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The Overpopulation Podcast
The Overpopulation Podcast features enlightening conversations between executive director Nandita Bajaj, researcher Alan Ware, and expert guests to discuss the often misunderstood impacts of our expanding human footprint on human rights, animal protection, and ecological preservation, as well as individual and collective solutions. Ranking in the top 1.5% of all podcasts globally, we draw over 15,000 listeners from across 80 countries.
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Getting the Numbers Right: The Childfree Choice More Prevalent than Reported
In this episode with Dr. Zachary Neal and Dr. Jennifer Watling Neal, we explore their research about the prevalence and characteristics of childfree adults in the US and globally, and how their research methods not only offer a more inclusive representation of this globally minoritized group, but also more objective demographic data.
The Not-So-Selfish Choice To Be Childfree
Therese Shechter discusses her new paradigm shifting documentary film My So-Called Selfish Life about one of our greatest social taboos: choosing not to become a mother. She exposes the oppressive and powerful cultural narratives that seek to maintain control over women's minds, bodies, and lives.
Meet the New Executive Director of World Population Balance
New Executive Director and podcast co-host Nandita Bajaj shares her brief history and the evolving path that led her to becoming a sustainable population advocate. She discusses why our growing human enterprise is the most pressing planetary justice issues of our time.
Choosing Childfree
For over the last 15 years, Laura Carroll has been researching the childfree choice and those who make it, and has interviewed thousands who’ve made this choice. The discussion includes our pronatal culture, myths about family size, and the cost of raising children.