Cats Over Kids
A lifestyle podcast about the ups and downs (but mostly ups) of being childfree and discussing real-life anecdotes from other childfree people, social issues, the joy of travel, and other crazy stories that you may not expect -- plus, cats! Visit us at catsoverkids.com and follow us on Instagram @catsoverkidspodcast or TikTok @catsoverkids
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode Fourteen: Profiles in Childfree Lifestyles - Jared H
We're back after a loooong hiatus! Thanks for tuning back in! To celebrate our return, we're doing a series of Profiles of Childfree Lifestyles. We're interviewing a number of awesome childfree people, starting with Jared H. who is...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Episode 13: Bad Fanfic Mad Libs
What's the deal with fanfiction always focusing on characters having babies?! Can't they come up with something besides the old "make 'em pregnant" card? We decide to spice up some of the uh.. more interesting fanfics we found and make them int...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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31:05
Episode 12: Not Home for the Holidays
Covid may be a relief to some people, since they have an excuse to NOT visit friends and family for the holidays and will be able to avoid their intrusive questions like, "when are you settling down and having kids?!" (spoiler alert: NEVER!) Bu...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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40:19
Episode 11: Happy Anniversary!
It's our anniversary! Live vicariously through some of our anniversary celebrations over the years since we're all stuck at home anyway. Great deals with strings attached await you in Mexico! Feel a little schadenfreude-y at some excruciatingly...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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37:17
Episode 10: Cat Saves the Day
In celebration of our tenth (!!) episode, we're highlighting the CATS in Cats Over Kids. We share stories about six amazing kitties who have been recognized for their deeds in bravery, love, and war time heroics! It's not just dogs who can save...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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28:26
Episode 9: Kids Who Kill, Volume 1
In Episode 7, we learned about two parents who killed their kids. Oh, how the turns have tabled! Now, we will hear about two kids responsible for the death of their parents -- Kip Kinkel and Rachelle Waterman. Jared and Teresa discuss these cas...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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57:21
Episode 8: Travel Tales - Las Vegas
Desperate to go travel, Jared and Teresa briefly relive some Vegas memories then scoured reviews for some of the best angry parent reviews for Sin City. What are some people complaining about when the naughtiest, booziest city in the world isn'...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:24
Episode 7: Parents Who Kill, Volume 1
There are some people in this world who should have never had children. In this episode, Jared and Teresa tell the tales of two people - Timothy Jones, Jr. and Marybeth Tinning -- who have committed some of the cruelest crimes. Warning: crime, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:36
Episode 6: COVID, Kids, and Workplace Imbalance
News reports speculate that COVID may lead to a baby-bust of 500k fewer births in the US -- and that's a bad thing, why? Jared and Teresa are suspicious that this is a dire situation. Plus, Japan, low birth rates, and face masks -- the...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:17
Episode 5: The Baby Plot Device
Jared and Teresa discuss "the baby plot device" -- where TV shows with lazy writing shoehorn pregnancies and kids into storylines that serve no other purpose than to.. what, exactly? Spoilers for Big Bang Theory and Westworld! Also, their new, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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39:20
Episode 4: MLMs and the Moms Who Love Them
In Teresa's solo episode, she discusses the dangers of pyramid schemes and how they entrap people (mostly stay-at-home moms) and shares some MLM history, stories, warning signs, and tips to avoid getting sucked into MLMs.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:15
Episode 3: Childfree People in History
Jared and Teresa showcase five accomplished historic people who just so happened to be childfree: Francis Bacon, Hattie McDaniel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Dian Fossey, and Roger Casement. Plus -- probably their most favorite top 5 countdown yet.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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26:11
Episode 2: Kids in Bars and Restaurant Bans
We discuss the appropriateness of kids in bars, plus plane horror stories and dramatic readings of 1-star reviews of a restaurant that instituted a kid ban. We also introduce our weekly feature, Cat of the Week! www.catsoverkids.co...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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34:29
Episode 1: Cats Over Kids Kickoff
Welcome to the debut episode of Cats Over Kids! Meet your hosts, Jared and Teresa, as they discuss what it means to be childfree. And of course, they'll also talk about cats! Every episode will be something new relating to the childfree...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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26:59