The Daily Show: Ears Edition TDS Time Machine | Mother's Day
May 10, 2026
Angela Garbes, author and journalist known for Essential Labor, explores caregiving as social change. She discusses the care crisis and why domestic labor underpins the economy. She outlines policy solutions and the role of government in funding childcare and elder care.
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Filming A Special Before And After Birth To Prove Continuity
- Rosebud Baker filmed half her stand-up special at eight months pregnant and half after giving birth to show continuity in her comedic voice.
- She intended the split to reassure women that motherhood doesn't erase a comedian's edge.
Child Actor Auditions Became A Parent Competition
- Jeanette McCurdy recounts growing up as a child actor whose mother pursued fame through her, causing abusive pressures.
- She describes auditions where moms forced kids to perform extremes, like chugging Gatorade and competing to be the best 'homeless child.'
Stop Making Forgiveness The Goal In Healing
- Try dropping forgiveness as a goal when healing from abusive parents; Jeanette McCurdy's therapist advised that forgiveness can become doing the parent's emotional labor.
- She reframed recovery by removing forgiveness as an obligation.
