I listen to Sarah and Beth because I can count on them to bring multiple perspectives to an issue or current event.

From people with actual moral virtues who might feel comfortable being around my kids.

Sarah and Beth do such a tremendous job of listening to each other and to opinions that don't immediately align with their own.

They've done their homework. They ask good questions and they aren't afraid to change their

minds. This is Sarah Stewart-Holland. This is Beth Silvers. You're listening to Pantsuit

Politics. We spent Tuesday talking about the federal government and the global picture.

Not pretty. Today, we are going to zoom in to New York City. We're a Democratic star,

Zoran Mondani, just passed the 100-day mark as mayor. Democrats across the country took notes

from Mondani as a campaigner, so we want to consider him in office.

We're asking today whether and under what circumstances star power translates to political

power.

Outside of politics, we're coming even closer to home.

Has Mesaumber come early in your house?

It definitely has in mine, like a month and a half early.

There's a Mesaber sprawl out there.

And an essay called Parents Consider Underachieving says that perhaps parents like politicians

are overpromising and setting ourselves up to either under deliver or die trying. So we're

going to talk about that. Fair. Before we get started, if you enjoy this episode, we'd like to ask you not to dress up for a theme day or bring individually wrapped nut, gluten, and red dye-free cupcakes to a class party tomorrow.

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