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The Ricochet Superfeed

Mom Wars: Abortion Boom and the Sandwich Generation

The Ricochet Superfeed

Ricochet

News, Politics

4.4651 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode was inspired by a couple of pieces Kara wrote, including “The British Baby Bust” for The Free Press. Bethany’s book link this week: Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting by Jennifer Traig

Transcript

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0:00.0

From the front lines of the mom wars, here's Bethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy.

0:08.0

Hello and welcome to your most unreliable but beloved podcast.

0:14.5

I am your co-host, Bethany Mandel.

0:17.1

I am a mom of six.

0:19.4

We homeschool and I write frequently for places like the New York Post and the Washington

0:24.3

Examiner.

0:25.3

And I am joined by my beautiful and increasingly, what's the word I'm looking for?

0:34.1

Fed up.

0:35.3

Fats.

0:36.5

Pired.

0:39.1

Pregnant. Co-ho. fed up fat tired pregnant co-host

0:41.9

Kara

0:43.9

Kennedy

0:44.8

and I am

0:45.9

34 weeks

0:47.2

pregnant

0:47.6

and I don't know

0:49.8

how I can do six more weeks

0:51.3

so that's where I'm out right now

0:52.8

and nobody should ever get pregnant.

0:57.1

So I remember I had, I had, I guess, like two babies in the wintertime. And first of all,

1:03.7

it's like outdoor air conditioning. But I was very nervous walking on ice. Are you feeling scared about walking?

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