Chloe Benjamin

Drawing Inspiration For The Fantastical From The Everyday

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Author Chloe Benjamin on how the magical worlds of her novels are rooted in her daily life.More

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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.”More

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12:50

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.  More

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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.  More

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5:24

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?More

Life and Work In The Mind of a Literary Giant

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David Foster Wallace gave the commencement speech at Kenyon College in 2005. It was popular enough to eventually be published in a thin little book called “This Is Water.”More

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David Foster Wallace on “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”

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David Foster Wallace's essays have their own unique cult following. There’s one, “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again,” which is a hilarious diatribe about cruise ships, which convinced many of us we should never, ever go on a cruise.More