Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

In light of the recent attacks on Gus Walz for showing a beautiful display of emotion when his dad took the stage at the DNC we are discussing how dangerous it is when men are not allowed to show a wide range of emotions. Too many men are taught that they can't experience anything except for rage and that is simply unacceptable. Today we are joined by our husband in residence Nick Aster to talk about how to raise boys to have all the feelings, our favorite song from Free to Be You and Me and the strangely tender moments in Goonies and Footloose.Subscribe to the Over the Influence newsletter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do #TradWives have any real basis in American history? Are they nostalgia or mythology? Here to unpack it is journalist Clara Bingham, the author of The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973.What made #TradWives so popular in the 50s and 60s? Was it real or was it advertising? Aren't today's social media #TradWives just performing and creating advertisements of domesticity for brand deals? Let's dig in!You can order Clara's book The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973 here.Subscribe to the Over the Influence newsletter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Never forget that if it exists in the world there is an influencer for it. Welcome to the world of HENFLUENCERS where people dance and drink and sing with their chickens for their millions of followers. They're selling $20 chicken coops and shipping baby chickens through the mail. Once you go down the henfluencing rabbit hole you might not come back and culture reporter Tove Danovich is here to tell us everything. Tove is the author of UNDER THE HENFLUENCE where she explores the lives of these quirky, mysterious birds who stole her heart the moment her first box of chicks arrived at the post office. Order UNDER THE HENFLUENCE here.Subscribe to the OVER THE INFLUENCE newsletter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What will the future really look like under Project 2025? Tia Levings escaped an abusive marriage and has since transformed her life through years of trauma therapy. With her new book, A Well-Trained Wife, she's shedding light on the dangers of the Christian patriarchy and its insidious infiltration into American politics. Complacency is not an option. Whether you're a die-hard feminist or just beginning to question patriarchal norms, Tia Levings’ story is a powerful testament to resilience and the necessity of taking action.Buy A Well Trained Wife today!Subscribe to Tia's Newsletter here.Subscribe to the Over the Influence Newsletter here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Sunday Nice Things manages to combine two of my favorite women to listen to—Krista Tippett, the journalist and creator of On Being and Kelly Corrigan, NYTimes bestselling author, radio host and all around funny and brilliant lady. This is an episode of a truly wonderful podcast called Kelly Corrigan Wonders. This is a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better. You can listen to more of Kelly Corrigan Wonders here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this engaging discussion, Julie Scelfo, founder of MAMA, a grassroots movement of parents advocating against media addiction, shares invaluable insights. She highlights the alarming rise of social media addiction among children and the urgent need for parental involvement. The conversation delves into the critical role of emotional intelligence in parenting and the importance of fostering media literacy. Julie emphasizes community action and legislative changes to protect children's well-being, instilling hope for healthier childhoods in the digital age.

Being a woman in the world isn't easy. Being a mom isn't easy. How do we find time for ourselves when we're caring for everyone and everything around us? Today's we're talking to Liz Tenety, co-founder of Mother.ly about the impossible standards society places on mothers and how to redefine success and ambition while juggling tiny humans.Follow all things Mother.ly here.Subscribe to the Over the Influence newsletter here.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here are 43 pieces of good advice that do not suck, gleaned from a life that is aging like a fine cheese.Read the original 43 pieces of advice for 43 years newsletter here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Momfluencing expert Sara Petersen joins to discuss the CEOs of Ballerina Farm, their conservative views, controversial lifestyle habits, family planning views, problematic relationship dynamics, and brand expansion strategies.

Join Glynnis and I as we talk about our aging and changing bodies and the wildly popular books that dive into perimenopause and menopause. We talk about middle-aged women in the starring roles of our own life and why we need more steamy sexy TV shows and movies with real women with real bodies in their forties and fifties.Subscribe to the Over the Influence newsletter here.Buy The Sicilian Inheritance here.Order Glynnis's book I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices