Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, Bethany sits down with Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider, Lahav Harkov, talking about what it's like to be a mother in Israel amid yet another war. With her husband serving in the military reserves, Lahav is juggling parenting 3.75 children while also reporting on the war that's sending her to a bomb shelter in her home several times a day.
Transcribe →Infertile but Fruitful
Feb 2601:05:03Tap to summarizeIt’s Bethany’s first episode driving solo with Kara out on maternity leave. Mazal tov and welcome to Sloane! Bethany sits down with Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead, author of the new book, Infertile but Fruitful. A Catholic adoptive mom of three, Snead talks about her infertility journey and her advice for other mothers facing the same challenges. You can follow her on X at @SneadLeigh or her Substack, Catholic Conversations with TCA.
Transcribe →Freely Sober
Feb 500:47:27Tap to summarizeBethany and Kara welcome in Ericka Andersen, author of the new book Freely Sober, how a former "Wine Mom" came to the realization that she needed a way out of a habitual and destructive relationship with alcohol.
Transcribe →Abortion Boom and the Sandwich Generation
Jan 2900:47:47Tap to summarizeThis week's episode was inspired by a couple of pieces Kara wrote, including "The British Baby Bust" for The Free Press.Bethany's book link this week: Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting by Jennifer Traig
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