Episode Summary:
In this episode, Chelsey and Jenn dive deep into [insert theme—e.g., modern censorship, erasure of historical contributions, or attacks on working-class families], drawing powerful lines between past struggles and today’s political climate. They unpack recent news, connect the dots across state and federal actions, and spotlight voices being silenced—whether through defunding public institutions or rewriting the past.

From personal stories of motherhood and activism to brutal honesty about what it's like living in a red state under regressive leadership, this episode is a rally cry for everyday Americans who refuse to stay quiet. They also highlight [insert a few key moments: e.g., the Six Triple Eight, USPS attacks, or Trump-era fascism parallels] and call on listeners to show up, speak out, and stay grounded in truth.

Topics Covered:

• Local + national news updates
• Historical connections (e.g., WWII resistance, Black women's service, or free speech issues)
• Current legislative threats
• Emotional and political labor of motherhood in red America

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In Episode 6, “She Fought the Machine, Part 2,” Chelsey and Jenn reveal the untold stories of World War II’s home-front and battlefield heroines: the Navajo Code Talkers—boarding-school survivors whose language was weaponized to save lives; Betty Masket, an aeronautical engineer who inspected SB2C Helldivers then became a NIH lab chief; Betty McIntosh, an OSS propaganda operative who wielded black-leaflet campaigns and clandestine radio as weapons; the over-looked valor of Black units from the Tuskegee Airmen to the 6888th Postal Battalion; and the ongoing erasure of these legacies through modern policy moves—from federal website purges and trans-military bans to the end of affirmative action at service academies. Through these stories, they draw a straight line from cultural genocide and segregation to today’s systematic silencing of marginalized voices—and call on listeners to reclaim memory as resistance.

Sources to Check

• Linn, Brian McAllister. The Navajo Code Talkers. Bison Books, 2002.
• Adams, David W. Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875–1928. Univ. Press of Kansas, 1995.
• Haulman, Daniel L. “The Tuskegee Airmen’s Combat Record,” Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2019.
• Stanton, Shelby L. The Forgotten Six Triple Eight: The Incredible Story of the First All-Black Women’s Battalion in WWII. Sterling, 2020.
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. “Curtiss SB2C Helldiver,” si.edu.
• NPR, “Federal Agencies Scrub Websites of Women and BIPOC Service Member Profiles,” March 2025.

Supreme Court, Trump v. Pennsylvania (trans military ban), May 2025.

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In Episode 5, “She Fought the Machine, Part 1,” Chelsey and Jenn unpack how early-20th-century fascism weaponized gender—banning contraception, rewarding motherhood, and erasing women’s autonomy—then spotlight five trailblazers who refused to stay silent: Sophie Scholl, Nancy Wake, Noor Inayat Khan, Virginia Hall, and Hedy Lamarr. From leaflets smuggled past Gestapo checkpoints to groundbreaking frequency-hopping patents, these women show how truth, science, and sheer defiance became the first line of resistance—an inheritance we must claim again as modern-day “national renewal” efforts aim to scrub our history and silence dissent.

Key Sources

• Paxton, Robert O. The Anatomy of Fascism. Knopf, 2004.
• Pine, Lisa. “Nazi Family Policy.” Oxford Bibliographies, 1997.
• US Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Noor Inayat Khan.” Holocaust Encyclopedia, ushmm.org.
• University of Munich White Rose Archive. Sophie Scholl trial transcripts, 1943.
• Lamarr, Hedy & Antheil, George. U.S. Patent 2,292,387, “Secret Communication System,” 1942.
• Heritage Foundation. Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership, project2025.org.
• Newsweek. “Trump Executive Order Targets Married Women’s Financial Autonomy,” April 2025.

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In this episode, Chelsey and Jenn dig into the hidden (and not-so-hidden) economic policies that disproportionately hurt women—especially moms. From the resurgence of the pink tax to Trump’s executive orders that would classify women as “secondary wage earners,” we break down how systemic sexism is built into the financial policies being pushed by Project 2025. We expose the legislative playbook aiming to gut women’s healthcare, raise their taxes, and sabotage their independence—while claiming to fight for “traditional families.”

