In her new book "The Two-Parent Privilege," the economist Melissa Kearney says it’s time for liberals to face the facts: U.S. marriage rates have plummeted but the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. Plus: our friends at "Atlas Obscura" explore just how many parents a kid can have.
Jun 12
677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves?
It brings strangers together. It teaches probability, strategy, and emotional control. It has even helped N.F.L. teams win the Super Bowl. Stephen Dubner explores why this ancient game is having a renaissance. (Part two of a series, “We Are All Gamers Now.”) SOURCES: Remington Da ... Show More
59m 19s
Jun 10
This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update)
As the Trump administration rolls back environmental regulations, we revisit a 2022 episode that explored the hidden cost of an invisible threat: air pollution. SOURCES: Angela Duckworth, psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. Michael Greenstone, economist at the Univers ... Show More
47m 24s
Nov 2023
Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids
<p>There are a lot of popular ideas out there around marriage, family, and culture, like, for example, that living together before marriage decreases your chances of divorce, people are having fewer children because children are expensive to raise, and society is becoming more se ... Show More
47m 34s
May 2024
Get Married and Have Kids - Brad Wilcox | Maiden Mother Matriarch 75
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukMy guest today is Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and author of the new book 'Get Married: Why Amer ... Show More
45m 49s
Nov 2019
Leftist Gets Vasectomy Over Climate Change Fears, Conservatives WILL WIN If Liberals Don't Have Kids
Leftist Gets Vasectomy Over Climate Change Fears, Conservatives Will WIN If Liberals Don't Have Kids. Ocasio Cortez choked back tears recently as she said he dreams of motherhood were not bittersweet due to climate change. While Ocasio Cortez cries often enough, many young democr ... Show More
1h 37m
Nov 2020
A Mother’s Controversial Confession
<p>From April 20, 2005: Writer and mother of four, Ayelet Waldman, opens up about her controversial New York Times article, “Truly, Madly, Guiltily.” She explains why she stands by her words, “I love my husband more than my children.” Ayelet discusses the “all or nothing” proposi ... Show More
44 m