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PODCAST

No Kids No Pain

No Kids No Pain is a brand new Podcast by comedians Romina Puma and Luca Cupani about being childless by choice.

society & culture

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00:17:43

Episode 24 - A child-free coffee?

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/08/20

If you want to enjoy a cup of coffee or a good meal, you're probably wary of any place with prams, crying babies, or toddlers running around. But is it possible to have child-free restaurants or coffee places? Or is it all down to common sense and attentive parents?

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00:13:05

Episode 23 - Taxes for child-free people?

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/08/13

Sometimes politicians propose to make child-free people pay some extra taxes. Romina and Luca aren’t happy with that and talk about the birthrate and the general issue of immigration (spoiler: they are very much in favour of immigration).

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00:17:16

Episode 22 - How dare you enjoy life?

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/08/06

Romina and Luca get “inspired” by a Twitter rant: a mum wrote a furious tweet because she was at Disneyland with her kid and there were plenty of adults - without kids - enjoying the park. Are childfree people allowed to spoil their inner children?

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00:11:59

Episode 21 - Sacrifice

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/07/30

A listener’s suggestion prompts this episode’s topic. Romina and Luca talk about the idea of someone making sacrifices for their kids. But if you are doing something that makes you happy (whether is raising a kid or pursuing a career in your dream job - or both), is that really a sacrifice?

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00:13:01

Episode 20 - Men will be boys

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/07/23

In this episode, Romina and Luca are inspired by a listener’s email. She is child-free and her honest, deep reason is that a man seems to be the least suitable person to have a child with. Is it true that, as they say, girls become women and boys become big boys?

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00:13:26

Episode 19 - Spontaneity

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/07/16

Being child-free means potentially having a lot of spare time. Romina and Luca in this episode try to give tips on how to make the most of this possibility. It’s time to organise our time or, even better, it is time to be spontaneous because we don’t have kids depending on us!

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00:14:35

Episode 18 - Child-free or Childless?

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/07/09

Romina and Luca discuss choosing the right word: childless or child-free? They opt for "child-free" because there is nothing “less” in a life without kids and because the idea of freedom that is implied in "child-free" reminds us that we have agency and the right to make choices.

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00:11:46

Episode 17 - No regrets

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/07/02

Romina and Luca talk about regrets. When you are childfree, a common objection is “What if you have regrets in future?”. But the same things might apply to parents: will they ever admit regrets about parenting? And generally speaking, how can you deal with this whole fear of having regrets?

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00:15:01

Episode 16 - Confirming your choice

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/06/25

Romina and Luca talk about the importance of reminding ourselves about the choice of being child-free. Luckily, sometimes in the newspapers you read some news that makes you think that it isn’t too bad not being a parent…

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00:12:22

Episode 15 - Splitting the bill

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/06/18

Romina and Luca talk about the different techniques that can be used to split the bill at the restaurant. What to do if there are kids? Should their parents pay for them or should the kids' menu cost be shared among the grown-ups, even those who don’t have kids?

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00:11:33

Episode 14 - Holidays and Travel

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/06/11

Romina and Luca talk about the joys of hotels and resorts that are child-free. Would you pay more for a flight ticket if that gave you the option to fly without kids on the plane? And moving from planes to buses, Romina has something to say about the eternal fight between prams ad wheelchair users.

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00:14:02

Episode 13 - Choosing the right moment

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/06/04

When is the right moment to let your partner know that you don’t want to have kids? As Romina and Luca talk about it, we get to know something more about Romina’s family and Luca’s second date. Is it important for a couple to be on the same page about having or not having kids? Are kids a good way to fix a relationship?

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00:11:33

Episode 12 - Planning your future

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/05/28

Romina and Luca talk about inheritance. What happens after you depart from this planet if you don’t have kids? Who’s gonna get the beloved possession that you cannot bring with you to the grave? At the moment they don’t have much to leave anyway, but success may be just around the corner (and death too…).

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00:11:26

Episode 11 - A family of friends

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/05/21

Romina and Luca talk about a great invention that allows people without kids to be happy and not lonely: friends! Sure, there are wonderful families out there, but even if your family is great you could really use a few good friends.

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00:11:49

Episode 10 - (Not) leaving a legacy

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/05/14

Romina and Luca talk about family and legacy. Is a family that important? And can we really control the outcome of our legacy? Also, the royal family gets some unsolicited advice about how to deal with heirs. Disclaimer: Romina doesn’t seem too impressed with being alive, but please rest assured that she is not planning to leave this world anytime soon.

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00:11:17

Episode 9 - Boarding schools

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/05/07

Romina and Luca talk about boarding schools: in Italy is a punishment, a threat that parents use to scare their kids (“If you don’t behave, I’ll send you to a boarding school”). In the UK, it seems a great way to outsource parenting: if you have kids but still want a child-free lifestyle, boarding school seems the perfect solution.

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00:10:26

Episode 8 - Frozen (eggs)

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/04/30

Romina and Luca chat about increasingly common advice that women are given: if they say that they don’t want to have kids, sooner or later someone will suggest to them “Why don’t you freeze your eggs? You might change your mind later”.

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00:12:22

Episode 7 - TV series and careers choice

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/04/23

Watching the TV series Maternal, Romina finds some inspiration to talk with Luca about careers that aren’t parents-friendly (or rather, mother-friendly) and the pressure women face with unsolicited advice if they don’t have kids.

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00:11:31

Episode 6 - Being up to date without kids

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/04/16

Romina and Luca talk about a possible collateral effect of not having kids. Usually, parents learn from their kids, as they grow up: is it difficult for a couple without kids to be up to date with the latest trends?

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00:12:03

Episode 5 - Childfree Celebrities

No Kids No Pain ·

2023/04/09

In this episode, Romina and Luca chat about celebrities who are open about their choice of being child-free (like Seth Rogen ad his wife Laure Miller) and about parents who should have probably been child-free…

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