AOC Is Freezing Her Eggs — Fidel & Suzy on Family Planning, Latino Birth Rates & the Latino Sex Ed Problem

Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito dig into family planning: what it means for Latinos in 2026, why it's still taboo in our communities, and how much has changed in one generation.The conversation starts with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez openly sharing her process of freezing her eggs on Instagram, including the financial reality of paying out of pocket even as a member of Congress. Fidel and Suzy use that as a jumping-off point to break down the numbers: in 1950, the average woman in Latin America had 5.8 children. Today that number is 1.8. Meanwhile, in the US, Latinos still account for 32% of all infants born, a stat that puts the "Latinos love big families" narrative in a very different light.They also get personal. Suzy talks about growing up in a Catholic family where her mom gave her and her sister the sex ed talk, but not her brothers, because, as Fidel puts it, being a good student was apparently enough protection. She talks about what it's meant to navigate family planning as a bisexual woman in her 30s, and the specific challenge of dating straight men in Los Angeles who say they want to "build" with someone, but usually really means building their DJ career.Produced by Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Studios, and Sonoro.🎙 De Los Podcast drops new episodes every week on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the show pulls back the curtain on the stories, people and cultural moments shaping the Latino experience in the U.S. and beyond. Every episode is a front-row seat to conversations with the artists, actors, filmmakers and thinkers who are moving the culture forward — not just talking about it. Guests include Leslie Grace, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Xolo Maridueña, Fabrizio Guido, producer and singer Empress Of, among others. Think of it as the cultural conversation that major American media rarely makes room for — a space where Latinos get to talk, unfiltered, about what they create and who they are. Produced by Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Studios, and Sonoro. New episodes every week — available on YouTube and all major podcasts.