Who is the modern American dad?

谁是现代美国爸爸?

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2025-09-28

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Young men are more interested in becoming parents than young women are, and there's a growing number of single dads by choice. A look at modern fatherhood. This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz, edited by Megan Cunnane, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Adriene Lilly and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.  Thanks to Jonquilyn Hill for sharing a family photo for our episode image today. Image of dad John and baby Jonquilyn courtesy of the Hill family. If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • The idea of the dad and the idea of fatherhood.

  • is constantly able.

  • We're in this sort of time period where I think like what it means to be a man culturally is shifting really rapidly.

  • I always wanted to be a dad, so becoming a father was scary,

  • but it was the natural thing I wanted to do to find something more purpose in my life.

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  • There's a real case of baby fever going around, and it's coming from young men.

  • 57% of young adult men want to be parents now.

  • Compare that to just 45% of women the same age who want to have a kid one day.

  • This stat kind of turns our traditional ideas about parenthood on its head,