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Apr 3, 2026 1 hr 3 min

Rationally Speaking #144 - Bryan Caplan on "Does parenting matter?"

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Podcast: Rationally Speaking Podcast (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Rationally Speaking #144 - Bryan Caplan on "Does parenting matter?" Pub date: 2015-10-04 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Parents in the United States are spending more time and energy than ever to ensure that their children turn out happy, healthy, and successful. But what does the evidence suggest about the impact of their efforts? Economist Bryan Caplan (and the author of "Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids") argues that, despite our intuition that parenting choices affect children's life outcomes, there's strong evidence to the contrary. Bryan and Julia discuss his case, and explore what that means for how people should parent and how many kids they should have. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New York City Skeptics, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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