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Mentioned in 12 episodes
Second Life
Book • 2025
In 'Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age,' Amanda Hess chronicles her journey through pregnancy and early motherhood, confronting the ways technology reshapes identity, anxiety, and parenting.
Through her personal story, Hess examines the impact of fertility apps, prenatal genetic testing, rare disease Facebook groups, and digital marketing on modern parenthood, offering a critical and often humorous look at how technology fractures and reconstitutes our lives.
Through her personal story, Hess examines the impact of fertility apps, prenatal genetic testing, rare disease Facebook groups, and digital marketing on modern parenthood, offering a critical and often humorous look at how technology fractures and reconstitutes our lives.
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
Mentioned by 
Tonya Mosley as the author's new memoir about her experience of pregnancy and motherhood in the digital age.
Tonya Mosley as the author's new memoir about her experience of pregnancy and motherhood in the digital age.
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Having A Child In The Digital Age
Recommended by 
Jon Favreau as a funny, poignant, and beautifully written book about being a millennial parent in the digital age.
Jon Favreau as a funny, poignant, and beautifully written book about being a millennial parent in the digital age.
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Momfluencers, Baby Gadgets, and the Perils of Parenting in The Digital Age
Explores the influence of technology on modern-day parenting.
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Having a Child in the Digital Age
Mentioned by John Williams as a book about what she discovered when she was pregnant in terms of how digital life influences impending parenthood.
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What to read this summer
Mentioned by Shumita Basu as a memoir that explores how digital tools are reshaping everything from fertility and birth to parenting and identity.
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How tech is transforming parenthood (for better or worse)
Written by 
Amanda Hess about her pregnancy and son's early years, and her longing for technology to comfort her.
Amanda Hess about her pregnancy and son's early years, and her longing for technology to comfort her.
TBD | Online and Pregnant
Mentioned by 
Elise Hu and Doree Shafrir as a book about the author's journey into motherhood during the hyper-digital age.
Elise Hu and Doree Shafrir as a book about the author's journey into motherhood during the hyper-digital age.
Episode 352: Motherhood in the Age of Surveillance with Amanda Hess
Written by Amanda Hess about her pregnancy and son's early years, and her longing for technology to comfort her.
Amanda Hess about her pregnancy and son's early years, and her longing for technology to comfort her.
Online and Pregnant
