About this episode
The episode discusses the ongoing panic over declining birth rates and questions whether it is a concern for childfree individuals.
Another week, another birth rate panic! We recorded this ep before Dr Oz starting shrieking out about “under-babied” Americans, when the UK was freaking out about the death rate possibly exceeding the birth rate… But guess what bro, the birth rate’s been falling for 50 years! It might be time to accept that and adapt - unless what you’re really worried about is being “replaced” by people who don’t look or live like you? And even if you believe the birth rate is a problem to be solved, as childfree people, is it our problem? 📉💥 The Independent: UK population growth set to slow due to reduced migration and lower fertility rates OVERSHOOT podcast: Falling Birth Rates are Not a Crisis | Philip N. Cohen BBC: More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on, ONS projects The Telegraph: Britain’s demographic timebomb is about to blow. We have three terrible choices Statista: Fertility rate hits record low in England and Wales We are Childfree podcast: Childfree Elder Judi: “I Feel Joyful Every Day” Daily Mail: UK fertility timebomb: Crisis as birth rates drop to all time low with some areas becoming 'baby deserts' as so few are having children Diabolical Lies podcast: Gen Z…
People in this episode
Host: Zoë Noble
Guest: Judi
Topics covered
- birth rate
- demographics
- childfree
- society
- cultural concerns
Keywords
- birth rate
- childfree
- demographics
- fertility
- population growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Independent, OVERSHOOT podcast, BBC, The Telegraph, Statista, Daily Mail, Diabolical Lies podcast, The Guardian, Our World in Data, Life Without Children
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