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Not Right Now

Not Right Now

Written by: Important Not Important
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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.Copyright 2026 Important, Not Important Parenting Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • What's The New Fresh Hell In Public Health?
    Dec 11 2025

    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.

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    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-search
    • Blue light blocking glasses https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    • Sleep mask https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M9BC1M8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
    • Ear plugs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JXYH042/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    • Subscribe to Devika's Substack https://askdrdevikab.substack.com/about
    • Follow Devika on Instagram, TikTok, and X @drdevikab

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    • Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com
    • Subscribe 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 channel
    • Produced and edited by Willow Beck
    • Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • I Had My Petty Boots On (And I Liked It)
    Dec 4 2025

    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. Nefertiti gets real about raising a daughter with ADHD, why ADHD in girls often gets overlooked, glass children, mean girls in the fourth grade, 4:30 AM Roblox drops, and being the petty parent sometimes.

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    Links:

    • Read Nefertiti's books She's Just Spirited and Motherhood So White
    • Follow Nefertiti @iamnefertitiaustin
    • Keep up with Nefertiti's work https://nefertitiaustin.com/

    Follow us:

    • Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com
    • Subscribe 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 channel
    • Produced and edited by Willow Beck
    • Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Go to Bed Angry
    Nov 13 2025

    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 every penny, and why it's better to just go to bed angry instead of drag out a fight when you're all exhausted.

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    Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.show

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    Follow us:

    • Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.com
    • Subscribe 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 channel
    • Produced and edited by Willow Beck
    • Music by Tim Blane: timblane.com

    Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors

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    1 hr and 17 mins
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