The Ways We Are Born — Again and Again

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September 15, 2018

The first birth is when you arrive here, as a wet, wiggling newborn. But there may be other transitions in your life that feel just as difficult and profound. Some people actually call those passages rebirth. Why does the birth metaphor matter? In this hour, we talk with people at all stages of birth and re-birth: A midwife, a transgender man, and a born again Christian.

The Power of Choice When You're Giving Birth

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If you think of your life as a series of births, what changes? Why does the birth metaphor matter?

The Great Midwife Sting of 1974

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Wendy Kline says the history of birth in America is the story of the medical establishment’s deliberate suppression of midwives. For her as for most mothers, it’s a story that’s political and personal.  

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15:05

Midwives in the Golden Age of Television

The midwives of "Call the Midwife" (BBC)
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Anne Strainchamps joins a group of women, Laurie, Jane, Carol and Liz, to watch the premiere of Season 7 of "Call the Midwife" and talk about birth.  

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5:24

Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity

Three of the transgender men whose stories are told in "Unbound"
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Sociologist Arlene Stein has been following four people who were identified as female at birth but later transitioned to male.  She tells their stories in her book, “Unbound.”   

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10:45

'Happy In My Own Skin': The Transition from Bess To Benn

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How does it work out over time for people who have made the transition to a new gender? Steve Paulson reached out to a transgender man — Benn Marine — to hear his experience.

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06:01

What Does It Really Mean To Be A Born Again Christian?

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Greg Cootsona was born again on February 8, 1981. And this is his “testimony.”

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12:50
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September 15, 2018
June 15, 2019
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Guests: 
Arlene Stein, author of "Unbound"

Arlene Stein

Sociologist at Rutgers University
sociology.rutgers.edu
Wendy Cline, author of "Coming Home: How Midwives Changed Birth"

Wendy Kline

History Professor and Author
cla.purdue.edu

Benn Marine

Professional Photographer
bennmarine.com
Greg Cootsona, author of "Mere Science and Christian Faith"

Greg Cootsona

Author
csuchico.edu
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Politics and History
Last modified: 
May 28, 2021