Chapter
The Gender Bias in Childbearing
25:27 - 29:43 (04:16)
The speaker discusses the gender bias in childbearing and how society values only male offspring, leading to harmful beliefs and practices among some families and cultures.
Clips
Bernard Nathanson had bizarre theories on sex determination and tried to make his wife starve in order to have a son, but she kept having daughters until he concluded that all the starving had primed her to have a boy.
25:27 - 26:44 (01:17)
Summary
Bernard Nathanson had bizarre theories on sex determination and tried to make his wife starve in order to have a son, but she kept having daughters until he concluded that all the starving had primed her to have a boy.
ChapterThe Gender Bias in Childbearing
EpisodePart Two: How the First Fitness Influencer Doomed Us All
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In this episode, a detailed account of Bernard Kilgore's life is given, and his behavior is put into context leading up to the mysterious death of his baby.
26:44 - 27:46 (01:02)
Summary
In this episode, a detailed account of Bernard Kilgore's life is given, and his behavior is put into context leading up to the mysterious death of his baby.
ChapterThe Gender Bias in Childbearing
EpisodePart Two: How the First Fitness Influencer Doomed Us All
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker recounts a story of a man's obsession with making his son strong and masculine, which leads to neglecting his wife's medical emergency and prioritizing his son's physical abilities over anything else.
27:46 - 29:43 (01:57)
Summary
The speaker recounts a story of a man's obsession with making his son strong and masculine, which leads to neglecting his wife's medical emergency and prioritizing his son's physical abilities over anything else.