What's in a Hyphenated Married Name?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 4, 2024

Rachel Gutman-Wei, supervisory senior associate editor at The Atlantic asks, "Why does a silly little hyphen make so many people uncomfortable, or unsettled, or even—God forbid—uncomfortable-unsettled?" She joins us to explore what she sees as the American aversion to hyphenated married names.

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