Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-05-18

Books mentioned on Birth Rate Debate: “40% Of Girls Will Never Be Mothers” - #1099

1 book · With Lyman Stone, Simone Collins, Stephen J. Shaw · Listen · Watch on YouTube

In this birth rate debate, we explore: - The cataclysmic impacts of the current birth rates for future generations. - Why so many young women are opting out of motherhood.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Handmaid's Tale

   Margaret Atwood · at 2:30:58 · mentioned 4 times

   The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian society where women are stripped of their autonomy and forced into reproductive servitude.

   Discussed

   “The divorce deck. It's so stupid.”

   Simone Collins Birth Rate Debate: “40% Of Girls Will Never Be Mothers” - #1099 2026-05-18 Listen at 2:30:58

   Where to get it

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