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Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo explain who's empowering pronatalism today.

Plus, jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews a new album from Wilco guitarist Nels Cline.


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