EPISODE · Nov 7, 2025 · 26 MIN
Why Moderate Voices are Needed in Pronatalism with Bethany Mandel
from Body & State · host Sarah Varney
In this episode of Body & State, Sarah interviews conservative commentator Bethany Mandel, who writes about the declining birth rate and considers herself a pronatalist. Mandel and her husband, both Orthodox Jews, live in suburban Maryland with their six children. Through her writing and her podcast “The Mom Wars”, she aims to be a more moderate voice among pronatalists, and encourages people to have kids by showing how rewarding a big family can be. Watch our PBS NewsHour segment about the pronatalism movement and its ties to anti-abortion activism https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-inside-the-pronatalism-movement-encouraging-americans-to-have-more-children Read/Listen: Bethany Mandel on The Mom Wars https://themomwars.substack.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mom-wars/id1796727112
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In this episode of Body & State, Sarah interviews conservative commentator Bethany Mandel, who writes about the declining birth rate and considers herself a pronatalist. Mandel and her husband, both Orthodox Jews, live in suburban Maryland with their six children. Through her writing and her podcast “The Mom Wars”, she aims to be a more moderate voice among pronatalists, and encourages people to have kids by showing how rewarding a big family can be.
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