September 2, 2025

Pappano speaks with host Blair Hodges about School Moms in an episode titled “Moms for quote-unquote ‘Liberty’”

November 13, 2024

In a conversation with a post-election sensibility, Pappano speaks with host Leigh Morgan about the state of public schools and lessons about connection.

October 25, 2024

Pappano speaks with host Sydney Beveridge about “School Board Stakes: Part 1”

October 2, 2024

Pappano joins host Sasha Lilly to talk about the "Right's War on Schools"

September 20, 2024

Pappano joins host Michael McDonough to talk about School Moms.

August 16, 2024

Pappano joins hosts Christian Bryant and Carolyn Bruck to talk about what to expect this year at school given political divisions and an upcoming election.

June 6, 2024

Pappano joins others for a panel on The Assault on Public Education in Red States.

May 12, 2024

Pappano talks with hosts Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller about threats to public education coming from politically-motivated extremists.

April 10, 2024

The Insidious Influence of Moms for Liberty; interview and audience questions with Pappano

March 22, 2024

Pappano has a lively conversation with F.P. Wellman, talking M4L, Red Scare + More.

March 21, 2024

Comedian and Dad with school baor push back cred talks “School Moms” with Pappano.

March 18, 2024

Pappano talks with host Michael Palmer about M4L plus some chatting about New Haven Student Journalism Project.

March 17, 2024

Pappano, Kate Nazemi of Advocates for Inclusive Education + audience questions at Doylestown Bookshop

February 29, 2024

Pappano talks with RWB hosts of IG Live show about Moms and the battle for public education.

February 28, 2024

Meddling Moms: The Movements Making Change in Public Schools. Host Jill Anderson interviews Pappano about how moms ended up in the center of the culture wars.

February 28, 2024

Healthy Parent Activism or Partisan Warfare? Host Drew Perkins talks with Pappano about her book School Moms.

February 27, 2024

Host Jimmy Malone talks with Pappano about School Moms — and that “democracy demands participation.”

February 15, 2024

Off The Sidelines, Episode #72 Host Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider talk about the rise of school moms.

February 12, 2024

Host Jeff Schechtman talks with Laura Pappano about the Poltical Battles Inside America’s Public Schools

February 8. 2024

Host Ellen Clegg interviews Laura Pappano about School Moms and the role of local news

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Host Leonie Haimson talks with Laura Pappano about the politics and history of parent activism

Monday, February 5, 2024

How Public Schools Got So Political, interview with Laura Pappano on PBS/NPR affiliate

Friday, February 2, 2024

How Parents are Protecting Public Schools from Attacks

Thursday, February 1, 2024, 7-8 p.m. ET

Conversation with Laura Pappano, author of School Moms, with Anne David as moderator.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

KING-5 TV Host Amity Addrisi interviews Laura Pappano about School Moms.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Host Megan Lynch interviews Laura Pappano about Moms for Liberty and her book, School Moms.

January 24, 2024

Leonard Lopate interviews Laura Pappano on his live show at WBAI Radio

January 10, 1024

School Moms to the Rescue! Conversation with Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein with Laura Pappano.

March 22, 2023

Good Sport: The Past and Future of Gender in Sport, TED podcast with host Jody Avirgan.

November 29, 2022

Ever wonder why children’s sports are segregated by gender? Why there has to be a girls team and a boys team? Well, On November 7th 1973, the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights tried to change that. They ruled that little league baseball wasn’t just for boys in the Garden State. But what seemed like a victory for gender equality ended up setting in motion plans that still keep kids off the field to this day.

April 5, 2013

In a special keynote conversation moderated by award-winning writer with The New York Times Laura Pappano, Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng and edX President Anant Agarwal will focus on massive open online courses (MOOCs), a rapidly growing interest in the education space, designed to offer large-scale participation through the web.

New Haven, CT
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
6:00-8:00 PM

Pappano will discuss School Moms at the NHFPL’s main Ives branch. This is a free event.

Newtonville Books
Newton, MA
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
6:30 PM

Pappano will read from and discuss her book, School Moms. This is a free event.

Vanderbilt Central Library Community Room
Nashville, TN
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
5:00-6:30 PM

Pappano will be In conversation with Nancy Garrett, former school board chair, Williamson County, TN and Lindsey Kimery, coordinator of library services for Metor Nashville Public Schoos. This is Free and open to the public.

Elkridge Branch, Elkridge, Maryland
Friday, April 26, 2024
3:00-5:00 PM

Pappano will give an author talk about School Moms, followed by a book signing. This is a free event.

Wellesley College, Lulu Chow Wang Center
Thursday, May 2, 2024
4:00 PM

Pappano is in conversation wthe Gail Cruise-Roberson and Emmy Howe of SEED and student researcher Laila Brustin.

16555 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI
Saturday, May 4, 2024
4:00 PM

The Alliance for GP Public Schools hosts Pappano for a conversation and book signing.

Detroit, MI
Sunday, May 5, 2024
2:00 PM

Pappano will read from School Moms and be in conversation at the library’s main branch with Kathy Lester, past president of the American Association of School Librarians. This is a free event.

Talking Animal Books
Grapevine, TX
Thursday, March 7, 2024
6-8 PM

Pappano will read from her book and discuss her new book: School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. This is a free event.

SXSW Conference
Austin, TX
Friday, March 8, 2024
2:30-3:30 PM

Pappano will moderate a panel, “Countering the Culture Wars: Help from the Front Lines,” with Dr. James Whitfield, former principal of Colleyville Heritage High School, and mom activists and organizers Laura Leeman, co-founder of Protect GCISD, and Laney Hawes, co-founder Keller ISD Families Supporting Public Education.

The Doylestown Bookshop
Doylestown, PA
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
6:00 PM

Pappano will be in conversation with Kate Nazemi of Advocates for Inclusive Education regarding her new book: School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. This is a free event.

Washington, D.C
February 15, 2024

Laura Pappano met in the US Capitol with members of the House Democratic Caucus at the request of Whip Katherine Clark.

Politics and Prose
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
7:00 PM

Pappano will be in conversation with Nirvi Shah regarding her new book: School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. This is a free event.

Elliot Bay Book Company
Seattle, WA
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
7:00 PM

Pappano in conversation with high school teacher/librarian and retired editor, Ken Johnson regarding her new book: School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. This is a free event.