Comments on: Radio Waving

By: Jeremy Boggs

Jeremy Boggs — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:03:58 +0000

For that matter, I"m now a lot more interested in the history and current practice of adoption.

I haven't read these in their entirety, but a few books I'd recommend include Family Matters: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption by E. Wayne Carp (1999, should address your questions about openness, as it relates to history), Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children by Viviana A. Zelizer (1985), and Endangered Children: Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse in American History by LeRoy Ashby (1998). You'll find that a lot of the discussion of early 20th-century adoption in the US (at least by current historians) focuses on scientific management, psychology and other sciences, and the role of government and social workers in shaping families. I'm sure there's some comparative history out there as well, comparing the history of adoption among different cultures and countries. It's a very fascinating topic, with lots of different ways to study it, and lots of implications for our society.

By: Eric Hanson

Eric Hanson — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:22:50 +0000

So, why the nerves? I can’t simply can’t picture someone who has spoken publicly as often as you nearly locking up. But I guess everyone has different triggers. Like me, my trigger is public speaking. period.

By: Eric Meyer

Eric Meyer — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:27:02 +0000

If you follow the link for “the podcast” in my post, you’ll land right on the Diane Rehm show’s podcast page. There you can subscribe to the feed and grab the relevant program, or any other available. That was the only way I found to get an actual MP3.

By: star3night

star3night — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:55:35 +0000

I went looking for the pod cast on NPR’s website.

I had better luck finding it on the show’s website:
http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/07/06/07.php#13215

Unfortunately it’s only offered in Real Audio and Windows Media.