LadyBrains

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LadyBrains podcast is a show for and by smart women about somewhat dumb things. A rotating cast of best girlfriends friends discuss the news of the day; ranging from entertainment to politics.

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E213. We’ve got BIG news—do...

06.18.2021

Mary Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher have a BIG announcement (for once, it’s not a pregnancy!) and reflect on five years of life and Ladybrains. Stay tuned for some very exciting announcements in the coming weeks—we’re sure you’re gonna love ...

LadyBrains episodes:

06.18.2021 E213. We’ve got BIG news—don’t panic! Mary Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher have a BIG announcement (for once, it’s not a pregnancy!) and reflect on five years of life and Ladybrains. Stay tuned for some very exciting announcements in the coming weeks—we’re sure you’re gonna love ...
06.04.2021 E212. Dad Porn: It’s Not What You Think (and We Love It) Father’s Day doesn’t come with all the fuss of Mother’s Day—but it SHOULD. This week Bethany and Elisha explain why they love making and consuming dad porn… and no, it’s definitely not what you think. Why is fatherhood just so ...
05.28.2021 E211. Royal Trauma Drama Rama Mary Katharine Ham and Bethany Mandel talk about Harry, Meghan, Kate, Wills, Diana and Charles, the public processing of grief, therapy and why we can’t stop thinking about all of it.
05.20.2021 E210. Where Do Mean Girls Go When They Die? Bethany Mandel and Lyndsey Fifield have been on the receiving end of a lot of online hate mobs (let’s be honest, Bethany’s gotten the worst of it) but they’ve also occasionally been mean girls, too. In the wake of Chrissy ...
05.13.2021 E209. Another Big Ladybrains Announcement Kelly Maher and Mary Katharine Ham talk MK’s announcement, trucks, the great accomplishment that is going to the DMV, and whether they are secret monarchists? Find out!
05.06.2021 E208. Bethany Is a Cicada Truther and You Probably Should Be Too Do cicadas have better sex lives than average Americans? Yes, we’re going there this week. Frankly we all need to be more skeptical about what we’re told by “the experts.” Are trillions of cicadas about to emerge from the ground? ...
04.30.2021 Newbie with a newborn—now what? Expert mom of almost-5 Bethany Mandel gives soon-to-be first-time mom Lyndsey Fifield all the newborn hacks she needs… most of them are how to avoid unwanted/rude comments from strangers tbh.
04.25.2021 E206. How We’re Dressing Post-Pandemic Can we actually transition out of athleisure? … and what the hell is midriff flossing?? Mary Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher team up for a timely and hilarious episode about post-pandemic fashion. (Note: An earlier version of this episode had ...
04.17.2021 What Our Kids Won’t Know Kelly Maher and Lyndsey Fifield consider all the things they’ll have to tell their kids about one day—dial-up internet, encyclopedias, the satisfaction of a well-timed trip to the bathroom during a commercial break, memorizing phone numbers? Tuck in for a ...
04.13.2021 E204. Podcast Playlist Reset: What We’re Listening To Mary Katharine Ham and Lyndsey Fifield roll through some of their favorite podcasts, youtubers, and binge-able shows to stream—whether you’re postpartum with a newborn or just laid up with seasonal allergies! The habit tracker Lyndsey referenced: https://bit.ly/2Yr53jo
04.03.2021 E203. Nashville on the Brain Emily Zanotti and her husband James are packing a dog, two cats, three toddlers, and all their belongings into a truck and moving half-way across the country (OK, two states over from Illinois) to Nashville, Tennessee. What’s Emily’s biggest concern, ...
03.31.2021 E202. Spring Cleaning Elisha Krauss and Kelly Maher run through their spring cleaning ideas, what we want to take with us from the pandemic… and what we are READY to leave behind.
03.27.2021 E201. Listener Q&A with Elisha & Lyndsey Elisha Krauss and Lyndsey Fifield are READY for Spring and answering all our listeners questions—from skincare, make up, fake tanning, and floral arranging to Spring Cleaning and back to work plans this is an OLD SCHOOL style episode that you ...
03.20.2021 E200. We Love Reading to Our Kids…But Maybe Not ALL These Books Mary Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher dish about the picture books they love to hate, the ones that have captured their children’s imaginations, and the ones they’ve revisited as adults and thought, “Wow, that was a book I read as ...
03.10.2021 E199. Royal Pain Everyone is talking Meghan & Harry–but man are the houses divided! Why was the Oprah interview SUCH a Rorschach test? What is the future for the Royal Family? Bethany Mandel and Lyndsey Fifield spill the tea you’ve all been waiting ...
