Josie Duffy Rice of What A Day joins while Alyssa takes vacation! The Harris-Walz numbers make us cautiously optimistic, JD Vance is scared of childless teachers (...?), and Nancy Pelosi is a political chess master. Then, Megan Gailey and Kara Klenk join to discuss “sharenting,” and the ethics of parents posting their kids on social media. Finally, Sani-Petty (Trump needs glasses, and the U.S. Open and the Paralympics can cure our post-Olympics depression). 

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Show Notes

Josie Duffy Rice, What A Day

Kara Klenk: thatsmesseduplive.com

Megan Gailey: Sports Bitches

Harris’ momentum continues as she ties with Trump in these swing states (NPR 8/26)

Kamala Harris sets fundraising record with $540m after DNC (Aljazeera 8/26) 

“I Just Want Women To Have More Choices”: Senator JD Vance, Who Has Likened Abortion To Murder (Vanity Fair 8/25)

J.D. Vance Blames Staff for Disastrous Doughnut-Shop Visit (Intelligencer 8/28)

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery (NPR 8/27)

Is Ben Affleck Hanging Out With a Kennedy? (The Cut)

How a New Law Could Change the World of Child Influencers (Rolling Stone 7/5/24)

Parenting influencers speak out as new law designed to protect kids featured on social media goes into effect (GMA 7/3/24)

“If you dance, your problems go away” (TikTok) 

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men (NYT 2/25/24)

Lavish dorm rooms – like the one belonging to Kansas City Chiefs heiress at SMU – becomes big business for designers (WFAA 8/28)

The Really Long Good-bye: Helicopter Parents in the College Years (BU)