#1262 Amanda Sukenick: Antinatalism, Extinction, The Right to Die, Eugenics, & More
RECORDED ON MAY 16th 2026.
Amanda Sukenick is the host of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast (@exploringantinatalismpodcast), and co-author of Antinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption.
In this episode, we discuss the best arguments for antinatalism, and the arguments against it that are the hardest to refute. We also discuss whether we have really evolved to reproduce. We talk about the harms of pronatalism. We discuss human extinction. We talk about the right to die, and people having access to euthanasia. We discuss whether there is any way that human life in the future could become tolerable enough to make it worth starting. We talk about the link between antinatalism and the ethics of abortion. We discuss Amanda’s debate against Rachel Wilson. Finally, we discuss whether there is a historic link between antinatalism and eugenics.
Time Links:
Intro
What got Amanda interested in antinatalism
The best arguments for antinatalism
The argument against antinatalism that is the hardest to refute
Have we evolved to reproduce?
The harms of pronatalism
Human extinction
The right to die, and euthanasia
Is there any way that human life in the future could become tolerable enough to make it worth starting?
The trouble with sentience
Antinatalism and the ethics of abortion
Amanda’s debate with Rachel Wilson
Is there a link between antinatalism and eugenics?
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