The Longest Shortest Time
A podcast about the surprises and absurdities of raising other humans. Created by Hillary Frank.
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16/10/24•6m 23s
Introducing Here Lies Me
It's been 2 years since LST ended and now Hillary has a new show! Here Lies Me is dramedy about middle school for teen and adult fans of PEN15 and Big Mouth. Listen to an excerpt (plus a special message from Hillary) right here!
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03/11/21•31m 55s
Parents Sometimes Understand
Let's just say this one's inspired by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
*Note: there is some cursing in this episode — and some talk about the tooth fairy — so you might not want to listen with your kids.*
This is the last episode of The Longest Shortest Time! But it isn't really goodbye. Hillary is cooking up something new, probably a project about middle school.
UPDATE: The Longest Shortest Time is returning with new episodes on January 22, 2025!
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18/12/19•42m 13s
Ina May's Guide, Completely Revised and Updated
The mother of modern midwifery returns to tell you (yes, YOU) that if you didn’t have a “natural birth,” you are not a failure.
Heads up, this episode contains discussion of childbirth injuries and traumatic birth.
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11/12/19•43m 44s
Busy Philipps Works the Postpartum Hollywood System
Busy Philipps has been working in Hollywood since she was 19 years old. She's always played by the rules when she's had to, but after she had kids, she started making her own rules—at work and at home.
This episode contains graphic language and is not suitable for children.
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04/12/19•40m 44s
We Made You A Mix Tape
A baby picked up by the police, the joy and terror of kale, and talking birth control in front of your dad. Three little treasures that we’ve been dying to share with you!
This episode contains some uncensored curse words.
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27/11/19•44m 53s
John Hodgman On Being A Villain Without Really Trying
John Hodgman has made a career out of playing elitist villains on TV. He later realized he's been a villain in real life, too — including, sometimes, to his own children.
This episode contains graphic language is not suitable for children.
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20/11/19•37m 12s
The, Like, Show. Wavy Edition
Our teen panel is back with more parenting advice! Wanna know when to give your kid a smartphone? Why mumble rap is cool? How to maintain a strong relationship with your child? Molly, Mason, and Quincy have the answers.
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13/11/19•31m 28s
It’s A Real Mother, Part 5: Now What?
Author Brigid Schulte fills us in on the current state of working mom discrimination in the United States. And one brave listener shares a story that might just inspire you to fight for changes at your job.
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06/11/19•40m 31s
How Raina Telgemeier Got Guts
Bees, needles, vomit, and atomic bombs—cartoonist Raina Telgemeier was afraid of them ALL. Hear how she learned to manage her fears, and how she became a hero to children around the globe.
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30/10/19•33m 20s
The Accidental Gay Parents 6
LST faves Trystan and Biff are back! We catch up with them about about parenthood, postpartum bodies, and if there are any more kids in their future.
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23/10/19•37m 16s
Sperm Series: I Ask a Friend
In the final episode of our three-part series “The Single Lady’s Guide to Sperm Shopping,” your host Andrea Silenzi prepares to ask a friend to be her sperm donor. How will she decide who to pick?
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18/09/19•37m 53s
Sperm Series: I Visit a Sperm Bank
In the second of our three-part series “The Single Lady’s Guide to Sperm Shopping,” your host Andrea Silenzi heads to California Cryobank. Will she find her dream donor?
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11/09/19•31m 16s
Sperm Series: I Download an App
In the first of our three-part series “The Single Lady’s Guide to Sperm Shopping,” your host Andrea Silenzi explores an exciting new path towards becoming a single parent. Will she find her sperm donor using… an app?
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04/09/19•35m 4s
Aack! How Cathy Became a Mom
When cartoonist Cathy Guisewite turned 35, she told her parents she was never getting married and never having a kids. Hear what changed her mind.
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28/08/19•33m 19s
When YouTube Is Your Birth Coach
When Tia found out she was pregnant, she wasn’t going to let that stop her from traveling abroad… in her third trimester. Hear why her birth story made international news.
