White Picket Fence - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Revisiting this podcast for a second time. The topics covered are still as relevant as ever. Very well-produced podcasts with lineup of historians, politicians, and other scholars as guests. They pack a lot of information, backed by data and history, into each brief podcast. They share how people in power from every party affiliation and era have exploited women and caregivers, and ultimately contributed to the dismantling of policies that could have established support systems for families and children years ago but did not out of spite and desire for maintaining political control. Finally, the hosts and guests go deep into our history to explain the role that racism and patriarchy played and how it continues to shape our political rhetoric and policies today.

Spoiler alert: politicians today are recycling rhetoric from generations ago to fear monger us into believing that investing in child education, childcare, healthcare, nutrition, and other family supports is bad.

P.S. I notice that the 1 star reviews I read were written by men upset that their wives listened to this podcast which only proves the points about male fragility and the patriarchy’s fear of losing power and control.

I’ve only listened to your 2023 podcasts so far but will definitely go back and listen to 2022. The history behind Moms of Liberty is fascinating but frightening. Their sudden rise wasn’t sudden at all but a resurgence. Thank you for the historical context. A new weekly listener.

I’ve listened to all seasons of this podcast and I really enjoy the historical perspective, but there is a lot of opinion injected, so you need to take some things with a grain of salt. It has got me thinking about a lot of our social constructs, but so much of it is focused on making women’s lives better. I keep wondering if the solutions suggested would make the lives of children better.

For example, in the recent season, there was discussion of divorce being a blip in the happiness of adults, but what about the affect of divorce on children’s lives? Prior seasons discussed child care, but is more institutional child care better for children? In my experience, the answer is no.

This podcast helps make the unseen parts of our social fabric more visible. This is timely, relevant and well done.