Not Right Now

Quinn Emmett, Claire Zulkey
questions@importantnotimportant.com

Booking Overview

Not Right Now is a weekly, laugh-with-the-parent-in-the-trenches show where two moms talk through modern parenting issues with empathy—and sometimes invite thoughtful guests from journalism and creative life. It’s a strong fit for PR pitches around parenting culture, family media, and youth/tech/climate anxieties, especially from creator-writer-expert voices.

Metrics

Episodes: 41

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.1k subscribers

Instagram: 1.6k followers

30s Ad: 24 - 28, 60s Ad: 29 - 32

Contact Form

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Host

Quinn Emmett - Quinn Emmett co-hosts Not Right Now under the name “Important Not Important.” She focuses on honest, humorous parenting talk while navigating modern pressures like climate change, AI, and social me...

Claire Zulkey - Claire Zulkey co-hosts Not Right Now under the name “Evil Witches.” Her approach blends humor and grounded empathy to discuss parenting challenges in a high-anxiety media environment, including how...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Journalists and authors who cover parenting/creator culture; creative writers/strategists with lived parenting experience; parenting- adjacent experts with credible audiences (newsletters, books, public-facing creative work) and practical parenting perspective.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or major journalism, Newsletter authorship, Public-facing creator/media presence, Founded or led creative/community initiatives, Notable work connected to parenting, children, or family culture

Recent Guest Discussions

Willa Koerner - Unschooling; Parenting/learning Philosophies; Invasive Species; Related Upbringing And Lifestyle Themes.

Fortesa Latifi - Mom Influencer And Family Vlogger Culture; Pregnancy And Parenting In The Public Eye; Media/creator Dynamics Around Parenting.

Recent Topics

Parenting, Family Media, Social Media, Climate, Technology, Childhood, Mental Health, Influencers, Journalism, Family Culture

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Not Right Now
:

Have Your Kids Googled You Yet?

May 14, 2026

This week, Claire and Quinn are joined by AJ Daulerio, He's a dad of three, founder of the recovery community The Small Bow, host of The Small Bow Podcast, and parenting advice columnist for Slate. AJ has been sober for nearly 10 years, and he brings t...

It's A Crossover Episode: A Calm Voice In A Loud World with Andrea Barbalich

May 08, 2026

It's a crossover episode! Quinn had the editor-in-chief of The Week Jr, Andrea Barbalich, on his other show The Most Important Question. It was such a great conversation, and so relevant for parents, we thought we should run it on the Not Right Now fee...

Goodbye, All The Things That Kept Me Sane

April 30, 2026

This week, Quinn and Claire are joined by Willa Koerner, a creative strategist, writer, gardener, flower farmer, newsletter author, artist residency co-founder, and mother of a very busy four-year-old. They get into unschooling, invasive species, garde...

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