Segment from Born in the USA

Before the Ward

Ed talks with Laurel Thatcher Ulrich about the movement away from midwifery towards hospital births.

00:00:00 / 00:09:02

A Jessica By Any Other Name

The hosts interview Laura Wattenberg of BabyNameWizard.com about naming trends from the Puritans to present.

00:05:45

Devil Babies

Peter talks with religion scholar Peggy Bendroth about “Day of Doom” by Michael Wigglesworth, a poem in which dead babies talk to us from beyond the grave.

00:07:12

Before the Ward

Ed talks with Laurel Thatcher Ulrich about the movement away from midwifery towards hospital births.

00:09:02

What’s the Definition of “Person”?

Brian interviews law professor Jessica Waters about two court cases that have defined and changed the nature of personhood.

00:10:29

To Pledge Allegiance

The hosts riff on citizenship. Does being born on American soil guarantee American citizenship?

00:07:06

Just Call Me, Baby

Peter, Ed, and Brian take listener calls.

00:12:34