Claiming Zero
What happens when society tells you, you have nothing to claim but "zero"? You make a podcast for the Childfree & Fencesitter community.
Vanessa is a reentry supervisor for a non-profit that helps men and women in prison rebuild their lives. Her partner Devin is a sports enthusiast working in live television as a director and volunteering at the animal shelter on the weekends. Neither of them have time or energy for kids and they are okay with that! For now. Join them every week as they share their hilariously honest life experiences living childfree in a world full of parents.
Music by audionautix.com.
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Email - claimingzeropodcast@gmail.com
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Episodes
213 episodes
S5, E7: Himstory, Trevor Noah
Comedian, Emmy award winner, television host but most impressively the son of Patricia. Today Vanessa takes us all the way to South Africa where the child 'born a crime' becomes the man who fights for justice. Send us your himstory/...
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S5, E6: Reddit Reads: Millennials' Hot Take on Grandparents
You don't have kids but if you did, how would your parents show up for them? That is the rabbit hole Vanessa went down on reddit this week and today she is bringing all the hot takes from the r/Millennials. Send us your hot take at ...
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S5, E5: Friendship Before and After Kids
On today's episode, we dig in to what life is like before and after you become the "fun auntie/uncle" to your friend's kids. The celebration of new life and the mourning of a friendship that will never be the same. Today we talk about it all an...
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S5, E4: Meet Childfree Guest: Izia
It's the first guest if season 5 and we're starting off with our friend and favorite human from O'Donnell, Texas, Izia! From a town with a total population of 800 to a city just over 3 million life looks a little different these days for him bu...
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S5, E3: Himstory The Fathers and Facts of Formula One
A few days past Father's Day and we're taking a deep dive into the drivers of Formula One Grand Prix and how fatherhood has affected their overall performance. Does being a dad affect their performance on the track? What do the drivers have to ...
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43:15
S5, E2: Reddit Reads, How can I be a parent when I'm still reparenting myself?
Are you someone who does not have children because you spent your childhood raising yourself or maybe even parenting your parents? This episode is for you! Today Devin shares a post from reddit that hits a little close to home and how reparenti...
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49:01
S5, E1: Pet Parenting vs. Human Parenting
Season 5 is here! Today, we are getting to know Vanessa's partner, Devin, a little bit better. How does he feel about being the new co-host? What is he hoping to bring to the podcast? We are also chatting about what we have learned ...
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Ep 200: Thank You from the Girls
As we wrap up Season 4 and our official 200th episode, we wanted to thank all of you for the continued support you've given us and being part of the community that we always wanted to foster. Whether we had a few listeners or hundreds, you show...
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Season 4
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Episode 50
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Ep 199: A Look Back at 4 Years of Claiming Zero
Today we’re looking back at the past 4 years and over 200 episodes of Claiming Zero by breaking down the four episode types, including some follow ups to our most popular episodes!To continue following Daliyce after Claiming Zero, she’s ...
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Season 4
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Episode 49
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55:28
Ep 198: Meet Childfree Guest, Nia
On today’s episode we have the joy of chatting with Day 1 listener, Nia! She’s a dance teacher so of course her and Daliyce had a great time nerding out about dance (apologies in advance 🙂). We even got a surprise visit from her husband!
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Episode 48
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53:50
Ep 197: HimStory: Jesus of Nazareth
On today’s episode, Vanessa takes us through the life of a man many people around the world, both religious and not, know (of). He’s been a humble carpenter, Jewish preacher, and religious leader but he’s never been a father!Title:
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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55:32
Ep 196: Reddit Reads: Can Incentives Convince People to Have Children?
On today’s episode we’re heading into the future. Daliyce came across the subreddit r/Futurology where a user posted an article that discusses the offers of incentives around the world to try to raise fertility rates. As we find out, the incent...
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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43:21
Ep 195: Making Childfree Friends
One of the big reasons for this podcast is to foster community for people who are childfree and fencesitters. In today’s episode, we’re sharing our experiences in meeting childfree people in the real world and how to find people in your local c...
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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40:49
Ep 194: Meet Childfree Guest, Dr Nicole
Today our guest is Dr Nicole McGraw! She lives in Michigan and is a Childfree Ob/Gyn who happily advocates for her childfree community. When she’s not supporting all the women who come to her practice, she’s finding calm and peace with yoga! We...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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37:57
Ep 193: HerStory: Maurine Dallas Watkins
Today Daliyce is sharing the life and mostly unknown legacy of Maurine Dallas Watkins. She had a passion for writing and spent 8 months writing for the Chicago Tribune that included covering some sensational murder trials. Little did she know t...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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51:37
Ep 192: Reddit Reads: Fencesitter Regret
On today's episode, Vanessa is sharing a Reddit post from r/Fencesitters. The topic has us talking about the regret some fencesitters may face after spending so much time on the fence, sitting with their indecision and what happens/how you feel...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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41:56
Ep 191: Childfree Holidays
Today's episode is all about how Daliyce and Vanessa have been spending their Childfree holidays this season. From gathering with likeminded friends to sharing Christmas morning with family, there's a lot of different ways to spend your holiday...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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47:57
Ep 190: Meet Childfree Couple, Jenna & Rob
Today we had the chance to chat with Vegas locals Jenna and Rob! They’ve been married for 8 years and are some of the most self aware and emotionally intelligent people we’ve ever met! They’re pet parents to 4 fur babies and love to spend their...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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58:15
Ep 189: HerStory: Stevie Nicks
Today Vanessa shares another listener suggested Childfree HerStory story! Stevie Nicks, front woman of Fleetwood Mac, has led an incredible life and she continues to wow us with her music and legacy. We also want to wish a Happy Holida...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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54:05
Ep 188: Reddit Reads: Grieving Grandparenthood
Today Daliyce is reading comments from two different subreddits. r/boomersbeingfools and r/millenials both had posts related to the November New York Times article about the silent grief of parents who won’t become grandparents thanks to their ...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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38:01
Ep 187: Reasons to be Childfree: Time
Today we’re talking about all the extra time Childfree people have in their lives! Or maybe that's another misconception about us and we don’t actually have any time because we’ve filled it doing things that bring us joy or hobbies or volunteer...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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49:54
Ep 186: Meet Childfree Guest, Tamara
Today we got to chat with Tamara about her Childfree life as a Librarian, and it was way more exciting than you might think! She’s a vegan Alabama native who lives with her husband in California and she loves reading and running!
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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45:30
Ep 185: HerStory: Debbie Harry
Today's Childfree HerStory comes from a listener suggestion! Daliyce is talking about the living music legend Debbie Harry, best known as the lead singer of Blondie. She's effortlessly cool and still rocking her iconic blonde hair and unique fa...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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56:58
Ep 184: Reddit Reads: What Parents Want Childfree People to Know
This week we're going behind enemy lines (jk) and getting feedback from the parents of toddlers. Vanessa is bringing us a post from r/toddlers where someone asked what parents want Childfree people to know and the parents came to play! While th...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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47:45
Ep 183: Am I Childfree?
Today we’re playing a game called “Am I Childfree?”. We give each other a scenario and decide whether or not that pretend person could call themselves childfree. Are we judging made up people? Maybe a little lol but we quickly realized there’s ...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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54:56