Calling Balls and Strikes w. Clare Malone & Alexis Nikole Nelson
Summary
Hosts Erin Ryan and Claire Malone discuss a controversial JD Vance plan to redirect childcare subsidies to married stay-at-home parents, analyzing its impact on single mothers. They also examine BLS data showing women driving recent job growth, the rising death rate from ectopic pregnancies in abortion-restrictive states, and ProPublica’s report that a Russian oligarch helped fund Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding.
Topics discussed
Sponsorship and introduction to the episode
Reacting to the Sydney Sweeney sports betting ad
Introduction to Claire Malone and the Still Counting podcast
Tucker Carlson's endorsement and breaking coalitions
Trump administration plan to incentivize stay-at-home parenting
Cultural shifts in parenting and the 'mommy track'
August jobs report: Women filling most new positions
Trump's Truth Social post and gender dynamics in work
Rising ectopic pregnancy deaths in states with abortion bans
Sponsorships: Article and One Skin
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding and Russian oligarch connections
Sydney Sweeney ad, sexualization, and sports betting growth
Sponsorships: Fatty 15 and Honeylove
Interview with Alexis on foraging and her new cookbook
Sponsorship: Trees.com
Book recommendations and sanity corner
Promotion for Crooked on MSN Now
Final sponsor and sign-off
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