Mom Wars

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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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Thursday · 43 min
A Head Start with Mr. Adams
This week, Bethany is joined by Assistant Secretary Alex Adams to discuss https://acf.gov/media/press/2026/hhs-unveils-proposed-head-start-reforms-expand-access-and-empower-parents to the Head Start program...
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August 20 · 44 min
Strictly Katharine Birbalsingh
This week, Bethany is joined by Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s Strictest Headmistress and the host of the new https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpTqPSSOMn0 Strictly Education. They discuss parenting philosophy and how parents can tighten the reins at...
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August 13 · 50 min
American Parents Coalition
This week, Bethany sat down with https://x.com/alleighmarre, the Executive Director of the https://americanparentscoalition.org, to discuss how to keep families safe from trans-mania at the gym, the pediatrician's office, and more. If you or someone...
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August 6 · 41 min
Grande Conversations
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.
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July 30 · 42 min
Houston, We're Solving a Problem
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 can read...
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July 23 · 56 min
Nach Yomi (A Very Kosher Episode)
This week Bethany sat down with Adina Shmidman, the Director of the https://www.ou.org's Women's Initiative and the queen of a daily learning program called "Nach Yomi" to discuss daily Bible study and how moms and all women can delve into text...
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July 16 · 49 min
A New Chapter House
This week, Bethany sat down with Josh and Hannah Centers, the publishers of a new publishing imprint called https://chapter.house/, to talk about the state of children's literature, reading, and how parents can raise enthusiastic learners. You can...
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July 2 · 36 min
Glenn Beck Carries a Torch for America
Bethany and Kara have the honor to sit down and talk to Glenn Beck (yes, that Glenn!) about his incredible new initiative for patriotic families, https://glennbeck.com/torch, and about what families need to do to equip their kids to grow to love...
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June 25 · 50 min
Fables for the American Republic
Bethany sat down with https://x.com/MTMehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC about his new book, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1XYVC54, that was released last month. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the...
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June 3 · 38 min
Kara's Comeback
Kara 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 two under two, and how life with two feels somehow harder than life with six
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April 30 · 43 min
Are the Kids Alright?
Bethany 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.
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April 22 · 30 min
Poisoned Ivies
This 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...
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April 9 · 48 min
Bridget Phetasy
In this episode, Bethany is joined by writer and comedian https://www.phetasy.com 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...
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April 2 · 51 min
With Six You Get...
Bethany 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...
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March 23 · 55 min
Open Marriages Never Work
Bethany is joined this week by the Free Press's https://x.com/katrosenfield to talk about the situation in young adult publishing and the polyamarous craze, and her https://www.thefp.com/p/say-it-with-me-now-open-marriages?hide_intro_popup=true on...
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March 16 · 44 min
Staying Sane
In this episode, Bethany spoke with Christina Smith, a mom of 1.75 and the Consumer Center Director for the https://x.com/Protectaxpayers, about how American moms who are MAHA can also stay sane.
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March 5 · 57 min
Mom in a Time of War
In 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...
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February 26 · 1 hr 5 min
Infertile but Fruitful
It’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...
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February 5 · 47 min
Freely Sober
Bethany and Kara welcome in https://erickaandersen.com, 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.
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January 29 · 47 min
Abortion Boom and the Sandwich Generation
This week's episode was inspired by a couple of pieces Kara wrote, including "https://www.thefp.com/p/the-british-baby-bust" for The Free Press. Bethany's book link this week:...
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