Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Foie Gras, Frozen Eggs, and Taylor Swift
Today on Press Play, we talk about a new policy by some Silicon Valley companies to offer egg freezing procedures for female employees so they can postpone childbirth. We also discuss California’s ban on foie gras and the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenElection day is exactly three weeks away. The big question in national politics: Will Republicans manage to take over the Senate? Plus, Silicon Valley companies are starting to offer egg freezing procedures for female employees so they can postpone childbirth. Is this good for women, or bad, or both? Next, Taylor Swift dropped her newest single last night, and it skyrocketed to the top of the iTunes chart. We look at the phenomenon that is T-Swizzle. We also talk with Eula Biss, who switched sides in the debate over childhood vaccinations. And finally, we hear how California restaurants are dealing with the ban on foie gras, which was just upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Banner Image: "Taylor Swift 2012" by Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia
