Best Podcasts Divorce Discourse Podcasts (2024)

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EPISODE 22: Screen Time with Phil Maciak 1:22:59

2h ago1:22:59

1:22:59

Sarah and Miranda host their first dad, cultural critic Phillip Maciak, and dig into screen time, shame, nostalgia, hugs, and multi-level marketing for second-graders. Links: Phil’s book, Avidly Reads Screen Time Phil on Instagram Phil’s review of Season 2 of the Bear in The New Republic The NOLA Pelicans’ King Cake Baby mascot The Anxious Generati…

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EPISODE 21: The Mothers of the Mother of it All 1:10:02

6d ago1:10:02

1:10:02

Sarah and Miranda are joined by their moms, Bev and Linda, to talk about modern motherhood, what has and hasn’t changed in a generation, “Folly Fridays,” and whether mothers ever truly get their flowers. Links: * Terry Brazelton * Lydia Kiesling’s Golden State Get full access to The Mother Of It All at motherofitall.substack.com/subscribe…

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EPISODE 20: 'Matrescence' Is Not A Dirty Word with Lucy Jones 1:12:04

5d ago1:12:04

1:12:04

Sarah and Miranda talk to Lucy Jones, author of the book Matrescence, out May 7th, about how becoming a mother is truly a biopsychosocial evolution, how motherhood in nature is more often about chaos and violence than dyads and instincts, Kafka’s Metamorphosis, and our favorite Bluey episodes. Links: Order Lucy’s book, Matrescence Alexandra Sacks’ …

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Episode 19: Who's The Beef?! Sarah & Miranda Talk Vasectomies, Turning 40 & The 3rd Kid Question 54:24

22d ago54:24

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A little one-on-one time with Sarah and Miranda! A fun chit-chatty check-in about vasectomies, the third kid question, the weird pressure of turning 40, why Sarah "doesn't get" Hawaii, mole moms, hopping on the 'crone train, and calendar reminders gone wild. Plus, a big announcement! How To Catch A Mole by Marc Hamer Poser by Claire DedererKrtek Th…

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Episode 18: Dr Becky and The Parenting-Optimization Era, With Kathryn Jezer-Morton 45:37

2M ago45:37

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Columnist and sociologist Kathryn Jezer-Morton returns to give the inside scoop on her recent profile of Dr. Becky. Sarah, Miranda and KJM dive deep into what’s great (and maybe no so great) about the advice Dr. Becky doles out, and Kathryn explains what ultimately surprised her most about spending time with Dr. Becky and the “Good Inside” parent c…

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Episode 17 : Rebecca Kronman on Parenting and Psychedelics 1:07:45

2M ago1:07:45

1:07:45

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Rebecca Kronman, a licensed clinical social worker and co-founder of Plant Parenthood, a community that explores the intersection of psychedelics and the family. She talks about the importance of set and setting, the false dichotomy between healing and joy, and about how psychedelics help some parents heal intergener…

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MARCH MOVIE CLUB: Janet Manley on Tully & The Power of Postpartum Ghost Stories 51:13

2M ago51:13

51:13

LitHub contributing editor Janet Manley joins us to talk about the postpartum comedy with a horror twist that started it all, 2018’s Tully. We discuss how the conversation around the postpartum period has changed in six years, what the New York Times got wrong about this film, and what we would go back and offer our postpartum selves. Links: Janet’…

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Episode 16: Lydia Kiesling On Gaza, American Motherhood & Activism 1:02:46

2M ago1:02:46

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With author and essayist Lydia Kiesling, we talk about the conflict in Gaza, which has taken the lives of tens of thousands of our fellow mothers and their children. We explore the ways that motherhood has the potential to awaken activism, about feeling frozen, helpless or overwhelmed, as well as how we can take our tender hearts and protective ins…

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Episode 15: Emily Gould On Marriage & the Divorce Discourse 1:07:30

