Ballerina Farm / Hannah Neeleman: The B-Side (PREVIEW)

About this episode

The episode discusses the cultural and economic implications of Ballerina Farms and the phenomenon of declining teenage pregnancies.

THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A BONUS B-SIDE EPISODE. For access to the full length version of this and every other biweekly bonus B-side, go to Patreon.com/illconceived -------------------------- Fox News has reported on the "problem" of teenagers not getting pregnant anymore. We're talking about it, and reading your letters because it turns out that a lot of you had a lot to say about Hannah Neeleman, including: The cultural specifics of Mormonism and how they're reflected in Ballerina Farms The sinister overtones of her husband's whole deal The economics of farm tourism vs. functional scale farming Natural births and why many people prefer them Ballerina Farm-style natalism as a reflection of European settler-colonialism As always, our babies stay winning!

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Boerman, June Sternbach

Guest: Hannah Neeleman

Topics covered

• teen pregnancy
• Mormonism
• farm tourism
• natural births
• settler-colonialism

Keywords

• Ballerina Farm
• Hannah Neeleman
• teen pregnancy
• Mormonism
• farm tourism
• natural births
• settler-colonialism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fox News, Ballerina Farms, Patreon.com

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