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I hope you like searing depression, because boy oh boy, do we have an episode for you! You may have seen terrifying climate headlines in September 2026. Specifically, a new report by the UN Environment Programme which found that global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to dangerous new heights. We’ll talk more about what’s in the report, the impacts, and if...

The New York Times called her the "personification of the women's movement." The Wall Street Journal called her a feminist icon. The BBC News said that was the leader of the women's liberation movement in the United States — and CNN said that Steinem was the "face" of the second-wave feminism movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The Associated Press called Steinem one of the "most visible symbols and...

Ah, the leaves are turning and the smell of pumpkin is in the air… which can only mean one thing: someone in your family is going to start hounding you about coming home for the holidays. As two people who have notoriously trashed the life script, I wanted to do this episode because I think we need a come to Jesus moment about why we’ve actually made the holiday season terrible and we should compl...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  Visit Amandine Bookkeeping, our small business spotlight: https://www.amandine-bookkeeping.com/about-us  Dink Yourself: Beyoncé’s Cécred Lash Serum   Bauer Steamer Pro JOIN US FOR Christmas Markets 2026!!! OR Colombia 2027!!!!   From 1979 to 2015, China's one child policy limited most families to a single kid. Now that generation is stuck...

Today I’m speaking with Jenna Sherman, who serves as campaign director for Ultraviolet, a national advocacy organization that drives feminist cultural and political change, and works to improve the lives of all women and gender expansive people by disrupting patriarchy and creating a cost for sexism. You may have seen Ultraviolet’s recent campaign against Flock Cameras — specifically in raising aw...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  EVERYONE who signs up to our giveaway wins a FREE spicy toy or gift card for toys! https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/dinky-pod   Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment or Kristen's Dior lipgloss in color Berry. JOIN US FOR Christmas Markets 2026!!! OR Colombia 2027!!!!   Today we are doing an episode that is long overdue. We are interviewi...

This is a FREE BONUS episode. Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the  Patreon !  EVERYONE who signs up to our giveaway wins a FREE spicy toy or gift card for toys! https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/dinky-pod   Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.   JOIN US FOR Christmas Markets 2026!!! OR Colombia 2027!!!!   This episode is going to be A DOOOOOOOOZY. We’re talking about a story that ce...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! EVERYONE who signs up to our giveaway wins a FREE spicy toy or gift card for toys! https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/dinky-pod JOIN US FOR Christmas Markets 2026!!! OR Colombia 2027!!!!   Our returning guest today is the fearless Dr. Danielle Gershon. Dr. Danielle is an OBGYN working and living in Alabama. She is a fellow of the Physicians for...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.  JOIN US FOR Christmas Markets 2026!!! OR Colombia 2027!!!!   Our guest today, Brianna Madia, is a 3x bestseller having lived in and traveled the deserts of the American West in an old Ford van. She made a name for herself on social media discussing topics like identity, nature, and subverting exp...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.   Today we are recapping two recent Dinky trips: Vietnam in April and France in June. If you’re new to our trips, we partner with the company TrovaTrip who organizes the itinerary and manages all the logistics for us so we just get to show up and enjoy our vacation.  If you’re interested in taking...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.  We’re talking with author Jaclyn Westlake ! Jaclyn is a former recruiter and career advice columnist who now writes novels about funny, flawed women doing their best to find their authentic way in the world. She is the author of Dear Dotty — a finalist for the Women's Fiction Writers Association...

