557. Balancing Pregnancy, Motherhood and Work | Riley Gains
6/26/20251 hr 24 min
Riley Gaines returns to speak with Dr. Jordan Peterson about marriage, pregnancy, and what it means to pursue both motherhood and mission in a culture that tells women they must choose. Riley shares how her decision to keep fighting for women’s sports and biological reality has only deepened since becoming pregnant with a daughter—and why she refuses to slow down. The fight was already personal. Now—it’s as deep as lineage. This episode was filmed on June 23rd, 2025 | Links | For Riley Gaines:
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Jordan Peterson· Host0:29
(upbeat music) Well, I understand first that you have a big event pending in your life.
Riley Gaines· Guest0:35
(instrumental music) We actually just announced we are expecting a little baby girl.
Jordan Peterson· Host0:39
You've got a busy schedule ahead of you. What'll that mean for you practically?
Riley Gaines· Guest0:43
Full steam ahead, that's how I view it.
Jordan Peterson· Host0:44
You know, you haven't been doing political work for very long and yet you've had a massive impact.
Riley Gaines· Guest0:50
Clearly, now we're not living in 2020 anymore. Uh, I would say 2025 has been a total cultural, societal, political shift from then.
Jordan Peterson· Host0:59
That shows that the system is responsive and, and maybe that sanity can hold out against insanity.
Riley Gaines· Guest1:05
The family that I have, the home life that I have, well, my parents taught me to call out an injustice when I see it.
Jordan Peterson· Host1:12
The claims that are being made to include men and women sports on behalf of fairness are actually being made by people who, I would say quite bluntly, they hate people like you. They hate people who've managed to move themselves ahead in consequence