We Should Talk About That

Updated: 27 Jan 2025 • 266 episodes
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Join host, Jessica Kidwell, as she attempts to unpack the uncomfortable topics that nobody is talking about, but definitely should. With intention to hold real, authentic, conversation about EVERYTHING, Jessica brings her humor and a healthy dose of self-deprecation to the table as she invites a weekly guest to unpack issues relating to parenthood, grief, imposter syndrome, body image, middle age, the plight of the working mom and more.   

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Send me a Text Message about the show! What does it mean to be a "good" mother?  And who determines those measures?   Nancy Reddy joins me for a conversation about motherhood.  Her new book, "The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom" is part memoir, part research based, and ALL thought

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Send me a Text Message about the show! January 20th, 2025 Today I want to talk about Martin Luther King Jr.  About the day that commemorates one of the most important civil rights leader of our country. How did this day come to be?  You might be surprised to hear the long road it took to have this day become a federal

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Send me a Text Message about the show! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Welcome to 2025, the year of the snake.  Hmmm...that"s interesting. So, what"s in for 2025? Well, Donald Trump, for one.  And, mouth tape!  What"s out? I think it"s safe to say that feminism is looking very out for 2025.  And I"m worried that Millennials are becom

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Send me a Text Message about the show! Jessica Kidwell and her guest, Liz Minnella, explore the importance of engaging in grassroots activism and the challenges of identity politics, particularly among white women voters. They discuss the creation of Chicago Women for Harris, the dynamics of political engagement, and t

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Send me a Text Message about the show! I said "wow" so much in this episode, and I even edited A LOT out.  But talking with Sarah Beran and Brooks Bell about their separate journeys with colon cancer - both diagnosed when they were under 40(!) - left me almost speechless. Today, they’re survivors who have dedicated the

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Thanksgiving Week

Send me a Text Message about the show! Happy Thanksgiving WeSTAT! I hope wherever you will be celebrating, you find the time to notice all the many things and people to be grateful for-that"s certainly my goal this week. It"s no secret that I have an ongoing struggle with fear and anxiety. For me, anxiety acts as an ac

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