2M ago1:07:30

1:07:30

Author and New York Magazine writer Emily Gould joins Sarah and Miranda to discuss her controversial personal essay, The Lure of Divorce, published in The Cut last month. We tackle the current divorce discourse, the work it takes to support our own mental health, what it’s like to write so intimately and so publicly at the same time, and whether it…

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Episode 14: Priya Joi On Mothering, Race & Identity 1:03:27

3M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

Sarah and Miranda are joined by Priya Joi, a Barcelona-based science journalist and the author of the memoir M(other)land: What I’ve Learned About Parenthood, Race, and Identity. Joi was born in the UK, spent part of her childhood in India, and is raising her own daughter in Barcelona. In this episode we explore how motherhood made questions of rac…

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FEB MOVIE CLUB: Baby Boom with Jo Piazza 52:43

3M ago52:43

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We’re giving our listener’s a little treat – a free February Movie Club episode! Author and podcaster Jo Piazza comes on the pod to break down the beloved 1987 working-mom classic, Baby Boom. We talk overt vs. covert misogyny, why it’s time to retire the phrase “having it all,” and of course, the brilliance of style acumen of Diane Keaton. Subscrib…

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Episode 13: Kathryn Jezer-Morton On How Social Media Storytelling Has Changed Our Understanding Of Motherhood, Childhood & What Makes A Good Life 1:08:47

3M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Sociologist and writer Kathryn Jezer-Mortonjoins Sarah and Miranda to talk about the intersection of motherhood and what she calls “technological storytelling,” or, the way we construct our identities in the age of social media. We talk about her recent piece on the “core memories” trend as a microcosm of our desire to control our kids’ perception …

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Episode 12: Tamarin Norwood On Grief, Writing & A Mother's Oceanic Love 58:18

4M ago58:18

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Precise, poetic and deeply moving, Tamarin Norwood's much-anticipated book, The Song of the Whole Wide World: On Grief, Motherhood and Poetry, chronicles her experience of having a son, Gabriel, who lived just 72 minutes. In this episode, she joins Miranda and Sarah to share and reflect on passages from her gorgeous book, talk about the ultimate "t…

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Patreon Movie Club Sneak Peek 3:08

4M ago3:08

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Every month for our Patreon members we release a special Movie Club episode where we take on movies through the lense of motherhood, and motherhood through the lense of movies. This month, we discuss the Oscar nominations with Tracy Clark Flory. Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to hear the full episode! --- Send in a voice message: http…

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Episode 11: The Wisdom of Disabled Parenting with Jessica Slice 1:07:51

4M ago1:07:51

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Author and speaker Jessica Slice talks to Sarah about how disability culture has taught her to reject perfectionism, how internalized ableism makes parenting harder for all of us, and the beauty of building a family where everyone accepts and expresses their needs. Links: Jessica’s website and Substack newsletter Disability Visibility, edited by Al…

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Episode 10: A Better Birth with Rebekah Wheeler 1:02:50

4M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Midwife, birth trauma healer, and beloved big sister Rebekah Wheeler breaks down what we get wrong about birth trauma, why there is no wrong way to give birth, and what we can do to truly support people through the birth process. Also, Sarah confronts her about never letting her borrow her Oasis t-shirt in middle school, and Miranda gets some free …

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Episode 9: Resisting Covert Grind Culture: Evie Ebert On Resolution Season 1:05:47

5M ago1:05:47

1:05:47

In which Miranda & Sarah define the many reasons they love Evie Ebert’s motherhood writing, and Evie responds to all the flattery by giving an exceptionally satisfying answer to our “where are your kids right now” question. Then we dig into resolution culture, wondering out loud if maybe (MAYBE) we’re done treating resolution season as the super bo…

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Episode 8: Motherhood Is Sobering: Drinking, The Holidays & Mothering, With Angela Garbes 56:56

