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The Suburban Women Problem

How To Navigate The Holidays with MAGA Relatives

The Suburban Women Problem

Red Wine & Blue

News, Kids & Family, Politics, Parenting, Government

4.8850 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Thanksgiving is almost here, and we all know what that means… political debates with your MAGA relatives. If you’re already feeling the pressure, you’re not alone!Last week, Red Wine & Blue held a virtual event with experts like pod favorite Jess McIntosh and therapist Rebecca Freking. They shared practical tips on how to navigate tricky family discussions and keep things civil (or at least manageable). If you missed the event, we’re publishing it on today’s Suburban Women Problem podcast...

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0:00.0

On Thursday, November 21st, Red Wine and Blue held a virtual event we called How to Navigate the Holidays with MAGA Relatives.

0:09.0

We know there are going to be some difficult conversations around holiday tables over the next several weeks.

0:14.5

So we wanted to share the audio of this event with you in case you missed it.

0:18.1

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

0:20.3

Well, welcome, everyone. My name is Julie Collins,

0:22.9

and I'm the national organizer for Red Wine and Blue, and I'm here with Julie Womack, who is our

0:29.1

head of organizing. And we have some wonderful guests today. We have Jess McIntosh, Kyle Spencer,

0:35.3

and Rebecca Frecking, I. I said her last name correctly.

0:39.5

And so we are going to go ahead and get started.

0:42.2

If this is the first time that you have ever been to a red, wine, and blue event,

0:45.7

let me just tell you a little bit about us.

0:47.6

We are a national community of over half a million suburban women,

0:50.9

working together to defeat extremism in our local communities.

0:55.5

In addition to our triple-baker trainings that we have on Thursday nights, we also host other weekly educational events

1:01.1

and interviews, our sweep salons on Tuesdays, where we teach women like you and me how to organize

1:07.8

our friends and neighbors and take action in our communities. So I'm going to

1:11.8

pass this over to Julie. Yep. Okay, we are really thrilled to have all of you here tonight. Welcome to

1:18.0

anybody who is new, like Julie said. And I just want to acknowledge that, you know, we know we're

1:23.5

moving into Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season. And we had a pretty big

1:29.5

number of people sign up for this event. So to me, that means, you know, that a lot of people

1:33.7

are looking for guidance in this area. So you are not alone. We appreciate you coming tonight.

1:38.6

And I want to acknowledge, you know, that every family relationship is different and they're

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