https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mom-wars--6526208enParentingRicochethttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d1d8300723dad673347877590013ca62.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mom-wars--6526208Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:49:56 +0000RicochetRicochetproduction@ricochet.comBethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy are taking on the mommy wars head on; talking the latest hot topics in parenting, relationships, dating and more. trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-chapter-house--73016653Chapter House Books, to talk about the state of children's literature, reading, and how parents can raise enthusiastic learners.

You can enter to win the first two volumes of their new series here. 
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73016653Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:49:54 +0000RicochetThis week, Bethany sat down with Josh and Hannah Centers, the publishers of a new publishing imprint called https://chapter.house/, to talk about the state of children's literature, reading, and how parents can raise enthusiastic learners. You can...Chapter House Books, to talk about the state of children's literature, reading, and how parents can raise enthusiastic learners.

You can enter to win the first two volumes of their new series here. 
]]>2951falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glenn-beck-carries-a-torch-for-america--72791441The Torch, and about what families need to do to equip their kids to grow to love America, especially in our 250th year. Happy Fourth of July!

Excerpt from "Five in the First," ©2026 Mercury Radio Arts, Inc. Used with Permission.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72791441Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:21:15 +0000RicochetBethany and Kara have the honor to sit down and talk to Glenn Beck (yes, that Glenn!) about his incredible new initiative for patriotic families, https://glennbeck.com/torch, and about what families need to do to equip their kids to grow to love...The Torch, and about what families need to do to equip their kids to grow to love America, especially in our 250th year. Happy Fourth of July!

Excerpt from "Five in the First," ©2026 Mercury Radio Arts, Inc. Used with Permission.]]>2191falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fables-for-the-american-republic--72691748Professor Matt Mehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC about his new book, The American Book of Fables, that was released last month. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the importance of fables, homeschooling as the Founders might have, and the importance of literature for all ages.

He's the author of three books including Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals, and The Handsome Little Cygnet.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72691748Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:26:56 +0000RicochetBethany sat down with https://x.com/MTMehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC about his new book, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1XYVC54, that was released last month. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the...Professor Matt Mehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC about his new book, The American Book of Fables, that was released last month. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the importance of fables, homeschooling as the Founders might have, and the importance of literature for all ages.

