<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Free Press: Raising Parents with Emily Oster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Oster tackles parenting questions with data, not trends. Questions like: Are we too soft on kids these days? Why are so many teen girls unhappy and anxious, and how can we make them happy again? Why are boys being left behind? Should you even have kids at all? And above all: How do we raise good people in this strange new world?]]></description><link>https://www.thefp.com/s/raising-parents-with-emily-oster</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XTc7!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cb7f208-a15c-46a8-a040-7e7a2150def9_1280x1280.png</url><title>The Free Press: Raising Parents with Emily Oster</title><link>https://www.thefp.com/s/raising-parents-with-emily-oster</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:05:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thefp.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Bari Weiss]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[supportus@thefp.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[supportus@thefp.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Bari Weiss]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Bari Weiss]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[supportus@thefp.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[supportus@thefp.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Bari Weiss]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Ep 8: Should You Have Kids?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most of human history, having kids wasn&#8217;t much of a choice.]]></description><link>https://www.thefp.com/p/ep-8-should-you-have-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thefp.com/p/ep-8-should-you-have-kids</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Free Press]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8ab30a05322bce060c1ecdb247" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>
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