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Our guest today needs no introduction, as you’ve likely seen her all over your FYP educating the masses on midlife and menopause. Tamsen Fadal is the bestselling author of How To Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better Than Before [https://bookshop.org/a/56255/9780306833540], the host of the Tamsen Show Podcast [https://www.tamsenfadal.com/the-tamsen-show-podcast], and the creator, producer, and executive producer of the PBS documentary The M Factor: Shredding The Silence On Menopause. Beyond that, she is also a 12-time Emmy award-winning journalist and documentarian. Her regular appearances in media outlets include Oprah Daily, The Today Show, The New York Times, and The Harvard Business Review. Long story short? She’s a big fucking deal and we’re so excited to have her with us today!  Take a trip with Dinky: We have two long weekend trips to: Mexico City Weekend 1: Oct 9 - 12 [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-2025]Mexico City Weekend 2: Oct. 16 - 19 (GIRLS TRIP) [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-16-2025]Plus 8 Days In Germany + Prague for Christmas Markets: Dec. 6 - 13 (GIRLS TRIP [https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/germany/germany-with-erika-abdelatif-dec-2025]) The Dinky Patreon [https://patreon.com/dinkypod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] is officially live! Join now to support the show + gain access to weekly, ad-free episodes, chat with us & other childfree pals in the Dinky Discord, join our virtual book club, and more!  Wanna get your finances in order? Use our link to sign up for a FREE 34 day trial of YNAB (You Need A Budget) [https://youneedabudget.a4xxmk.net/RGKmWX] and support the show. Dinky is now on Substack — free of charge! Subscribe now [https://substack.com/@dinkypod] to access exclusive content, unhinged memes, guest articles, and stay up to date on the podcast. Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@dinkypod], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dinkypod.bsky.social] at @dinkypod. Follow us on YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/@dinkypodcast] https://www.youtube.com/@dinkypodcastIf you have a question or comment, email us at dinky@dinkypod.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Today we’re revisiting a crowd fave: regretful parents! We spiced it up this time and went to a new source for regretful parents content: Facebook’s “I Regret Having Children” page. Can you imagine anything more depressing than posting about regretting parenthood on Facebook?? Me either! Tune in for a great recap of three stories found on Meta's worst platform.  We have two long weekend trips to: Mexico City Weekend 1: Oct 9 - 12 [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-2025]Mexico City Weekend 2: Oct. 16 - 19 (GIRLS TRIP) [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-16-2025] Plus 8 Days In Germany + Prague for Christmas Markets: Dec. 6 - 13 (GIRLS TRIP) [https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/germany/germany-with-erika-abdelatif-dec-2025]Dinky is now on Substack — free of charge! Subscribe now [https://substack.com/@dinkypod] to access exclusive content, unhinged memes, guest articles, and stay up to date on the podcast. Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@dinkypod], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dinkypod.bsky.social] at @dinkypod. Follow us on YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/@dinkypodcast]If you have a question or comment, email us at dinky@dinkypod.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

R. O. Kwon is the author of the two best selling books —The Incendiaries and Exhibit, the second of which received a New York Times Editors’ Choice award. Kwon’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, New Yorker, Time, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, and beyond — often writing about abortion rights, being childfree, as well as her identities as an Asian American and queer woman. Born in Seoul, Kwon has lived most of her life in the United States. You can find more info on ordering her books here [https://ro-kwon.com/]. We have two long weekend trips to: Mexico City Weekend 1: Oct 9 - 12 [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-2025] Mexico City Weekend 2: Oct. 16 - 19 (GIRLS TRIP) [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-16-2025] The Dinky Patreon [https://patreon.com/dinkypod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] is officially live! Join now to support the show + gain access to weekly, ad-free episodes, chat with us & other childfree pals in the Dinky Discord, join our virtual book club, and more!  Dinky is now on Substack — free of charge! Subscribe now [https://substack.com/@dinkypod] to access exclusive content, unhinged memes, guest articles, and stay up to date on the podcast.  Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@dinkypod], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dinkypod.bsky.social] at @dinkypod. Follow us on YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/@dinkypodcast] If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.comdinky@dinkypod.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Let’s talk about the SAVE act — the new legislation moving through Congress that has TikTok worried that many women and trans people will no longer be eligible to vote. If you’re unfamiliar, the SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote. We have two long weekend trips to Mexico City going live on May 7! Mexico City Weekend 1: Oct 9 - 12 [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-2025] Mexico City Weekend 2: Oct. 16 - 19 (GIRLS TRIP) [https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-erika-abdelatif-oct-16-2025] The Dinky Patreon [https://patreon.com/dinkypod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] is officially live! Join now to support the show + gain access to weekly, ad-free episodes, chat with us & other childfree pals in the Dinky Discord, join our virtual book club, and more!  Dinky is now on Substack — free of charge! Subscribe now [https://substack.com/@dinkypod] to access exclusive content, unhinged memes, guest articles, and stay up to date on the podcast.  Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@dinkypod], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dinkypod.bsky.social] at @dinkypod. Follow us on YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/@dinkypodcast] If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.comdinky@dinkypod.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

If you’ve been thinking about joining Dinky on a trip but not yet quite sold, this is the episode for you! In March, Dinky took 20 members of the Dink Squad to the bucket list destination every person who wanted to become an archeologist dreamt of going: Egypt. In this episode, we’ll recount the experience and share some audio clips from the travelers — and hopefully inspire you, too, to add Egypt to your list of travel spots to visit!  The Dinky Patreon [https://patreon.com/dinkypod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] is officially live! Join now to support the show + gain access to weekly, ad-free episodes, chat with us & other childfree pals in the Dinky Discord, join our virtual book club, and more!  Dinky is now on Substack — free of charge! Subscribe now [https://substack.com/@dinkypod] to access exclusive content, unhinged memes, guest articles, and stay up to date on the podcast.  Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dinkypod/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dinkypod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@dinkypod], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dinkypod.bsky.social] at @dinkypod. Follow us on YouTube.  [https://www.youtube.com/@dinkypodcast] If you have a question or comment, email us at https://dinkypod.comdinky@dinkypod.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].