SPECIAL GUESTS: McKenna Samson, PEN America, @penamerica; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamásConPoder; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @TinaShermanNC; Julia Barnard, Debt Collective, @StrikeDebt, @debtcollective.

On the radio show this week, we have a powerful health care takeover – and hear from experts, advocates, and leaders about the attacks on health care that are happening right now despite the fact that everyone gets sick, and everyone needs a chance to get better. The situation is an emergency: Trump's proposed budget plans to cut billions from Americans' health care to supersize spending on the military at a time when health care premiums are skyrocketing and 15 million Americans already risk losing health care coverage completely. On the show this week, we find out what you can do to help protect (and expand) health care access. *Special guests include: Adam Hoyer, Protect Our Care, @ProtectOurCare; Natalie Kean, Justice in Aging, @KeanNatalie; Reggie Hubbard, Active Peace LLC, @oreggieglobal; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamásConPoder

On the radio show this week, we dive into the dangerous voter suppression that would happen with the SAVE Act, and how sharing our stories with members of Congress can protect our democracy. We hear about the horrific conditions for children detained in Dilley, Texas and the urgent movement to close family detention facilities and to free detained kids. We cover why marching matters—from the massive "No Kings" actions to everyday civic engagement—and how Trump's out-of-touch child care comments ignore the nationwide affordability crisis facing families. We also discuss America's aging and failing water infrastructure and what we must do at every level of government to ensure safe, clean water for all; plus, how climate change is driving flooding, drought, and water contamination.

SPECIAL GUESTS: U.S. Representative Luz Rivas, Democratic Women's Caucus, @RepLuzRivas, @DemWomenCaucus, @demwomencaucus.bsky.social; Alida Garcia, Director, Care Can't Wait Action; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising & MamásConPoder, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @momsrising.org, @mamasconpoder.org; Radhika Fox, Principal @ North Star Strategy

• We learn how Representative Jimmy Gomez started the Congressional Dads Caucus.
• Next, we dive into how care candidates and care policies are winning at the state and local level.
• We discuss how the paid and unpaid work of care is both individual and invisible and why we should treat is as a core public good.
• Then, we hear about the importance of connecting caregiving to family budgets and the impact of care on multiple generations.
• We also discuss the importance of public demand in driving policy change and the need for elected officials who reflect and respect our contributions and needs.

On the radio show this week, we dive into why radio still matters, especially for telling the full truth amid Trump's Iran escalation, the Epstein files, and the SAVE Act. Next, we cover Women's (un)Equal Pay Day, the growing wage gaps for women—especially women of color and moms—and the key fixes that would actually close those gaps. Then, we discuss how New Hampshire moms are organizing, running for office, and winning elections and big policy victories—including the state's Momnibus 2.0 maternal health and workplace justice package—in an extremely difficult political climate. Finally, we cover how vouchers and Moms-for-Liberty-style politics are dismantling public schools, why school board races are now frontline democracy battles, and what parents can do to fight back.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Matt McNeil, AM 950, @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social; Jocelyn Frye, National Partnership for Women & Families, @npwf, @npwf.bsky.social; MacKenzie Nicholson & Nancy Glynn, MomsRising / MamásConPoder, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @momsrising.org, @mamasconpoder.org; Karla Hernandez-Mats, Educated We Stand, @educatedwestand;

DESCRIPTION: On the radio show this week, we dive into America's child care crisis—why costs are skyrocketing, educators are underpaid, and how states like New Mexico and New York are charting a better path. Next, we hear about SNAP cuts and food affordability, how rollbacks are hurting families and state budgets, and simple steps you can take to push Congress to restore benefits.

Then, we cover glyphosate and chemicals in our food, why a new Trump Executive Order to expand production alarms health and environmental advocates, and how pesticide overuse is harming biodiversity and communities. Finally, we discuss book bans, literacy, and how reading builds critical thinking, joy, and understanding across our differences.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg, @tcfdotorg.bsky.social; Gina Plata-Nino, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), @fractweets, @fracposts.bsky.social; Brett Hartl, Center for Biological Diversity, @CenterForBioDiv, @biologicaldiversity.org; Jill Miller, Elementary School Librarian

On the radio show this week, we dive into the SAVE Act, a voter suppression bill requiring expensive documents like passports for voter registration, potentially disenfranchising millions. We also hear about the negative national economic impact of rising costs and job losses on women, and particularly Black women. Next, we cover the dire state of maternal health in the U.S., exacerbated by reproductive rights restrictions and funding cuts to health care. Finally, we discuss the importance of engaging pro-choice men in advocacy to support reproductive freedom.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Alison Gill, National Women's Law Center, @nwlc.org; Kate Bahn, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising / MamásConPoder, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @momsrising.org, @mamasconpoder.org; Aaron Bos-Lun, Men4Choice, @Men_4_Choice

On the radio show this week, we dive into the importance of protecting democracy from voter suppression efforts. We also hear about the powerful representation and joy we experienced at this year's Winter Olympics -- and how narrative power can shift societal views for women, moms, and our families. Next, we cover the state of OUR union when it comes to maternal health, and the Trump administration's cuts to crucial programs that are worsening the crisis. Finally, we discuss New York state and New York City's historic investments in child care, how you can make victories like that happen where you live.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Rebekah Caruthers, Fair Elections Center, @fairerelections; Jenny Byer & Tina Sherman, MomsRising / MamásConPoder, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @momsrising.org, @mamasconpoder.org; Dede Hill, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, @SchuylerCenter