30 APR 2024 · Today we are excited to chat with a “pleasure doula,” https://www.instagram.com/saraelise333/: an autistic, Black & Indigenous, queer, femme, who works primarily in the hospitality, well-being, and food industries. She has graduated business school, worked on Wall Street, and has been featured in Playboy, Nylon, Bon Appetit, StyleLikeU, and was one of https://www.bkmag.com/50-most-fascinating-2022/sara-elise/. She has modeled for brands like Sephora, Mercedes Benz, Madewell, and Instagram, and she is the author ofhttps://bookshop.org/a/56255/9780063098763, her debut book which launched May 2023.  Wanna https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024? Learn more and https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024 Today's podcast is brought to you by https://childfreewealth.com/home, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping childfree and permanently childless people live their best life without kids. Visit their website to get started — and tell them we sent you!   https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @diypod.  If you have a question or comment, email us at mailto:dinky@dinkypod.com

16 APR 2024 · If you’re a Millennial or Gen Z, there’s a good chance you were raised on shows from Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. By now, you’ve probably heard about the documentary https://www.vulture.com/article/quiet-on-set-streaming-max-ratings.html which covers the untold story of the abusive environment inside '90s kids' television. So, as two people who love pop culture and aren’t having kids because the planet is awful, we have to talk about it.  Wanna https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024? Learn more and https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024 Today's podcast is brought to you by https://childfreewealth.com/home, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping childfree and permanently childless people live their best life without kids. Visit their website to get started — and tell them we sent you!   https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod.  If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.com

2 APR 2024 · https://www.npr.org/2024/01/28/1227453741/trad-wives-are-trending-what-does-that-say-about-feminism-today is the new buzzword in pop culture — and we can’t seem to escape it, no matter how hard we try. While it might seem harmless and dumb on the surface, trad wife culture is deeply rooted in pronatalism. If you’re not familiar with the term, pronatalism is the policy or practice of promoting childbirth or encouraging people to have children. Today, pronatalism & pronatalist policies are on the rise all around us — from ads on television to the decisions from the Supreme Court. So, today we’re giving you an introductory lesson on pronatalism — the origins, the consequences, and what we can do about it.  To register to vote, https://vote.gov/ To read the AITA Reddit thread discussed in Shit People Say, https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1biv6d5/aita_for_insisting_that_my_husband_40s_not_call/ Wanna https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024? Learn more and https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024 Today's podcast is brought to you by https://childfreewealth.com/home, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping childfree and permanently childless people live their best life without kids. Visit their website to get started — and tell them we sent you!   https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod.  If you have a question or comment, email us at mailto:dinky@dinkypod.com

19 MAR 2024 · Today we are honored to be joined by Ali Davis, a cult and childhood torture survivor. Ali grew up under Bill Gothard's teachings (otherwise known as the fundamentalist Christian cult portrayed in ‘Shiny Happy People’). Due in large part to Ali’s childhood experiences, she is now in her early 30s and childfree by choice. Ali is passionate about raising awareness of non-war related childhood torture and is the founder and Executive Director of the pretti graffiti foundation — the first and only nonprofit in the US dedicated to securing humanitarian aid for other survivors.  Follow https://www.instagram.com/prettigraffitifoundation/on Instagram. Visit the https://www.prettigraffiti.org/home website to https://www.prettigraffiti.org/about/about-childhood-torture or https://givebutter.com/IuAjxt.  To shop Erika’s mentioned lip stain, visit https://wonderskin.com/collections/wonderblading/products/wonder-blading-lip-stain-masque. (Not an ad.) Wanna https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024? As of publishing, there are only 6 spots left so don’t waste time! https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024 Today's podcast is brought to you by https://childfreewealth.com/home, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping childfree and permanently childless people live their best life without kids. Visit their website to get started — and tell them we sent you!   https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod.  If you have a question or comment, email us at mailto:dinky@dinkypod.com

5 MAR 2024 · It’s almost spring, so naturally, we’re looking for excuses to DINK ourselves with a 2024 vacation. Your irresponsible, unhinged childfree besties have done the research on all things childfree vacations — including locations, best times of year, and childfree travel groups. Last but not least, we will also be chatting about our Lazy Girls trip, including a deep dive on the itinerary and what we’re looking forward to most. Wanna https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024? As of publishing, there are only 8 spots left so don’t waste time! https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/switzerland/switzerland-with-dinky-pod-sep-2024 Today's podcast is brought to you by https://childfreewealth.com/home, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping childfree and permanently childless people live their best life without kids. Visit their website to get started — and tell them we sent you! Looking for other travel options? Here are a few recs: https://www.wildshe.co.uk/group-trips https://www.flashpack.com/us/adventure-trips/escapism-in-the-philippines-with-danni/ https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-marcela-munoz-oct-2024 https://fulfilledpassporttravel.com/cf-travel/ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod. If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.com

