Episodes
Jan. 2, 2024
Why Does Focusing on Pronatalist Influences & Policy Matter Now?
Tune in live for the first episode in this quarterly series by the founder of New Legacy Institute, and the host of New Legacy Radio, Christine J. Erickson. Throughout this series, Christine will discuss current events impact...
Dec. 26, 2023
Forging a New Pathway for Single Studies as a Global Discipline
Tune in to New Legacy Radio today, and learn about the establishment of Single Studies as a global discipline, with today's guest, Dr. Craig Wynne. Dr. Wynne is the co-editor of the recently released, Singular Selves: An Intr...
Dec. 19, 2023
Igniting Political Change for Single Women in Australia
Around the world, there is a growing number of single people, without children, who are largely unacknowledged politically, and continue to experience social and policy exclusion. Today, we will be in conversation with Donna ...
Dec. 5, 2023
A Special Sisterhood:Honoring the Influence of Women from History
Tune in for the first episode in New Legacy Radio's History series! People without children have always existed, and as our demographic grows, it is important to see ourselves reflected throughout history, and to recognize th...
Nov. 7, 2023
When the Personal is Political What is our Responsibility?
Despite the deeply personal nature of our reproductive experiences, women in particular, continue to face external restrictions, limiting or erasing our rights to bodily autonomy. For women without children, there is further ...
Oct. 3, 2023
Anything You Lose-Reproductive Technology & Infertility Journeys
Infertility affects approximately 17.5% of the adult population, or roughly 1 in 6 people globally, according to the World Health Organization. The global assisted reproductive technology (ART) market size was $21.32 billion ...
Sept. 19, 2023
How Do We Reimagine Workplace Culture, in a Pronatalist World?
What role does workplace culture play in the ways we are acknowledged or not and valued and not, socially and professionally? Amidst all of the initiatives around workplace equality and equity, people without children are sti...
Sept. 5, 2023
How Pronatalism is Weaponizing Fertility Decline & Childlessness
What are the current implications of pronatalism for people without children, collectively and globally? How do extremist actors influence pronatalist agendas, reproductive rights and what is the social impact on our communit...
Aug. 1, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Advocacy: NON, NAOP & Int’l Childfree Day
Today we celebrate International Childfree Day. In reflecting on what this day means for so many in our collective community, we also want to acknowledge the history and advocacy, behind the origins of this day, and the trans...
July 25, 2023
World Childless Week 2023 & the Personal Impact of Pronatalism
Join us in conversation with Stephanie Joy Phillips, the founder of World Childless Week. We will discuss the highlights of this year's event, which will be held 11-17 September 2023, and how you can participate. This will be...
July 18, 2023
2023 Childfree Convention & Expanding the Global Conversation
LeNora Faye and Cody Hetzel are visible advocates for those who are childfree, through their individual public and private platforms, and their collective work and moderation of Childfree Convention. They are creators of cont...
May 16, 2023
Failure to Acknowledge: Systemic+Media Exclusion of our Community
People without children continue to be dismissed in 2023. The media, educational and medical institutions, the workplace and policy makers, continue to ignore our very existence. People without children have always existed; w...
April 18, 2023
Hysteria-The Chasm Between Patient Autonomy & Gynecological Care
Whether it is your own experience, or that of someone you know, the dismissal of symptoms, minimization of pain, failure to diagnose or incorrect diagnoses, and other medical oversight have caused often irreparable physical i...
April 11, 2023
The Pronatalist Agenda: What's the Real-World Impact on Children?
Today's episode will offer listeners a timely, often-missing conversation about one of the least considered perspectives in pronatalist narratives, as we delve into the multi-layered impact of pronatalism on children. We will...
April 4, 2023
Representations of Women Without Children in Literature & History
In today’s episode we will celebrate women without children, who often remain overlooked against the backdrop of pronatalism, with respect to their talents, contributions and impact. We are fortunate to have with us two very ...
March 28, 2023
When Pronatalism + Misogyny Blame Women for Population “Crises”
Over the past year, through New Legacy Radio, New Legacy Institute has worked to provide a breadth of perspectives from thought leaders, activists, and members of our community, to create a platform of visibility and social j...
Jan. 31, 2023
Dispelling Community Stereotypes: Childfree Doesn’t Mean Carefree
In this episode we are going to address some prevalent social stereotypes most often, projected onto people without children, in general, and specifically from the perspective of Kimberly Martinez Phillips, who is a Ph.D. Can...
Jan. 24, 2023
Why is Policy Engagement Essential for People Without Children?
In today’s episode we will discuss the value of policy engagement for people without children, and why it matters for our community. We will look at the historical and current influences pronatalism has on social policy, work...
Nov. 29, 2022
“To Kid or Not to Kid”: The Childless-Childfree Continuum
The conscientious journeys and decision-making processes by people who don’t have children, often remain unacknowledged stories and contributions. Further, as our community of people without children grows in separate directi...
Nov. 22, 2022
Embracing Solo Aging While Confronting Pronatalism and Ageism
In the United States, the number of adults over age 55 15.2 million are living without children, while in the UK, the number of people over 65 without children, is expected to rise from over 1.2 million to 2 million by 2030. ...
Nov. 15, 2022
Chosen Family: When Policies Don’t Include or Protect Us All
People without children, those who are single, and diverse families remain excluded from status quo economic and family policies. Further, economic models that drive the social status quo, force policies that are neither incl...
Nov. 1, 2022
Abortion is on the Ballot: An Intergenerational Perspective
The Dobbs decision in the United States has created ripple effects of grave consequences for access to abortion, and beyond. What was is like before the Roe v. Wade decision, and what are the current realities? How do the exp...
Oct. 25, 2022
How Being Childfree/Permanently Childless Impacts Life & Finances
In a world driven by pronatalist economic systems, policies and rules that assume we will all have children, how does being childfree or permanently childless impact your financial planning? What considerations are key for ou...
Oct. 11, 2022
Next Practices in Mental Health-Bringing Nonparents into the Room
In this episode, we will examine the presence of pronatalist influences throughout the mental health profession, from leadership and institutions to research and training. Within these critical roles and educational spaces, t...