Kid/Life Crisis

New York City comedians Katie Compa and Raquel D’Apice present Kid/Life Crisis, a bi-weekly podcast about an exhilarating, panic-inducing topic in many women's lives: deciding whether to become a parent— or to stay child-free. Katie and Raquel sit down with comedians, writers, executives and more to talk about their experiences, and crack a few (possibly inappropriate) jokes along the way. New episodes go live every other Wednesday. Music by www.bensound.com.

Episode 62: LaKendra Tookes (Episode 50) 05/20/2024

Episode 62: LaKendra Tookes (Episode 50) Katie and Raquel catch up with comic, actress and radio host about therapy, ghostings, pandemic dating, cohabitating and building a future in an unstable present. (music: mindyraf.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/31388167

Episode 61: Abbi Crutchfield (Episode 31) 04/08/2024

Episode 61: Abbi Crutchfield (Episode 31) Katie and Raquel catch up with Abbi Crutchfield to talk about folding t-shirts, positive touch points, adult ADHD, Mary Poppins, and forging new paths. (music: mindyraf.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/30724768

Episode 60: Mindy Raf (Episode 42) 01/07/2024

Episode 60: Mindy Raf (Episode 42) Katie and Raquel catch up with guest Mindy Raf about the societal bullseye, acceptance in community, non-monogamy, holding in farts, and our evolving longitudinal study. (music: mindyraf.com!) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/29375363

Episode 59: Jen Dziura (Episode 2) 10/14/2023

Episode 59: Jen Dziura (Episode 2) Katie and Raquel catch up with their second-ever Kid/Life Crisis guest, , about memes, work schedules, boulders in the gas tank, looking at a bird, online preschool, "mom," swear words and feminism. Check out ! (music: mindyraf.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/28315994

Episode 58: Ophira Eisenberg (Episode 19) 08/24/2023

Episode 58: Ophira Eisenberg (Episode 19) On this episode, Raquel and Katie get up to date with comedian, author, and radio/podcast host about switching identities, acceptable risk, her birth story, the obsolescence of toys, and figuring it all out. (music: mindyraf.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/27837423

Episode 57: Heather Fink (Episode 43) 06/01/2023

Episode 57: Heather Fink (Episode 43) Katie and Raquel catch up with comedian and filmmaker , who last spoke with us five years ago (Ep. 43), about moving to (and dating in) Los Angeles, unions, eggs, partnerships, travel and more. (music: mindyraf.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/27012360

NEW update for listeners 05/17/2023

NEW update for listeners Per a listener request, we'll do a handful of new episodes coming up (we won't even attempt to promise a schedule or number, as we both still have ADHD and there is an Adderall shortage!) following up with past guests. Plus new theme song by Mindy Raf! http://www.mindyraf.com /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/26870352

Update for listeners 04/01/2018

Update for listeners Raquel recently joined the writing team at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, so we're unexpectedly back on hiatus! We'll keep you updated on when we'll record new episodes! Sign up for email updates at /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/6430399

Episode 56: Laura Norkin 03/07/2018

Episode 56: Laura Norkin Katie and Raquel sit down with Laura Norkin, writer and editor with a focus on parenting, to discuss being raised under a red pen, Thomas the Tank Engine (and Percy), lying to our children, nipple confusion, and inner voices. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/6338714

Episode 55: Marcella Arguello 01/17/2018

Episode 55: Marcella Arguello Standup comic Marcella Arguello once wanted to be a schoolteacher with six children. While helping raise her nieces and nephews and focusing on comedy, she swore off the idea of kids, but decided recently that it could be great. We talk about experience with kids, falling in and out of love, strict parents, being Latina and child-free (so far), Uma Thurman, #MeToo, and opinionated women. (music: bensound.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/6160970

Episode 54: Anathea Simpkins 08/25/2017

Episode 54: Anathea Simpkins Katie and Raquel chat with Anathea Simpkins about growing up in Miami and on Cape Cod, raising children in New York, divorce, IVF, bleeding gums, and owning a cabin. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5674333

Episode 53: Babe Parker 08/10/2017

Episode 53: Babe Parker Katie and Raquel talk with writer and comedian Babe Parker about mean girls, makeup, birth order, babysitting for Slash, animals and babies, and boundaries. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5627796

Episode 52: Irene McGee follow-up 07/26/2017

Episode 52: Irene McGee follow-up Katie and Raquel sit down for their first follow-up episode with who's come a long way since episode 15, raising her 18-month-old daughter Renie in New York City with her "nusband." (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5582090

Episode 51: Anonymous 06/29/2017

Episode 51: Anonymous We talk with our first anonymous guest about avoiding her mother, being a doula, psychedelics, relationships, gender, and Duran Duran. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5492165

