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Ep 1 - Childfree

That's a Cult?

English - December 27, 2017 17:12 - 41 minutes - 77.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
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Next Episode: Ep 2 - MLM Schemes

Some people just don't want kids, and often find they're questioned, mistrusted, or even hated for it. The childfree subreddit has become a digital home for 142,000 of them.

​Can the internet be a place of respite for people being pestered by their broody parents? Or are they longing for a childfree, separatist world that isolates and misunderstands parents?

Written and edited by: Helen McCarthy www.twitter.com/helenlmccarthy
Music by: Antti Luode www.anttismusic.blogspot.co.uk

Episode sources (so you can do your own reading and research): https://thatsacult.tumblr.com/post/625890739952451584/some-people-just-dont-want-kids-and-often-find

Thanks to all the episode contributors.

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