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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.

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Mentioned in 13 episodes

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PJ Vogt
, with a link in the show notes.
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The Test
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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
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Kate Nibbs
about having a child in the digital age.
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Disney Just Threw a Punch in a Major AI Fight
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Terry Gross
in the introduction of the podcast.
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President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest
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Tonya Mosley
, about motherhood in the digital age and navigating technology.
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Best Of: Education & A.I. / Having A Child In The Digital Age
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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
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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
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Amanda Hess
about her pregnancy and son's early years, and her longing for technology to comfort her.
TBD | Online and Pregnant
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Amanda Hess
, detailing her experiences with technology during pregnancy.
Having a child in a digital economy
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Shumita Basu
as a memoir that explores how digital tools are reshaping everything from fertility and birth to parenting and identity.
How tech is transforming parenthood (for better or worse)
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Elise Hu
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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
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Amanda Hess
about her pregnancy and son's early years, and her longing for technology to comfort her.
Online and Pregnant
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Amanda Hess
, detailing her experiences with technology during pregnancy.
Having a child in a digital economy

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