This is an episode of the podcast "9 to 5ish with theSkimm". Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.
When Jen Psaki became President Obama’s White House Communications Director, she was pregnant. Later, she became President Biden’s Press Secretary, and she had to navigate her role as a mom and as the White House’s chief spokesperson. A big challenge, considering when you work for the president, you’re expected to be on call 24/7. Today, we spoke to Jen about what doing both actually looked like for her – from the hard realities to the help she got along the way.
In this episode, Jen shares:
Made You Look: Affirmative Action, Salary Transparency, Twitter Takeover
Karma: US GDP, Ye’s Fallout, Midterm Voting
Kid Q&A: Sleep On It
Kid Q&A: Cold, Flu or COVID?
Kid Q&A : The Tantrum Diaries
Midnights: Liz Truss, Student Loans, Midterms
In This Economy?!: Staying Sane
Long Time Running: January 6th Committee, Xi Jinping, 5 Years of #MeToo
In This Economy?!: Investing
Guess Who’s Back: SCOTUS Returns, NFL Controversy, Twitter and Musk
In This Economy?!: Budgeting for Inflation
Disturbia: Workplace Surveillance, Putin's War, Hurricane Ian
When September Ends: Adnan Syed, Immigration, the Queen’s Funeral
Price Tag: Congressional Trading, College Rankings, the Art of Mediocrity
God Save the Queen: Remembering Elizabeth II, Europe’s Energy Crisis, PSL Season
To The Moon?: New Boosters, Artemis 1, MoviePass 2.0
Fun Tonight: Student Debt Relief, Electric Cars, Barbiecore
Dog Days Are Over: Teacher Shortage, Colorado River Drought, Pickleball
Twist of Fate: FBI Raid, Inflation Reduction Act, BeReal
Heated: Brittney Griner, Medical Gaslighting, Hot Girl Sh*t
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