about dinky

Dinky is a podcast hosted by long-time college best friends Erika and Kristen. Now in their late 30s, they launched the show in 2022 just after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, originally as a way to help Kristen navigate the life-changing question: to have kids or not to have kids.

What began as an honest exploration of reproductive choice, the DINK (Dual Income, No Kids) lifestyle, and modern womanhood has quickly grown into a top-rated podcast covering women’s rights, life without kids, ADHD, pop culture, relationships, & social commentary — all with sharp humor and heart.

In four years, Dinky has:

  • Grown to 150,000+ social media followers

  • Generated 500,000+ podcast downloads

  • Hosted hundreds of fans across the world on childfree trips

  • Been featured in major media publications (Seattle Times) and on public radio (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

erika and kristen

about erika

Erika (38yo) works as a social media manager. She is a comedian trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles and loves artisan cheeses, long naps, good books, and reality television. She’s also a proud cat mom to her cat, Evie. She is based in Oregon with her husband.

about kristen

Kristen (38yo) has a professional background in TV, comedy, tech, and dabbles in entrepreneurship. She is a DINKWAD (Dual Income, No Kids With a Dog), a certified sommelier, a dual-citizen of Germany, a member of the Producers Guild of America, and is working towards an MBA. Raised in NJ, she has also lived in NYC, LA, the PNW, and now resides in Dublin, Ireland.

dinky press

From the Newsette: "The space created by these two is rooted in research and data, but still infused with that silly, unhinged tone that comes out after you kick back a couple glasses of wine with your BFF. And just like convos with your BFF, no topic is off-limits with Dinky.... we promise we’re a fun podcast! As veterans of the entertainment industry, we love celebrity gossip, reality TV, and pop culture—so we weave those topics into most episodes. Pedro Pascal comes up a lot.”

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