5M ago56:56

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Miranda and Sarah welcome Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change and Like A Mother, to the show this week to talk about drinking, sobriety, and the fuzzy, fine lines that we trace around substance use in motherhood. Though it feels like sober curiosity — or full on sobriety — is on-trend, a recent CDC study indicated t…

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Episode 7: The Mother Culture Origin Story 59:42

5M ago59:42

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It’s the Mother Culture Origin Story! Sarah and Miranda (that’s us) divulge a little more about who we are, what we’re doing here, how we found each other, and why motherhood continues to earn its place as the focal point of our most obsessive curiosities. We talk pregnancy, anxieties, traps, tenderness, and how we think about what happened to us w…

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Mother Culture Movie Club: Home Alone with Nancy Reddy 1:02:14

5M ago1:02:14

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The lovely writer Nancy Reddy joins Miranda and Sarah to talk (and cry a little bit) about the infamous John Hughes Christmas movie extraordinaire, Home Alone. We get into the weeds of Kate McAllister’s power-mom parenting choices, realizing that this bananas plot line actually feels pretty relatable, WTF a “hyper mom” might be, and the gray areas …

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Episode 6: Are The Holidays Fun? It’s The MC Holiday Special with Guest Sara Petersen! 55:00

6M ago55:00

55:00

Switch on the twinkle lights, it’s the Mother Culture Holiday Episode! In which Sara P. (author of Momfluenced and the beloved substack, In Pursuit Of Clean Countertops) shares hot tips for Santa training your kids, Sarah W. finds out about Elf On A Shelf’s Jewish cousin. Then, Miranda tries to make everyone talk about big questions — like who and …

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Episode 5: Are We Watering Down Feminism? 1:09:56

6M ago1:09:56

1:09:56

What do we really mean when we say capitalist patriarchy, gender politics, or even, feminism? Sarah and Miranda bring on a badass professor of feminist economics to school us on all this, plus the good, bad, and ugly of how this shows up in modern motherhood discourse. Katherine Moos is a professor of feminist political economy at UMASS Amherst. Sh…

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Episode 4: The Woman in Me in Us (The Britney Episode) 59:53

6M ago59:53

59:53

Miranda and Sarah are joined by Amanda Montei, the author of the recently published Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent and Control, to talk about the Britney Spears memoir and what it means for moms. Links: Amanda Montei in her Substack Newsletter Mad Women Jessica Grose in the New York Times Amanda Hess in the New York Times Lyz in Men Yel…

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Episode 3: Would More Freedom Make Our Kids Happier? 1:18:49

6M ago1:18:49

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A recent paper in the journal Pediatrics suggested that parents hover more than they think they do, and that the increases in kids’ anxiety and depression might be related to that lack of independence. Miranda and Sarah explore the implications of this way of thinking about our kids’ well-being, the possibility that they themselves ‘helicopter’ mor…

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Episode 2: When Teachers Strike 1:12:00

6M ago1:12:00

1:12:00

The Portland teachers are going on strike and Miranda is in her feelings about it. Luckily, Sarah invited educator and mother Andria Kemp-Sellers on to talk about the possibilities of growing closer in conflict, the resilience of young children, and the joys of civic engagement. Sarah’s newsletter about the Oakland Teacher’s Strike Why US Teachers …

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Episode 1: Can We Reject The Crushing Time Pressure Of Motherhood? 1:07:59

6M ago1:07:59

1:07:59

Miranda and Sarah discuss Oliver Burkeman's book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, and their own struggles with attention, loss, and letting go. Links: Olver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks Allison P Davis on friends with kids Why I Don’t Feel Guilty for Not Playing with My Kids Sarah’s parenting column, Good Enough Parent Alison Go…

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The Trailer 2:38

7M ago2:38

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We are Miranda Rake and Sarah Wheeler, two friends, mothers and professional writers on the parenting beat. Mother Culture 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 gu…

