Each episode the host and a guest discuss mothers (and parents) in a specific instance of media (TV shows, movies, books, or video games) and how they inform and betray the expectations of what it means to be a mother.

Maria - The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965) · Jul 25, 2025

Lynn Sear - The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense (1999) · Jul 11, 2025

Joyce Summers - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) · Jun 27, 2025

Roz - The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot (2024) · Jun 13, 2025

Queen Clarisse Renaldi - The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries (2001) · May 16, 2025

Isabella - The Promised Neverland
The Promised Neverland (2020) · Dec 20, 2024

Sarah Connor - The Terminator
The Terminator (1984) · Oct 4, 2024

Albert - The Birdcage
The Birdcage (1996) · Mar 29, 2024

Beverly Sutphin - Serial Mom
Serial Mom (1994) · Feb 2, 2024

Marge Simpson - The Simpsons
The Simpsons Movie (2007) · Dec 22, 2023

Morticia Addams - The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1991) · Dec 8, 2023

Padmé Amidala - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) · Nov 24, 2023

Peggy Hill - King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1993) · Oct 13, 2023

