Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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My guest today is Lyman Stone, research fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and specialist in the sociology of fertility.

We spoke about the best urban design for families, whether 'intensive parenting' has really become more common, the true effects of the Pill on fertility rates, how income and fertility are linked for men and women, and why it's so important for young men to be given opportunities to signal their suitability as husbands.

02:24 Modern parents & contact time
06:31 Playdates
14:10 Density & fertility
21:11 Families and cars
31:48 The pill & modern breeding
37:00 Fertility preferences
45:02 The pill and changing marriages
51:12 Men in their 20s & the economy

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