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21/08/19•31m 46s
Oh, The Places You Shouldn't Go!
A summer romp through all the wild places a kid’s imagination can take them in nature, perfect for Boxcar Children, Ingalls Wilder-heads, and “My Side of the Mountain” super-fans.
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14/08/19•25m 37s
Breaking Cycles (and Chairs!) with Kulap Vilaysack
When comedian Kulap Vilaysack decided to resolve questions from her family history, she did it in the most extreme way possible: by directing a documentary about her own life. The film is called Origin Story, and to this day, Kulap’s still not sure if she should have made it.
Heads up! This episode contains a discussion about physical and emotional abuse from a parent and miscarriage.
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07/08/19•31m 24s
When Mommy Boobs Go Viral
Jessica Rose Schrody makes parody raps about motherhood beloved by everyone from Viola Davis to Beyoncé’s Mom.
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31/07/19•30m 9s
Give The Ellises a Sitcom Already
Devale and Khadeen Ellis have always imagined their lives as a TV show. Specifically, a sitcom about millennial parenting that takes place in gentrified Brooklyn. But instead of waiting for their big shot, the Ellises started sharing their story online.
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24/07/19•32m 3s
Artificial Wombs, Space Babies and Robot Nurses… Oh My!
What will the future look like for women, families and babies? Futures critic Rose Eveleth believe the future can be more equitable, fun and interesting than we ever dreamed it would be. But, in order to make that real, we have to start talking about it.
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19/06/19•34m 8s
I'm Pregnant!
What does it mean to become a parent when you’re no longer speaking to the parents who raised you? Our producer Jackie Sojico is about to find out ... because she's 7 months pregnant.
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12/06/19•36m 6s
How Will They Know I’m Black?
Myra Jones-Taylor’s son is black, but it’s a constant struggle to get his peers and teachers to see him that way.
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05/06/19•31m 36s
Transracial Adoption When You’re a POC
Listener Soni has always dreamed about adopting, but they never expected the adoption process to be so challenging. Plus, LST’s creator Hillary Frank drops in with an exciting update about a new project she’s working on.
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29/05/19•27m 56s
Lactation Muffins, Tape Measure Ponytails and Other Adventures in Adoption
When Nishta fell in love with her college professor Jill, she knew they were starting a journey without a roadmap.
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22/05/19•37m 25s
What My Mother And I Don't Talk About
This week two different essays about the wounds our moms can leave us with — and what, if anything, can be done to start the healing.
Note: This week’s episode includes adult language and talks about physical and emotional abuse.
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15/05/19•42m 57s
Vasectomies! Get Nuts! Go Nads!
Over the years, we’ve talked a lot about women’s fertility and birth control. But, isn’t it about time we hear what it means when family planning is Dad’s responsibility?
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08/05/19•34m 25s
One Mom’s Late-Term Abortion
Late-term abortions are extremely rare, except for in political rhetoric. We’ll hear the story behind the headlines from a mom who ended her pregnancy at 29 weeks.
Note: This episode talks about abortion and child loss.
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01/05/19•34m 42s
The Qualities and Characteristics of 7th-Borns
Robby Hoffman is a comedian, and she is the seventh-born child in her family. She's never met another #7 ... until now.
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24/04/19•28m 54s
The Political Power of Black Motherhood
Author Dani McClain explains what makes mothering an inherently political act, especially for black women.
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20/03/19•33m 45s
Dani Shapiro’s Family Secret
When a bestselling memoirist took a DNA test on a whim, the results were confusing. But then, her whole life suddenly made sense.
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13/03/19•41m 38s
Rewriting Your Adoption Story
When you decide to have a baby, you plan on extending your family. But when Nicole got pregnant, she took that really seriously.
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06/03/19•35m 2s
Toy Stories
Toys are these powerful objects that test and tax the caregiving abilities of children and parents alike. Today on the show, an American Girl Doll superfan, Hillary Frank’s husband Jonathan Menjivar saves a life, and an overdue apology for Grandma Bertha. (Heads up, the first half of the show contains adult language.)
