Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 1h 7m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (53)
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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40%
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About This Podcast

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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Where Else Can You Get a Dollar Fifty Hotdog and IVF Medication?

Mar 26, 2026 1h 12m Transcript

This week, Quinn and Claire are joined by L'Oreal Thompson Payton, a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, yoga teacher, mom to a four-year-old junior bookseller, and the founder of Zora's…

Coloring Pages of Karl Marx

Mar 12, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

This week, Quinn and Claire are joined by Garrett Bucks, a writer, organizer, recovering white do-gooder, and parent based in Milwaukee. Garrett runs The Barnraisers Project, writes The White Pages…

Coach Doesn't Do It for the Money

Mar 05, 2026 57m Transcript

This week, Quinn and Claire talk about first crushes, school dances, bloody noses, and other horrors of middle school before getting into why youth sports are dying across the US, especially because…

Loving Heated Rivalry A Totally Normal Amount

Feb 26, 2026 1h 10m Transcript

This week, writer Emily Gould joins Quinn and Claire to discuss her obsession with Heated Rivalry (it's about hockey, primarily), the aging cliff at 44, ruining everything you used to find fun by…

The Movies That Raised Us (Wouldn't Be Made Now)

Feb 19, 2026 1h 11m Transcript

This week, we have Meghan Keane Graham and Mark Graham on the show to chat about their podcast, Back In My Day, where they watch movies from when they were 12 and force their kids (ages 12 and 9) to…

RuPaul Fracks

Feb 12, 2026 1h 3m Transcript

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…

Cat People Don't Believe In Cat Allergies

Feb 05, 2026 1h 5m Transcript

This week it's just Quinn and Claire on the pod, crashing out over academic probation (which is actually kind of a relief?), school surveillance that catches kids Googling inappropriate things (it…

Maybe Having Another Kid Would Break Us

Jan 29, 2026 1h 13m Transcript

This week we have fiction writer and mom to one amazing 10-year-old, Joy Netanya Thompson, on the pod to discuss why she chose to stick with having just one kid. Joy gets real about postpartum…

Babies Sh*tting At A Funeral

Jan 22, 2026 1h 12m Transcript

This week, we have registered dietitian and death doula, Deanna Rondero, on the pod to chat about food insecurity, death cafes, and how grief intersects with everything. Also: losing it over mac and…

What's The New Fresh Hell In Public Health?

Dec 11, 2025 1h 2m Transcript

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…

I Had My Petty Boots On (And I Liked It)

Dec 04, 2025 1h 9m Transcript

This week, we have author and journalist Nefertiti Austin on the show to talk about her new book She's Just Spirited: Parenting a Neurodivergent Child and The Diagnosis that Changes Everything.…

Go to Bed Angry

Nov 13, 2025 1h 17m Transcript

This week, Claire and Quinn chat Halloween logistics, the rear-facing car seat as the ultimate deterrent to having another baby, Claire's solo cabin getaway where doing absolutely nothing is worth…

Your Kids Don't Care About Your Success

Oct 30, 2025 1h 5m Transcript

This week: We won a podcast award! And now we're immediately spiraling into existential conversations about where we seek approval, why we need it, and how it's completely different (and weirdly the…

Don't Make It Somebody Else's Problem

Oct 23, 2025 1h 10m Transcript

This week, Claire and Quinn discuss the very normal things like getting back into shape (this time it's happening!), anniversary celebrations that peak at the cheese plate, and whether a C-minus in…

What's The Point of This Salad?

Oct 09, 2025 1h 12m Transcript

After catching up on the weekend's chaos (signing up to be toilet papered, progressive dinner parties, and dads of preteens who've apparently never heard of Snapchat), Quinn and Claire discuss the…

That's A Hard No

Oct 02, 2025 1h 12m Transcript

We're back!This week, Claire and Quinn are crashing out over back-to-school chaos (music class that your kid swears they aren't supposed to practice for, curriculum night avoidance, and late start…

Don't Touch Me While I'm Cooking (Or Maybe Ever?)

Aug 07, 2025 1h 4m Transcript

This week, Claire and Quinn tackle the brutal summer heat while diving into the complexities of maintaining a relationship with your co-parent. Finding couple time when everyone just wants to retreat…

Keep It Janky

Jul 31, 2025 1h 12m Transcript

This week Claire and Quinn welcome Sarah Wheeler, creator of the Mom Spreading blog, host of The Mother Of It All podcast, educational psychologist, and self-described 90s R&B enthusiast. Sarah…

Take The Waters

Jul 24, 2025 1h 17m Transcript

This week, Quinn returns from an epic family trip to Alaska with stories of whales, glaciers, and kids who packed two socks for a week-long adventure. But as always, the conversation happens when…

How Low Is Your Bar For Childcare?

Jun 26, 2025 1h 6m Transcript

This week, Quinn and Claire are diving into the ever-evolving world of childcare, from the brutal economics of quality care to the desperate measures parents take just to keep working. They explore…

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