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The Suburban Women Problem

It's OK to be Afraid (with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan)

The Suburban Women Problem

Red Wine & Blue

News, Kids & Family, Politics, Parenting, Government

4.8850 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We're back from our holiday break and things are… weird. Right? It’s weird and scary to be here again, with Trump about to step into the office of President. It’s like some terrible episode of The Twilight Zone.If we’re going to get through the next four years, we need to take care of ourselves, plug into our local communities and above all, find ways to stay resilient. And luckily, this week we’re joined by Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, a suburban mom whose resilience we can ...

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0:00.0

As a suburban mom, I will drive myself into the ground for everybody around me.

0:13.0

With what is coming up, I can't do that.

0:16.0

This election, in many ways because we have lived through a Trump administration before,

0:23.4

know what potentially is on its way.

0:25.8

And like, that's scary and it is a okay to be afraid.

0:32.9

Welcome to the suburban women problem, a podcast from Red, Wine, and Blue.

0:39.9

Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Amanda Weinstein. I'm Rachel Venman. I'm Jasmine Clark.

0:45.3

And you're listening to the Suburban Women Problem. Welcome to 2025, everyone. I hope you all got some rest over the holidays.

0:52.7

To say that last year was a roller coaster would be an understatement.

0:56.8

And we're still in this strange moment of knowing that a second Trump administration is coming.

1:01.6

But it's still not quite here.

1:04.4

And unlike last January 6th, I don't think anyone's overthrowing the Capitol.

1:08.4

Hopefully.

1:08.7

It's hard to know what to do.

1:14.7

It's hard to know what to do or how to prepare overthrowing the Capitol, not one of the ways. But I'm so glad I got to talk to Minnesota

1:20.8

Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan about how she and Tim Walts are feeling. But before we get to that,

1:26.2

how are you ladies? It's been a few weeks.

1:29.2

How were your holidays? My was restful. I will say that. I honestly, it was probably a little

1:35.6

too restful because I'm having a really hard time, like jumping back in there. I'm like very slowed to launch at this point in the year. I'm like,

1:49.8

the new year is here. Vacation has been over, but my brain is like, but why? Why is vacation over?

1:57.8

Wait, do you get sworn in? Next week. Next week, I am getting sworn in. Yes. So

2:03.7

then it begins. So the first day of legislative session is always the second Monday of January here in

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