May 19, 2025

Mother's Day Misery

1 hour 37 minutes

This week on The Audaci-Tea Podcast, your hosts Lisa, Sovereign, and Gwen unpack the darker side of Mother’s Day, a day that often feels more like an emotional ambush than a celebration. In our Tea Time segment, we react to a Fox News host fainting on live TV (while her co-host did nothing), Trump’s quiet retreat on his trade war with China, and a Tea VIP listener message on Logan Paul’s reaction to becoming a girl dad. In the main discussion, we confront the uncomfortable truths around how Mother’s Day can become a ritual of humiliation for women, from thoughtless gifts and weaponized neglect to the emotional labor and sacrifice expected of mothers in patriarchal family structures. In our Mailbag segment, we respond to a listener email about the power of language and its role in shaping gender dynamics.

🎧 This episode is a gut check on the unrealistic expectations placed on women, the myth of the benevolent patriarch, and why we need to rethink how we value motherhood.

🎙️ Topics Discussed:

How Mother’s Day often reinforces patriarchal power dynamics

Emotional labor and the weaponization of inadequate gifts

The myth of the “benevolent patriarch” and dependency traps

Narcissistic family dynamics and the erasure of mothers' needs

The role of language in upholding or challenging patriarchy

Why women need to center self-worth and solidarity over sacrifice

✨ Links and Resources Mentioned:

Fox News guest faints and host carries on

Trump folds on China tariffs in trade rollback

India and Pakistan pull back from brink

Logan Paul becomes a father to a daughter

Trump's disturbing Ivanka comment

📚 This Week’s Recommendation:

Companion — (Next week’s movie review!)

👉 Learn Where To Watch

💌 Join the Conversation:

Got questions or wild stories to share? Email us at [email protected] with The Audaci-Tea in the subject line. Your message might be featured in a future episode!

☕✨ Support the Show:

Join our Patreon community! Sign up for free, or become a Tea VIP for exclusive perks like:

Early access to episodes

Spill your own tea with voice memos

Ad free listening

Bonus video segments and content, behind the scenes blogs, and a private community of like minded feminists

👉 Join us at www.patreon.com/audacitea

▶️ Subscribe & Watch Full Episodes on YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@theaudaci-teapodcast

📱 Follow Us Online:

TikTok – @the_audacitea0

Instagram – @the_audicitea

🕰️ Episode Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and Tea Time!

01:39 Global Tensions: India and Pakistan

05:08 Trump Backs Down on China Tariffs

07:45 Fox News Host Faints On Live TV

10:41 Body Policing Gym Clothing

18:26 Listener Tea Time - Logan Paul Having A Girl

30:01 Mother's Day: A Humiliation Ritual

42:28 The Cruelty of Inadequate Gifts

46:54 Men Humiliating Mothers

58:56 The Trap of Traditional Structures

01:08:50 The Cycle of Dependency and Peer Pressure

01:14:10 Celebrating Motherhood and Acknowledging Sacrifices

01:18:51 Mailbag: Language and the Patriarchy

01:33:48 Poll Results: Male Flight

🎙️ The Audaci-Tea is a production of Siren Sound, executively produced by Lisa Carr, The Sovereign Woman, and Gwen. Music, audio production, and show production by Ryan Marth.

📩 For advertising, business, or general inquiries, email [email protected]

💡 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Siren Sound or its affiliates. This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered professional advice.

...more

View all episodes

By Siren Sound

4.9

181181 ratings