He's the author of three books including Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals, and The Handsome Little Cygnet.]]>3029falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kara-s-comeback--72325692https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72325692Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:19:59 +0000RicochetKara makes a triumphant return to the podcast after her chaotic maternity leave, ready to talk about the birth of her second daughter, Sloane. She and Bethany discuss life with two under two, and how life with two feels somehow harder than life with six2302falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-the-kids-alright--71783238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71783238Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:15:34 +0000RicochetBethany is joined this week by Emily Elkins, Vice President of the Cato Institute and a mother of three. She dives into reams of data she's acquired about how kids these days are doing. Buckle up, it's a bit depressing. 2595falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poisoned-ivies--71561966Poisoned Ivies, about how parents can navigate *these times* with their toddlers and young adult children alike, and what it it's like as a young mother serving as a Member of Congress. You can read Bethany's piece interviewing Stefanik at the New York Post here. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71561966Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:55:47 +0000RicochetThis week Bethany is joined by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to talk about her new book, Poisoned Ivies, about how parents can navigate *these times* with their toddlers and young adult children alike, and what it it's like as a young mother serving as...Poisoned Ivies, about how parents can navigate *these times* with their toddlers and young adult children alike, and what it it's like as a young mother serving as a Member of Congress. You can read Bethany's piece interviewing Stefanik at the New York Post here. ]]>1842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bridget-phetasy--71211048Bridget Phetasy to talk about how becoming a late-in-life mother was transformative, and how our culture gets the narrative wrong on motherhood. Phetasy is the host of the podcasts Walkins Welcome and Dumpster Fire. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71211048Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:02:15 +0000RicochetIn this episode, Bethany is joined by writer and comedian https://www.phetasy.com to talk about how becoming a late-in-life mother was transformative, and how our culture gets the narrative wrong on motherhood. Phetasy is the host of the podcasts...Bridget Phetasy to talk about how becoming a late-in-life mother was transformative, and how our culture gets the narrative wrong on motherhood. Phetasy is the host of the podcasts Walkins Welcome and Dumpster Fire. ]]>2907truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-six-you-get--71065409Alienated America and Family Unfriendly.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71065409Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:29:23 +0000RicochetBethany is joined this week by a fellow mother of six, Katie Carney, to talk about growing up in a big family and deciding to have one as well. Katie is married to the pro-natalist crusader Tim Carney, author of...Alienated America and Family Unfriendly.]]>3102falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-marriages-never-work--70836458Kat Rosenfield to talk about the situation in young adult publishing and the polyamarous craze, and her column on Lindy West. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70836458Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:38:45 +0000RicochetBethany is joined this week by the Free Press's https://x.com/katrosenfield to talk about the situation in young adult publishing and the polyamarous craze, and her https://www.thefp.com/p/say-it-with-me-now-open-marriages?hide_intro_popup=true on...Kat Rosenfield to talk about the situation in young adult publishing and the polyamarous craze, and her column on Lindy West. ]]>3321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/staying-sane--70665881Taxpayers Protection Alliance, about how American moms who are MAHA can also stay sane.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70665881Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:57:39 +0000RicochetIn this episode, Bethany spoke with Christina Smith, a mom of 1.75 and the Consumer Center Director for the https://x.com/Protectaxpayers, about how American moms who are MAHA can also stay sane.Taxpayers Protection Alliance, about how American moms who are MAHA can also stay sane.]]>2651falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mom-in-a-time-of-war--70484261https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70484261Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:41:37 +0000RicochetIn this week's episode, Bethany sits down with Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider, Lahav Harkov, talking about what it's like to be a mother in Israel amid yet another war. With her husband serving in the military reserves, Lahav is...3449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/infertile-but-fruitful--70303871
Bethany sits down with Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead, author of the new book, Infertile but Fruitful. A Catholic adoptive mom of three, Snead talks about her infertility journey and her advice for other mothers facing the same challenges.  You can follow her on X at @SneadLeigh or her Substack, Catholic Conversations with TCA.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70303871Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:31:57 +0000RicochetIt’s Bethany’s first episode driving solo with Kara out on maternity leave. Mazal tov and welcome to Sloane!  Bethany sits down with Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead, author of the new book, Infertile but Fruitful. A Catholic adoptive mom of three, Snead...
Bethany sits down with Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead, author of the new book, Infertile but Fruitful. A Catholic adoptive mom of three, Snead talks about her infertility journey and her advice for other mothers facing the same challenges.  You can follow her on X at @SneadLeigh or her Substack, Catholic Conversations with TCA.]]>3903falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/freely-sober--69822211Ericka Andersen, author of the new book Freely Sober, how a former "Wine Mom" came to the realization that she needed a way out of a habitual and destructive relationship with alcohol.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69822211Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:54:29 +0000RicochetBethany and Kara welcome in https://erickaandersen.com, author of the new book Freely Sober, how a former "Wine Mom" came to the realization that she needed a way out of a habitual and destructive relationship with alcohol.Ericka Andersen, author of the new book Freely Sober, how a former "Wine Mom" came to the realization that she needed a way out of a habitual and destructive relationship with alcohol.]]>2847falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-boom-and-the-sandwich-generation--69670546The 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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69670546Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:34:57 +0000RicochetThis week's episode was inspired by a couple of pieces Kara wrote, including "https://www.thefp.com/p/the-british-baby-bust" for The Free Press. Bethany's book link this week:...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]]>2867falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-doctor-is-in--69446405
The Moms and the Doctor are in.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69446405Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:11:34 +0000RicochetPediatrician Dr Ali Carine rejoins the show where we discuss and break down the new CDC vaccine schedule changes and the controversial updated food pyramid emphasizing meat and whole milk with reduced grains. The Moms and the Doctor are in.
The Moms and the Doctor are in.]]>3441falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-kosher-food-at-ben-gurion-airport--69359328
The ladies recap their holiday trips as Kara does "A Pregnant Woman's Christmas in Wales" and Bethany embraces Catholicism for 45 minutes in a back alley in Nazareth on Christmas Eve. Really.

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69359328Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:35:15 +0000RicochetWe're back to answer some burning questions, such as "Should you date someone you don't want to marry?", "Is it ok to hate prenatal yoga?" and more importantly, "Did you pick up my keys?" The ladies recap their holiday trips as Kara does "A Pregnant...
The ladies recap their holiday trips as Kara does "A Pregnant Woman's Christmas in Wales" and Bethany embraces Catholicism for 45 minutes in a back alley in Nazareth on Christmas Eve. Really.

