# Gen Z Hates Marriage and Kids... Or Do They?! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-isabel-brown-show-7481721/gen-z-hates-marriage-and-kids-or-do-they Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-isabel-brown-show-7481721/gen-z-hates-marriage-and-kids-or-do-they.md Podcast: [The Isabel Brown Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-isabel-brown-show-7481721) Published: 2026-07-15T20:11:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/2jSe3/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/121/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVDWV1663413169.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/2jSe3/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/121/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVDWV1663413169.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-isabel-brown-show-7481721/episodes/gen-z-hates-marriage-and-kids-or-do-they Duration seconds: 4018 ## Resource Nothing has been a more powerful cultural narrative targeting our generation than the attack on marriage and having kids, telling us that our lives are effectively OVER the moment we say "I do" or bring new life into the world. As a result, the United States is living through a record low marriage rate and an all time low fertility rate--with many scholars asking "how did we get here?" and "how can we fix it?" Brad Wilcox is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, author of "Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization," and a fellow at the Institute for Family Studies getting to the bottom of why Gen Z has been trending anti-marriage and anti-kids, and what our culture can do to turn things around. If you've taken yourself off the dating market, find yourself yearning for greater happiness in the midst of unprecedented loneliness, or are just looking for a new compass to orient yourself around in today's dating era--this episode is for you!! Grab a copy of Brad's book here ๐Ÿ‘‰: https://a.co/d/0eNaib0X and read his incredible work at IFS here ๐Ÿ‘‰: https://ifstudies.org/about-us/brad-wilcox Ep. 181 - - - Today's Sponsors: Live Action - Text 'ISABEL' to 70723 or visit https://liveaction.org/donate/isabel to save a preborn baby today. Helix Sleep - Go to https://helixsleep.com/Isabel for 27% off sitewide. ZipRecruiter - Use ZipRecruiter and find enthusiastic talent fast. 4 out of 5 employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate within the first day. Try it for FREE at https://ZipRecruiter.com/ISABEL Grand Canyon University - Find your purpose at GCU. Private. Christian. Affordable. Nonprofit. Visit https://gcu.edu to learn more! - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our contenโ€ฆ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-isabel-brown-show-7481721/episodes/gen-z-hates-marriage-and-kids-or-do-they/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-isabel-brown-show-7481721/gen-z-hates-marriage-and-kids-or-do-they.md` โ€” 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.