Mommy's Little Miserable Existence

This week, the girlies are armed with their No. 2 pencils to ask: what’s the current state of literacy, how did we get here, and are the kids okay??? They unpack how we went from clay tablets to BookTok fairy smut and trace how phonics, poverty, and the policy failures of the Bus ... Show More

This week, the girlies are cozied up in their Barbie sleeping bags, reflecting on the innocent beauty, brutal hierarchy, and core memories of sleepovers past in honor of the upcoming Summer Sleepover Tour. From the absolute shame of calling your mom to pick you up early to aspiri ... Show More

For pride month, the girlies mount a defense against one of the largest threats to queer people today: transphobia. They trace the long history of trans existence and its erasure, unpack how moral panic is used to justify control, why transphobia exists on both the right and the ... Show More

Ted Talk’s Lizzie Velasquez shares what it’s like living with Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome, what the true meaning of beauty is, and how she took on Tik Tok and won Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/women-on-top/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b ... Show More

Today we finally dive into the much-anticipated topic of Toxic Mommy Culture. We discuss why the bullying of kids by their moms online is much more harmful than you may think. **originally aired April 13, 2020 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the ... Show More

The moms discuss the popular trend of Gender Reveal Parties; the history, opinions, and fails. Plus, an “out of control” listener question and Jill’s blessed mom brag! This episode is sponsored by: Pipette (Code: MOM) Warby Parker PrettyLitter (Code: MOM) Be sure to follow Becaus ... Show More

Subscribe to Mamamia Have you ever felt sad during life moments where you thought you’d feel the exact opposite? We dive into “perfect moment syndrome” and why so many of us cry on our birthdays. Plus, the person behind one of the world's biggest celebrity gossip sites, DeuxMoi, ... Show More

In this episode I tell podcaster Sarah Marshall a truly wild story I uncovered about the first recognized case of Munchausen Syndrome (Factitious Disorder) in the United States. An alleged professional wrestler and American folk anti-hero called the Indiana Cyclone faked symptoms ... Show More

Listen to Emergency Meeting: Our Verdict On The New Barbie Film Subscribe to Mamamia Should you get extra credit if you’re also a mother? From Barbie director Greta Gerwig to Matilda's football star Katrina Gorry, we discuss the praise women in the public eye have been receiving ... Show More

Want a full breakdown of Jessie's wedding? Listen here... Two high-profile cases in the media this week and what they tell us about reaching a conviction in a sexual assault trial. Plus, the stealth marketing genius that has kids paying tens, hundreds, and thousands of dollars fo ... Show More

Ep 180: Dubbed by the media as a monster, is there more to this infamous female serial killer’s story than we know? This is the Aileen Wuornos story Sources for Today's Episode: The Journal of Forensic Science The Journal Behavioral Sciences and the Law The Guardian Crimelibrary. ... Show More

Today on the pod we are doing something a little different. Caitlin was recently a speaker at the MTHR Collective Retreat in Cape Cod with fellow IG sensation Nicki Marie. They sat on a panel to discuss the unique paradox of motherhood: love and rage. In this episode, Nicki and C ... Show More

Leona Kinsey disappeared on October 25, 1999; her daughter Carolyn has both searched for answers in her mother’s cold case—and has pondered what she’ll do if she finds what she seeks. Now an adult and an activist for MMIGW, and all missing and murdered Indigenous people through h ... Show More