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The Vergecast · Friday, July 31, 2026

David Pierce announces upcoming arrival of his 15th child

David Pierce shared personal news on the podcast, revealing that he and his wife are expecting another baby. This will be their 15th child, with the due date set for mid-August, entering the 'any day now' phase.

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The second thing, the more important fact of my life right now is, uh, I'm having a baby.
David Pierce
Again?
Neely Patel
One last time.
David Pierce
If you're seeing or hearing this and your response is like, "Gosh, David, didn't you just do this?" You're correct. All of this is true. 14 months later, uh, here I am. We're just babying it up again. So, uh, I am my wife is due sometime in mid-August, but we are sort of as you're hearing this or seeing this, we are like entering the it could kind of just happen any day phase.
David Pierce
Heard on The Vergecast — “It's time to panic about AI safety, published Friday, July 31, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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