Immigration can feel complicated, confusing, and sometimes downright overwhelming—but it’s really about people and their stories. In this episode, Angie and Leslie sit down with Kristen, a corporate lawyer by day and an immigration attorney who works with refugees, to break down the jargon, myths, and real-life processes behind coming to the United States.

We cover everything from refugees and asylum seekers, to work visas, DACA, and temporary protections, and explain what the process really looks like—from background checks to resettlement. Kristen also helps us separate myth from reality: Do immigrants take our jobs or homes? Do they “get everything handed to them”? Spoiler: the answer is no.

We’ll also dive into how immigration benefits all of us, highlight risks under current policies, and discuss what regular people can do to support humane immigration. Plus, we give a peek at what’s happening in Utah and provide resources for listeners who want to help.

In this episode of Utah Ladies Let’s Chat, Leslie and Angie dive into the topic everyone loves to avoid: taxes. But stay with us—because understanding how taxes work isn’t just for accountants and politicians. It’s for anyone who’s ever looked at their paycheck and asked, “Wait, where did my money go?”

We break down how the U.S. tax system actually works (spoiler: it’s not as scary as it sounds), clear up common myths about tax brackets, and take a look at how current tax policy affects everyday families. Then we turn our focus to Project 2025 and the proposed two-bracket tax system—which might sound simple, but would actually mean higher taxes for middle- and lower-income families while handing even more breaks to the wealthy.

We connect it all back to our past episodes on the national budget and fascist playbook tactics, highlighting how economic policies are used to consolidate power and keep people struggling. And finally, we answer the question we get the most: What can women in Utah actually do about it?

This episode is a crash course in tax justice—with laughs, real-life numbers, and action steps you can take right now.

In this episode, Angie and Leslie break down what’s really inside Trump’s new “One Big Beautiful Bill”—and how it mirrors the radical agenda of Project 2025. From Medicaid cuts to work requirements to tax breaks for billionaires, we connect the dots between economic policy and the everyday realities of women in Utah.

We explain:

• What GDP, deficits, and the debt ceiling actually mean
• Why Reagan’s legacy isn’t as “fiscally responsible” as you’ve been told
• How work requirements and benefit cuts hurt working moms, rural families, and the middle class
• What Project 2025 is planning—and why it should terrify anyone who’s ever relied on public schools, healthcare, or childcare

This isn’t just a budget—it’s a blueprint for economic control, and it’s coming for Utah families first.

Listen in and learn how to fight back—because Wall Street doesn’t raise your kids. You do.

What do pap smears, birth control, the Comstock Act, and Project 2025 have in common? More than you’d think—and it’s not just politics, it’s power.

In this episode, Angie and Leslie take you on a fast-paced, emotional, and honest journey through over 100 years of women’s healthcare in the U.S. We cover:

✅ The major milestones in reproductive and preventive health
✅ How Roe v. Wade was about more than just abortion—it was about privacy
✅ The chilling revival of 1800s-era laws through Project 2025
✅ What overturning Roe really means for medical freedom, contraception access, and your bodily autonomy
✅ Personal stories of miscarriage and medical trauma from our own families
✅ What you can do right now to protect reproductive rights

Whether you’re brand new to this conversation or deep in the trenches, this episode will leave you informed, fired up, and ready to act.

In this episode, we take a small dive into the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025—a detailed policy roadmap that could reshape American government under a future conservative administration. At first glance, it talks about things like family values and individual freedom. But what does that really mean?

In this episode, Leslie and Angie dive into the murky waters of oligarchy—what it is, how it shows up in history, and why it still shapes our lives today. From ancient Greece to modern-day America, we explore how power concentrated in the hands of a few affects everyone—but especially women and the working class.

Spoiler: It’s not about pie, it’s about power. And no, sprinkles didn’t make it into our utopia.

In this episode, Angie and Leslie unpack what fascism actually is—according to philosopher Jason Stanley’s book How Fascism Works. We focus on one of its core tactics: the “us vs. them” strategy, and why it’s so effective (and dangerous). Then we walk through the ten traits of fascist politics—stuff like propaganda, anti-intellectualism, law and order rhetoric, and sexual anxiety—and connect them to what we’re seeing in American politics right now. So grab your Diet Coke or your Dr. Pepper, settle in, and let’s chat about how to recognize authoritarianism before it takes root—and how knowledge really is power.

Also: Saying big words are hard to say after night shifts. ~Angie

Welcome to the very first episode of Utah Ladies Let’s Chat! In this debut conversation, Angie and Leslie open up about why they started this podcast, their personal journeys growing up in conservative spaces, and what it means to question long-held beliefs. They will also go over being bias and why women especially need to be critical thinkers.