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On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein cover a lot of ground: Alex Vindman’s new lawsuit, updates on Amanda’s mystery protestors, accountability, books, and the importance of representation for LGBTQ kids. They talk about how the right wing’s attacks on the trans and gay community is driven by fear and how so many Americans are one genuine conversation away from un...

On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein dig into American democracy in disarray. They chat about the Supreme Court news and announce Red Wine and Blue’s new initiative to stand up against book bans across the country: Book Ban Busters! (Book bans? Crumbling democracy? This really IS Groundhog Day!) They’re joined by Mila Atmos, the producer and host of the podcast F...

On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein dig into misinformation. They’ve been enduring misinformation-driven attacks lately their own lives– over the weekend, extremist protestors showed up at Amanda's house and didn’t even really know why! And meanwhile, in Georgia, Jasmine’s been dealing with Republicans who say they support kids’ mental health but want to ba...

Welcome back to a brand-new season of The Suburban Women Problem! On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman , Jasmine Clark , and Amanda Weinstein catch up about their holidays and the news (Covid, Ukraine, and GA Governor Kemp’s recent “Hail Mary” speech). They also start a conversation about the recent rise in book-banning, a conversation we're going to keep having all year... or at least until th...

Last May, Red Wine & Blue brought together three amazing women— Rachel Vindman , Jasmine Clark , and Amanda Weinstein — to host a podcast that gives a voice to suburban women. Not the stereotype, but REAL suburban women: women who are diverse, women who have been getting involved in their communities, women whose votes will be pivotal in the upcoming Midterm elections.  Each week, we feature g...

We hope you’ve been enjoying a safe and happy holiday season with your loved ones! We’ve been gearing up for our big Season 2 launch (coming Wednesday January 19) but we didn’t want to leave a Suburban Women Problem sized hole in your podcast player for too long. So this week we’re bringing you a special episode of the show... instead of interviewing a guest, today our hosts are interviewing each...

This is our final episode of Season One, can you believe it? We’ve had 32 weeks of amazing guests and incredible conversations, 32 sets of Rapid Fire questions and 32 Toasts to Joy. So today, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein chat about their favorite moments from Season One and what they’ve loved about hosting The Suburban Women Problem. The hosts reflect back on some of their f...

Today we have a special episode of the podcast as Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein hand their platform over to a roundtable of moms from Virginia. When discussing last month’s gubernatorial election, the media has been quick to run headlines about "suburban moms" and their concerns about Critical Race Theory. But time after time, moms of color have been left out of the...

On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein catch up after the Thanksgiving holiday to talk about some pretty big topics: climate change, Covid, and justice. As Jasmine points out, the United States isn’t a castle surrounded by a moat and a big wall… we live in an interconnected world and how we tackle issues like vaccinations and climate change will make a huge differe...

This week is Thanksgiving and we thought it would be a good time to focus on family. So in the spirit of spending time with family, today we’re reposting our episode with the one and only Alex Vindman. Earlier this year, Alex joined his wife Rachel Vindman and co-hosts Amanda Weinstein and Jasmine Clark to chat about his book, Here Right Matters . They talked about Trump’s fateful phone call with...

On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein talk about how they keep finding the energy and joy in activism. They discuss some of the many battles worth fighting⁠—for example, the undemocratic shenanigans happening last week in Jasmine’s own Gwinnett County or the fact that the right wing actually wants to ban books. The hosts discuss how they rely on small victories an...

On today’s episode, Jasmine Clark, Amanda Weinstein and guest host Beverly Batte unpack last week’s election. We had some big disappointments in statewide races (looking at you, Virginia!) but there are so many victories to celebrate on the local level. So many progressive women won their races for school board and a big reason why is that they didn’t shy away from discussing right-wing issues lik...

This is a big week! Not only was there an important election on Tuesday, but we got to talk to Alyssa Milano! We also got some disappointing news... it looks like paid leave is going to be cut from the spending bill. So on this episode, hosts Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark and Amanda Weinstein talk about turning our disappointments and frustrations into positive action. To quote Alyssa, we want to...

