{"podcast":{"title":"After the Fact","slug":"after-the-fact-779587","podcast_index_feed_id":779587,"rss_url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.pewtrusts.org/afterthefact","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/6/e/136ea49f8248cfb0d959afa2a1bf1c87/LibSyn_3000x3000.png","author":"The Pew Charitable Trusts","episode_count":231,"summary":"After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T00:17:02.886512+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587"},"episode":{"title":"The American Family: Postponing Parenthood","slug":"the-american-family-postponing-parenthood","published_at":"2026-08-14T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/the-american-family-postponing-parenthood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587","url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/the-american-family-postponing-parenthood-0","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/afterthefact/Re-Release_The_American_Family_Postponing_Parenthood.mp3?dest-id=462766","summary":"The fertility rate in the U.S. hit another record low in 2025, with 20% fewer babies born that year compared to 20 years ago, indicating that women are continuing to wait longer to have children. This was a growing trend when this episode originally aired in 2019, where a Pew researcher explains the data behind this change in the American family and two mothers share why they waited to have children.","meta_description":"The fertility rate in the U.S. hit another record low in 2025, with 20% fewer babies born that year compared to 20 years ago, indicating that women are co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1143,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-the-fact-779587/episodes/the-american-family-postponing-parenthood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/the-american-family-postponing-parenthood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}