Josie Duffy Rice of What A Day joins while Alyssa takes vacation! The Harris-Walz numbers make us cautiously optimistic, JD Vance is scared of childless teachers (...?), and Nancy Pelosi is a political chess master. Then, Megan Gailey and Kara Klenk join to discuss “sharenting,” and the ethics of parents posting their kids on social media. Finally, Sani-Petty (Trump needs glasses, and the U.S. Open and the Paralympics can cure our post-Olympics depression).

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Show Notes

Josie Duffy Rice, What A Day

Kara Klenk: thatsmesseduplive.com

Megan Gailey: Sports Bitches

Harris’ momentum continues as she ties with Trump in these swing states (NPR 8/26)

Kamala Harris sets fundraising record with $540m after DNC (Aljazeera 8/26)

“I Just Want Women To Have More Choices”: Senator JD Vance, Who Has Likened Abortion To Murder (Vanity Fair 8/25)

J.D. Vance Blames Staff for Disastrous Doughnut-Shop Visit (Intelligencer 8/28)

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery (NPR 8/27)

Is Ben Affleck Hanging Out With a Kennedy? (The Cut)

How a New Law Could Change the World of Child Influencers (Rolling Stone 7/5/24)

Parenting influencers speak out as new law designed to protect kids featured on social media goes into effect (GMA 7/3/24)

“If you dance, your problems go away” (TikTok)

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men (NYT 2/25/24)

Lavish dorm rooms – like the one belonging to Kansas City Chiefs heiress at SMU – becomes big business for designers (WFAA 8/28)

The Really Long Good-bye: Helicopter Parents in the College Years (BU)

In news: Trump’s counterprogramming to the Democratic National Convention is a bust, and abortion’s rebrand to “reproductive freedom” is genius. Then, Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Julissa Arce join to discuss the party that is the DNC, from Chicago and the couch. Finally, Sani-Petty (JK Rowling has finally shut up, and white women can’t read the room sometimes).

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Show Notes

Sen. Mallory McMorrow: Twitter, Instagram

Julissa Arce: Twitter, Instagram

Trumpworld’s DNC counter-programming plans revealed (Independent 8/19)

House GOP investigators accuse Biden of ‘impeachable conduct’ in long-awaited report (Politico 8/19)

The Democratic Party Is Now the Real “Freedom” Caucus (The New Republic 8/19)

How Kamala Harris Took ‘Freedom’ Back from the GOP (Time 8/17)

Live DNC Updates: AP News, NBC News

From a 'wake' to 'Mardi Gras': With Harris, the Democratic convention is a hot ticket (NBC 8/8)

The Sound of Silence? J.K. Rowling Has Not Tweeted in 12 Blissful Days (them 8/19)

Erin Ryan is BACK from maternity leave! She and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk about American Dad Tim Walz, creep JD Vance (and his drag history), and how Trump’s relevance is getting drowned out by Democrats’ joy. Then, Lt. Gov. of Minnesota Peggy Flanagan joins to discuss midwestern vibes, her longtime political relationship with the new Democratic VP pick, and how she just might become the first indigenous woman to be an American state governor. Finally, Sani-Petty: Julia Child and Love Island USA are saving our souls these days.

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Show Notes

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan: Twitter, Instagram

Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and the Nice Men of the Left - An election defined by two very different kinds of guys. (Intelligencer, by Rebecca Traister)

The Meme-ification of Tim Walz - The Internet’s dad du jour is proof of America’s longing for a cheerful, competent, moral–and fun–kind of manliness. (Esquire, by our very own EGR)

Joy Ride: Upbeat Dems Are Spreading Optimism to a Divided (and Newly Delighted) Nation (Vanity Fair 8/9)

Biden Made Trump Bigger. Harris Makes Him Smaller. (NYT Op-Ed, by Ezra Klein 8/11)

Vance looks to turn tables on Walz: He’s the one being ‘weird’ (CNN 8/12)

Republicans who think ‘Tampon Tim’ is an insult are actually Walz’s best publicists (The Guardian 8/10)

‘Policy attack dog’ or ‘creepy’? Vance’s plane incident with Harris adds to his weird factor (The Independent 8/8)

Report: Trump calls Harris a "bitch" (Axios 8/10)

Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals (NPR 8/12)

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Latest News, Schedules & Results (Olympics)

This Classic Julia Child Show Is Available to Stream for the Very First Time (Food & Wine)

The French Chef with Julia Child (PBS)