Ballerina Farm. In 1826.

Time-traveling tradwives, MAHA kids, and the Lindy West discourse you missed.

On Tuesday, I wrote about the tradwife book everyone is talking about, which features a Ballerina Farm-esque influencer who ends up getting exactly what she wishes for: traveling back in time to the good old days. I’m still thinking about Caro Claire Burke’s response to my question about wether Nara Smith and Hannah Neeleman identify as tradwives or not. It’s a GOOD ONE.

I also wrote about a MAHA influencer who is featuring her young child in . . . a lot of MAHA propaganda content.

Which was a perfect way to introduce my fascinating talk with Fortesa Latifi about her new book, which explores the multi-billion dollar industry of child influencing. It’s a tough conversation, but one we absolutely need to have.

Meanwhile, Emily and I tiptoed into the Lindy West discourse with Leigh Stein.

Oh! I also talked about tradwives at 1A for NPR, and interviewed Caro Claire Burke (we have a lot to talk about lol) for Lithub.

Happy weekend!