We connect the dots between tariffs that raise prices on everyday goods, childcare cuts, and the gender wage gap, and we ask the big question: who benefits when women are pushed back into the home?

Spoiler alert: it’s not working families.

1. Trump’s 2025 Executive Order to Redefine Women’s Financial Status

• Newsweek Report: Executive order would reclassify many married women as “secondary wage earners,” limiting access to tax benefits and ACA subsidies.

2. Project 2025’s Anti-Woman Agenda

• Heritage Foundation’s blueprint calls for gutting the Department of Education, revoking workplace gender protections, and rolling back the ACA.

3. Tariffs as a Gendered Burden

• Trump-era tariffs disproportionately raised prices on household goods and childcare essentials.
• Current GOP plans to expand tariffs would impact everyday purchases: diapers, hygiene products, school supplies, and food.

4. The Pink Tax

• Women still pay more for basic goods—shampoo, razors, even insurance.
• GOP tax plans ignore these gender-based price hikes and reduce benefits for working-class families.

5. Attacks on Women’s Healthcare Access

• ACA birth control protections under fire
• Maternal health funding slashed in House GOP budget proposals
• Trump policies and Project 2025 seek to privatize Medicaid, directly impacting pregnancy, postpartum, and preventative care

6. Red, White, and Fascist Framing

• Historical parallels to fascist regimes pushing women out of the workforce post-crisis (WWI, WWII, and now post-COVID)
• State control of women’s labor and fertility through financial pressure

Call to Action

• Write your reps: Demand they reject any attempt to reclassify women as “secondary earners” or gut ACA family provisions.
• Share your stories: If you’ve lost access to care, paid more because of the pink tax, or been priced out of work—email us or send a voice memo.
• Follow @MomsAgainstTheMachine for more resources, shareables, and breakdowns.

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Episode Overview

Chelsey & Jenn trace the long, hard struggle for voting rights in America—from the Seneca Falls Convention through the Voting Rights Act to today’s battles in Texas and beyond. Along the way they share family stories, spotlight unsung heroines, and arm you with practical steps to protect your most fundamental right: your vote.

References & Further Reading

1. Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848. Avalon Project, Yale Law School.
2. U.S. Const. amends. XV (1870) & XIX (1920). National Archives.
3. Voting Rights Act of 1965; Selma–Montgomery March overview, Library of Congress.
4. Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013); analysis, Brennan Center for Justice.
5. Texas Legislature Online: S.B. [XX], H.B. [YY] (2025 session).

Resources for Action

• Register / Check Registration: vote.org; your state’s Secretary of State website
• Volunteer & Donate:
  • League of Women Voters (lwv.org)
  • Texas Civil Rights Project (texascivilrightsproject.org)
  • Fair Fight Action (fairfight.com)
• Track Legislation:
  • TX Legislative Alerts: legiscan.com/TX
  • National Voting Rights Tracker: naacp.org/issues/voting-rights

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Chelsey and Jenn dive deep into Project 2025 — the radical plan spearheaded by conservative think tanks and Trump loyalists to permanently reshape American government. We trace the origins of the playbook, expose the threats it poses to democracy, women's rights, and freedom of speech, and connect the dots between Reagan-era conservatism and today's far more dangerous authoritarian shift.
Spoiler alert: This isn’t your grandparents’ Republican party anymore.

If you think the 2024 election was the end of the fight—think again. The groundwork is being laid right now for a seismic takeover of federal agencies, the judiciary, and your rights as a citizen. We break down how Project 2025’s authors are planning mass firings, loyalty oaths, the end of checks and balances, and an executive branch that answers to no one but a dictator.

It’s happening in plain sight. And we’re here to expose it.

