In the U.S. most women still adopt their husband’s surname as their own after getting married. In this episode, scholars Laurie Scheuble and David Johnson, a husband and wife team who have studied this phenomena for 25 years, reflect on the persistence of naming trends and attitudes. Blogger Rob Bensinger shares an alternative, millennial approach to marital naming. Caroline Phillips, who’s on the fence about whether to adopt her fiancee’s last name, opens up about her uncertainty, and three millennial women from across the country --two who adopted their husband’s last name and one who didn’t--share why they made the choices they did. This episode featured music by Podington Bear: "Budsbursting" "Caravan" "Winjammer" "Trickledown" "Filaments" "Chimera"

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