03.05.2021 E198. Pregnancy Identity Crisis Having a baby is a BIG life change for everyone involved. How do you grapple with changes and keep a sense of identity? Kelly Maher gives Lyndsey Fifield a pep talk (with all the best advice she learned from fellow ...
02.26.2021 E197. We’re Just Kidding: Baby Goat Update! Kelly Maher and Mary Katharine Ham give you a very important BABY GOAT UPDATE, a lesson in goat economics, the perils of podcasting on a farm in a snowstorm, and how not to get divorced during a kitchen renovation! There’s ...
02.19.2021 E196. Getting Back to Normal Mary Katharine Ham and Bethany Mandel have a new Clubhouse obsession—spurred by the anti-speech scolds at the NYT who don’t like it. How can we normalize doing normal things post-pandemic as vaccines roll out and change the game? Finding balance ...
02.11.2021 E195. What to Watch… With Your Husband Elisha Krauss and Lyndsey Fifield love binge watching Netflix—but how do you compromise with your husband on the right show? And how much do the shows we watch influence us as a society? Deep thoughts from two ladies with major ...
02.01.2021 E194. What’s Next on Wall Street? Mary Katharine Ham and Emily Zanotti lay out our current weird finance news in an actually-understandable and enjoyable way! How DO they do it? Tuck in and stay smart… And also enjoy a laugh with this “normal person” explanation of ...
01.27.2021 E193. Support All Women (Even Conservatives) Are conservative women being forced into hiding online? Elisha Krauss and Kelly Maher review some recent dust ups (Taking Cara Babies: we love you) and break down some ways we can ALL come together and ACTUALLY show support for all ...
01.21.2021 E192. What parenting advice do you NEED? The internet has flooded parents with a LOT of new parenting philosophies… but how do you know which ones are good… and which ones are VERY bad? This week Bethany Mandel helps soon-to-be-mom Lyndsey Fifield navigate the waters—and provides some ...
01.14.2021 Watch Bridgerton: Embrace the Escapism Mark Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher know that NOW is the time to shut our brains off and take a break—and what better way to escape than to fall into a world of Lords, Ladies… and a Duke who loves ...
01.07.2021 E190. Hilaria Baldwin Stretches the Truth Bethany Mandel and Elisha Krauss give a fresh perspective on the Hilaria Baldwin saga. Is Amy Schumer a mean girl? Who is the anonymous twitter user who exposed the truth? And WHAT do we call her—Hilaria or Hillary? It’s hilarious!
12.18.2020 E189. Goodbye 2020—It’s Been Great Mary Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher go down some WEIRD rabbit trails to wind down our LAST episode of 2020—including… It’s a Wonderful Life: “What if we hadn’t met each other??” edition and some questionable home decor.
12.10.2020 E188. Forget Resolutions—New Year’s Aspirations Mary Katharine Ham and Lyndsey Fifield try to remember their last New Year’s Resolutions and decide this time around we’re looking forward to a much brighter year… no pressure.
12.04.2020 E187. How to shop for Christmas in 2020 Elisha Krauss and Mary Katharine Ham talk about MK’s ugly Christmas tree, how to avoid being a grinch in 2020, and what to get those hard-to-please folks on your list!
11.27.2020 E186. What to Wear When You’re Pregnant Congratulations—you’re pregnant! Now… what are you supposed to wear when you don’t even want to put on pants? Especially when you don’t really have a FULL ON bump? Fashion guru and mom of 3 Emily Zanotti tells the very overwhelmed ...
11.21.2020 E185. You Can’t Lockdown Gravy, Baby Our most-requested episode every year looks a little different than usual (like everything else amirite?) but some things never change. Kelly Maher and Lyndsey Fifield talk turkey (no, literally – trigger warning for discussions of turkey death), traditions, family, recipes… ...
11.12.2020 E184. Could you have a VBAC—and would you WANT one? Emily Zanotti already conquered one motherhood challenge (having twins) and she just crossed another rubicon: She had a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). So… what happened? What does she want women to know? Kelly Maher asks her for all the ...
11.07.2020 E183. A Non-Election-Podcast, Sort Of Mary Katharine and Bethany are doing what most Americans are doing this week. THIS IS FINE! Tuck in and enjoy—and get some coping mechanisms!
10.30.2020 What you WISH you learned in high school Mary Katharine Ham and Elisha Krauss team up for a trip down memory lane—academia style. What are the lessons they’re glad they got in school… and which they wish they had.
