Not Right Now

Don't Google It

This week, Claire and Quinn have Amanda Hess (NYT writer and author of Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age) on the pod. They discuss the summer logistics of having a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old, Amanda's emerging second-book obsession (cryogenics, death tech, and the very human story underneath the billionaire-escape-pod headlines), boy mom discourse, training your Instagram algorithm, genetic testing, shame, and the difference between information that helps and information that just produces unnecessary grief and anxiety. -------------- Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show [questions@notrightnow.show] Get all of our episodes at notrightnow.show [https://notrightnow.show/] Find every action recommended in Not Right Now here: whatcanido.earth [https://whatcanido.earth/]. ----------- LINKS * Find Amanda's book Second Life, out now in paperback https://bookshop.org/p/books/second-life-having-a-child-in-the-digital-age-amanda-hess/bf2e85d90457100b [https://bookshop.org/p/books/second-life-having-a-child-in-the-digital-age-amanda-hess/bf2e85d90457100b] * Follow Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/astromwallhess/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/astromwallhess/?hl=en] * Read Amanda's NYT work https://www.nytimes.com/by/amanda-hess [https://www.nytimes.com/by/amanda-hess] Follow us: 1. Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com/] 2. Subscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/ [https://www.evilwitches.com/] 3. Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade]. 4. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/] 5. Subscribe to our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q] 6. Produced and edited by Willow Beck [https://twitter.com/willowbeck_] 7. Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com/] Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]

Parenting At The End of The World

This week, Quinn and Claire are joined by Kaitlyn Teer. She's the senior editor at Cup of Jo's Big Salad, essayist, college writing teacher, and author of the essay collection Little Apocalypses: Essays on Motherhood, Climate Change, And Hope at the End of the World. They discuss green motherhood as yet another impossible ideal, climate anxiety, water bottle hygiene, and their thoughts on an "unstructured summer." -------------- Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show [questions@notrightnow.show] Get all of our episodes at notrightnow.show [https://notrightnow.show] Find every action recommended in Not Right Now here: whatcanido.earth [https://whatcanido.earth]. ----------- LINKS * Find Kaitlyn's book Little Apocalypses here https://www.kaitlynteer.com/ [https://www.kaitlynteer.com/] * Check out Kaitlyn's Substack Oh Good https://kaitlynteer.substack.com/ [https://kaitlynteer.substack.com/] * Check out Big Salad https://joannagoddard.substack.com/ [https://joannagoddard.substack.com/]  * Use code EVILWITCH20 will get you 20% off your first month's subscription from Faye [https://www.findfaye.com/?ref=evilwitches.com]. Follow us: 1. Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] 2. Subscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/ [https://www.evilwitches.com/] 3. Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade]. 4. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/] 5. Subscribe to our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q] 6. Produced and edited by Willow Beck [https://twitter.com/willowbeck_] 7. Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]

Do You Think Mary Ever Yelled At Jesus?

This week, Quinn and Claire are joined by Meghan Murphy-Gill. She's an Episcopal priest, former hospital chaplain, mom, and author of The Sacred Life of Bread. They talk about religion, community, and what we actually want to pass down to our kids. From why Claire sent her kids to Catholic school even as a "faithfully agnostic" parent, Quinn's atheist-but-curious upbringing, and how Meghan went from an Irish Catholic kid to managing editor of US Catholic to Episcopal priest. Also: Pre-Cana horror stories, the Pope's AI stance, collars (Megan has eight or nine in her car), and whether Mary ever yelled at Jesus (obviously, yes). -------------- Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show [questions@notrightnow.show] Get all of our episodes at notrightnow.show [https://notrightnow.show] Find every action recommended in Not Right Now here: whatcanido.earth [https://whatcanido.earth]. ----------- LINKS * Follow Meghan's work at her Substack God Talk https://godtalk.substack.com/ [https://godtalk.substack.com/] * Check out The Most Important Question's Run For Something series themostimportantquestion.show [https://themostimportantquestion.show] * Check out the It's Called Reality podcast itscalledreality.tv [https://itscalledreality.tv/] * Grab some *Actually* Pro Life merch https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/collections/actually-pro-life [https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/collections/actually-pro-life] * Check out Life Finds A Way on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSfAD4O-rQf0M7I77uOFlJSc6t-d_pKOJ [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSfAD4O-rQf0M7I77uOFlJSc6t-d_pKOJ] Follow us: 1. Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] 2. Subscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/ [https://www.evilwitches.com/] 3. Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade]. 4. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/] 5. Subscribe to our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q] 6. Produced and edited by Willow Beck [https://twitter.com/willowbeck_] 7. Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]

Introducing: It's Called Reality

Something new from the team behind Not Right Now. It's Called Reality is a podcast about reality TV, and everything it's secretly about. Every episode, hosts Willow Beck and Briana Brown take a show you're already watching and pull the thread on what it's actually telling us about the world. If you listen to Not Right Now, you already know that the culture your kids are growing up in shapes them in ways that are easy to miss until it's too late. Reality TV is one of the most powerful parts of that culture. America's Next Top Model told a generation of girls what their bodies were supposed to look like. The Bachelor has been teaching young women about what femininity and being "marriage material" are supposed to look like since 2002. The Kardashians essentially invented the influencer economy that your kids are growing up inside. It's Called Reality takes all of that seriously, with analysis, humor, and zero apology for loving the shows we're critiquing. If you've ever watched something with your kid and thought "wait, what is this actually teaching them", this show is for you too. New episodes Fridays. Find It's Called Reality wherever you listen to podcasts. ------------- LINKS Listen to It's Called Reality: itscalledreality.tv [https://itscalledreality.tv] Follow us: Instagram @itscalledreality and TikTok @its.called.reality Get in touch: questions@importantnotimportant.com [questions@importantnotimportant.com] -- send us your hot takes, questions, memes, and shows you want us to cover. We read them all. Take action: whatcanido.earth [https://whatcanido.earth] Support the show: It's Called Reality is produced by Important, Not Important. If you want to go deeper on the issues we cover (and get future ad-free and bonus episodes!) consider becoming an Important Member: importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://importantnotimportant.com/upgrade] ------------- It's Called Reality is co-hosted by Willow Beck and Briana Brown, produced by Important, Not Important. New episodes on Fridays. If you love it, leave a rating and review!

Grandmazon

It's Maycember, and we're not okay. This week, Claire and Quinn are back to commiserate about the absolute chaos of late spring parenting, from overloaded school calendars to the age-old debate between fifth and eighth grade graduation parties. Also discussed: Teacher Appreciation Week, Mother's Day logistics, being the "hang-out" house, garage sale slippers, Geometry Dash, and other trigger words. -------------- Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show [questions@notrightnow.show] Get all of our episodes at notrightnow.show [https://notrightnow.show] Find every action recommended in Not Right Now here: whatcanido.earth [https://whatcanido.earth]. ----------- Follow us: 1. Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] 2. Subscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/ [https://www.evilwitches.com/] 3. Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade]. 4. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/] 5. Subscribe to our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q] 6. Produced and edited by Willow Beck [https://twitter.com/willowbeck_] 7. Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]