Reporting on the cost of twins compared to a single birth and why
Reporting on the financial challenges faced by families of multiples
CDC data on prevalence of twins and multiples
Scholarship on how delayed childbearing, rather than simply the use of reproductive technologies, is a factor in the prevalence of twins
Pew Research Center data on delayed childbearing
Pew Research Center data on millenials and childbearing
Explanation about types of twins
Research on what it’s like to be a twin
Surprising facts about twins
Reporting on myths about twins
This episode was written and produced by Melinda Poley and edited by Yongxin Lea Li. The music that opens and closes each 1500 Stories episode was composed and produced by Benjamin Henderson. Additional music was composed by Benjamin Henderson and the following: ES_Our Song (Instrumental Version) by Adelyn Paik, Breathe (Travel Light) by Snowflake (c) 2019, Hold On by Geert Veneklaas (c) 2021, Ordinary People (Rise from the Ashes) by ScOmBer (c) 2020, and Kindergarten by gurdonark (c) 2010. The 1500 Stories podcast was launched thanks to generous financial assistance from the Mellon Foundation and American Council of Learned Societies community college faculty fellowship program. However, any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed here are our own and do not necessarily represent those of Mellon or ACLS. Thanks to Jennifer Myhre for her ears in early stages of drafting this episode. Special thanks to the twins and family of twins who shared their stories for this bonus episode.
