Ah, the leaves are turning and the smell of pumpkin is in the air… which can only mean one thing: someone in your family is going to start hounding you about coming home for the holidays. As two people who have notoriously trashed the life script, I wanted to do this episode because I think we need a come to Jesus moment about why we’ve actually made the holiday season terrible and we should completely trash these traditions. In this episode, we’ll get into why, and what to do if going home for the holidays sucks. 

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From 1979 to 2015, China's one child policy limited most families to a single kid. Now that generation is stuck in the sandwich generation, caring for aging parents and their own children with no siblings to share the load. Today we’ll break down the history of the policy, from forced abortions and son preference to China's sudden flip to pronatalist campaigns, and why daughters are still getting the worst of the caregiving deal.  

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Today I’m speaking with Jenna Sherman, who serves as campaign director for Ultraviolet, a national advocacy organization that drives feminist cultural and political change, and works to improve the lives of all women and gender expansive people by disrupting patriarchy and creating a cost for sexism. You may have seen Ultraviolet’s recent campaign against Flock Cameras — specifically in raising awareness for their partnership with Ulta. Jenna joins me today to discuss the issue and what folks can do to fight back. 

Learn more: 
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Sign their petition. 

Anti-Flock Resources:
Cities Fighting Back (Newsweek)
Don’t Get Flocked: https://dontgetflocked.com/maps/
Have I Been Flocked: https://haveibeenflocked.com/


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Today we are doing an episode that is long overdue. We are interviewing Zoë Noble and James Glazebrook – hosts of the popular We Are Childfree podcast. The podcast started in January 2021 and focuses on childfree women and, more recently, on celebrating the lives and experiences of older childfree people. We Are Childfree has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, Vogue and much more. We will hear more about their stories, life on the road traveling Europe in a camper van, and much more. 

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Kristen has been quietly building a cozy chair for people who game on the couch or in bed. Also for crafters, knitters, and anyone who works from a laptop in bed. Lunni launches spring 2027, and the email list gets first access. Sign up at shoplunni.com.

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This episode is going to be A DOOOOOOOOZY. We’re talking about a story that centers in Texas (of course) featuring a baby, who was born with a severe heart defect, that drew the attention of anti-abortion activists as well as the Texas attorney general after the intended parents wanted the surrogate mother to have an abortion. I think there is a good likelihood that this case will rise to the Supreme Court and influence future abortion precedent — so, as your local abortion advocates, we thought it was valuable to fill you in. 

Sources:
California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care
A Fight Over Abortion and Surrogacy Ends With a Baby Born in Texas
Newborn with heart condition at center of surrogacy legal fight has surgery
Surrogate fighting for baby’s life against abortion-pushing biological parents: ‘Every life matters’
Reddit: Biological parents file for a temporary restraining order against the surrogate mother, McKenna West 

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Our returning guest today is the fearless Dr. Danielle Gershon. Dr. Danielle is an OBGYN working and living in Alabama. She is a fellow of the Physicians for Reproductive Health and she is also childfree by choice. We are so excited to chat with her about her experiences as an abortion provider in the South, recent trends she’s noticing, Black maternal mortality, and more. 


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Our guest today, Brianna Madia, is a 3x bestseller having lived in and traveled the deserts of the American West in an old Ford van. She made a name for herself on social media discussing topics like identity, nature, and subverting expectations. She lives in Utah, Oregon and wherever the road takes her, so long as her four dogs are along for the ride. She is the author of Nowhere for Very Long and Never Leave the Dogs Behind, and her new book Homesick Nomad is out now. 

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Today we are recapping two recent Dinky trips: Vietnam in April and France in June. If you’re new to our trips, we partner with the company TrovaTrip who organizes the itinerary and manages all the logistics for us so we just get to show up and enjoy our vacation. 

If you’re interested in taking more trips with Dinky, Kristen and I are hosting folks for our second Christmas Markets trip in December, and next year I’ll taking folks to Colombia + France for part two (stay tuned for those trips to launch!) 

Also, we get into a weird deep dive of our personal psychs, and share a ton of travel recs. 

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We’re talking with author Jaclyn Westlake! Jaclyn is a former recruiter and career advice columnist who now writes novels about funny, flawed women doing their best to find their authentic way in the world. She is the author of Dear Dotty — a finalist for the Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award — and Lucky Break, whose main character navigates grief, therapy, and the unexpected freedom of a life that didn't go according to plan. Jaclyn lives in California with her husband Brian and their chihuahua mix, Mr. Pickles. 

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Today we are doing another dedicated Regretful Parents episode. This is our fourth full episode we’ve done on regretful parents and, if you didn’t notice by now, we also have a recurring series we try to do weekly available wherever you find podcasts and a whole lot more on our YouTube channel.

In today’s episode, I have compiled a ton of recent posts on Facebook’s I Regret Having Children, which as of recording has 105k members. Trigger warning that there is some talk of parricide (or the murder of one’s own family member) in today’s episode. Either way, you are in for a ride.

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