The Core

Listing to an interesting discussion on BBC sounds.  Rethink:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08gt1ry

The one I am half way through is about populations, and how China and Japan in particular are approaching a population shrink.

didn't realise I was part way through a 5 episode series.  Really good. Heard the last 2 and the first one now.

Starts with Musk claiming that in 20 years we can expect to be looking at worldwide population COLLAPSE. 

It then dissects it from there. Looking at the decisions women make, looking after the old, retirement, work life balance. 

>>Rethink

I just subscribed. I know you mentioned it before, but I didn't see that I could just subscribe to the audio podcast.

But what if people EAT their pets? Wouldn't that be okay? HHH

>>average cost of giving birth in the US

When we were having our kids we went with some standalone midwife clinics instead of going the hospital route. The delivery including all the pre and post natal care was I believe $2000-3000 flat fee out of pocket outside of the insurance system. Worked out great in our situation and to this day I am baffled why insurance companies aren't singing the praises of services like this that would save them many, many millions of dollars a year.