]]>3160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boy-moms-and-gentle-parenting--68832137https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68832137Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:34:36 +0000RicochetBethany is packing six kids for Greece and Israel, Kara has just imported sausage rolls via Belgium and sent her husband to Alaska on a whim, and somehow that all leads to… Grandma Jan and the daughters-in-law she tries to leave at home during her...3104falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/call-the-midwife--68626604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68626604Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:53:54 +0000RicochetIn this week’s episode, we kicked things off by swapping midwife horror stories and debated the question every expectant mother eventually faces: to doula, or not to doula? 3230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fat-jabs-and-pelvic-floors--68448617https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68448617Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:57:14 +0000RicochetIn the latest episode of The Mom Wars, Bethany talks us through her weightloss journey with Zepbound, and the girls discuss the latest postpartum body discourse.3184falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/redemptive-birth-and-restorative-reproductive-medicine--68252523
Washington Examiner artucle: Why is the Right fighting over IVF?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68252523Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:06:30 +0000RicochetMadeline Schultz rejoins the Mom Wars after the birth of her second baby, which she calls redemptive. She dives into her latest piece about Restorative Reproductive Medicine and how it found itself in the culture war up against IVF. Washington...
Washington Examiner artucle: Why is the Right fighting over IVF?]]>2841falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-friends-and-free-births--68150755
The conversation turns candid as they share personal experiences with home birthing, comparing the spiritual, practical, and political dimensions of bringing life into the world outside of institutions. Kara also gives a preview of her latest investigation into freebirthing groups, revealing a subculture that’s both radical and tenderly devoted to maternal sovereignty.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68150755Thu, 16 Oct 2025 01:31:21 +0000RicochetIn this lively and intimate episode, Bethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy are joined by Arden Jamison, a woman she recently bonded with on a homeschooling apple-picking trip — the kind of instant connection that happens when you realize someone else also...
The conversation turns candid as they share personal experiences with home birthing, comparing the spiritual, practical, and political dimensions of bringing life into the world outside of institutions. Kara also gives a preview of her latest investigation into freebirthing groups, revealing a subculture that’s both radical and tenderly devoted to maternal sovereignty.]]>3468falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-lucky--68050489
So writes Leland Vittert, anchor at NewsNation and former foreign correspondent for Fox News. Diagnosed with what we now understand as autism, Vittert was labeled as "retarded" and was bullied throughout his school years. His father quit his job and became a full-time parent/coach/friend. It was, as his dad described it, Leland's "only hope."

Bethany and Kara sit down with Vittert and talk about his life and his new book, Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68050489Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:58:57 +0000Ricochet"Dad will tell you he believed fixing me was only possible because of my 'intelligence,' but I would counter and say it couldn’t have happened without his love." So writes Leland Vittert, anchor at NewsNation and former foreign correspondent for Fox...
So writes Leland Vittert, anchor at NewsNation and former foreign correspondent for Fox News. Diagnosed with what we now understand as autism, Vittert was labeled as "retarded" and was bullied throughout his school years. His father quit his job and became a full-time parent/coach/friend. It was, as his dad described it, Leland's "only hope."

Bethany and Kara sit down with Vittert and talk about his life and his new book, Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism.]]>2697falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-schooling-and-guilty-pleasures--67953792@MrsCMFrancis on X) joins the program for a wide ranging discussion including what everybody is watching on television - with and without their husbands.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67953792Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:46:50 +0000RicochetSecond-generation homeschooling mom Caitlin Francis (https://x.com/mrscmfrancis on X) joins the program for a wide ranging discussion including what everybody is watching on television - with and without their husbands.@MrsCMFrancis on X) joins the program for a wide ranging discussion including what everybody is watching on television - with and without their husbands.
]]>3236falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-six-you-get-savings--67693560 
We also discuss a very interesting and dramatic longform piece in Wired about surrogacy. 

And, of course, gossip about our lives.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67693560Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:19:58 +0000RicochetThis is a much requested episode about finances for six kids and how Bethany saves and invests for each of them.   We also discuss a very interesting and dramatic longform piece in Wired about... 
We also discuss a very interesting and dramatic longform piece in Wired about surrogacy. 

