Going non-nuclear: East Asia’s changing families
August 28, 2023
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August 28, 2023
Going non-nuclear: East Asia’s changing families
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<p>From Japan to South Korea, from China to Taiwan, <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/asia/2023/06/30/east-asias-new-family-portrait?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">family structures</a> are becoming less traditional. More premarital cohabitation, single parenthood and two-income households are influencing demographics—with worrying consequences. And we pay tribute to 50 years of hip-hop. The <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/10/hip-hops-50th-anniversary-shines-a-light-on-its-new-york-city-birth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York</a>-born genre is taking the <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/08/10/hip-hops-future-will-be-less-american-and-more-global?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">world</a> by storm, and picking up new influences along the way (9:22).</p><p><em>Additional music “</em><a href="https://youtu.be/XeKjZByq2sA?si=cjqFAF2thux721YO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>HIP-HOP</em></a><em>” courtesy of RayZa. </em></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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