In a bold role reversal, multi-award-winning journalist and Curious Media co-founder Poppy Reid takes the guest seat to explore life’s most confronting question: What if you choose not to have kids? In this raw and radically honest episode, Poppy opens up about growing up without maternal instincts, the societal pressures that come with opting out of parenthood, and how she navigated dating, marriage, and divorce while holding firm to her values.Poppy reflects on the staggering data showing a generational shift in reproductive choices — including the stat that nearly half of 18–34-year-olds without children don’t plan to have them — and unpacks how financial reality, creative ambition, and emotional integrity shaped her decision.Plus, we dive into the future of media, as the co-founder of The Brag Media (Rolling Stone AU/NZ, Variety Australia) Poppy’s chats about her pivot from print to podcasting, her deeply personal new show Untypical with Michael Theo, and why she believes legacy doesn’t require motherhood.This episode is for anyone questioning the traditional life script, or rewriting it on their own terms.Timestamps01:05 – Why Poppy never wanted kids—and how people reacted06:00 – Navigating dating, boundaries & aligned values09:45 – What if your partner changes their mind about kids?13:15 – Why her first marriage fell apart (and what she owns)17:30 – From Rolling Stone to Curious Media: a career built on passion22:00 – Why podcasting is the future (and how she’s doing it differently)26:40 – Poppy on working with Love on the Spectrum’s Michael Theo30:00 – The power of asking the real questions34:10 – Hens + bucks = one party? Poppy’s wedding plans37:20 – Tuesday blues, Netflix recs & surprise highs and lowsFollow Poppy:instagram.com/itspoppyreidinstagram.com/curiousmediahqFollow Jono & Amy:instagram.com/jonocastanoaceroinstagram.com/amycastano

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