A conversation with NYT’s critic Amanda Hess about her new book on being pregnant in the digital age.

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Episode Notes

The intimate and extremely personal experience of bringing a child into this world? There’s an app for that…and forums…and so much advice…that contradicts other advice…and a surprising amount of eugenics.

Guest: Amanda Hess, critic at the New York Times and author of the book “Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age.”

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Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort.