{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhite-picket-fence.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fexalted-status-Q06fEHKV","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Exalted Status","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67ae12e8bdb2ffa03b8d4985/1758654859857-7fff9580-d7e1-4ab2-aac6-241934acc861.jpeg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/457f1445-286f-405e-ba14-b4e534e66d97\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Exalted Status\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The idea that marriage is a fundamental, American institution isn’t just a cultural one – it has serious economic and legal implications. For most of its history, the U.S. has used marriage as a vessel to confer privilege and status onto some people, while marginalizing others. This week, our host, Julie Kohler, takes us on a historical marriage tour to examine how marriage achieved its exalted status, and how it became a tool – one that creates order, defines cultural norms, and maintains hierarchies of inequality.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."}