This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cultofperfect.substack.comHello, and welcome to Cult of Perfect! Today we're investigating the pressure to perform domesticity—and how that leads to the erasure of actual domestic la

Let Them Be Beige

1 Jan 10th, 2024 1h 11m

Hello, and welcome to Cult of Perfect! Today we're talking about the perfect woman as defined by evangelical Christianity, and exploring how evangelicalism has come to define so much of American culture with guest Jeanna Kadlec. This is a limit

Trad Wives Hiding In Plain Sight

Dec 20th, 2023 1m 57s

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cultofperfect.substack.comHello, and welcome to Cult of Perfect! Today we're talking about the perfect woman as defined by evangelical Christianity, and exploring how evangelicalism

The Myth of the Nuclear Family

Dec 6th, 2023 2m 39s

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cultofperfect.substack.comHello, and welcome to Cult of Perfect! Today we're exploding a whole bunch of stereotypes about single moms (especially Black single moms) with guest Ashley

The Fat Mother Narrative

Nov 22nd, 2023 5m 6s

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cultofperfect.substack.comHello, and welcome to Cult of Perfect! Today we're unpacking the intersection of anti-fatness and diet culture during pregnancy.This is a limited run podcas

Unpacking Our Personal Perfects

Nov 8th, 2023 50m 58s

Hello, and welcome to Cult of Perfect!This is a limited run podcast about the intersection of motherhood, public performance, and bodies. We are Sara Petersen and Virginia Sole-Smith, two moms and writers who are trying to figure out what our a