Care & Feeding: How Moms Became Our Social Safety Net

On this episode: Zak sits down with Jessica Calarco, whose new book
– Holding It Together – is out tomorrow. The two walk through the
ways in which women, and especially mothers, replace a social
safety net in the United States… and, more importantly, why it
doesn’t have to be this way. We also dole out a round of
recommendations – and for our Slate Plus listeners, we continue Zak
and Jessica’s conversation and ask Jamilah and Elizabeth what they
think their unpaid labor is holding together.  Elizabeth
recommends: Brain Inflamed Zak recommends: Play your favorite music
videos for your kids. Like this.  Jamilah recommends: If (in
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