About this episode
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). For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. 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 ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.