Julie Bogen (she/her)

Some ~~ personal news ~~ I'm a San Diego resident now! (Or, at least, for the next two or three years). Hit me with your best spots, trips, tips...

Some career news: I was among the 11 talented storytellers laid off from Axios yesterday. I’ll always have immense gratitude for the relationships I’ve made and the events I got to cover over the past four years from the Oscars to the Final Four. I welcome any help in finding my next role. My DMs are open and my email is maxwellmillington@gmail.com

Insane stat out of today's @axios San Diego newsletter: local parents are shelling out more than 2x the cost of college tuition for child care in the area. axios.com/local/san-dieg…

Not sure I ever put it here, but my contract with @axios is up on May 8 and I'm looking for my next role. I thrive in: 🎤 Events ✏️ Newsrooms 🤝 Collab opportunities I care a lot about: ⚕️ Health care 🤰 Parenting ❤️ Representation (and more) juliebogen.com

Have you traveled to Mexico City and/or Tulum with children? Send me your recs!

Dropped my son off at his (military facility) daycare today, and he cried when we said goodbye. Then I walked out thinking "what if the base is attacked and something happens to him and I put him down and said goodbye even though he was sad." Military families are not okay.

🚨 @axios is expanding our local DC team: job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/763…

Filling the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ void -> if you’re an ambitious reporter intent on crushing the DC beat, Axios wants you 🫡 job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/763…

@janedazey Any chance you were in San Diego because I have this exchange with my almost-3YO every time we leave the house 🙃

walked past a toddler with his mom today and as i passed he said loudly “who is that?” and his mom was like “we don’t know her, we don’t know everyone”

Today my husband called me "young lady" and our 5YO yelled "SHE'S NOT YOUNG," in case anyone is wondering how 33 is going

@EliseMcCue @grace_panetta This was my exact first thought!

@grace_panetta it’s like he forgot everything tina fey told him

Bowen Yang appears to be walking back/apologizing for his recent comments about Jasmine Crockett on the podcast ep with Matt Rogers

A new program is helping send children of military families to private school so their education + support system isn't disrupted by moves. providencejournal.com/story/news/goo…

Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premiums in 2026 — and tough coverage choices after the new rates kick in Jan. 1. And it often falls to women to figure out a family's insurance puzzle. npr.org/sections/shots…

Today I did not pee from 6 AM until 3:30 PM in case anyone is wondering what I meant by “sometimes the balance is wonky.”

A lot has changed in 2.5 years. These days I have a barre membership I use ~3x/week. I run, play guitar, read, watch my favorite TV shows, go to concerts, parent, & work full-time. It took until my youngest was almost 3, and the balance can be wonky, but I did it. I'm happy.

Parents are turning to golf carts to save money on cars and make getting out of the house easier. One major problem: kids keep getting hurt. New(ish) from me for @yahoolife: yahoo.com/lifestyle/arti…

@dogsloveoats Ok it took several but this was 2.5 years ago and I did it / have hobbies again!

@JaBogen Gonna last about 15 more years bestie

Embarrassing confession: I do not know what I like to do. I have two kids under 3.5 and much of my free time is spent in service of our household or doing the bare minimum for myself, so I do not have any hobbies. Except, now I need one. Or several.

@evalantsoght Guitar! Have taken this back up and it's been such a joy.

@JaBogen What did you enjoy doing when you were a child?

@Real_Theresa I am currently doing this with guitar for the first time in more than a decade, and my kids LOVE it. we sing teenage dirtbag together. it's a good time.

@JaBogen I taught myself to play the ukulele. It’s stupid easy to learn the four chords in Jewel’s “Who Will Save Your Soul:” you can be belting that out and scaring your kids/pets within twenty minutes.

@ladyfolklore Looove this idea

@JaBogen I started growing flowers by seed this year and it has brought me considerable amounts of joy. Currently transplanting many seedlings to my garden beds and it’s giving me immense satisfaction!

@stack_tracy_ Very belated thank-you for all of this. We outsource where we can, but we are a military family, so no parents nearby for support! These days in San Diego.

@JaBogen Realized you’re in DC - the Smithsonian also has a bunch of virtual lectures so you can learn a lot of things from textiles to color theory to Greek mythology if you sign up for their classes. Some are one time lectures and some are weekly

@petitegeek !!! I play both of these instruments. Pop choir sounds like a mandatory thing for me to look into.

@JaBogen I also play guitar and flute! But needed to sign up for a thing to keep accountable for my hobby. Ended up doing a weekly 2-hour pop choir. So much joy and got out of the house one evening per week. My little one is 3.