And, of course, gossip about our lives.]]>3274falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/influentially-jewish--67521379
Born and raised in Seattle, WA, Melinda has been blogging and sharing her love of cooking since 2011. Her debut cookbook Eat Jewish is set to release on September 2nd. Connect with Melinda on TikTok and Instagram @therealmelindastrauss or visit her website at melindastrauss.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67521379Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:51:52 +0000RicochetMelinda Strauss (@therealmelindastrauss) is a New York-based Jewish content creator and influencer with over 1.6 million followers on TikTok and Instagram. She is celebrated for her engaging and educational content, which explores Orthodox Judaism,...
Born and raised in Seattle, WA, Melinda has been blogging and sharing her love of cooking since 2011. Her debut cookbook Eat Jewish is set to release on September 2nd. Connect with Melinda on TikTok and Instagram @therealmelindastrauss or visit her website at melindastrauss.com.]]>3193falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resilience--67456271https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67456271Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:03:29 +0000RicochetThis week, Bethany and Kara are joined by Brielle Persun, a beloved book influencer whose passion for reading has built a vibrant community online. Earlier this year, Brielle experienced the sudden loss of her husband—a life-altering tragedy that...3931falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/defending-education--67357778
Neily is the President & Founder of Defending Education and Speech First, a national campus free speech organization, and has worked at the Independent Women’s Forum and the Cato Institute. She is the mother of two school age children. Follow her on X at @nickineily.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67357778Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:41:25 +0000RicochetThis week Bethany and Kara are joined by Nicki Neily, the President of Defending Education. They discuss how the madness usually associated with higher ed has now filtered down in the world of K through 12 and what you can do about it. Neily is the...
Neily is the President & Founder of Defending Education and Speech First, a national campus free speech organization, and has worked at the Independent Women’s Forum and the Cato Institute. She is the mother of two school age children. Follow her on X at @nickineily.]]>3480falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/classically-sahm--67274475
Check out Abby's new Substack at thefirstgensahm.substack.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67274475Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:45:55 +0000RicochetAbby Roth, aka, Classically Abby, joins Bethany and Kara to talk about being a "First-Generation SAHM" (Stay At Home Mom) Check out Abby's new Substack at thttps://thefirstgensahm.substack.com
Check out Abby's new Substack at thefirstgensahm.substack.com]]>4185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pregnancy-and-antidepressants--67192246
Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD and Senior Advisor for Clinical Sciences in the Office of the FDA Commissioner, joins the show to talk about what the science says and what it doesn't say.

Prior to joining the FDA in March of 2025, Dr. Høeg worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and was a practicing Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician specializing in interventional spine and sports medicine. She is a Danish American dual citizen and completed her MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin, PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Copenhagen and Residency at University of California-Davis.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67192246Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:52:15 +0000RicochetAccording to the CDC, almost 10% of American women of child bearing age are on SSRIs - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - a class of antidepressants that include such medications as Lexapro, Prozac and Zoloft. But are they safe to take during...
Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD and Senior Advisor for Clinical Sciences in the Office of the FDA Commissioner, joins the show to talk about what the science says and what it doesn't say.

Prior to joining the FDA in March of 2025, Dr. Høeg worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and was a practicing Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician specializing in interventional spine and sports medicine. She is a Danish American dual citizen and completed her MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin, PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Copenhagen and Residency at University of California-Davis.]]>1858falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-call-from-nurse-kate--67099987
You can follow her on Instagram at @nursekatejohnson]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67099987Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:01:00 +0000RicochetKate Johnson, an RN who spent most of her 10-year career working in critical care at a Washington, DC trauma center and who now devotes herself to promoting preventative care and living a healthy lifestyle, drops by to discuss MAHA and the wonders of...
You can follow her on Instagram at @nursekatejohnson]]>3900falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mom-mobiles-and-sleepover-stories--66987437https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66987437Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:06:07 +0000RicochetBethany and Kara are joined by fellow mom of six and television booking producer Daniella Tasca Taylor. They discuss how to exercise trust in big families when it comes to letting your kids have an independent life, and how that sometimes backfires.3441falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unadvertised-joy--66902259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66902259Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:36:41 +0000RicochetAnother TMI episode we hope our husbands don't listen to. Bethany and Kara discuss the unadvertised joys of childbirth and about when Bethany ran into the SLOTUS last weekend. Also, Kara shares some news...  2110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keeping-abreast-or-two--66824613]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66824613Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:52:55 +0000RicochetAfter being on the road on their summer holidays, Bethany and Kara catch up and discuss how they’ve been keeping their kids entertained in the heat. As always, the conversation soon shifts and Bethany explains the dramatic story of how her and Seth met. ]]>3454falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cry-it-out--66395972https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66395972Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:07:00 +0000RicochetIn the latest episode of the Mom Wars Bethany and Kara discuss sleep training methods and how you should probably just cry it out. Also: the experts are all nuts and the toxicity of mommy spaces.3907falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/european-vacation--66299002https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66299002Tue, 27 May 2025 19:15:09 +0000RicochetBethany and Kara catch up after Bethany's trip to London with five kids and no husband. 4053falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/secondary-infertility--66118850Washington Examiner talks about the myth of “family planning” and the realities of secondary infertility.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66118850Sat, 17 May 2025 14:07:12 +0000RicochetMadeline Fry Schultz, the Contributors Editor at the Washington Examiner talks about the myth of “family planning” and the realities of secondary infertility.Washington Examiner talks about the myth of “family planning” and the realities of secondary infertility.]]>3739falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-family-that-flies-together--65922692