Key Topics Covered:

• What is Project 2025?
  • A coordinated far-right effort, launched by the Heritage Foundation and 100+ conservative organizations
  • Aim: Seize control of the federal government and permanently entrench far-right rule
  • Primary tools: Executive orders, loyalty tests, mass purges of civil servants, regulatory rollbacks
• The "Presidential Transition Project" explained
  • Not a normal transition plan — a hostile takeover manual
  • "Day One Project" plan: fire 50,000 government employees and replace them with ideologues
• Executive Orders Already Laying the Groundwork
  • Trump’s orders from early 2025 (referencing Axios and Politico lists)
  • E.O.s weakening federal hiring protections
  • E.O.s targeting independent agencies like the DOJ, Fed, and CDC
• Historical Parallel: Reagan vs. Trump
  • Reagan preached small government but still respected constitutional checks
  • Trump and Project 2025 push for unchecked executive dominance
  • Shift from conservatism to authoritarianism
• How it Threatens Everyday Americans
  • Women's rights (e.g., economic independence under direct threat; Newsweek coverage of Trump executive orders)
  • Freedom of speech (targeting universities, media, and public dissent)
  • Immigration: mass deportation programs and militarized detention centers
  • Religious freedom under assault (only one “approved” religion promoted)
• Why This Matters to Moms, Families, and Citizens
  • Raising kids under a dictatorship-lite system isn’t freedom
  • Education, healthcare, reproductive rights, and free speech all on the line

Resources and References:

• Project 2025 Official Site (Heritage Foundation)
• Axios: "Trump’s 2025 executive orders, explained"
• Politico: "Project 2025 outlines Trump’s plan for government control"
• Newsweek: "Trump’s executive orders could impact women’s financial independence"
• Federalist Papers: (Selected readings on executive overreach and separation of powers)
• Historical Notes: Comparison to Reagan policies and constitutional framework

Call to Action:

• Join local organizing efforts — democracy isn’t self-cleaning!
• Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for updates and breakdowns.
• Moms Against the Machine isn’t just a podcast — it’s a movement. Get involved.

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In our premiere episode, we go back—way back—to the women who laid the emotional, intellectual, and literal groundwork for American democracy.
We’re talking Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and Phillis Wheatley—three women who never got a seat at the table but still pulled up with receipts, rage, and revolutionary fire.

From letters to husbands to poems that challenged tyranny, these founding mothers were raising babies and raising hell. We explore what they might say about today’s school voucher battles, book bans, and ongoing fights for equality. Spoiler: they wouldn’t be quiet about it.

As suburban moms with a mic, we reflect on our own letters to America, the ways our lives echo theirs, and why joy is resistance in 2025.

What We Cover:

• “Remember the Ladies”: Abigail’s demand to be heard
• Mercy Otis Warren and the pen that mocked kings
• Phillis Wheatley’s poems of protest and power
• What Texas school voucher hearings have in common with revolutionary resistance
• What we would say if we could write our own Letter to America

Further Reading:

• Abigail Adams' letters: Massachusetts Historical Society
• Mercy Otis Warren bio: National Women’s History Museum
• Phillis Wheatley’s poetry: Poets.org
• Primary Source Material:
  Abigail Adams:
  • “Remember the Ladies” Letter (March 31, 1776)
    Massachusetts Historical Society
    🔗 https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760331aa
• Mercy Otis Warren:
  • Biography (NWHM) – Overview of her political writings and role in the Revolution
    National Women’s History Museum
    🔗 https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mercy-otis-warren
  • Selected Works:
    Observations on the New Constitution (1788)
    The Group (1775) – Political satire play
    Full text collection:
    🔗 https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/warren/revolution/revolution.html
• Phillis Wheatley:
  • Poetry Collection: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773)
    Available through Poets.org
    🔗 https://poets.org/poet/phillis-wheatley
  • Letter and Poem to George Washington (1775):
    Library of Congress
    🔗 https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.028_0384_0385/?sp=1

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