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What's Your Most Imperfect Life Hack?
Plus a farewell to our beloved cult!
 • 
Sara Petersen
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
176
Cult Of Throw Pillows
Investigating the performance and erasure of domestic life, with Angela Garbes
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
, 
Sara Petersen
, and 
Angela Garbes
39
1:02:00
How is Your Relationship With Shopping?
Let's talk overconsumption vs minimalism vs guilt, whee!
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Sara Petersen
228
Let Them Be Beige
On ballerina farm’s shiplap, the psychology of ownership, and the joy of living with less.
 • 
Sara Petersen
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
40
1:11:19

December 2023

Trad Wives Hiding In Plain Sight
The encoding of evangelicalism in Christian Girl Autumn, Joanna Gaines, and American Motherhood
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Sara Petersen
15
53:20
How is the Nuclear Family Failing You?
It's time for another LIVE thread 💃💃
 • 
Sara Petersen
109
The Myth of the Nuclear Family
Embracing alternative kinship structures and Single Mom Joy, with Ashley Simpo.
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Sara Petersen
27
57:46

November 2023

What's the Most Enraging Thing Someone Said About Your Pregnancy?
The phrase "cute bump" hurts us all. (It's live thread go time!)
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Sara Petersen
170
The Fat Mother Narrative
Anti-fat bias and the performance of pregnant bodies.
 • 
Sara Petersen
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
18
55:20
Where does your perfection show up most?
Our first subscriber thread!
 • 
Sara Petersen
 and 
Virginia Sole-Smith
228
Unpacking Our Personal Perfects
Sara and Virginia make a podcast!
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Sara Petersen
30
50:57

October 2023

Announcing: A new baby podcast!
So we made a thing.
 • 
Virginia Sole-Smith
 and 
Sara Petersen
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