Kresta in the Afternoon – February 16, 2024 – Hour 1
Guest Host Pat Oedy-Murray steps into the Lenten kitchen with Helen Hoffner, and Catherine Pakaluk looks at stories of families who are defying the “Birth Dearth.”
Step Inside the Lenten Kitchen
Many of us enjoyed paczki and other treats on Fat Tuesday. Traditionally, this was a way for cooks to use up butter, sugar and other delicacies before the Lenten fast. But there are other foods traditionally enjoyed throughout Lent, and many of them have special symbolism. We talk more with Helen Hoffner.
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The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth
American birth rates are at historic lows, but about five percent of American women have defied this “birth dearth” and bore five or more children. Why? Catherine Pakaluk has traveled the country to hear their stories and she joins us today.
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