About this podcast
Bethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy are taking on the mommy wars head on; talking the latest hot topics in parenting, relationships, dating and more.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 58 episodes
- Two Under Two · 58 minDoes having two under two make you a real parent? Bethany and Kara explore that and Kara brings the surprisingly sympathetic details of attending "SlutCon."
- The Due Time · 36 minThis week, Bethany is joined by Helen Raleigh, a writer, entrepreneur, and speaker, for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, observed on October 15th. This episode comes…
- Cornell and Other R-rated Subjects · 48 minBethany and Kara dive into the Cornell case, and what it says about sex. This isn’t an episode to listen to around your kids or our family members!
- Betrayal · 38 minThis week, Bethany sits down with her old Ladybrains co-host Mary Katharine Ham to discuss the viral New York Times Magazine essay about how Nikole Hannah-Jones betrayed her…
- Skipping School · 49 minThis week, Kara and Bethany are joined by Dixie Dillon Lane, the author of the book Skipping School: A history of American homeschooling and how it went mainstream. They talk…
- Sucked into the Algorithm · 46 minThis week, Bethany is joined by Theresa Payton, the CEO of Fortalice Solutions. They discuss how the algorithms on social media gave us Lindsay Clancy defenders and Luigi…
- Turning Kids into Readers with Ann Koffsky · 51 minBethany is joined by Ann Koffsky, one of her children's favorite authors. Ann has written over 30 Jewish books for children, and they discuss the Jewish holiday season, and some…
- Classically Instructed · 40 minIn this episode, Bethany sat down with Julie Apel, the Assistant Headmaster of Hillsdale Academy to discuss classical education and some of the incredible things that Hillsdale…
- A Head Start with Mr. Adams · 43 minThis week, Bethany is joined by Assistant Secretary Alex Adams to discuss changes to the Head Start program and address critics of the announcement. They also discuss progress on…
- Strictly Katharine Birbalsingh · 44 minThis week, Bethany is joined by Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s Strictest Headmistress and the host of the new podcast Strictly Education. They discuss parenting philosophy and…
- American Parents Coalition · 51 minThis week, Bethany sat down with Alleigh Marré, the Executive Director of the American Parents Coalition, to discuss how to keep families safe from trans-mania at the gym, the…
- Grande Conversations · 42 minIn this week's episode, Bethany sits down with DailyWire's Upstream editor Madeline Fry Schultz to talk about the last time they got together in person—in labor and delivery—and…
- Houston, We're Solving a Problem · 43 minThis week, Bethany sat down with Houston Independent School District's Superintendent Mike Miles to discuss how the urban district is turning things around, providing a model for…
- Nach Yomi (A Very Kosher Episode) · 56 minThis week Bethany sat down with Adina Shmidman, the Director of the Orthodox Union's Women's Initiative and the queen of a daily learning program called "Nach Yomi" to discuss…
- A New Chapter House · 49 minThis week, Bethany sat down with Josh and Hannah Centers, the publishers of a new publishing imprint called Chapter House Books, to talk about the state of children's literature…
- Glenn Beck Carries a Torch for America · 37 minBethany and Kara have the honor to sit down and talk to Glenn Beck (yes, that Glenn!) about his incredible new initiative for patriotic families, The Torch, and about what…
- Fables for the American Republic · 50 minBethany sat down with Professor Matt Mehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC about his new book, The American Book of Fables, that was…
- Kara's Comeback · 38 minKara makes a triumphant return to the podcast after her chaotic maternity leave, ready to talk about the birth of her second daughter, Sloane. She and Bethany discuss life with…
- Are the Kids Alright? · 43 minBethany 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…
- Poisoned Ivies · 31 minThis 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…
