The Power of a Matriarch

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:35.2	She writes, I really like your show. Thank you. I've been enjoying your morning
0:38.9	comments on your podcast. I wondered if you could comment about being a matriarch. What does that
0:46.3	mean? How do we do it well? I'm just starting this stage of life and I want to do it properly.
0:54.2	Nobody's ever asked that question, ever, ever in 50 years of me doing this show.
1:01.1	That's a very important thing.
1:02.5	You notice throughout the animal kingdom, there are all kinds of species in which the female is in charge.
1:09.6	I know, I can talk about animals now so I can say they put up boundaries,
1:13.5	have expectations on behavior, they school the young ones to tell them what they should and shouldn't be
1:19.3	doing, matriarchs. Okay? You've seen it in the lion kingdom. He only fights another lion when the lion wants to take his job.
1:30.3	That's it.
1:31.1	Otherwise, the male lion is pretty lazy bum, and the female is everything.
1:37.0	She runs the roost.
1:39.9	And they go out and get the kills to feed the pride.
1:45.0	So I always talk about the matriarchs for humans.
1:49.0	Generally, but not always, the oldest female.
1:54.0	Generally, but not always.
1:57.0	So what are the responsibilities of a matriarch and how should a matriarch behave?
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