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Birthzillas: The Podcast
What if telling your story could save someone’s life? I think it can. This podcast mixes personal stories with public health data to uncover the politics (and policy) of childbirth in the US.
Podcasting since 2025 • 17 episodes
Birthzillas: The Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ivana Nikoline Brønlund and the Racist Roots of Parent-Child Separation
In this week's news-cast, we talk about the recent news of Ivana Nikoline Brønlund whose baby was taken away from her. Why? She failed a Danish parenting assessment. The problem? That assessment was illegal to use with Greenlandic parents ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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14:51

The Fetishization of Motherhood: Medals, Nazis, and Trumpists
What does contemporary birth politics have to do with Nazis? As Dr. Erika Briesacher explains, a lot more than you'd think. This episode looks at Trump and his allies' push to fetishize motherhood through pronatalist, anti-child policies like $...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:19

The Mom-ster Episode: Postpartum Mood Disorders
In this episode, we talk about the postpartum mood disorders and how shame surrounding them keeps a lot of moms stuck in a bad place. What can you do to get help or help others? Let's go.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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28:24

Tough Stuff: Birth Trauma and Believing Women
In this episode we discuss birth trauma and obstetric violence, talk about Twilight Sleep, and ask why it is so hard for people to believe women's pain. Let's go!
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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36:43

Abandoning Shame: Fertility, Sterility, and the Isolation of Pregnancy Loss
This episode of Birthzillas looks at the difference between fertility and sterility, the complete lack of support many people find, and some whacky historical theories on the "wandering womb." Check it out (and see if you can spot the places wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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26:43

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