• Whether families should pay extra for airplane seats together
• Britain's push to ban all ed tech in classrooms
• How having babies codes right wing 

Also: Bethany's love letter to her menstrual cup (so male listener discretion is advised,)
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65922692Mon, 05 May 2025 14:38:04 +0000RicochetIn this episode we discuss - Whether families should pay extra for airplane seats together - Britain's push to ban all ed tech in classrooms - How having babies codes right wing  Also: Bethany's love letter to her menstrual cup (so male listener...

• Whether families should pay extra for airplane seats together
• Britain's push to ban all ed tech in classrooms
• How having babies codes right wing 

Also: Bethany's love letter to her menstrual cup (so male listener discretion is advised,)
]]>3365falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moms-war-at-the-supreme-court--65745934Mom Wars podcast Bethany and Kara discuss Montgomery County and the Supreme Court, the Trump administrations pro-natal incentives, and RFK Jr and vaccines. Plus the big question right now: would you leave your kid in a hotel room?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65745934Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:22:26 +0000RicochetThis week on the Mom Wars podcast Bethany and Kara discuss Montgomery County and the Supreme Court, the Trump administrations pro-natal incentives, and RFK Jr and vaccines. Plus the big question right now: would you leave your kid in a hotel room?Mom Wars podcast Bethany and Kara discuss Montgomery County and the Supreme Court, the Trump administrations pro-natal incentives, and RFK Jr and vaccines. Plus the big question right now: would you leave your kid in a hotel room?]]>3636falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/passover-placentas-and-more--65445253https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65445253Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:04:09 +0000RicochetIn this wildly unpredictable episode, we’re cutting it *way* too close at the airport, diving headfirst into the whirlwind of Passover prep, and sharing the unforgettable (and slightly graphic) tale of how Bethany’s kid was born in a car. Buckle...3728falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blessed-by-family--65112830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65112830Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:00:28 +0000RicochetEvan Pokroy joins from Israel to discuss with Kara and Bethany the blessings of his large family, raising his kids after his wife passed away last year, and Bethany shares how Evan’s family inspired her own. 3856falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-babies-fly--65002877
Plus Kara's dog gets an abortion. Yes, really. 
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65002877Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:52:54 +0000RicochetKara traveled with her 6-month old for the first time which prompts Bethany to tell the horror stories about her worst trips with the kids. Plus Kara's dog gets an abortion. Yes, really. 
Plus Kara's dog gets an abortion. Yes, really. 
]]>3322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/picking-the-brain-of-a-pediatrician--64817556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64817556Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:07:35 +0000RicochetMom Wars welcomes our first guest, Ali Carine D.O. who practices pediatric medicine in Columbus (OH). We talk about "high anxiety" parents, nightmare patients, vaccine schedules, measles and, more importantly, how the medical profession needs to...4071falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chlamydia-and-weaponized-incompetence--64716321

• Daphne teeths
• The difference between boys and girls
• Teaching the kids to cook
• The momentous decision to have more kids

Remember to subscribe to the Substack! 
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64716321Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:15:13 +0000RicochetThis week Bethany recounts taking the family to a water park which stirs up some unfortunate memories. Plus: - Daphne teeths - The difference between boys and girls - Teaching the kids to cook - The momentous decision to have more kids Remember to...

• Daphne teeths
• The difference between boys and girls
• Teaching the kids to cook
• The momentous decision to have more kids

Remember to subscribe to the Substack! 
]]>3610false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tradwives-and-baby-mamas--64410304https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64410304Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:52:54 +0000RicochetIn their premiere episode Bethany and Kara take on the online "Tradwife" accounts and wonder if they're serious, parody or something else; plus conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair says she's Elon Musk's baby mommy.2540falsefull