Episodios

  • #8 The Beat Goes On

    #8 The Beat Goes On
    May 5 2017
    Zak and Shira try to pick up the pieces after an unfortunate series of events.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    35 m
  • #7 We Are Powerless

    #7 We Are Powerless
    Apr 28 2017
    Something completely unexpected takes hold and everything changes.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    19 m
  • #6 Who Wants it More?

    #6 Who Wants it More?
    Apr 21 2017
    Shira is at the end of her rope. She wants a baby. And the aha moment that Zak keeps waiting for, it’s likely never gonna come. So now what? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    15 m
  • #5 Childless is More

    #5 Childless is More
    Apr 13 2017
    Zak loves the life he and Shira lead now, without kids. So he asks a chorus of people who've decided not to have kids what went into their decisions and how their childfree lives have turned out.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    20 m
  • #4 The Central Sadness w/Meghan Daum

    #4 The Central Sadness w/Meghan Daum
    Apr 7 2017
    Zak and Shira inch toward a decision while Meghan Daum, essayist and editor of “Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids,” stops by to tell her story.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    18 m
  • #3 The Climate Worriers

    #3 The Climate Worriers
    Mar 31 2017
    Zak and Shira's philosopher friend introduces them to the concept of anti-natalism, and gets them thinking, is it morally wrong to bring a human into this world? Then Zak compares his climate anxiety to the meteorologist and writer, Eric Holthaus, who has pondered a vasectomy in the face of climate catastrophe.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    20 m
  • #2 Parenting Sucks (Sometimes)

    #2 Parenting Sucks (Sometimes)
    Mar 24 2017
    Zak and Shira talk to parents who admit, sometimes, parenting really sucks. Is it even worth it? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    18 m
  • #1 Wandering in the Desert

    #1 Wandering in the Desert
    Mar 17 2017
    Having kids seems very unappealing to Zak. He visits his therapist and some friends to begin to untangle his indecision. Meanwhile, Shira, Zak's wife, explains why she wants to be a mom.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Más Menos
    14 m