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27/02/19•38m 16s
Baby Shark Attack
We dive deep into the hit kids song and hopefully come up alive (doo doo doo doo doo doo).
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20/02/19•29m 37s
MILF
Is MILF a fun shorthand for "sexy mom" or does it tell another story?
Note: This episode contains adult language and themes.
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13/02/19•35m 19s
Lucy Knisley Redraws Her Birth Story
Cartoonist Lucy Knisley couldn’t wait to draw the day her son was born. But how do you draw something if you can’t remember it?
Note: This episode contains a traumatic birth experience.
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06/02/19•40m 56s
When the Family Band Isn’t Your Thing
When you're born into a family famous for their musical ties, is joining them a birthright or a curse? Lucy Wainwright Roche and her mom Suzzy Roche join us live in studio.
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30/01/19•38m 6s
Weird Parenting Wins FTW
Our show’s host Andrea Silenzi is talking with LST’s executive producer/creator Hillary Frank today to answer parenting problems using only things Hillary has learned from making her book, Weird Parenting Wins. Order it here.
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23/01/19•37m 38s
Postpartum House Arrest
After Jessica gave birth to her first child, her own mother sabotaged her plans of postpartum bliss.
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19/12/18•43m 54s
When Your Uterus Wants Out
A woman finds she can’t become a mom without a hysterectomy.
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12/12/18•27m 52s
Must Love Fish
When Geneva was looking for her future partner, she made a list of 37 things she wanted. Number one was Native.
In this episode, we used an excerpt from RWC flash mob Maori Haka by YouTube user kash1n21 under a Creative Commons license.
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05/12/18•28m 13s
The Polycule
Have you ever wondered how polyamorous parents do their thing? Turns out it’s not just about sex?!
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28/11/18•30m 33s
Mom, Can I Wait in the Car?
Six years ago, Kim Brooks was home visiting her folks in Virginia… when she made a split-second decision that got her in serious trouble with the law.
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21/11/18•32m 15s
Stuff We Love
Stories about family are some of the richest, most riveting stories that you can tell. We invited three panelists to our studio to talk about their favorite TV shows, movies, and books about and for families.
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14/11/18•30m 10s
When Moms Run for Office
Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy shares what it was like to run for office in 2016... while pregnant with twins! Plus, what happens when we elect more moms to public office?
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07/11/18•36m 13s
Scared Sh!tless
For our Halloween special, stories about when parenthood isn’t all poops and giggles. Sometimes it’s just a lot of poop.
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31/10/18•30m 57s
You Up?
Your 3am bedside companion — literally! In this episode, we open up our phone lines in the middle of the night to hear what’s keeping you all awake.
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24/10/18•36m 35s
The, Like, Show: Deadass Edition
Talking to teenagers is different from talking to grown-ups. We wanted to know: what advice they would give to parents? We convened a panel of three teens to find out!
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19/09/18•40m 1s
Wanna Peek Inside Our Inbox?
The rumors are true… we have the best listeners! Andrea and Jackie share some favorite emails and comments. Plus, an update from Hillary.
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12/09/18•30m 30s
Child-Free… With Children
Even though Glynnis MacNicol doesn't have kids of her own, her life is far from child-free.
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05/09/18•33m 2s
Kidtrepreneurs
Kids today have the chance to become real entrepreneurs and sell to the masses thanks to the internet. We’re going to explore who some of these kids are, what they’re selling, and how they become successful.
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29/08/18•35m 46s
Becoming a Single Dad While Trans
The thing CJ Kemal wants most in life? To be a dad. But when you’re trans and single, it’s hard to know where to start.
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22/08/18•30m 4s
Parenting In The Animal Kingdom
We’ve been thinking, there’s so much parenting media out there, but it's pretty species-ist, right? It’s all about how to get your human baby to eat, how to get your human kid to take a bath. We wanted to know: is there anything we can learn from the ways animals take care of their kids that we can take back to our human families?