20 FEB 2024 · If there’s one thing childfree people hear over and over and over again, it’s that someday we’ll wake up and realize we made a mistake — and be saddled with tremendous regret over our choice to be childfree. So, today we’ll be talking to Marcia Drut-Davis — an 81 year old pioneer of the childfree lifestyle and author of two books: https://bookshop.org/a/56255/9780615819235 and https://bookshop.org/a/56255/9781646693504 Marcia also revealed her childfree status on national television in 1974 on a segment of ‘60 Minutes.’ We’ll be asking her about her choice to remain childfree — and finding out if she has any regrets today. We wanna go on vacation with you! Fill https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/dinky-pod to help us figure out where we’re going! Survey closes on February 27, 2023 at 11:59PM PST. Today's podcast is brought to you by https://childfreewealth.com/home, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping childfree and permanently childless people live their best life without kids. Visit their website to get started — and tell them we sent you! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod. If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.com

6 FEB 2024 · It’s a mailbag episode!! We had such a blast answering listener questions last season that we’re coming at you with a fresh batch. We’ve pulled some of our favorite questions that listeners like you have sent in over DMs and email — so let this serve as a reminder: if you have a question or a comment, you can always reach us at dinky@dinkypod.com! https://cheesegrotto.com/graciously offered us an affiliate code! Use code DinkyPod10 for 10% off any Cheese Grotto order. Click https://www.instagram.com/p/C1HpGmYLNMc/?igsh=Z3d6NWVzbzBkaHVo to see the Instagram post discussed about your top reasons to not have kids. To watch the Instagram Reel referenced in Shit People Say, click https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzZZAuhPOON/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ https://www.threads.net/@dinkypod?hl=en, and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod. If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.com

23 JAN 2024 · Have you ever thought, “Wow, I wish i could just leave everything behind and travel the globe with a community of other childfree women?” Well, then this episode was designed for you. We’ll be talking with the childfree content creator known on social media as https://www.wildshe.co.uk/. Through her work, she’s creating a community for childfree, travel-loving, free-spirited women to unite and challenge social norms. Having traveled and lived globally, mostly solo, for more than 10 plus plus years, she is probably best known for organizing childfree women’s group trips in places like Bali, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Costa Rica and beyond. Tune in to hear her story and a really, truly riveting game of Mad Libs. Wanna learn more about WildShe? You can find her on https://www.instagram.com/wildshe/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@wildshe_. Plus, join her https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxotoP8tLAl4pFJuIdXPrpF1tcr6xhZYOldJ-SyvP9nMVQcw/viewform and learn more about her https://www.wildshe.co.uk/group-trips https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod. If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.com

9 JAN 2024 · It’s a new year and we know fans of Dinky aren’t just childfree — they’re also big fans of true crime. So, our 2024 gift to you is Dinky with a slice of murder. In this episode we’re covering the famous story that made us all think deeply about the ethics of procreation: Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother Dee Dee. Plus, we unpack the news that https://www.etonline.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-and-husband-ryan-on-married-life-and-having-children-exclusive-217306. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 https://dinkypod.myshopify.com/ Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod. If you have a question or comment, email us at mailto:dinky@dinkypod.com

26 DEC 2023 · Listeners, strap in for a thriller of an episode. We’re talking to New York Times bestselling author and childfree superstar https://www.andreabartz.com/. Andrea Bartz is a journalist and author of her hit novels like The Spare Room, The Lost Night, The Herd, and Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vogue, and many other outlets, and she's held editorial positions at Glamour, Psychology Today, and Self, among other publications. Tune in to hear her thoughts on the intersection of being childfree by choice, writing childfree characters, coming out as queer during the podcast, and what it’s like to be trolled online for your lifestyle. Please take a moment to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Wanna connect with Andrea Bartz? Find her on https://www.instagram.com/andibartz/ and buy https://bookshop.org/a/56255/9781984820495 here. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RGE9C4RKAG5V6 https://dinkypod.myshopify.com/ Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod at @dinkypod. If you have a question or comment, email us at mailto:dinky@dinkypod.com