Today’s episode is about the importance of the upcoming elections on November 2nd. So if you live in Virginia (or anywhere that has an election next week), please vote and make your voice heard! On this episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark and Amanda Weinstein talk about how important it is for Democrats to turn out for their local elections. Jasmine announces that she’s begun her re-election ca...

On today’s episode, Jasmine Clark, Amanda Weinstein and guest host Beverly Batte discuss the struggles (and successes!) of parenthood. They get real about their own parenting conundrums, talk about mistakes they’ve made (and what they’ve learned), and chat about how to have hard conversations with your kids. They’re then joined by Gina Heumann, a suburban mom with adopted kids who founded Trauma D...

On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark and Amanda Weinstein discuss what the heck is going on in Washington. What’s the debt ceiling? Should we eliminate the filibuster? What’s the difference between the infrastructure bill and reconciliation? Are Democrats really in disarray? And most importantly… why should we care? After a quick primer on the debt ceiling from economist Amanda and an...

Women across the country were shocked and horrified when Trump was elected. But we didn’t let that feeling paralyze us—we sprang into action! On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark and Amanda Weinstein discuss how the 2016 election spurred them into getting politically involved. They also chat with Janice Robinson , a suburban woman in North Carolina who was activated by Trump’s electio...

Today’s episode of the pod is a little different... Amanda Weinstein, Rachel Vindman, and guest host Katie Paris focus on real suburban moms who have been attending school board meetings in their communities. Katie discusses the “ Read In ” that Red Wine and Blue recently organized at the Ohio Board of Education, while Amanda and Rachel share their frustrations about the right wing’s latest “booge...

Maternal mortality, especially Black maternal mortality, is a real crisis in this country. So on today’s episode, Amanda Weinstein, Jasmine Clark and Rachel Vindman cover some of the shocking statistics and share some personal stories from their own life and the lives of their friends. They’re joined by Veranda Rodgers, a suburban mom from Ohio who founded Pregnant With Possibilities Resource Cent...

On today’s episode, Amanda Weinstein, Jasmine Clark and Rachel Vindman get real about mental health. Covid may have made everything worse, but we’ve had a mental health crisis in this country for a long time and we’re only just now starting to talk about it. After they discuss their own mental health and what policy changes could help us address this crisis, child therapist Deborah Paris joins the...

On today’s episode, Amanda Weinstein, Jasmine Clark and Rachel Vindman talk about empowering women and giving them choices... both in their reproductive health and with good economic policies. They discuss their own evolution on the issue of abortion and the importance of the Child Tax Credit, bringing on Kellie Love Titus (a suburban mom and owner of a dance studio) to discuss balancing work with...

Today, we’re reposting a past episode of The Suburban Women Problem. Before mask mandates were the hot-button issue of the day, the right wing was trying to make us all afraid of Critical Race Theory. And we bet that pretty soon they’re going to try again to make us afraid of an honest education for our kids. So let’s keep this conversation going. On this episode, hosts Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Cla...

On today’s episode, Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark and Amanda Weinstein dig into the pandemic, sharing their anxiety about sending their kids back to school and frustration over anti-vaxxers and how medical science has become so politicized. And this week, Jasmine answers questions from you, our listeners! From “should my kids wear a mask on the playground” to “is Covid just going to be around fore...

On today’s episode, Red Wine and Blue founder Katie Paris is filling in for Rachel Vindman. Katie, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein discuss their experiences with being the only woman in the room. Sometimes it can be tempting to prove to the men in charge that we’re “different." That we’re “one of the boys." But what we really need to do if we want to break up the boys’ club is to sup...

On today’s episode, Amanda Weinstein, Jasmine Clark and Rachel Vindman dig into burnout. Like so many women in America, all three are busy moms with schedules that can sometimes feel overwhelming. And burnout doesn’t just happen because of our to-do lists and our calendars… it happens when we don’t see hope on the horizon. So Amanda, Jasmine and Rachel chat about what gives them hope, how they man...