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15/08/18•34m 5s
Does Family Size Matter?
As an only child, KJ Dell’Antonia always wanted a big happy family… but once she got one, she found out the “happy” part doesn’t come standard.
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08/08/18•32m 54s
Welcome Home! Meet the Mongoose
When 9-year-old Meera was adopted from Korea, there were lots of new things that would take some getting used to… starting with her new mom’s exotic pet.
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01/08/18•31m 19s
Dear Mister Rogers
When Ben was a kid, his mom helped him write an innocent letter to his favorite television friend. The reply took Ben by surprise, and changed the way they thought of his hero forever. Tune in for stories of how Fred Rogers left a mark, and why his words still resonate.
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25/07/18•32m 15s
The 36 Questions to Ask Your Partner Before Having Kids
Stephanie never wanted kids.... but then she met Joey. Tune in to hear them answer a series of questions intended to help them determine if they want a future as parents together.
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20/06/18•39m 4s
When Al Letson Met His Sons
When Al Letson was 23, he found out he was the father to a 6-year-old boy he’d never met. Years later, another son entered his life, and this one was white.
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13/06/18•43m 15s
How to Hear a Smile
When Kristen's son was 5 weeks old, she got an email from BabyCenter saying that all of her hard work would soon be repaid: she'd get to see her baby's first smile. Problem is, Kristen can't see. Tune in to hear Kristen's creative solution to seeing a smile through blindness.
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06/06/18•37m 56s
Cecile Richards on Troublemaker Moms
Cecile Richards, former head of Planned Parenthood, is a troublemaker -- a quality she got from her mom, Ann Richards, who went from frustrated housewife to firecracker governor of Texas. Cecile talks about watching that transformation, and how Ann's legacy is living on in the record number of women and moms running for office.
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30/05/18•40m 29s
Imaginary Friends & Grown-ups
The imaginary friends you have when you’re little can be great practice for dealing with very real hard stuff as a grown-up.
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23/05/18•43m 38s
Imaginary Friends & Kids
A glimpse into the weird, fun, and often dark world of imaginary companions.
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16/05/18•42m 56s
A Killer Story
For our special Mother’s Day episode, poet and writer Rachel Zucker explores her complex relationship with her mom, Diane Wolkstein.
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09/05/18•41m 29s
Black Lives Matter for Middle Schoolers
In the novel Ghost Boys, a twelve-year-old unarmed black boy is shot by a white police officer. Jewell Parker Rhodes talks about why she wrote this story for middle schoolers, and why she's counting on them to advance racial justice.
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02/05/18•40m 56s
Car Births, Call-In Style
When you’re expecting a baby, it’s common to take some time to write out a birth plan. (Well, more like birth wishes.) But you know what no one ever plans for? Giving birth in their car.
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25/04/18•36m 26s
The Scary, Beautiful Teenage Brain
Why would a sweet kid from Minnesota try to join ISIS? Reporter Dina Temple-Raston fills us in on the complexities of the teenage brain, with help from pizza and poetry. Plus: "What's Up with Hillary?" - Nor'easter Edition.
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21/03/18•42m 29s
Forget Childbirth
For generations, women elected to forget the pain of childbirth with help from powerful drugs called twilight sleep. Author Randi Hutter Epstein helps us shed light on an (intentionally) forgotten history.
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14/03/18•47m 23s
Let's Get Unladylike
Andrea talks to Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin, hosts of the fabulous Unladylike podcast, about abortion, nannies, and counting your eggs before they’re… inseminated. Plus, how to speak up, vocal fry and all.
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07/03/18•45m 10s
Sperm Shopping by Color
When Rosa and her wife started seeking a sperm donor, they were surprised by the complexity of the questions they faced — from “What kind of racial identity matters to us?” to “Should we buy in bulk?”
