EP 61: NOT MOMS | Katie Von Till and Julie Wittner

For my lady friends who do not have kids.... what does your friend group look like?  Do you also have friends who are child-free?  Or do you maybe have a lot of girlfriends you just plain haven't seen in a while, where your friendship has petered out a bit after they decided to have kids?

 

For a lot of single people who are of child-bearing age, especially women, the dropoff of your friend group can be particularly devastating.  Comedians Julie Whittner and Katie Von Till are two such women who met in an acting class but inevitably bonded over not just their child-free status but their determination to not ever become mothers.  Leaning into this idea, Katie and Julie decided to create a series pilot called "Not Moms" that highlights the trials, tribulations, highs and lows of losing your social group to parenthood.

 

If anyone has ever fed you a line of "hot having anyone to take care of you when you're old" or "not knowing the meaning of life" or "never experiencing true love," or if you've ever wondered if you made the wrong choice, no matter what that choice is, then you'll relate to this conversation I have with the Not Moms about how bullshit the whole gd system is.

 

"Not Moms" is currently on the festival circuit and therefore not available to the public, but we are rooting for its future life so we can improve the visibility and representation of child-free women on tv!