Podbit · The Shawn Ryan Show
Ryan explains that male sperm swim fast but die quickly, while female sperm swim slowly but live longer. To conceive a boy, have sex right when the egg drops — fast male sperm beat females to the egg. For a girl, have sex before the egg drops — males die waiting, females survive to fertilize. He used it twice: first a boy, then a girl, both on purpose.
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The conversation about family reaches its lightest moment as Strickland and Ryan discuss having children. Strickland and his wife are considering it, possibly with IVF to select a boy — he's convinced God will send him a daughter as punishment for his past. Ryan explains the Schultz method: male sperm swim fast but die quickly, female sperm swim slow but survive longer. Time sex with the egg drop for a boy; time it before the egg drops for a girl so male sperm die waiting. He used it twice successfully. Strickland immediately wants to call his wife. Ryan adds that both children should be raised knowing Christianity as the heritage of America and suggests raising kids as their parent's 'replacement.'
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