Episode 82: Book Club - From Front Porch to Back Seat pt2

<p>Welcome back to part two of maybe four(?) parts of a book exploring date culture in the US in the early twentieth century. Joel and Naomi discuss how WW2 impacted the age people were expected to marry, how authority figures encouraged teens and children to date en-masse to get them married younger,  how &quot;going steady&quot; rose in prominence, and how women and men&apos;s value in the date economy slowly reduced them to commodities. Thanks, capitalism.  <br/><br/>Find a copy of the book<a href='https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/1626/front-porch-back-seat'> here</a>.<br/><br/>All credit to Scarlet Pleasure for<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Hsxrl6wYc&amp;ab_channel=ScarletPleasure-Topic'> What A Life</a>. <br/><br/>We strongly urge our listeners to support the work of Planned Parenthood by donating here. For the indefinite future all Patreon donations will go to them, NARAL, or other orgs doing good work across the nation.<br/><br/>Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out our Buzzsprout link to get a $20 giftcard for signing up to host through them. If you&apos;re interested but not sold on the merits of the platform, give us a holler and we&apos;ll talk about why we chose and continue to use it. </p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/datetheseguys">Support the show</a>