Episodes

  • Sunday Things: True Crime with RedRum

    Sunday Things: True Crime with RedRum
    Sep 30 2024
    So many of you have been asking me for true crime podcast recommendations and I have a few I can drop in the feed. Let's start today with REDRUM. REDRUM is a podcast focusing on the true victims of crime. Each episode focuses on a new story. Real life, real victims, real crime presented by Grace Cordell. REDRUM True Crime is available wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify link Apple link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • The House in Habit of it All

    The House in Habit of it All
    Sep 26 2024
    This is our first episode taking a look at the rise of "independent journalist" Jessica Reed Kraus through the lens of the recent RFK Jr. sexting scandal with journalist Olivia Nuzzi. What does it mean to be an independent journalist and how is House in Habit impacting the news cycle. This is an excerpt from my new show with @EmilyinYourPhone We've Got Issues. So much more on this topic to come. You can binge all the episodes of We've Got Issues Here. Join our Over the Influence newsletter here. Visit our wonderful sponsors right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Who Gets to Write History with Sharon McMahon

    Who Gets to Write History with Sharon McMahon
    Sep 24 2024
    As a former history and government teacher Sharon McMahon thought she could do something to help combat all the misinformation and confusion she was seeing online in 2020. Since then her social media presence @SharonSaysSo has filled a vital need for clarity during complex times. Sharon cuts through the outrage, online vitriol and B.S. Her new book The Small and the Mighty is a hopeful and inspiring portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country. In this episode we'll be talking about: How Sharon grew from 12k Instagram followers to an audience of millions by giving people what they need and want. How to bring others around to the right side of history. How to influence people for the good. How to give people the space to change and grow without being deleted or blocked. Order Sharon's book The Small and the Mighty here. Subscribe to our newsletter Over the Influence here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • The Secret Life of a Real Life Mormon Trad Wife

    The Secret Life of a Real Life Mormon Trad Wife
    Sep 21 2024
    When we see images of #tradwives on social media we see beautiful images of domestic bliss. Young women looking at this content could be easily tricked into believing this is a more aspirational path than getting an education or their own work experience. But the real women who have escaped real tradwife situations paint a very different picture of abuse, submission and control. Today's guest was married and pregnant at eighteen. Her husband forbid her from going to school, getting a job or even buying a kindle so she could read. When she tried to leave it felt impossible because she had none of her own money. Now, as many of us are watching the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives we need to talk about the actual reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • The Deeper Meaning in Mormon #MomTok Trash

    The Deeper Meaning in Mormon #MomTok Trash
    Sep 17 2024
    Let's take a deep dive into the intensely dramatic and overly scandalous new reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Joining me today is New York Times columnist Jessica Grose to dissect the deeper meanings behind all the Botox, swinging scandals and brattiness. Like them or not, these women are attempting to dismantle the patriarchy in their own way and they've gained a ton of power and money through social media. Come for the trash, stay for the insights into gender and religion. Subscribe to the Over the Influence newsletter and join our community here. Read Jess's excellent NYT piece here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • We've Got Issues

    We've Got Issues
    Sep 12 2024
    It's Jo's 44th birthday. We've got a little advice, a little hilarity and a brand new podcast to share with you. Jo has been working on a new show with @EmilyinYourPhone called We've Got Issues. It's a politics show that will actually give you some hope again, will make you laugh a little and will help you start hard conversations with friends and loved ones about this insane election. This week we are talking about the realities of the Trump and Republican agenda on IVF and how it will impact all of us. ENJOY. You can binge all of the episodes of We've Got Issues here. They'll be up weekly. More on influencers (including the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Anti-Consumer-tok! Thrifting Advice from TikTok?

    Anti-Consumer-tok! Thrifting Advice from TikTok?
    Sep 10 2024
    Raised by a single mother in Dayton, Ohio, Macy Eleni began thrifting at age 12 out of financial necessity and to help escape anxiety from bullies and an estranged relationship with her father. Over a decade later, Macy has built a massive TikTok platform around her love of second hand and vintage finds, and the belief that authentic self expression is crucial for mental health. Macy has created a sustainable niche amidst the hyperconsumerism of influencer culture, creating authentic personal style outside an algorithmic trend cycle that promotes microtrends and overconsumption. Buy less. Thrift more. Love life :) Follow Macy here. TikTok | Instagram Grab Macy's Book Second Chances here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • How Moms can Make Friends and Dinner with Caroline Chambers

    How Moms can Make Friends and Dinner with Caroline Chambers
    Sep 5 2024
    When you're a mom two things can feel impossible, making new friends and making dinner. In today's episode we are joined by NYT bestselling author Caroline Chambers of the What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking substack to talk all about her book of the same name. We're digging into how hard it can be to build community, but how wonderful it is when you do it. We will also chat about how Caroline took a rejected cookbook idea and turned it into the best food substack in the world by catering to exhausted parents, and THEN turned that newsletter into a bestselling cookbook. Subscribe to the OVER THE INFLUENCE substack here. Order Caroline's book What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking here and subscribe to the substack here. Check out our sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins