A Special Tranche In Hell, with Sarah Haider

About this episode

Meghan Daum reunites with Sarah Haider to discuss the Epstein files, societal issues surrounding pedophilia, and the concept of a GI Bill for mothers.

Time for another reunion! Sarah Haider, Meghan's co-host on the late, great A Special Place In Hell, has a lot to say about the Epstein files, so she visited the podcast to unload. After opening the episode with an homage to the classic intro from our former podcast, the ladies talk about how everyone's a pedophile now, why Ghislaine Maxwell was drawn to such bad boyfriends, and why Epstein's favorite muffins (yes, literal muffins) were so delicious they inspired poetry. Because it's Sarah, they also discuss the latest in Fertility Crisis Discourse, including new nostalgia about teenage motherhood and Sarah's idea of a GI Bill for mothers. Finally, they reveal the only conditions under which we would revive A Special Place In Hell. The answer may (not) surprise you.

People in this episode

Host: Meghan Daum

Guest: Sarah Haider

Topics covered

• Epstein files
• pedophilia
• Fertility Crisis Discourse
• teenage motherhood
• A Special Place In Hell

Keywords

• Epstein
• Ghislaine Maxwell
• pedophilia
• Fertility Crisis
• teenage motherhood
• A Special Place In Hell

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