10.24.2020 E181. Dark Winter Is Coming Being first-time homeowners prepping for their first winters in new houses, Bethany and Lyndsey run through their checklists for getting their homes cozy for the holidays… and their plans to keep sane, happy, and prepared during the season of S.A.D.
10.17.2020 E180. Yes, It’s OK Not to Be OK We’re not going to give you self-care tips or talk about how “in these times” we’re all soooo stressed out. Kelly Maher and Lyndsey Fifield have figured out that sometimes you just need to sit with a friend and acknowledge ...
10.10.2020 E179. Is Mansplaining Real? How can we address the differences between men and women without cliches like “mansplaining?” Are men really the only people who ever interrupt others? Bethany Mandel and Lyndsey Fifield don’t agree—which makes this an episode you won’t want to miss!
10.02.2020 E178. Why Coffee Addiction Is So Acceptable Mary Katharine Ham and Lyndsey Fifield are coffee addicts—but are they coffee snobs? It’s complicated. Did you know we could talk about coffee for this long? We didn’t either—but apparently National Coffee Day is a perfect time to pay homage ...
09.25.2020 E177. Halloween: The Perfect Pandemic Holiday Going outside? Wearing masks? Is there really a better holiday in this pandemic? Mary Katharine and Bethany hash out the reasons why they want a NORMAL halloween experience—and you should too.
09.19.2020 E176. Social Media… But With Marriage How do couples and families create healthy boundaries and set good habits for sharing family updates online? Kelly and Lyndsey lay out some good rules to live by.
09.11.2020 E175. Are You Homeschooling or Zoom Schooling? Bethany and MK explore the new frontier of schooling in a pandemic. MK has taken the plunge, given up her former life as a Zoom butler, and joined Bethany’s homeschool cult, delighting no one more than Bethany. They’re on their ...
09.06.2020 E174. Holding on to Summer Mary Katharine Ham and Lyndsey Fifield are NOT ready for fall. How can we make the best of these last summer days? Let’s chat about it!
08.26.2020 E173. Traveling Right Now Elisha and MK talk about how to have adventures during COVID (the perfect time to go on vacation). They’ve flown on planes (even with lots of kids in tow), road tripped, and maybe even been to a theme park! They’ve ...
08.21.2020 E172. Get Your Time Back Wasn’t the pandemic supposed to give us MORE time? Why are we busier than ever? Kelly Maher and Lyndsey Fifield wonder where all their time is going on a very special episode of the Ladybrains podcast—with a bonus interview with ...
08.13.2020 E171. No, But Seriously, Don’t Kill Grandma Lyndsey has an elaborate plan… sort of. Can she visit her grandmothers? Should she? Hear Bethany Mandel and Lyndsey Fifield navigate the weird new world of road trips and social interaction and, frankly, just take some time to complain about ...
08.08.2020 E170. Homegrown Year Kick-Off: Lots of Withdrawal But No Regrets! Kelly and MK discuss Kelly’s jump into the deep end of farm-to-table living off her own farm. Her challenge to live off the fruits of her labor and her land (documented @realbestlife on all social media!) for an entire year ...
08.01.2020 E169. How to throw a (GREAT) party The holidays are upon us (yes, seriously—it’s basically Christmas) so Elisha Krauss and Lyndsey Fifield are sharing their favorite party-giving and hosting tips so you don’t make some of the mistakes they’ve made.
07.24.2020 E168. Never Send the Letter! Emily and Mary Katharine talk break-ups—coping with them, coming back from them, getting your girlfriends to keep you from being crazy through them. They turn over some emotional stones, take us back in time to high school, where they listened ...
07.17.2020 How to Take Back 2020 One half of 2020 is behind us. Elisha Krauss and Lyndsey Fifield talk about how they’re creating and balancing social life in a pandemic when so many people insist on being miserable. Plus, join our Ladybrains Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ladybrainslisteners/. Finally, ...
07.10.2020 E166. How to (Really) Study History WWII historian Emily Zanotti teams up with homeschool mom (and lover of books) Bethany Mandel to lay out the best ways to study and learn from history—for adults and kids.
07.02.2020 E165. What Every Dog Owner Should Know So you’re getting a puppy! Congratulations—now you’re probably overwhelmed with Google searches and check lists – what kind of food should you buy? When should you go to the dog park? Lyndsey Fifield helps Bethany Mandel prepare her family for ...
06.27.2020 E164. Preaching That Self-Reliance Gospel Kelly Maher and Bethany Mandel are both launching really different Youtube channels—but they’re both hitting the same theme: Self-reliance. Kelly is going to document her adventures living off the land and Bethany is empowering Jewish families to educate their children ...

