Welcome to a Sexless America | 'The Opinions' Podcast
Data shows that Gen Z is in a sex recession. Technology, #MeToo and a growing emphasis on platonic relationships are reshaping how many people think about sex. As anxiety grows over falling birthrates and changing behaviors, Nadja Spiegelman, a Times Opinion culture editor, speaks with the journalists and researchers Carter Sherman and Christine Emba about why this shift might not be such a bad thing. 00:00 'Less Sex Than Ever Before' 02:08 Why Gen Z Is Opting Out of Sex 02:36 Doomscrolling, Porn and the End of the First Date 04:33 Post-#MeToo Anxiety 06:50 The Effect of #MeToo on Young Men 09:56 Women Sharing Bad Experiences on Social Media 12:17 Mental Health, Medication and Libido 19:00 Millennials Kicked Off the Sex Recession 28:46 The First Step to Having Sex 30:25 A.I. Intimacy and OnlyFans 39:40 The Upside of Less Sex? Read the full transcript here: https://nytimes.com/2026/07/22/opinio... Follow us: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/581OhiI... TikTok: / nytopinion Publish Schedule: Wednesdays and Saturdays The Opinions podcast: "You've heard the news, here's what to make of it."
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