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Not Right Now

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  • It's Not My Neck

    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    This week, Claire and Quinn discuss school dances: from homecoming (HoCo, if you're under 25) to promposals, pantsing, and cotillion boards. Tune in to learn about how school dances have changed over the years (they keep the lights on…

  • Boys and Men Are Not Exempt

    October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    This week, Claire and Quinn sit down with writer Kathryn Jezer-Morton. She grew up on a commune, writes the column Brooding for The Cut, and just published a book called The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience…

  • I'm Not One Of Your Little Friends

    September 17, 2026 · 56 min

    This week, Claire and Quinn react to Michelle Obama's viral week on the internet that broke the mom discourse in half. Also discussed: biological warfare (on audiobook), cicadas in the house, a broken bed jet remote, laundry as a…

  • Don't Look for Dirt

    September 10, 2026 · 59 min

    This week, Quinn and Claire discuss Lego sets for adults, Dolly Parton's canonization timeline, Tim Curry, Bill Gates and Epstein, AI in the classroom, who's actually a good person and how to explain that to kids who don't want the nuance…

  • Make A Fist In Your Pocket

    September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    We survived summer break! Claire spent 10 days trekking through Sweden and Quinn is back from the Outer Banks for two weeks with seven children, not all his. They catch up on the summer and then get into surviving the back-to-school…

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  • Summer Rewind: Don't Touch Me While I'm Cooking

    August 27, 2026 · 58 min

    It's the last week in our Summer Rewind! We'll have a brand new episode for you next week, but until then, please enjoy this episode about somehow maintaining a relationship with your co-parent despite all the chaos. ----------- This week…

  • Summer Rewind: How Low Is Your Bar For Childcare?

    August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    It's still August, which means we're still on summer break, which means we have another fan favorite episode for you to catch up on! ----------- This week, Quinn and Claire are diving into the ever-evolving world of childcare, from the…

  • Summer Rewind: Sleep Will Never Be The Same

    August 13, 2026 · 55 min

    It's still summer, which means we're still on our summer rewind b******t! Enjoy this episode about sleep, which remains forever relevant and eternal. ----------- Parenting and sleep deprivation. From military-precise sleep training…

  • Summer Rewind: Parenting Is Humbling (And I Hate Being Humbled)

    August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    That's right, we're still on summer vacation (sorry, not sorry!). We're diving into the archives again to bring you another one of our favorites: our expectations about parenting before we became parents vs. the reality. Enjoy!…

  • Summer Rewind: This Is Me At My Best

    July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    We're still on summer vacation! Here's another favorite from the vault. Hope you enjoy! ----------- This week, Claire and Quinn dive into the messy reality of all the different ways we cope with parenting, while everything else is…

  • Summer Rewind: These Rules Can Go To Hell

    July 23, 2026 · 52 min

    We're on summer break! For the next few weeks, we're dipping into the archive and replaying some fan favorites. Hope you enjoy. ---------- This week, Claire and Quinn dive into how the show got its name - the eternal parental struggle of…

  • Grindr for Dads

    July 16, 2026 · 54 min

    This week, Quinn and Claire have Kevin Maguire on the pod. Kevin is the dad behind The New Fatherhood newsletter, an executive coach for CEOs and CMOs at companies like Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube, and the author of a book that is very…

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About the show

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.