Episode 50: LaKendra Tookes 06/14/2017

Episode 50: LaKendra Tookes This week, Katie and Raquel talk with comic, actress and writer (follow her on Instagram, America!) about SNL, Drake, Scary Spice, insta-vestigations, being Southern, young parents, being a white guy magnet, wanting children, and being part of the village. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5449171

Episode 49: Michelle D 06/04/2017

Episode 49: Michelle D Katie and Raquel chat with Katie's coworker Michelle, in town after recently moving across the country solo to start a family. We discuss support networks, Kandinsky references, donor interviews, Grade AA eggs, pregnancy, and taking the leap. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5415875

Episode 48: Pushy Muldowney 05/17/2017

Episode 48: Pushy Muldowney Katie and Raquel sit down with to talk about roller derby, crows’ feet, grad school, freakout babies, Orange is the New Black, #TheDress, and . (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5365772

Episode 47: Irene Morales 05/04/2017

Episode 47: Irene Morales Katie and Raquel talk with comedian about being from Miami, her prima hermana, growing up with an autistic sibling, therapy, and My Monkey Baby. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5325817

Episode 46: Sharron Paul 04/20/2017

Episode 46: Sharron Paul Katie and Raquel welcome , standup comic, actress and cohost of , to tell us about growing up as part of an extended family (including Team Sameface), emergency nannying, thinking with her uterus, cat fights, bologna, and LendingSnatch.com. (music: www.bensound.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5282292

Episode 45: Anita Flores 04/05/2017

Episode 45: Anita Flores joins Katie and Raquel this week to talk panic IUDs, the Miracle of Life video, recovering from surgery, the All About Me doll, rude kids, effortless vomiting, and saying I love you. (music: www.bensound.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5239685

Episode 44: Lauren Vino 03/23/2017

Episode 44: Lauren Vino Katie and Raquel chat with comedian and dad blogger (really!) Lauren Vino about fighting in public, parents who are still married, her dad's band practice, babysitting, breaking an engagement, platonic parenting, and her type. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5195888

Episode 43: Heather Fink 03/09/2017

Episode 43: Heather Fink Katie and Raquel sit down with comedian and filmmaker to discuss middle-school makeovers, the meaning of family, women on set, and why/why not on having kids. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5152318

Episode 42: Mindy Raf 02/09/2017

Episode 42: Mindy Raf Katie and Raquel chat with comedian, author, middle child and Michigander about hormones, being engaged to a Croatian, handling ambivalence about kids, and nightmares about Mike Pence conversion camp. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5068326

Episode 41: Leighann Lord 01/25/2017

Episode 41: Leighann Lord Katie and Raquel welcome first post-election guest , comic, author, , , and daughter-on-call. We talk about role reversal, wanderlust, being raised feminist (by a mom who wasn’t), maternal instinct, Golden Girls roommates, our Hogwarts houses, and glass-half-empty living. (music: www.bensound.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/5022588

Episode 40: The Episode that Sucks 12/15/2016

Episode 40: The Episode that Sucks For their first episode back, Katie and Raquel sit down with each other to debrief over the last few months' whirlwind of travel, world political developments, decisions and babies. (And introducing the new "Live Diaper Change" segment, featuring our special guest host, Raquel's second baby!) (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/4914677

Episode 39: Kat Burdick 09/29/2016

Episode 39: Kat Burdick Raquel and Katie chat with comedian about Who Wants to be a Millionaire, growing up a military brat, getting kicked out at 17, a better husband than none at all, and having her own grandchild. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/4704530

A quick update for regular listeners! 09/15/2016

A quick update for regular listeners! Hi, listeners! Raquel has just pushed a small human out of her body so our scheduling has been thrown off, but we're planning to get back to business as soon as the new baby can sleep through the night. In the meantime, don't forget to pre-order Raquel's book, titled Welcome to the Club, from your favorite bookseller! /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/4671366

Episode 38: Lauren Maul 08/31/2016

Episode 38: Lauren Maul Katie and Raquel talk with , comedian, composer and cat lady, about managing chronic pain, growing up in small-town Nebraska, sharing privilege, and the clean-up song. (music: ) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/4633537

Episode 37: Luke Younger 08/17/2016

Episode 37: Luke Younger Katie and Raquel talk with Luke Younger (only the second guy to do the podcast, because his struggle is real!) about the first six months, being in commercials, watching the birth of his son, being an older brother, and preparing for having two kids under two. (music: www.bensound.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/4599498

Episode 36: Jennifer Leigh 08/03/2016

Episode 36: Jennifer Leigh Katie and Raquel sit down with Katie’s college friend Jennifer Leigh. For years she leaned against having kids because of a demanding job and genetic concerns, but inspired by her best friends’ examples, the pendulum swung the other way; she decided that she wants to be a mom, and froze her eggs— a.k.a. a “call option” on a child. (music: bensound.com) /episode/index/show/kidlifecrisis/id/4563005

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