Alyssa Farah Griffin Opens Up About Her Infant Son’s Recovery & The Perspective It’s Given Her

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4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Alyssa Farah Griffin sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to reflect on her first Mother’s Day and opens up about the challenges of breastfeeding. She also gives an update on baby Justin following his recent surgery and explains how the experience has deepened her trust in medical experts.Alyssa discusses how becoming a mom has shifted her perspective on public health, including the one recent headline involving Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that has her especially concerned. She also shares the surprise of receiving a note from a former vice president for Justin Jr.Turning to politics, Alyssa explains why she believes “no one thinks anything in government is working” and encourages people to get involved at the local level. She also calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent comment an “all-star” answer—and breaks down why it stood out. Plus, she shares her take on the new The City trailer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	All right, it is Monday, May 11th. I'm here with Alyssa Farah Griffin. Hello, Alyssa.
0:34.7	Hello, happy Monday. Happy Monday. It's Webby Day. Very exciting. The awards are tonight.
0:39.2	I know. You and Joy are going to be representing.
0:40.9	Yeah, well, Joy's going to be given the five-word speech, and I got her to attend.
0:44.4	Are any of those words allowed to be said on daytime television?
0:47.7	You'll have to tune into the live stream to figure it out, but we're excited, and maybe tomorrow will be a wedding here when we come back.
1:01.6	I'm doing okay.
1:05.1	I'm a little concussed, possibly, because during the commercial break,
1:09.8	Whoopi asked me to find something on the set, and I banged my head very, very hard. Those stairs are deadly.
1:10.9	Into the staircase. Yes. Yeah. Those stairs are deadly. Into the staircase.
1:12.1	Yes.
1:12.1	Yeah.
1:12.4	People always say, what is the staircase for? Mostly concussions. Mostly concussions. And now you're chasing it with a Celsius. Well, this is giving me life. Yeah, so we'll see. What could possibly go wrong? Everything's going to be fine. All right, let's talk about something important. And yesterday was your first mother's day.
1:26.3	Yes.
1:27.1	How did it go?
1:27.9	How did you spend the day?
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