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Moving forward 33:42

12M ago33:42

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In the final episode of the series, Emma and Rebecca discuss how to begin moving forwards and ways to start to look beyond your divorce. They talk about a couple of fun and useful tools that can help even in the early stages of a breakup. Support the showBy Rebecca Gale and Emma Rees-Davies

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The Divorce Process 35:34

1y ago35:34

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In this episode, Emma and Rebecca talk about how to make it through the divorce process in one piece. Support the showBy Rebecca Gale and Emma Rees-Davies

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Wellbeing 27:28

1y ago27:28

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In this episode, Emma and Rebecca discuss the importance of wellbeing during divorce; the different aspects to it and how best to maintain them. Support the showBy Rebecca Gale and Emma Rees-Davies

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Emotions 35:33

1y ago35:33

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In this episode, Emma and Rebecca discuss the overwhelming emotions that many people face when going through a breakup or divorce. Support the showBy Rebecca Gale and Emma Rees-Davies

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Breakup Support Team 33:39

1y ago33:39

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In this episode, Emma and Rebecca discuss the importance of having a good support team when you are going through a breakup and who might be in it. Support the showBy Rebecca Gale and Emma Rees-Davies

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Introducing Rebecca and Emma 31:40

1y ago31:40

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In this first episode of Divorce Discourse, Emma and Rebecca introduce themselves and explain a little about what divorce coaching is. Support the showBy Rebecca Gale and Emma Rees-Davies

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Political historian says California might need to "break away" from the USA to preserve democracy 11:32

1y ago11:32

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By Darin Brown

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General nonsense about the "national divorce" discourse 40:03

1y ago40:03

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Once again, the topic of "national divorce" has entered the public discourse. And with that, a lot of general nonsense. I discuss some recent reactions from Krystal Ball, Emma Vigeland, and Ana Kasparian.IMAGE CREDIT:"Marjorie Taylor Greene (52251853611) (cropped)", by Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, https://commons…

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Questioning the 2022 midterm narratives 53:35

1+ y ago53:35

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Several media narratives have emerged out of the 2022 midterms. But how many of them are borne out by the facts? In this episode, I present data on the election results in a different context, showing a more nuanced interpretation is warranted.MUSIC CREDIT:"Angry Bass Line", by Adigold; elements.envato.com…

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Midterms preview with Jeremy Zogby 1:04:59

1+ y ago1:04:59

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Jeremy Zogby is a partner at John Zogby Strategies, a data analytics firm founded by his father, the famous pollster John Zogby. He is the editor of The Main St./K St. IntelligenSEER, a biweekly report, and co-host with his father of The Zogby Report: Real and Unscripted, a weekly podcast.Jeremy joins us again to discuss the upcoming midterm electi…

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Does the United States have free and fair elections? 12:14

1+ y ago12:14

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In this episode, we consider a provocative question: Does the United States have free and fair elections? It's a question everyone in California should consider.MUSIC CREDIT:"Angry Bass Line", by Adigold; elements.envato.comBy Darin Brown

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S4: Ep 10 - Kia Guarino, Executive Director of Pro-Choice WA on taking action post Roe V. Wade 1:00:50

2y ago1:00:50

1:00:50

In the nation's biggest Covid pivot, Roe V. Wade was overturned on June 24th and I knew that I wanted to address it as the last episode of season 4. Kia Guarino, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Washington, the only agency in WA State whose sole focus is on "political and legislative adovcacy for reproductive freedom in WA State," sits down with me…

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Aeonghus Brownlee on the Scottish indy movement, the SNP, and a possible 2023 referendum 1:12:25

2y ago1:12:25

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I sat down with Scottish independence activist Aeonghus Brownlee to discuss the Scottish independence movement, the Scottish National Party, and the new referendum proposed by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP.This interview was recorded on June 30, 2022.NOTES:1. Scottish National Party homepage; https://www.snp.org2. Young Scots for Independence homepag…

