Nanny shaming in mom Facebook groups, parents hiring $125 private investigators to spy on their caregivers, nannies losing their jobs because of an anonymous tip. Welcome to the nanny wars on social media, where everyone is always watching and the littlest victims, the kids, are caught in the middle. Today… Listen ⇢

You know who is alive and well on Instagram?  Jesus.  And I say that without judgment, but it is true. Whether you realize it or not religion, namely Christianity, is being repackaged through beautiful images of motherhood and parenthood on social media. Today we talk to Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, a… Listen ⇢

Until about six months ago I didn’t know that the Mrs. America pageant existed. And when I did some research and found that it originally judged contestants on their domestic acumen it felt a little trad wifey to me. When I talked about it on an episode I was contacted… Listen ⇢

Welcome to Sunday Nice Things…..a bonus episode where we share a podcast we love, a book we love, a rant we have to get off our chests. It’s a nice thing for Sunday because we deserve them. This week we have an episode of The Cult of Perfect podcast from… Listen ⇢

We talk a lot about the negative parts of social media, but good things do happen online. One of those good things is community. Five years ago the New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg started #1000WordsofSummer.  It’s an online community that convenes for two weeks in June to write… Listen ⇢

So many of you have asked me for an audio preview of The Sicilian Inheritance that I finally just sat down and created one! Why not! I love this part. In it our main character has just met our Sicilian protagonist Giusy in a Sicilian restaurant. It’s filled with delicious… Listen ⇢

Welcome to Sunday Nice Things! Today we have an episode of This American Ex-Wife from the wonderful Lyz Lenz!     I first became obsessed with Lyz when I read her book God Land and then she came on an early episode of Under the Influence to talk about attending… Listen ⇢

All the latest on the dumpster fire coming out of Buckingham Palace. Apparently the royals think NOW is a good time to hire a new communications assistant. And Jo has applied for the job! Also Donald Trump has weighed in on Kate-gate and he has thoughts….thoughts that might surprise you.… Listen ⇢

Let’s settle this debate once and for all…is #TradWife content actually dangerous, or just stupid? Today I talk toThe Cut’s Brooding columnist Kathryn Jezer Morton about her column on this very subject. Spoiler alert: I think it is dangerous and here is why. #TradWife content on social media strips the… Listen ⇢