The Practice Babies

This 2018 episode covers Libertalia, which, in truth, may be completely fictional. It's called a pirate settlement, though the man who spearheaded it claimed he wasn't actually a pirate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Tracy shares the topics she considered for the recording in the Bahamas but decided against. Holly talks about her admiration for Thomas Huxley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

How a grave of 800 infants was found at a former mother and baby home in Ireland. 

The girlies talk surrogacy - from its Biblical roots to the sticky legal and ethical realities of today. Digressions include a warm welcome to baby Ilaria Baldwin, why the Polish army trained a bear for war, and how one listener solved Eliza's mystery head dent. Support the podca ...  Show more

In this episode, Molly and Cristen explore how babies are cared for at a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, and share tips for parents with children in the NICU.

Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at baby boxes – a way to protect newborn babies when their parents cannot care for them.