Podcast Episodes

Just Feed the Damn Kids—With Virginia Sole-Smith

Episode 31

Feeding kids is hard. It doesn't matter if you have a sushi-loving toddler or one who eats three beige foods. There is judgement and stigma about everything and it is easy for moms to feel like they …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Meta is Stealing Our Words! What Will They Take Next?

The robots are coming for all of us. Companies like Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, are using books to train their AI machines without asking for permission. Jo did a search on The Atlanti…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Munchausen by Proxy on the Socials

Episode 30

Munchausen by Proxy has gotten a lot of attention lately with Patricia Arquette's star turn in the series The Act. MBP refers to when a caregiver abuses a child by pretending they are ill in order to…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Infamous! A Chat About Ozempic

You can download all of the Infamous episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-the-future-and-everybody-is-thin/id1652941051?i=1000628712174

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Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Even More Ballerina Farm

Well we just had too much to say about Ballerina Farm to keep it to one episode. Her brand has become a mini empire and I look at it a little like Ree Drummond meets Laura Ingalls Wilder meets the pe…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

A Very Mrs. American Ballerina Farm

Episode 29

Buy Sara's book y'all. MOMFLUENCED is an incredible read. You can also subscribe to her substack here. 

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Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Quick and Dirty Ruby Franke Update

Quick update on the Ruby Franke story wherein everyone throws everyone else under the bus. Kevin Franke says he and Ruby were separated! He has been in "a fog" for the past year. Her sisters call her…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Who the hell is Ruby Franke?

Episode 28

Thank you to Jessica Grose for joining me on today's adventure. BUY HER BOOK. She is a national treasure. Screaming on the Inside was just released in paperback.

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Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

BONUS: The Business of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder probably couldn’t have imagined the multi-million dollar media empire that would emerge from her books. From the television show to prairie chic dresses to dolls to tin cups bear…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Introducing: She Wants More

Are more women having affairs? Or are they finally just talking about it? Throughout history, women have been stigmatized, ostracized, and so much worse for committing adultery—while men have too oft…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago