Topic: World Population Day

Media outlets are increasingly linking population control to environmentalism, with headlines suggesting that condoms and vasectomies are tools to fight climate change. World Vasectomy Day, held on November 7th, featured webcasts of the procedure to promote the idea. The hosts characterize this PR push as a modern eugenics program masquerading as environmental activism.

The hosts critique World Population Day and a memo sent by John Kerry on behalf of President Barack Obama. They analyze statements from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regarding youth unemployment and dead-end jobs in developing countries. The discussion characterizes the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) as a vehicle for global birth control and population management.