Today we are doing another dedicated Regretful Parents episode. This is our fourth full episode we’ve done on regretful parents and, if you didn’t notice by now, we also have a recurring series we try to do weekly available wherever you find podcasts and a whole lot more on our YouTube channel. In today’s episode, I have compiled a ton of recent posts on Facebook’s I Regret Having Children, which...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.  Today, we’re talking to the mind behind the Instagram account Kids or Childfree . Keltie Maguire is a Clarity Coach, and offers coaching, workshops, and a podcast dedicated to helping women navigate one of life's biggest and most underserved decisions: whether or not to become a parent. Now based...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! Shop items from our  Dink Yourself segment.  Our guest today is Kennedy , who goes by Cozy K or just @cozy.games on social media, has more than 1.5 million followers across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Cozy K is your gaming and lifestyle bestie dedicated to creating a warm, welcoming space for all who appreciate games, hobbies and an ov...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon ! Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.  Today we are joined by Eva Zu Beck : an adventure YouTuber , host and director of the show Superskilled on NatGeo , and a self-proclaimed feral woman . We ask her about her experiences leaving corporate life to travel the world, her experiences with her dog Vilk, and what it’s like to be a woman...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  Shop items from our Dink Yourself segment.  Today, we’re talking with Helena de Groot — creator, sound designer, storyteller, and the audio producer behind several beloved podcasts. Originally from Belgium, she's the producer of the Poetry Foundation's flagship interview show Poetry Off the Shelf, and the co-creator of the cult-classic Pa...

UPDATE: Hi folks, we're releasing this Patreon exclusive to all our listeners because the main story in this episode is now going to court + we want to share the story more widely. If you want to support her trial: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-fight-for-justice-after-a-courtordered-csection Erika and Kristen dig into a deeply disturbing ProPublica investigation of two Black women in Florida...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  Today, we’re being BLESSED by the one and only Rachel Cargle . When we started this podcast, Rachel was one of our number one dream guests. Rachel is a founder, an organizer, an author, an activist. Her work focuses mostly on intersectionality and womanhood. She is the creator of the iconic community for childfree women Rich Auntie Suprem...

Subscribe so you never miss an episode In this episode of our Regretful Parents series, Kristen and Erika react to a viral Reddit post from a mom who was *thrilled* when her ex-husband filed for full custody of their 3-year-old son — and immediately booked a flight. We get into the messy reality of co-parenting, why dads get a pass for bad parenting while moms never do, the way society fails boys...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  Erika and Kristen are joined by returning guest Neill Wolf to break down Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary Into the Manosphere — and the terrifying, infuriating, hilarious world it reveals. From 13-year-olds swarming influencers in the streets of New York to a pregnant girlfriend who may not know she's not legally married, this one is o...

In this episode of the Regretful Parents series, Erika and Kristen react to a viral Reddit post from the Regretful Parents subreddit written by a mom who loved cooking — until she had a child. From cold meals and high-pitched screaming at the dinner table to losing her passion for the kitchen entirely, this mom's story hits different for anyone who lives for food. We break down the emotional toll...

This week on the Regretful Parents series, Erika and Kristen react to a Reddit post from a 34-year-old German father who says he never wanted kids, claims his Japanese wife lied about being on birth control, and now regrets both his marriage and his baby — while living in a completely different country from them. The post is equal parts heartbreaking and baffling. In this episode: A German man des...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  This week, Erika takes Kristen down a rabbit hole she wishes she could un-visit — the disturbing story of Mike and Heather Martin, the couple behind the infamous DaddyOFive YouTube channel. What started as a "family prank" account quickly became one of the most notorious examples of child exploitation on the internet. We cover: How the Da...

Erika is joined by friend of the pod and special guest Ashton to react to a Reddit post from a woman who is absolutely DONE being pregnant — stretch marks in places she didn't know could stretch, a partner telling her "your body will be better than ever," and a mom who just keeps saying "focus on the baby." YIKES.  We get into why pregnancy horror stories are kept so quiet, the evolutionary reason...

Want more exclusive content from Dinky? Join the Patreon !  Dinky listeners have been flooding our inboxes lately pressuring us to watch Season 10 of Love Is Blind — because it featured not one, but TWO storylines about women choosing non-traditional paths when it comes to kids. One of those women was Emma Betsinger, who is our guest today!  Emma is a 28-year old who was adopted from China at age...