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28/02/18•30m 35s
The Sisterhood of "Donor Don"
Sister wives, a fertility cult, and New Kids on the Block: A listener initiates us into the strange world of sperm donation.
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21/02/18•31m 48s
I'll Be Watching You
NY Times tech writer Farhad Manjoo is on a quest to capture his kids’ important childhood moments… by installing around-the-clock cameras all over their home.
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14/02/18•33m 49s
His Id Speaks English
Research shows that kids who learn languages early have lots of advantages. This week, a dad who speaks five languages makes the case for teaching his kid only one. English.
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07/02/18•39m 50s
Choose Your Own Mom-venture
This week, Andrea’s opening up. A lot. She’ll be sharing the plan she’s always had for becoming a mom, and why she’s just realizing now… there might be another adventure in store for her.
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31/01/18•35m 17s
The Handoff
Have you heard? We've got a new host. We get to know the fabulous Andrea Silenzi, with help from some very important people in Hillary's life. There'll be skunks and warts and singing and... just listen.
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24/01/18•38m 46s
Awkward Adventures in Infertility
Silvija Ozols and John Murray, the creators of Infertile: A Sketch Comedy Show, tell us what it was like to take one of the most vulnerable experiences of their lives, reenact it onstage, and invite people to come and laugh at it.
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13/12/17•39m 17s
The Parents' Guide to Affairs with Esther Perel
Couples therapist Esther Perel talks about why people cheat, even when kids are in the picture. Or, sometimes, *because* kids are in the picture. Plus, some practical tools for handling an affair -- and preventing one from happening in the first place.
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06/12/17•44m 46s
It's a Real Mother, Part 4: Leave
Lots of American moms desperately need access to paid parental leave, and can’t get it. Meanwhile, lots of dads can -- and don’t use it. We look at one surprising approach to closing that gap. (Hint: velour track suits.)
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29/11/17•52m 2s
The Accidental Gay Parents 5 (UPDATE)
Audience faves Trystan and Biff’s new baby was born in July! We get an update from these Accidental-On-Purpose-Gay-Parents about life with baby Leo, and how the whole family’s adjusting. Plus, some big news from LST (cue the award music…)!
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22/11/17•1h
BONUS: Pentagram's Michael Bierut on #ItsARealMother
Our #ItsARealMother campaign was made by Pentagram, the world's largest independent design firm. Mastermind Michael Bierut tells us why he wanted to work on the project, bad ideas along the way, and how the series is making him rethink his own approach as a boss.
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20/11/17•18m 7s
It's A Real Mother, Part 3: The Cliff
Hillary tells her own story about becoming a working mom, and the career cliff she faced as a result. Then, we travel to a company that’s flipping the ideal American workplace totally upside down... by inviting screaming, pooping infants into the office.
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15/11/17•39m 59s
It's A Real Mother, Part 2: Ideal Worker
Why do stock images of working moms look frazzled, while stock images of working dads just look like... guys at work? Author Brigid Schulte gets to the heart of why discrimination against working moms is so deeply embedded in our culture—and what we can do to change it.
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08/11/17•39m 16s
It's A Real Mother, Part 1: Governor Mom
Discrimination against mothers in the workplace is illegal but it still happens every day. We launch our four-part series, It’s A Real Mother, with YOUR stories of discrimination. Plus, we meet a mom who faced discrimination from... the entire country.
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01/11/17•56m 46s
Zombies, Caillou, and Other Creepy Things
In Honor of Halloween, Hillary’s bringing her husband Jonathan out of the shadows for his LST debut! They’ll be talking about a few of the spooky things they never saw coming as parents.
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25/10/17•40m 37s
A Is For Afrocentric
Choosing a preschool can feel high-stakes, especially when you add culture to the mix. We talk to co-host of The Nod, Eric Eddings, and his wife Carla, as they decide whether to send their two-year-old to an Afrocentric school.
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18/10/17•39m 46s
W. Kamau Bell Meets The Daughter Of The Dragon
Comedian W. Kamau Bell has been geeking out about kung-fu legend Bruce Lee since he was a teenager. Today, he guest hosts and sits down with someone even more dedicated to the cultural icon… Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee.
