PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE RELATIONSCAPES PODCAST FEED INSTEAD OF FIRESIDE! The overturning of Roe v. Wade, which allowed states to outlaw abortion, has had devastating consequences for women across the country—especially because the American health care system was already making pregnancy more dangerous and more unequal in blue states and red states alike. In her new book Unbearable, journalist Irin Carmon tells the stories of five women whose experiences uncover the realities of pregnancy in America: infertility, abortion, miscarriage, criminalization, racial inequality, and more. Their stories reveal a central truth: America has made choices that make pregnancy more unbearable for more of us. They also reveal how none of this is inevitable or permanent.  Full transcript is available here at relationscapes.org.  ABOUT THE GUEST: Irin Carmon is a senior correspondent at New York magazine and co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her latest book is Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America. 

Fireside with Blair Hodges

Blair Hodges

Relationscapes: “The Growing Perils of Pregnancy in America,” with Irin Carmon

JAN 13, 2026-1 MIN
Fireside with Blair Hodges

Relationscapes: “The Growing Perils of Pregnancy in America,” with Irin Carmon

JAN 13, 2026-1 MIN

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<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">“Relationscapes” is the current podcast by Fireside host Blair Hodges. Enjoy this sample episode! Be sure to subscribe directly to Relationscapes now, because this episode will fall out of the Fireside feed next month!</p>