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LadyBrains episodes:

E213. We’ve got BIG news—don’t panic!

E212. Dad Porn: It’s Not What You Think (and We Love It)

E211. Royal Trauma Drama Rama

E210. Where Do Mean Girls Go When They Die?

E209. Another Big Ladybrains Announcement

E208. Bethany Is a Cicada Truther and You Probably Should Be Too

Newbie with a newborn—now what?

E206. How We’re Dressing Post-Pandemic

What Our Kids Won’t Know

E204. Podcast Playlist Reset: What We’re Listening To

E203. Nashville on the Brain

E202. Spring Cleaning

E201. Listener Q&A with Elisha & Lyndsey

E200. We Love Reading to Our Kids…But Maybe Not ALL These Books

E199. Royal Pain

E198. Pregnancy Identity Crisis

E197. We’re Just Kidding: Baby Goat Update!

E196. Getting Back to Normal

E195. What to Watch… With Your Husband

E194. What’s Next on Wall Street?

E193. Support All Women (Even Conservatives)

E192. What parenting advice do you NEED?

Watch Bridgerton: Embrace the Escapism

E190. Hilaria Baldwin Stretches the Truth

E189. Goodbye 2020—It’s Been Great

E188. Forget Resolutions—New Year’s Aspirations

E187. How to shop for Christmas in 2020

E186. What to Wear When You’re Pregnant

E185. You Can’t Lockdown Gravy, Baby

E184. Could you have a VBAC—and would you WANT one?

E183. A Non-Election-Podcast, Sort Of

What you WISH you learned in high school

E181. Dark Winter Is Coming

E180. Yes, It’s OK Not to Be OK

E179. Is Mansplaining Real?

E178. Why Coffee Addiction Is So Acceptable

E177. Halloween: The Perfect Pandemic Holiday

E176. Social Media… But With Marriage

E175. Are You Homeschooling or Zoom Schooling?

E174. Holding on to Summer

E173. Traveling Right Now

E172. Get Your Time Back

E171. No, But Seriously, Don’t Kill Grandma

E170. Homegrown Year Kick-Off: Lots of Withdrawal But No Regrets!

E169. How to throw a (GREAT) party

E168. Never Send the Letter!

How to Take Back 2020

E166. How to (Really) Study History

E165. What Every Dog Owner Should Know

E164. Preaching That Self-Reliance Gospel

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