Segment from Born in the USA

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.

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A Jessica By Any Other Name

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

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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.

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Before the Ward

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

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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.

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