The Fireside.
A live conversation every Wednesday at 1 PM ET. Fifty minutes, virtual, free. Bring your lunch.
The Fireside · The rules you're naming
Wednesday, October 21 · 1 PM ET
Where it fits in your week
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Monday · 10 AM
A new one drops.
2.
All week
3.
Wednesday · 1 PM ET
We talk it through at The Fireside.
Wednesday, November 25 · 1 PM ET · TBC
Wednesday, December 23 · 1 PM ET · TBC
What happens at the table
Pull up a chair.
- 0:00Cold open. We read one real comment from this week’s challenge, word for word.
- 0:02Welcome. Why we’re here: we’re burning down what doesn’t serve mothers, to build the country we always should have been.
- 0:04This week’s rule and its number.
- 0:07Meet the guest. Her story.
- 0:18Where it shows up in real life.
- 0:28Burn it. What we stop doing.
- 0:35Build it. What employers, towns and families can do instead.
- 0:42Questions from the room.
- 0:47Lightning round: “One thing no one told me about motherhood was…”
- 0:49Close. Take the challenge this week.
Bring your lunch.
come as you are.This week’s episode · Week 1
Drops Monday, Nov 2 at 10 AM Eastern. The full script — scenes, lines and camera directions — lands here the moment Week 1 does.
Your host:
Megan Darrell.
Mother of four. Founder of Big Mother Energy. Associate producer of No Country for Mothers. She listens, asks the question you haven’t, and keeps the conversation honest. Community organizers, political figures, moms on the playground and moms in the boardroom: everyone gets a chair.
hello, friend.Your story belongs
at this table.
Which one are you living past? Tell us your story. You don’t need a title to have something worth saying.
come as you are.Bring a question.
Ask what you want to hear at the table this week. Name and email are up to you.
HR leaders, founders and the brands that sell to mothers: there’s a seat for you too.
Come listen. Bring what you can build. Or buy a week: back that week’s Burn, challenge and taping, and be named as its underwriter. A brand buys the room, never the mic. Editorial stays with the mothers.
Buy a week.
Tell us who you are and which week you want. We’ll set up a call, agree terms in writing, then send an invoice. Nothing is announced before that.
See all brand offersBefore you pull up a chair.
Is it free?
Yes. Always free for mothers.
Do I need my camera on?
No. Cameras are optional. If you turn yours on, you may appear in the replay and clips.
Is it recorded?
Yes. The replay and the best moments go up after each episode.
Do I have to be a mom to come?
No. Moms, partners, organizers, employers, anyone who wants a country for mothers. Pull up a chair.
Can my company sponsor a week?
Yes. See Answer the Call. A brand buys the room, never the mic.
Can I be a guest?
Yes. Tell us your story in the form above. You don’t need a title to have something worth saying.