What to Read After Yesteryear and the History of Tradwives

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

Jo Piazza, Influence Inc.

Technology, Kids & Family, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.3 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

If you loved Yesteryear — or absolutely hated it — a lot of you have been asking the same question: what should I read next? This week on Under the Influence, we’re diving into the ultimate post-Yesteryear reading list, from influencer thrillers and feminist rage novels to nonfiction deep dives into tradwives, Christian patriarchy, mommy influencers, and the very real cost of turning domesticity into content. We’re talking The Stepford Wives, A Well-Trained Wife, Like, Follow, Subscribe, Such a Bad Influence, The Mad Wife, and why Little House on the Prairie still has a chokehold on all of us. And because so many listeners are newly entering the tradwife discourse, we’re also resurfacing an older episode from the archives that you might have missed: a fascinating conversation with journalist Clara Bingham about the real history behind the tradwife fantasy. Together, we unpack the myth of the happy 1950s housewife, the backlash against feminism, Phyllis Schlafly’s political machine, and why so much of today’s influencer culture is recycling old propaganda in aesthetically pleasing beige linen packaging. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.9	Hey all, Joe here, and you are listening to Under the Influence.
0:39.3	We've been talking about tradwives for a very long time on this show.
0:45.3	Pretty much since the beginning of tradwives.
0:47.6	I mean, honestly, we were there at ground zero, I think, from day one, right?
0:53.9	And so because of that, and because I did write a
0:58.7	trad wife thriller called Everyone Is Lying to, I've been getting so many questions from all of you
1:03.8	about what you should read after reading the book yesteryear. Now, I have some great recommendations.
1:12.9	I did so much research going into Everyone is L to, and I read a lot in the influencer space and the tradwife space,
1:18.9	mostly because I get asked to blurb a lot of these books. So I've got a list. I have got a list
1:24.2	of books for you that will make you think that will start conversations.
1:28.2	And these are ones that I think you should read after yesteryear, no matter how you felt about
1:33.8	yesteryear. And I know that there are a lot of very strong feelings out there. So whether you
1:40.0	loved it or you hated it, here are the books that I think you should add to your reading list next.
1:45.5	Now, I'm just going to assume everyone listening to this podcast has already read, everyone is lying to you.
1:50.6	If not once, then, then twice. Let's skip over that bad boy.
1:54.6	Next up, such a bad influence by Olivia Moenter. I think I always say her last name wrong, which is crazy because I
2:02.2	love her and I follow her and I also have blurbed her books. Anyway, this is Olivia's debut
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