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Why Nobody's Having Babies Anymore

The David McWilliams Podcast by David McWilliams

May 26, 202650:33News & Politics

Birth rates are collapsing, not just in rich countries, but everywhere from Mexico to Tunisia. The FT's John Burn-Murdoch joins us to unpack the surprising culprit, why young people aren't just having fewer kids, they're...

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Why Nobody's Having Babies Anymore is an episode from The David McWilliams Podcast by David McWilliams. Birth rates are collapsing, not just in rich countries, but everywhere from Mexico to Tunisia. The FT's John Burn-Murdoch joins us to un...

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