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Stephen Shaw is the writer, director & producer of the documentary 'Birthgap - Childless World.' We spoke about why falling birth rates are (almost) an international phenomenon, why most childlessness is unplanned, and the role of the Pill in social norms that lead to falling fertility.
In the extended version of the episode, we spoke about why mass immigration isn't the answer to this economic problem, and whether we are about to enter a third demographic transition.
4:04 What people get wrong about declining birth-rates
11:32 Men who end up childless
13:52 Do men hit that point later in life?
15:52 Demographic crises almost everywhere
19:32 Different demographic transitions
22:07 Africa still at the first transition faze
22:51 So much childlessness is involuntary
28:21 Different incentives
33:57 The pill/contraception
40:18 The sexlessness phenomenon
43:50 Mouse utopia
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📰 Subscribe to Maiden Mother Matriarch here to listen to full extended episodes: louiseperry.substack.com
Stephen Shaw is the writer, director & producer of the documentary 'Birthgap - Childless World.' We spoke about why falling birth rates are (almost) an international phenomenon, why most childlessness is unplanned, and the role of the Pill in social norms that lead to falling fertility.
In the extended version of the episode, we spoke about why mass immigration isn't the answer to this economic problem, and whether we are about to enter a third demographic transition.
4:04 What people get wrong about declining birth-rates
11:32 Men who end up childless
13:52 Do men hit that point later in life?
15:52 Demographic crises almost everywhere
19:32 Different demographic transitions
22:07 Africa still at the first transition faze
22:51 So much childlessness is involuntary
28:21 Different incentives
33:57 The pill/contraception
40:18 The sexlessness phenomenon
43:50 Mouse utopia
The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch
Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media:
Twitter: @maiden_podcast
Instagram: @maiden_mother_matriarch
TikTok: @maiden_podcast
#LouisePerry #StephenShaw #MaidenMotherMatriarch
