{"podcast":{"title":"Exploring Prosperity- Challenging Pessimism in the US","slug":"exploring-prosperity-challenging-pessimism-in-the-us-6901126","podcast_index_feed_id":6901126,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1594703.rss","website_url":"https://robertdewey3.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1594703/4c59d8bcc4ad00cb22b22f6e05b8364b.jpg","author":"Bob Dewey","episode_count":64,"summary":"A newsletter about what thought-leaders have to say about our American condition and whether we should be so pessimistic about the future.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T20:17:58.869463+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-prosperity-challenging-pessimism-in-the-us-6901126"},"episode":{"title":"Uneventful Miracle: The Quiet Triumph Over Infant Mortality","slug":"uneventful-miracle-the-quiet-triumph-over-infant-mortality","published_at":"2025-10-19T17:45:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-prosperity-challenging-pessimism-in-the-us-6901126/uneventful-miracle-the-quiet-triumph-over-infant-mortality","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-prosperity-challenging-pessimism-in-the-us-6901126","url":"https://robertdewey3.substack.com/p/uneventful-miracle-the-quiet-triumph","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176579150/98263335a98b74fd0d060440109e6068.mp3","summary":"Every generation inherits miracles that once seemed impossible. Childbirth used to be among humanity’s greatest risks—today, it’s routine. In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I look at the extraordinary fall in infant mortality and what it reveals about the quiet triumph of modern medicine. From 1800—when nearly half of all children died before age five—to today’s rates in the US at 0.5%, this is one of history’s clearest measures of human progress. Yet our healthcare system, despite these miracles, has become a source of frustration and pessimism. Why? Costs, complexity, and bureaucracy now obscure the deeper story of achievement. This video explores both sides of that paradox: how far medicine has come—and why so many feel left behind by it. Subscribe! Explore how innovation, capitalism, and human creativity continue to shape a more prosperous future. Thank you to our sponsors! Truflation: Learn about what prices are actually doing by going to https://truflation.com/ Foundation: Protect your Bitcoin using the latest off-line technology with easy-to-use Passport. Their next product, Passport Prime will protect all passwords off-line with even-better technology. https://foundation.xyz/ River Financial: If not cold storage for your Bitcoin, I’d highly recommend River for buying and holding- River is engineered to protect your Bitcoin over the long run. Use this link for discounts: https://river.com/signup?r=T7GGAF7G Timestamps: 00:00 The Miracle of Modern Childbirth 02:42 The Paradox of Healthcare Progress This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertdewey3.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Every generation inherits miracles that once seemed impossible. Childbirth used to be among humanity’s greatest risks—today, it’s routine. In this episode…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":446,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/exploring-prosperity-challenging-pessimism-in-the-us-6901126/episodes/uneventful-miracle-the-quiet-triumph-over-infant-mortality/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-prosperity-challenging-pessimism-in-the-us-6901126/uneventful-miracle-the-quiet-triumph-over-infant-mortality.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}