Unpacking the Tradwife of It All

Is Nara Smith a tradwife? Not according to her. Nara’s recent interview with Alex Cooper on Call Her Daddy reignited the internet’s debate over whether she has built her brand on tradwife aesthetics while rejecting the label, and whether her denial amounts to gaslighting her audience. The Podly Women use Smith’s interview and this summer’s buzziest novel, Yesteryear, as launching points for a broader conversation about tradwife culture. Is it an ideology, an aesthetic, or both? Why has it become so appealing, and what messages does it carry about femininity, womanhood, and a woman’s identity? Join the Podly Women as they explore the cultural phenomenon of traditional womanhood, and what we lose when a complicated conversation becomes a label. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@spectrummagazine1969 If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at [email protected] About our panel: Natalie Bruzon is a journalist and editor, a mom of two young kids, and a Union Adventist University grad.  Ezrica Bennett, a writer and graduate student at Claremont School of Theology, Oakwood University grad.  Trudy Morgan-Cole is a noted historical fiction author and a recently retired educator and Andrews University grad.  Sofia Lindgren is a fabulous twenty-five-year-old, office manager of SPECTRUM Magazine, and Pacific Union College grad.