Not Just Sleeping In
Not Just Sleeping In
Not Just Sleeping In
The Last 50 years have seen dynamic shifts in societal attitudes towards Female Autonomy, Divorce, Reproductive Rights, and the Definition of Marriage. Along with it, more and more people are making the conscious choice to live their lives Child Free. We’re here to unpack the complexities of this life choice and say the things that we can’t say anywhere else.
Lone Wolf (and Cub)
Lee and Tyger talk about childfree heroes who find themselves in parental roles and the impact this sort of representation has.
Jul 28, 2021
49 min
We're (Not) Sick
We're actually back! Tyger and Lee recount their recent exploits that have kept them from recording, and more importantly, chat about how CF people are often pathologiezed. When people find out about our choice to be childfree, there is a tendency to treat it as dysfunctional, abnormal, or borne from trauma. How do we counter these assumptions? Why are we pathologized in the first place?
Jul 6, 2021
40 min
Working (Apart) Relationships
Tyger and Lee are no strangers to work taking them away from their respective partners. A life of travel and adventure can be great fun, and it's the reason many of us are Childfree, but it comes with its downsides as well.
Jun 15, 2021
54 min
Mini-Update: Life is Crazy (Even without Kids)
Lee explains where the heck we've been. We still love you, and we can't wait to get back up.
Apr 22, 2021
3 min
The (Long Awaited) Poop Episode
Pooping. Everybody does it. Parents spend a lot of time talking diapers and shit, but what about the fecal trials and tribulations of the rest of us? Poop belongs to everyone!
Mar 23, 2021
39 min
Baby Bust(ed)
The University of Washington published a study in The Lancet covering global birth rates since the start of the pandemic. And guess what? People aren’t having babies in the middle of a global crisis. This, coupled with a trend toward declining global fertility, leads to some big questions for humanity as a whole. But also, media outlets are being SOOOOO dramatic about it.
Mar 16, 2021
32 min
Pietà Party (Of One)
Recently a tweet by art Historian Dr. Katherine Schofield made the rounds on Twitter where she stated “You don’t get Michelangelo’s Pieta until you have a child, and then you can’t bear to look at it.” She was roundly dragged for her bad take and the responses and comments are priceless. Most point out the Michelangelo had no children and likely gay. At the heart of her argument is something CF people have been actively or passively subjected to for a long time: The i...
Mar 9, 2021
44 min
(Child)Free Spirits
Much of spiritual discourse has to do with father- and mother-figures, patriarchy, matriarchy, and family systems. Even a lot of casual atheist discussion is about what kids should and shouldn’t be exposed to in school or how morality should be taught to The Youths. So how can you soothe your soul and find a spiritual path (or not!) as a childfree person?
Mar 2, 2021
35 min
(You don't need to) Explain Yourself!
Telling others you're childfree or bringing it up in casual conversations often triggers a barrage of invasive and unwanted questions. What do we actually owe other people? Lee and Tyger try to answer this question.
Feb 23, 2021
35 min
The (Racist/Sexist/Classist/Ablelist) Idiocracy Problem
A common check off the old CF bingo card is the "Idiocracy Problem," in which people think that more of "the right type of people" should be having children. Tyger and Lee do a deep dive into why this is such a deeply disturbing belief.
Feb 16, 2021
33 min
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