Listen "Baby Boom?"
Episode Synopsis
Join us on our first episode ever (!) as Mak + Case break down the "Big Beautiful Bill" highlighting the current policy in support of moms and childbirth, and how this impacts the American family as we know it. Find us on Insta and TikTok@commonlanguagepodSources, as always!CDC Report on Birth DataNational Center for Health Statistics. “Births: Provisional Data for 2024.” CDC, 2025, www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr038.pdf.ABC News on Trump $5,000 BonusParkinson, Joe. “Trump Administration Proposes $5,000 ‘Baby Bonus’ to Incentivize Americans to Have Children.” ABC News, 1 May 2025, abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-5000-baby-bonus-incentivize-public-children/story?id=121094707.CBS News Coverage on the SameWatson, Kathryn. “Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Baby Bonus’ as Part of Push to Boost U.S. Birthrate.” CBS News, 1 May 2025, www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-baby-bonus-5000-5k-2025-white-house/.New York Times ReportingLerer, Lisa. “Trump Embraces Pronatalism, Proposes Policies to Boost U.S. Birthrate.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-birthrate-proposals.html.Axios on State-by-State BirthratesGonzales, Oriana. “Red States See Higher Birthrates Than Blue States.” Axios, 7 May 2025, www.axios.com/2025/05/07/birth-rate-states.USA Today on Average Age of ParentsRodriguez, Adrianna. “These Graphics Show How the Average Age of U.S. Parents Is Changing.” USA Today, 18 May 2024, www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/18/graphics-show-changing-trend-average-age-parents/73707908007/.Parents.com on CAKES Body Childcare BenefitJames, Ariel. “CAKES Body Will Cover Child Care Costs for Employees up to $36,000 a Year.” Parents, 2 May 2025, www.parents.com/cakes-body-covering-child-care-costs-for-employees-11734132.Bloomberg on CAKES Body PolicyConroy, Renita. “CAKES Body’s New Child Care Benefit for Employees: $36,000 a Year.” Bloomberg, 1 May 2025, www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-01/cakes-body-s-new-child-care-benefit-for-employees-36-000-a-year.NWLC on Paid Family LeaveNational Women’s Law Center. “Time to Care: Paid Family and Medical Leave and the FAMILY Act.” NWLC, 2024, nwlc.org/resource/time-to-care-paid-family-and-medical-leave-and-the-family-act/#.Center for American Progress on Paid LeaveGlynn, Sarah Jane, and Diana Boesch. “The State of Paid Family and Medical Leave in the U.S. in 2024.” Center for American Progress, 10 Jan. 2024, www.americanprogress.org/article/the-state-of-paid-family-and-medical-leave-in-the-u-s-in-2024/.Public School Rankings by StateWorld Population Review. “Public School Rankings by State.” 2025, worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state.City Journal on PronatalismKaufmann, Eric. “Baby Blues.” City Journal, 8 May 2025, www.city-journal.org/article/baby-blues.CHANI Careers PageChani. “Careers.” Chani Nicholas Incorporated, www.chani.com/about/careers. Accessed 13 May 2025.
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