Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Why I’m Choosing Single Motherhood
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3.8 • 546 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Jamilah sits down with author Ruby Russell to talk about her new book, Doing It All: The Social Power of Single Motherhood. They talk about the ways that single mothers upend the patriarchy — and why that’s a good thing.
Lucy, Elizabeth, and Zak also circle up for a round of triumphs and fails — including an epic saga involving a hospital in the Philippines.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains explicit language. |
| 0:05.2 | Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together. |
| 0:09.2 | I'm Zach Rosen. I host another podcast. It's called The Best Advice Show. |
| 0:12.5 | And I am Dad to Noah, who's six, and Ami, who's three. We live in Detroit. |
| 0:16.8 | I'm Elizabeth Newcamp. I write the family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. |
| 0:20.5 | I'm the mom of three |
| 0:21.5 | little's, Henry who's 12, Oliver who's 10, and Teddy who's 7. We live in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 0:27.7 | Hey, I'm Lucy Lopez, and I host another podcast, the Mamacita Rica podcast. I am mother to |
| 0:34.6 | Amelia, who's 14. Oh my gosh, she's 14, finally. |
| 0:39.6 | Avery, who's 11, and we live in Miami, Florida. |
| 0:43.4 | Today, Jamila sits down with author Ruby Russell to talk about her new book. |
| 0:47.3 | It's called Doing It All, the social power of single motherhood. |
| 0:50.5 | And you've actually heard Jamila talk about it before. |
| 0:53.2 | Whether you're a single mom or not, |
| 0:54.6 | you'll probably find something to resonate with in this discussion |
| 0:57.3 | about feminism, motherhood, |
| 0:59.3 | and the way society judges single moms. |
| 1:01.7 | And then, of course, we'll debrief back here |
| 1:03.6 | with a round of triumphs and fails. |
| 1:05.6 | So let's get going. |
| 1:06.5 | We're going to take a quick break, |
| 1:07.6 | then we'll be back here for Jamila's interview. |
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