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11/10/17•45m 9s
Bubble Boy
Gregory Warner and Sana Krasikov have traveled all over the world. Now, they have to help their five-year-old son Joseph adjust to an exotic, foreign culture: his American kindergarten classroom.
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13/09/17•49m 41s
Shpitzle's Secret
Frieda Vizel spent her childhood imagining the world outside of her devout religious community. It wasn’t until she finally left, with her five-year-old son Seth, that she realized she would need to reimagine everything all over again.
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06/09/17•52m 38s
White Guilt and Other Crazy Sh*t
This week we are continuing our conversation on how to talk to kids about race and racism, especially when you’re uncomfortable talking about it with grown ups. Writer Eula Biss joins us to help us unpack the complicated forces inside our heads that hold us back.
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30/08/17•45m 6s
How To Make A Fella Feel Relaxed
That… and other lessons of American Sex Ed. An actual historian walks us through the decades.
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23/08/17•53m 7s
Alex and the Oracular Lamb
Alex was itching to ask her partner Ben a big, scary question. To muster some courage, she turned to an unexpected ally: a tiny stuffed lamb that can see the future.
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16/08/17•48m 32s
Genetic Future-Telling
Thanks to genetic technology, you can know if your child has an increased risk for disease before they are even born. But is more information always a good thing? Writer Bonnie Rochman walks us through the complicated decisions parents face when they get a glimpse of their offspring's genetic future.
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09/08/17•46m 32s
Parent Spies
Stories of two parents who spy on their kids — one on purpose, the other by accident.
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02/08/17•51m 18s
My Dad Was My First Oprah
When she was growing up, writer Ashley C. Ford’s dad showered her with praise, through nearly 100 letters. Which he sent from prison. In this episode, Ashley talks about idealizing her incarcerated father — and what happened when she learned the truth about his crime.
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26/07/17•49m 24s
Casey Wilson, Jessi Klein and a Dinosaur Dick-Punching a Bear
Two funny moms walk into a hot, foam-lined room; bonding over epidurals, antidepressants, and baby boy apparel ensues. Actress Casey Wilson guest hosts and digs in deep with her pal, comedy writer Jessi Klein.
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19/07/17•50m 55s
Win!
LST editor Peter Clowney joins Hillary in the studio to help break some exciting news. Plus: John Moe, host of The Hilarious World of Depression, tells the story of a tiny furry friend… and a BIG moral dilemma.
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12/07/17•45m 29s
Katz In The Cradle
Matt Katz is known for his fearless reporting on New Jersey governor Chris Christie. But when it comes to telling his 5-year-old daughter the truth about his dad... well, that freaks him out. In today’s show, he does exactly that.
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14/06/17•46m 2s
When "I Do" Makes You A Parent, Too
Forget evil stepmothers and The Brady Bunch; it's time for a more realistic view of stepparents. Join us for a roundtable discussion with three parents in blended families, on what it’s like when kids come to you because of who you’re dating.
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07/06/17•43m 37s
The Accidental Gay Parents 5
Audience faves Trystan and Biff are back… and they’re having a baby! We talk about what it’s like to be a pregnant man, and to share that news with your parents, your children, and the world.
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31/05/17•46m 26s
When Mom Says Oy! And Dad Says ¡Ay!
What traditions should you pass down to your kids when you and your partner come from completely different cultures? And why does keeping those rituals alive even matter? The Mash-Up Americans help us navigate family life in hyphenated America.
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24/05/17•44m 44s
The Weird History of Judgy Parenting
Nicholas Day wanted to know why he felt like a failure when he gave his kid a pacifier. The answer took him down a rabbit hole into the bizarre, hilarious, and strangely relatable history of parenting babies.
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17/05/17•47m 4s
Surprise!
