Will I ever want to have kids? | The Gray Area

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Why does it feel so hard to start a family today? How much of that is truly a personal choice? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode of The Gray Area, guest host Christine Emba sits down with journalist Anna Louise Sussman to discuss her new book, Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty. Together, they look past the surface-level "cost of living" arguments to explore how economic volatility, climate anxiety, and the commodification of reproduction are reshaping the way millennials and Gen Z think about parenthood. 00:00 Intro 01:43 Generational uncertainty 03:34 Empowerment of choosing to parent 08:54 “Project me” and parenting 15:36 Structural infertility and climate anxieties 30:18 Financialization of fertility care 39:39 Is uncertainty pushing more people away from parenthood? Guest Host Christine Emba, columnist and author Guest: Anna Luise Sussman, author Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty

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