Season 1 comes to an end. But not without saying many thanks, recaping the latest data and musing about accordion and bagpipes. As for what's next? Suscribe to our newsletter to keep in touch. A small click for you but a giant leap for the crew behind this podcast: Laurent Kouchner, Ben Molinaro and myself, David Duhamel https://podcast.ausha.co/a-childless-world?s=1 See you very soon. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

 In this episode, women look back on their journey and discuss the choice they made many years ago to have or not to have children. One reaffirms that choosing to be childfree was the best decision she ever made while another talks about a subject still taboo: motherhood regret. As for me? Well, let’s just say, I made a fool of myself.    Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Students from all over the world claim their right for a childfree life. Some want freedom, others long for better gender balance, and others recoil in the face a dystopian future. Demographers say the childfree are few and far between. That is about to change. A podcast created by David Duhamel produced by MaisonK Prod Original music : Ben Molinaro Graphism : Anna Toussaint Sources Eva Beaujouan & Al, 2017, Has Childlessness peaked in Europe? Population and Societies, n°540 Charlotte Debest & Al, 2014, Childlessness: a life choice that goes against the norm, Population and Societies, n°508 Tomas Sobotka, World's Highest Childlessness Levels in East Asia, 2021, Population and Societies, n°595 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Behind the decline in fertility, isn't there a Sex Recession? A Love Crisis? Dating skills that are withering away? A Tinder-apocalypse? Undeniably, this episode is different. I talk about marriage, divorce, Tinder, pornography, patriarchy, and pleasure. And as bonus, I offer a bright new game for the next time you entertain friends at home.   A podcast created by David Duhamel produced by MaisonK Prod Original music : Ben Molinaro Graphism : Anna Toussaint Sources Daysy Letourneur, 2022, On ne nait pas mec, on le devient. Zones Bruno Patino, 2019, La Civilisation du poisson rouge, Grasset Esther Perel, 2007, Mating in Captivity, Yellow Kite On declining sex-activity http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-sex-problem-demographic-time-bomb-birth-rates-sex-robots-fertility-crisis-virgins-romance-porn-a7831041.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-sex-problem-demographic-time-bomb-birth-rates-sex-robots-fertility-crisis-virgins-romance-porn-a7831041.html) https://www.italymagazine.com/italy/science/less-sex-italian-couples-drop-male-sex-drive-blamed (https://www.italymagazine.com/italy/science/less-sex-italian-couples-drop-male-sex-drive-blamed) Kate Julian, 2018, Why are Young People Having so Little Sex? The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/) Debbie Herbenicl & Al, 2019, Changes in Penile-Vaginal Intercourse Frequency and Sexual Repertoire from 2009 to 2018: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, Archives of Sexual Behavior, vol. 51  10.1007/s10508-021-02125-2 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02125-2)  On Dating Apps Anna Brown, 2020, PEW research center, A profile of single Americans https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/08/20/a-profile-of-single-americans/ (https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/08/20/a-profile-of-single-americans/) On Google Searches Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, 2017, Everybody Lies, Bloomsury Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

France has the highest fertility in Europe. It owes this privilege to its culture and history. The French woman, and even more, the idealized French woman, is the reason for this exception. Beyond France, this episode travels through Europe, North, South, and East and then North America and tells of a world that is being emptied of humans but is being filled... with wolves.   Un podcast de David Duhamel produit par MaisonK Prod Musique originale : Ben Molinaro Graphisme : Anna Toussaint Sources George Alter et Gregory Clark, 2010, The Demographic Transition and Human Capiltal, in Stephen Broadberry, and Kevin O'Rourke, The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe: Volume 1, 1700-1870. Cambridge University Press. Jordan Nickerson and David H. Solomon, 2020, Car Seats as Contraception, SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3665046  https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Will China rule the 21st century? Isn’t this THE question of our time? Well, get ready because this episode delivers a definitive answer. Spoiler Alert! There will be mentions of the Last Generation, of Missing Women, of a loneliness epidemic. A talk with Heidi, a former student from Shanghai will bring us closer to the truth: that Chinese decline is already engraved in its demography     Un podcast de David Duhamel produced by  MaisonK Prod  Original music  : Ben Molinaro  Illustration : Anna Toussaint     Sources:   Isabelle Attané, 2022, China’s New Three-Child Policy: What Effects Can We Expect?, Population and Societies n°596      Yi Fuxian  https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-2020-census-inflates-population-figures-downplays-demographic-challenge-by-yi-fuxian-2021-08     On “effeminate men”,   https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/opinion/china-masculinity.html     On Butler cafés  https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008384/chinas-hottest-new-rental-service-men-who-actually-listen     On Dating classes  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3244423/Chinese-university-offer-new-course-dating-students-marks-partner.html     On the latest population projections   https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/12/05/key-facts-about-chinas-declining-population/      Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

South Koreans are not having children anymore… at all. Zero. or 0.79 per woman which is about the same. The youth is called the “Sampo” generation. The generation that gave up three times. In this episode I talk with Minyoung, a former student from Korea as we explain why Korean universities dispense dating classes and why suicide is now the leading cause of death among the young. South Korea is putting itself on an extinction trajectory. Shouldn’t we be noticing?  A podcast by David Duhamel produced by MaisonK Prod Original music: Ben Molinaro Graphic design: Anna Toussaint Sources On Global students ranking  http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-overview-FR.pdf (http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-overview-FR.pdf) On dating classes https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dongguk-university-course-marriage-love-dating-mandatory-1.4532780 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dongguk-university-course-marriage-love-dating-mandatory-1.4532780) On celibacy rates https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/29/asia/south-korea-fertility-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/29/asia/south-korea-fertility-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html) On advices given to future mothers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/11/dont-look-dishevelled-anger-over-seoul-citys-advice-to-pregnant-women (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/11/dont-look-dishevelled-anger-over-seoul-citys-advice-to-pregnant-women) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Japan, the oldest country in the world, stopped having enough kids and entered population decline before everybody else. Take a good look at Japan, it’s like those dead stars whose light still touches us. By the way, are we sure we’re different?   A podcast by David Duhamel produced by MaisonK Prod Original music: Ben Molinaro Graphic design: Anna Toussaint Sources OCDE,  2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/health-data-fr (http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/health-data-fr).    Global Gender Index   https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2022/   On Sex recession in Japan https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

After being more or less stable for 200.000 years, Global fertility has halved in the last 70 years. It's maybe Humankind's biggest change. It's insane! What is happening? So many things at once... A podcast by David Duhamel produced by MaisonK Prod Original music: Ben Molinaro Graphic design: Anna Toussaint Sources : Matthias Doepke et Al., 2022, The Economics of Fertility: A New Era, https://www.nber.org/papers/w29948 Our World in Data:  https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate Eliana La Ferrara, Alberto Chong and Suzanne Duryea, 2012, "Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil. "American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 4(4), 1-31 Robert Jensen et Emily Oster, 2009, The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India, The Quaterly Journal of Economics, Volume 124, Issue 3,  https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.2009.124.3.1057  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Will the world crumble under the weight of its population, overwhelmed by a barrage of migration waves? Or will it fade away like a morning mist, made of ever rarer children born out of the Last Generation? The world is missing the real problem: Underpopulation and overconsumption. We are fighting the wrong war. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.