Not Right Now

Not Right Now is a podcast for parents navigating the impossible task of raising kids while *gestures wildly at everything*. Join Quinn Emmett (Important Not Important) and Claire Zulkey (Evil Witches) for honest conversations about parenting in an era of climate change, artificial intelligence, social media anxiety, all while trying to get your kid to just please put on their shoes. From discussing how to talk to kids about the news without traumatizing them (or yourself), to debating the right age for a phone, to admitting that sometimes the best parenting happens when you're hiding in the pantry eating handfuls of trail mix for dinner- Quinn and Claire bring humor, empathy, and real talk to the wild adventure of raising tiny humans in these chaotic times. Because being a good parent doesn't mean having all the answers - it means figuring it out together, one "not right now" at a time. New episodes every Thursday. A show that understands both the deep love and daily chaos of modern parenting.

  1. 4 HRS AGO

    RuPaul Fracks

    This week we're talking about the delicate art of making everything toxic for your children (Whole Foods? Ruined. Florida? The worst. Every public figure? Probably a Nazi.), how to tell kids bad news on their level ("Grandma is cooked"), and whether you're still a trad wife if you do all the trad wife things but hate it. Also: the polar vortex, Apollo 13 family rankings, and our ability to be a bummer about anything. ----------- Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show Get all of our episodes at notrightnow.show Find every action recommended in Not Right Now here: whatcanido.earth. ----------- Links: How to tell kids bad news on their level Thread: https://www.threads.com/@dave5150scotsman/post/DT2dxztEQMEMillennial Final Destination meme: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSLbXJniezE/Countertop microwave/toaster/air fryer combo: https://www.breville.com/en-us/product/bov900World War II books: Agent Zo by Claire Mulley, Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia by Julia Ioffe, The Fall of Berlin by Antony Beevor, The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson, Rick Atkinson's WWII trilogy Follow us: Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by a href="https://twitter.com/willowbeck_" rel="noopener...

    1h 3m
  2. 2025-12-11

    What's The New Fresh Hell In Public Health?

    This week, we have another guest! Dr. Devika Bhushan, a pediatrician, public health leader, former acting Surgeon General in California, and mom, chats with Quinn and Claire about the breastfeeding data nobody tells you about, why sleep protection is literally life-saving for some moms, vaccine hesitancy, raw milk, and all the other health & wellness misinformation swirling around the news cycle. ----------- Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show Get all of our episodes at notrightnow.show ----------- Links: Read Devika's Slate article https://slate.com/technology/2024/02/mental-health-breastfeeding-formula-bipolar.html Get more of Devika's sleep paraphernalia https://askdrdevikab.substack.com/p/lets-sleep-better-by-capturing-darkness?utm_source=publication-searchBlue light blocking glasses https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1Sleep mask https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M9BC1M8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1Ear plugs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JXYH042/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1Subscribe to Devika's Substack https://askdrdevikab.substack.com/aboutFollow Devika on Instagram, TikTok, and X @drdevikab Follow us: Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by Willow BeckMusic by Tim Blane: timblane.com Advertise with us: a href="https://www.importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    1h 3m

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Not Right Now is a podcast for parents navigating the impossible task of raising kids while *gestures wildly at everything*. Join Quinn Emmett (Important Not Important) and Claire Zulkey (Evil Witches) for honest conversations about parenting in an era of climate change, artificial intelligence, social media anxiety, all while trying to get your kid to just please put on their shoes. From discussing how to talk to kids about the news without traumatizing them (or yourself), to debating the right age for a phone, to admitting that sometimes the best parenting happens when you're hiding in the pantry eating handfuls of trail mix for dinner- Quinn and Claire bring humor, empathy, and real talk to the wild adventure of raising tiny humans in these chaotic times. Because being a good parent doesn't mean having all the answers - it means figuring it out together, one "not right now" at a time. New episodes every Thursday. A show that understands both the deep love and daily chaos of modern parenting.

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