How Elon Musk and JD Vance plan to 'save civilization' with more babies
29 Oct 2025
• 37 min
• EN
What do conservatives like JD Vance and tech executives like Elon Musk have in common? They, like other pronatalists, want to “save civilization” by having more American babies. But it wasn’t that long ago that some people wanted to save the world by limiting the number of kids being born. This week on the pod, we explore the surprising way eugenics plays a role in these two seemingly opposite fears. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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