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