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In This Episode
Mother Dearest
It’s the mother of all episodes! Erin Ryan and the ever-electable Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss this week’s news– from new maternal mortality legislation to what’s happening in Georgia. Then, Tien Tran, Grace Parra and special guest Jane Marie join in-studio to discuss moms– what they’ve gone through to bring us into the world and what they’ve taught us. And finally, a very special Hysteria moms edition of the hills we’ll die on.
Support maternal and women’s reproductive health:
Black Mama’s Matter Alliance
https://blackmamasmatter.org/
Physicians for Reproductive Health
https://prh.org/
Also, Alyssa is participating in a Spelling Bee Fundraiser to Benefit HeadCount.org, support here:
https://givebutter.com/webeerelix19/alyssamastromonaco
Notes on Mothers: *bold please
My Mother, My Daughter by Sam Irby
https://therumpus.net/2012/06/my-mother-my-daughter/
The Mother of all Questions by Rebecca Solnit
https://harpers.org/archive/2015/10/the-mother-of-all-questions/?single=1
Why Are all the Cartoon Mothers Dead?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/07/why-are-all-the-cartoon-mothers-dead/372270/
Giving Birth Ruined My Vagina, So I Got a New One
https://jezebel.com/giving-birth-ruined-my-vagina-so-i-got-a-new-one-1725046810
Catch up on season 1 of The Dream: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/the-dream