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S4: Ep 9 - Cassie Walker Johnson on the Covid pivot of cancer 1:04:29

2y ago1:04:29

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Today we're talking about the most personal of Covid pivots. My podcast sponsor Cassie Walker-Johnson is with me today to discuss her covid pivot of a breast cancer diagnoses. Cassie is my friend. She is a successful real estate agent, she's a mom, a wife, an incredible connector and networker and in December of 2020 she got a call that 1 in 7 wome…

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Governor Newsom says Californians are not safe living in America 29:15

2y ago29:15

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California Governor Gavin Newsom made a startling admission at a press conference following the reversal of Roe v. Wade -- Californians are not safe living in America. What does this mean for Californians, and what does it mean for Americans living outside of California? Does California have a moral obligation to offer relocation assistance to peop…

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I'm back! Did I miss much? 21:55

2y ago21:55

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I've been away for several weeks. Did I miss much?In all seriousness, we have a lot to talk about. For this episode though, I want to share two items. First, a warning issued from five retired US military generals. Second, a replay of a segment from last July 4th (American independence day).NOTES:1. "We fought to defend democracy. This new threat t…

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S4: EP 8: Zach Brittle on the Covid pivot of Divorce. 53:03

2y ago53:03

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Today, we're talking about a Covid pivot I've seen lately - divorce. Strange that being locked in a house with your partner would make you questions your life's choices... Because I'm hearing anecdotal evidence about more people splitting this year than in the past, I decided to do some research on whether or not what I was hearing on the street wa…

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S4: Ep 7 - Erin Quick, CEO and founder of PairTree on modernizing adoption 1:21:27

2y ago1:21:27

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Erin Quick is the CEO and Co-Founder of PairTree, a company that is modernizing the adoption process. Erin is a powerhouse - she's founded three successful startups, she's a Puget Sound Business Journal 40 under 40, she's a marketer and branding professional, and maybe most importantly, Erin is also a mother. When Erin's fertility path led to adopt…

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S4: Ep 6 - Dr. Lelach Rave pivots from medicine to politics 53:46

2y ago53:46

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The last two years have me wondering "why on Earth would anyone rational go into politics?" The political landscape seems toxic at the moment and because we need rational, intelligent people to run, I think a lot of us wonder who in their right mind would do it? Dr. Lelach Rave reached out a couple of. months ago because she decided to leave a succ…

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Weekly roundup for May 7, 2022: SCOTUS draft leak 21:19

2y ago21:19

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Weekly roundup for May 7, 2022On Monday evening, Politico leaked a draft opinion that would overrule Roe and Casey, the two Supreme Court decisions that affirmed Constitutional rights to abortion.NOTES:1. "Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows", by Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward, Politico, May 2, 2022; https://w…

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S4: Ep5 - Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant 1:13:55

2y ago1:13:55

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Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant and I had one of the most thought-provoking conversations to date on the podcast this week. If you are someone who has concerns and questions about whether or not to toss your child into the world of social media, don't move. You need to hear this. Find Emily Cherkin on her website On her YouTube Channel And…

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S4: Ep 4 - Nathalia Gorosh stands on her own 1:06:16

2y ago1:06:16

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Founder and Owner of The Pilates Hub, Nathalia Gorosh, sits down with me to discuss how her new business came to be. It's a conversation about partnership, trust, and learning to listen to your own instincts. She shares her story and includes tips on how to be a smarter business owner, and why knowing and trusting your vision is the key to success.…

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Weekly roundup for April 9, 2022 17:58

2y ago17:58

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Weekly roundup for April 9, 2022What type of country does the American conservative movement want to bring to California? The answer is no secret. They openly admire and wish to emulate the authoritarian Viktor Orbán of Hungary.NOTES:1. "It happened there: how democracy died in Hungary", by Zack Beauchamp, Vox, September 13, 2018; https://www.vox.c…

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