Bethany Mandel and Kara Kennedy are taking on the mommy wars head on; talking the latest hot topics in parenting, relationships, dating and more.
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Nov 12, 2026 · 54:30
Bethany sits down with Leonard Sax, MD, PhD and author of Boys Adrift, which looks at the epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men. First published in 2007, it's…
Oct 29, 2026 · 58:05
Does having two under two make you a real parent? Bethany and Kara explore that and Kara brings the surprisingly sympathetic details of attending "SlutCon."
Oct 22, 2026 · 36:06
This week, Bethany is joined by Helen Raleigh, a writer, entrepreneur, and speaker, for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, observed on October 15th. This episode comes…
Oct 15, 2026 · 47:34
Bethany and Kara dive into the Cornell case, and what it says about sex. This isn’t an episode to listen to around your kids or our family members!
Oct 1, 2026 · 38:00
This week, Bethany sits down with her old Ladybrains co-host Mary Katharine Ham to discuss the viral New York Times Magazine essay about how Nikole Hannah-Jones betrayed her…
Sep 24, 2026 · 48:51
This week, Kara and Bethany are joined by Dixie Dillon Lane , the author of the book Skipping School: A history of American homeschooling and how it went mainstream. They talk...…
Sep 17, 2026 · 45:49
This week, Bethany is joined by Theresa Payton, the CEO of Fortalice Solutions. They discuss how the algorithms on social media gave us Lindsay Clancy defenders and Luigi…
Sep 14, 2026 · 50:34
Bethany is joined by Ann Koffsky , one of her children's favorite authors. Ann has written over 30 Jewish books for children, and they discuss the Jewish holiday season, and some…
Sep 3, 2026 · 39:59
In this episode, Bethany sat down with Julie Apel, the Assistant Headmaster of Hillsdale Academy to discuss classical education and some of the incredible things that Hillsdale…
Aug 27, 2026 · 43:19
This week, Bethany is joined by Assistant Secretary Alex Adams to discuss changes to the Head Start program and address critics of the announcement. They also discuss progress on…
Aug 20, 2026 · 44:14
This week, Bethany is joined by Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s Strictest Headmistress and the host of the new podcast Strictly Education . They discuss parenting philosophy and…
Aug 13, 2026 · 50:53
This week, Bethany sat down with Alleigh Marré , the Executive Director of the American Parents Coalition , to discuss how to keep families safe from trans-mania at the gym, the…
Aug 6, 2026 · 41:31
In this week's episode, Bethany sits down with DailyWire's Upstream editor Madeline Fry Schultz to talk about the last time they got together in person—in labor and delivery—and…
Jul 30, 2026 · 42:35
This week, Bethany sat down with Houston Independent School District's Superintendent Mike Miles to discuss how the urban district is turning things around, providing a model for…
Jul 23, 2026 · 56:19
This week Bethany sat down with Adina Shmidman, the Director of the Orthodox Union 's Women's Initiative and the queen of a daily learning program called "Nach Yomi" to discuss…
Jul 16, 2026 · 49:11
This week, Bethany sat down with Josh and Hannah Centers, the publishers of a new publishing imprint called Chapter House Books , to talk about the state of children's…
Jul 2, 2026 · 36:31
Bethany and Kara have the honor to sit down and talk to Glenn Beck (yes, that Glenn!) about his incredible new initiative for patriotic families, The Torch , and about what…
Jun 25, 2026 · 50:29
Bethany sat down with 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…
Jun 3, 2026 · 38:22
Kara 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…
Apr 30, 2026 · 43:15
Bethany 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…
Apr 22, 2026 · 30:42
This 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…
Apr 9, 2026 · 48:27
In this episode, Bethany is joined by writer and comedian Bridget Phetasy to talk about how becoming a late-in-life mother was transformative, and how our culture gets the…
Apr 2, 2026 · 51:42
Bethany 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…
Mar 23, 2026 · 55:21
Bethany is joined this week by the Free Press's Kat Rosenfield to talk about the situation in young adult publishing and the polyamarous craze, and her column on Lindy West.
Mar 16, 2026 · 44:11
In this episode, Bethany spoke with Christina Smith, a mom of 1.75 and the Consumer Center Director for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance , about how American moms who are MAHA…
Mar 5, 2026 · 57:29
In 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…
Feb 26, 2026 · 1:05:03
It’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…
Feb 5, 2026 · 47:27
Bethany and Kara welcome in 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…
Jan 29, 2026 · 47:47
This week's episode was inspired by a couple of pieces Kara wrote, including " The British Baby Bust " for The Free Press. Bethany's book link this week: Act Natural: A Cultural…
Jan 14, 2026 · 57:21
Pediatrician 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…
Jan 8, 2026 · 52:40
We'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…
Dec 2, 2025 · 51:44
Bethany 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……
Nov 19, 2025 · 53:50
In 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?
Nov 6, 2025 · 53:04
In 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.
Oct 23, 2025 · 47:21
Madeline 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…
Oct 16, 2025 · 57:48
In 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…
Oct 7, 2025 · 44:57
"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…
Sep 30, 2025 · 53:56
Second-generation homeschooling mom Caitlin Francis ( @MrsCMFrancis on X) joins the program for a wide ranging discussion including what everybody is watching on television -…
Sep 9, 2025 · 54:34
This 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…
Aug 27, 2025 · 53:13
Melinda 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…
Aug 21, 2025 · 1:05:31
This 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…
Aug 13, 2025 · 58:00
This 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…
Aug 6, 2025 · 1:09:45
Abby 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 t…
Jul 30, 2025 · 30:58
According 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…
Jul 24, 2025 · 1:05:00
Kate 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…
Jul 15, 2025 · 57:21
Bethany 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…
Jul 8, 2025 · 35:10
Another 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.…
Jul 1, 2025 · 57:34
After 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…
Jun 4, 2025 · 1:05:07
In 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…
May 27, 2025 · 1:07:33
Bethany and Kara catch up after Bethany's trip to London with five kids and no husband.
May 17, 2025 · 1:02:19
Madeline Fry Schultz, the Contributors Editor at the Washington Examiner talks about the myth of “family planning” and the realities of secondary infertility.
May 5, 2025 · 56:05
In 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:…
Apr 26, 2025 · 1:00:36
This 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…
Apr 8, 2025 · 1:02:08
In 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…
Mar 25, 2025 · 1:04:16
Evan 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…
Mar 20, 2025 · 55:22
Kara 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,…
Mar 11, 2025 · 1:07:51
Mom 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,…
Mar 5, 2025 · 1:00:10
This 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…
Feb 16, 2025 · 42:20
In 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.…
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