Rachel Baker

Charlottesville

Co-Creator at The Spread Media

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Writer & editor; co-creator of the Spread newsletter (women overthinking women, weekly)

Articles

The Conclave Begins

1 week ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Maggie Bullock

Welcome to Spreadlandia, where two veteran editors readit ALL to winnow out only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more.
Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

2 weeks ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Maggie Bullock

Welcome to the Spread, where two veteran editors readit ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!Spreadphiles,We’re gonna to do things a little different around here this week—at least in this intro (your reads are below, as per the usual)—in honor of Karen Durbin.
Clear!

3 weeks ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Maggie Bullock

Two veteran editors readit ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more.
Time (with You) Is Our Religion

1 month ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Maggie Bullock

Two veteran editors read it ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more.
Mrs. Robinson If You're Nasty

1 month ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker

Two veteran editors read it ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more.
The Stepford Diaries

2 months ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Val Monroe |Heather Richardson

Two veteran editors read it ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!Want the full Spread, with all the fixins, every week? Become a paid subscriber here.
Bless Your Heart

2 months ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker

Two veteran editors read it ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!Want the full Spread, with all the fixins, every week? Become a paid subscriber here. Spreadsugars,How y’all doin’?
Put a Bow on It

Feb 12, 2025 | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Andrea Long Chu |Emily Sundberg |Elise Loehnen

Two veteran editors read it ALL and deliver to you only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!Want the full Spread, with all the fixins, every week? Become a paid subscriber here.
Pinups on Parade

Feb 6, 2025 | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Daniel Oppenheimer |Allie Jones

News and analysis from two veteran editors who read it ALL to bring you juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, hot goss, and the odd shopping tip—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!Today’s newsletter is free. (Cough, cough, sales funnel, something, something.) But if you want the full Spread, with all the fixins, every week? Become a paid subscriber here.
Ahead of the Times

Jan 31, 2025 | thespread.media | Rachel Baker

We’re here to reclaim the “women’s magazine.” Every week, two veteran editors read it ALL to bring you everything we believe women’s media should be: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, hot goss, the odd shopping tip—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!Did someone forward you this email? To get the full Spread every week, become a subscriber here.