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  • The Due Time

    October 22, 2026 · 36 min

    This 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 with it a trigger warning for those for whom this topic is too…

  • Cornell and Other R-rated Subjects

    October 15, 2026 · 48 min

    Bethany 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

    October 1, 2026 · 38 min

    This 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 daughter by sending her to a failing New York City public…

  • Skipping School

    September 24, 2026 · 49 min

    This 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... homeschooling, you guessed it.

  • Sucked into the Algorithm

    September 17, 2026 · 46 min

    This 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 Mangione fans. Theresa, who was the first female White House chief…

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  • Turning Kids into Readers with Ann Koffsky

    September 14, 2026 · 51 min

    Bethany 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 tricks for raising a reader. Note: This episode was supposed…

  • Classically Instructed

    September 3, 2026 · 40 min

    In 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 has to offer parents passionate about educating their…

  • A Head Start with Mr. Adams

    August 27, 2026 · 43 min

    This 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 the work to prevent states from seizing the Social Security…

  • Strictly Katharine Birbalsingh

    August 20, 2026 · 44 min

    This 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 how parents can tighten the reins at home and school to…

  • American Parents Coalition

    August 13, 2026 · 51 min

    This 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 pediatrician's office, and more. If you or someone you love is…

  • Grande Conversations

    August 6, 2026 · 42 min

    In 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 how we should be talking about Ariana Grande.

  • Houston, We're Solving a Problem

    July 30, 2026 · 43 min

    This 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 other struggling school districts across the country. You…

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About the show

Bethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy are taking on the mommy wars head on; talking the latest hot topics in parenting, relationships, dating and more.