Fighting With Congressmen on the Internet, Thirst Traps for Democracy, and JD's Big Dumb Daycare Plan
Emily and Kate discuss online political battles, the importance of childhood vaccinations, and JD Vance's controversial childcare plan in this interview episode.
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Corn Dogs, Comstock, and Trump's Human Printer
Hosts Emily and Kate discuss the Iowa State Fair, North Korea's political landscape, and the implications of the Comstock Act in this interview episode.
4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
We Deserve a Hot President, Actually
Emily and Kate discuss the internet's purity-police, the mom vote, the tradwife aesthetic, and the desire for a "hot president" in this interview episode.
28 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mitch is Mogging in His New Proof of Life Pics
Emily and Kate interview guests about Mitch McConnell's absence, the SAVE Act's stalled progress, and the DNC's financial struggles, offering insights into Democratic Party strategy and political maneuvering.
21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Baby Vance, Bold Moves for Beshear & a Nationwide Cleanse
Hosts Emily and Kate discuss adulting, AI surveillance, political races, and public health concerns in this insightful interview.
14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Lindsey Graham, Kate's Latest Conspiracy & the Plan to Ban IVF
Emily Amick and Kate Duffy interview Lindsey Graham about political power, global conspiracies, and the fight for IVF rights, offering listeners insights into current events.
7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Flags, Fireworks & FIFA Favors
Hosts Emily and Kate discuss patriotism, Trump's lavish spending, and political strategies, offering insights into current events and candidate performance.
25 Jun 2026
Data Centers, Dead Ducks, and Dating After 35
Emily and Kate get into the issue that's dominating kitchen-table conversations across the Midwest: data centers. Kate breaks down her year-long rabbit hole - the secret NDA deals, the tax breaks for trillion-dollar companies, the "it's giving Foxconn" of it all - and why community organizing is actually beating Big Tech in Wisconsin.
Plus: the tech money flooding into politics, Trump's algae-bloom reflection pool disaster and its tragic baby duck, the Iran ceasefire, the private-equity takeover of youth sports, dating after 35, trad wives, no-fault divorce, and why every woman should keep building her personal brand.
Just your typical weekly yap sesh that darts all over the place which is a lot more than our 80-year old president can say for himself.
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16 Jun 2026
True Friends are Trauma Bonded
Most of us are winging this whole adulthood thing, and lately it feels like the people running the show are too. But here's the thing Kate and Emily keep coming back to: a lot of the chaos isn't an accident. The confusion is the point. In this episode they get into how the stories we're told — about politics, about who we're supposed to be, about what's "normal" — are built on purpose, and who benefits when we don't notice.
A few things they cover:
Why political messaging feels like a movie plot — and how that's by design, not coincidence
The reproductive rights fight, including real stories from women stuck between the law and their own medical care
Fetal personhood — what the term actually means and why it could change so much more than people realize
Social media and misinformation — how the wildest claims travel the fastest
The "trad" thing — the cultural push toward old-school gender roles, and what's underneath it
Conspiracy theories and why they're spreading the way they are
How symbols get used to move public opinion without anyone arguing the actual facts
Hormonal health and the real, personal cost of ignoring it
The influencer hypocrisy of people selling ideas that quietly hurt the audience buying them
Neither of us is a buttoned-up expert, and we're not pretending to be. But between the two of us we've spent a long time watching how this stuff actually works behind the scenes — which makes it a lot easier to spot when we're being played.
And if this is finding a spot in your regular rotation, please subscribe, leave us a rating, and send it to a friend who'd get it. That's genuinely how a show like this finds the people it's meant for.
Your hosts:
Kate Duffy is a Wisconsin mom, content creator, and the founder of Motherhood for Good — basically the group-chat version of the news, where power gets explained in plain language. Find her at @motherhoodforgood (https://instagram.com/motherhoodforgood).
Emily Amick is a lawyer and writer who breaks down politics and the law for people who never planned on caring this much. Find her at @emilyinyourphone (https://instagram.com/emilyinyourphone).
9 Jun 2026
The Platner Tracker, AOC's Long Game, and Hunter's Redemption Tour
We're back with our weekly chat and zero solutions to anything. We get into the Graham Platner mess in Maine (the Blackwater past, the New York Times exposé, the ex-girlfriend allegations), make the case that AOC is quietly building something bigger than anyone realizes, and watch Trump completely lose it on Kristen Welker over the 2020 election.
Plus: Hunter Biden's chaotic-good redemption tour, why Wisconsin farmers are getting crushed, and the THC-drink loophole that's about to close. Also Emily is refinishing a dining table and Kate is paneling a wall, because we contain multitudes.
More:
- Is Mel Robbins a grifter or just a marketer?
- Emily's full DIY era: $75K cabinet quote vs. the $10K she did herself
- Pride Parade weekend + Charlie's near-miss with a pile of horse poop
- Kate on getting sober at 29, and what Platner's drinking says about judgment
- The Fetterman feud
- AOC out-raising Speaker Mike Johnson — president, Senate, or Speaker?
- Chuck Schumer's old-school politics vs. the online left
- Hunter Biden's redemption tour + the Biden family book wave
- Trump in Wisconsin: farmers, tariffs, and a round table that was mostly yapping
- Trump's crash-out with Kristen Welker over 2020 "evidence"
- Bill Pulte for DNI + the FISA reauthorization standoff
- The 2028 third-term question (and why the midterms matter)
- Wisconsin's THC drinks disappearing in November (the farm bill loophole)
- The "not a doctor, not a lawyer" disclaimer that should probably be our subtitle.
7 Jun 2026
Was 90's Summer Math or Magic? Plus, Why are Men?
Kate and Emily get into the Graham Plattner scandal and what it means for the Maine Senate race, the Patagonia-vs-Pattigonia trademark lawsuit, and a growing list of "unlikely recession indicators" — from $9 annuals to $100 Korean spa scrubs. Plus: why nostalgia for a simpler summer is really about affordability, the looksmaxxing rabbit hole, and a full decoding of Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang (frame mogging, mini bosses, and Needoh squishies included).
Follow Emily Amick: https://instagram.com/emilyinyourphone
Follow Kate Duffy: https://instagram.com/motherhoodforgood
26 May 2026
Democrats Need a Vibes Czar
Emily and Kate are finally recording the phone calls they were going to have anyway. In the inaugural episode: Emily's harrowing saga of getting her iPhone battery changed (spoiler: Apple broke the whole phone), the case for why your $1,200 device is designed to fall apart right on schedule, and a genuinely good conversation about why the Democratic Party keeps losing the narrative war — and why "doing what worked last cycle" is a losing strategy in an information environment that changes faster than their consultants can keep up with. Plus: the canvassing event from hell, the DNC chair situation, and why what the party really needs is a few personality hires.
Inside a recent episode
Fighting With Congressmen on the Internet, Thirst Traps for Democracy, and JD's Big Dumb Daycare Plan
Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the AI content is meant to trick people. Like, you know what I mean? We have people, uh, who are oligarchical billionaires. You guys are just seeing just a farm show behind me. Um, oligarchical billionaires who are trying to trick the populace. And I am, you know, I think maybe 2026, it's not going to swing the election, but, I have been saying for a while, I think 2028 is going to be the year when AI had a massive influence on the election. And I'm worried and I'm super worried. Yeah, it's very worrisome. And, you know, when I started talking about all this stuff a while ago, it was mostly out of a... feeling that Democrats weren't talking about it or taking it seriously. […]
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