{"podcast":{"title":"The Blendr Report","slug":"the-blendr-report-6677029","podcast_index_feed_id":6677029,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7aa4320/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.blendrnews.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38766952/38766952-1709664539743-43ed5e6b7c926.jpg","author":"Jonathan Harvey and Liam DeBoer","episode_count":172,"summary":"Where news meets rational thinking.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:17:23.253313+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029"},"episode":{"title":"The West's Birth Rate Collapse That No Policy Can Stop | Blendr Report EP166","slug":"the-west-s-birth-rate-collapse-that-no-policy-can-stop-blendr-report-ep166","published_at":"2026-06-11T11:27:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029/the-west-s-birth-rate-collapse-that-no-policy-can-stop-blendr-report-ep166","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-blender-report/episodes/The-Wests-Birth-Rate-Collapse-That-No-Policy-Can-Stop--Blendr-Report-EP166-e3kknlj","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7aa4320/podcast/play/121314419/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-11%2F425931347-44100-2-e0b378fac7eca.mp3","summary":"Get original articles, extended podcasts, and direct access to Blendr News on our Substack Channel: blendrnews.com - This episode is brought to you by The Tallowed Truth. Use promo code \"Blendr\" for 15% off: www.thetallowedtruth.com/blendr - In this episode of \"The Blendr Report,\" Liam and Jonathan discuss: 00:00 — Intro 00:56 — The West is shrinking 04:53 — The values fracture 08:14 — The dual-income economy and the dating mismatch 12:51 — Simone de Beauvoir and the war on motherhood 17:27 — Fatherhood as the answer to existential dread 21:20 — Sponsor: The Tallow Truth 22:17 — Climate anxiety as a virtue mask 24:36 — What does your life look like at 60? 29:25 — Life is a blessing or life is a burden 33:04 — Trudeau's two mistakes that cemented the crisis 36:42 — The values front 41:59 — Have more kids - Follow BLENDR News: Twitter - @BlendrNews Instagram - @blendr.report TikTok - @blendrnews - Follow Jonathan: Instagram - @itsjonathanharvey TikTok - @itsjonathanharvey - Follow Liam: Instagram - @liam.out.loud X - @liam_out_loud YouTube - @liam-out-loud","meta_description":"Get original articles, extended podcasts, and direct access to Blendr News on our Substack Channel: blendrnews.com - This episode is brought to you by The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2842,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blendr-report-6677029/episodes/the-west-s-birth-rate-collapse-that-no-policy-can-stop-blendr-report-ep166/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029/the-west-s-birth-rate-collapse-that-no-policy-can-stop-blendr-report-ep166.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}