Overview
- On the Behind the Table podcast, Haines became tearful speaking with producer Brian Teta after a week of heavy topics on the show.
- She said the role requires constant consumption of headlines, leaving her unable to “check out” or find a “safe space.”
- The discussion cited the fatal shooting of Minnesota nurse Alex Pretti and Donald Trump’s phone call with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro following an assassination attempt on his family.
- Haines described conversations outside work still revolving around the same troubling news, saying there felt like “no place to go.”
- She said she grounds herself by putting her phone aside and spending time with her husband, Max Shifrin, and their three children.