# How marriage became a luxury good Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/how-marriage-became-a-luxury-good Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/how-marriage-became-a-luxury-good.md Podcast: [It Turns Out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721) Published: 2025-11-13T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://itturnsoutshow.com/episode/how-marriage-became-a-luxury-good Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/559a3225-54e3-49b3-a2d2-f3085f34b030.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-turns-out-7561721/episodes/how-marriage-became-a-luxury-good Duration seconds: 3116 ## Resource Why do affluent suburbs in Boston and Houston vote completely differently, yet share one surprising thing in common? Economist Melissa Kearney, author of The Two-Parent Privilege , reveals that one of America's most consequential divides isn't about red states versus blue states. It's about whether you're raising kids with a partner, and the economic advantages are stark and surprising. Did you know you can also watch the show? Subscribe to the show on YouTube! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-turns-out-7561721/episodes/how-marriage-became-a-luxury-good/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/how-marriage-became-a-luxury-good.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.