Mom Wars

This week Bethany and Kara are joined by Nicki Neily, the President of Defending Education. They discuss how the madness usually associated with higher ed has now filtered down in the world of K through 12 and what you can do about it. Neily is the President & Founder of Defending Education and Speech First, a national campus free speech organization, and has worked at the Independent Women’s...

Abby Roth, aka, Classically Abby, joins Bethany and Kara to talk about being a "First-Generation SAHM" (Stay At Home Mom) Check out Abby's new Substack at t hefirstgensahm.substack.com

According to the CDC, almost 10% of American women of child bearing age are on SSRIs - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - a class of antidepressants that include such medications as Lexapro, Prozac and Zoloft. But are they safe to take during pregnancy? Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD and Senior Advisor for Clinical Sciences in the Office of the FDA Commissioner, joins the show to talk about what...

Kate Johnson, an RN who spent most of her 10-year career working in critical care at a Washington, DC trauma center and who now devotes herself to promoting preventative care and living a healthy lifestyle, drops by to discuss MAHA and the wonders of living in Florida. You can follow her on Instagram at @nursekatejohnson

Bethany and Kara are joined by fellow mom of six and television booking producer Daniella Tasca Taylor. They discuss how to exercise trust in big families when it comes to letting your kids have an independent life, and how that sometimes backfires.

Another TMI episode we hope our husbands don't listen to. Bethany and Kara discuss the unadvertised joys of childbirth and about when Bethany ran into the SLOTUS last weekend. Also, Kara shares some news...  

After being on the road on their summer holidays, Bethany and Kara catch up and discuss how they’ve been keeping their kids entertained in the heat. As always, the conversation soon shifts and Bethany explains the dramatic story of how her and Seth met. 

In the latest episode of the Mom Wars Bethany and Kara discuss sleep training methods and how you should probably just cry it out. Also: the experts are all nuts and the toxicity of mommy spaces.

Bethany and Kara catch up after Bethany's trip to London with five kids and no husband. 

Madeline Fry Schultz, the Contributors Editor at the Washington Examiner talks about the myth of “family planning” and the realities of secondary infertility.

In this episode we discuss Whether families should pay extra for airplane seats together Britain's push to ban all ed tech in classrooms How having babies codes right wing  Also: Bethany's love letter to her menstrual cup (so male listener discretion is advised,)

This week on the Mom Wars podcast Bethany and Kara discuss Montgomery County and the Supreme Court, the Trump administrations pro-natal incentives, and RFK Jr and vaccines. Plus the big question right now: would you leave your kid in a hotel room?

In this wildly unpredictable episode, we’re cutting it *way* too close at the airport, diving headfirst into the whirlwind of Passover prep, and sharing the unforgettable (and slightly graphic) tale of how Bethany’s kid was born in a car. Buckle up—literally and figuratively—as we navigate travel anxiety, family traditions, and New Jersey birthing energy.

Evan Pokroy joins from Israel to discuss with Kara and Bethany the blessings of his large family, raising his kids after his wife passed away last year, and Bethany shares how Evan’s family inspired her own. 

Kara traveled with her 6-month old for the first time which prompts Bethany to tell the horror stories about her worst trips with the kids. Plus Kara's dog gets an abortion. Yes, really. 

Mom Wars welcomes our first guest, Ali Carine D.O. who practices pediatric medicine in Columbus (OH). We talk about "high anxiety" parents, nightmare patients, vaccine schedules, measles and, more importantly, how the medical profession needs to regain the trust they lost in the Covid pandemic.

This week Bethany recounts taking the family to a water park which stirs up some unfortunate memories. Plus: Daphne teeths The difference between boys and girls Teaching the kids to cook The momentous decision to have more kids Remember to subscribe to the Substack! 

In their premiere episode Bethany and Kara take on the online "Tradwife" accounts and wonder if they're serious, parody or something else; plus conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair says she's Elon Musk's baby mommy.