For some people, parenthood takes a lot of planning; for others… it just sorta sneaks up on them. This week, one woman's unexpected path to motherhood. Including a long-distance romance, a mysterious illness, and mind-controlling toddlers.
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10/05/17•45m 52s
Family Jam
It doesn’t matter if you play Americana, hip hop, or death metal—everybody comes from a family of some kind. Hrishikesh Hirway, creator of the podcast Song Exploder, reveals the hidden parenting stories behind some of your favorite popular songs.
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03/05/17•40m 59s
Eggs Over Freezy
What to do when your biological clock is ticking, and the closest you’ve gotten to parenthood is caring for an elderly chihuahua? One option: egg freezing. We follow a woman through the process to find out if it's everything it's, uh, cracked up to be.
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26/04/17•41m 32s
Single, Female, Seeking Baby Daddy
Andrea Silenzi, host of the podcast Why Oh Why, is single, living in New York, and... looking for a man to be the father of her child. Which is tricky to bring up on a first date. So she did what any girl would do: she organized an aspiring dads focus group. …
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19/04/17•50m 5s
All The Feels With Rob Huebel
Actor and comedian Rob Huebel talks about sneaking onto airplanes, why he doesn't share a bed with his wife, and what it was like to have their daughter live in the hospital for her first 117 days. And! The best placed fart noise ever.
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12/04/17•48m 8s
Coming of Age with Down Syndrome
The day Sophie got her period, there were phone calls and high-fives all around. Sophie was psyched. But her mom, author Amy Silverman, felt torn. What does it mean to have a daughter with a grown-up body, and a mind that doesn't quite match? …
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15/03/17•38m 30s
How To Not (Accidentally) Raise A Racist
What's the best way for white parents to talk to their kids about race? We called in Dr. Brigitte Vittrup, who studies children's racial attitudes, to help us out—and to answer questions about cringeworthy moments with your own kids.
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08/03/17•55m 17s
The Scarlet A (UPDATE)
Dr. Pratima Gupta is a mom with the rare job combo of both delivering babies and terminating pregnancies. And in the year since we last talked to her, her job description has gotten even more interesting!
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01/03/17•45m 52s
Babymaking While Queer
It's roundtable time! Two couples talk about family planning as queer people of color. And how their own parents and cultural backgrounds inform their decisions.
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22/02/17•46m 41s
The Fun and the Chaos, 2
What do you do when you realize you're more like your parents than you want to be? Hillary's friend Kirsten tackles the problem head-on. The 2nd in a two-parter.
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15/02/17•42m 49s
The Fun and the Chaos, 1
Hillary's pal Kirsten gets a lot of her magic from her dad. But she inherited some less-fun things from him, too. The first in a two-parter on the stuff our parents pass down to us.
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08/02/17•38m 44s
Kids Ask Negin Farsad Unanswerable Questions
Comedian Negin Farsad on esoteric allergies, the power of fire hydrants, and growing up Muslim ... all in this edition of Kids' Unanswerable Questions. To find kid-friendly versions go to longestshortesttime.com!
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01/02/17•34m 19s
Risky Birth-ness
When you give birth by cesarean, doctors are required to warn you of the risks. But not so with vaginal delivery. Hillary interviews Kiera Butler about her recent article in Mother Jones on the risks of vaginal birth and why we should be talking about them more.
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25/01/17•45m 4s
More Boobs
Last week: boobs gone awry. This week: boobs gone just how you'd expect. But that's kinda the problem. Abigail Keel has the story.
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18/01/17•35m 2s
Boobs
Two stories about boobs. Because, duh—boobs come in pairs.
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11/01/17•40m 21s
The New You, It'll Do (UPDATE)
Parenthood changes people. Beauty guru Jane Marie gives tips on how to (mostly) accept the new you. Plus, an exciting update with a mom whose post-baby change prevented her from singing karaoke.
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14/12/16•30m 47s
When You Tell
Zoe Zolbrod grew up with a secret. Now, after 4 decades, she's sharing it with the world. In this episode, find out how telling her secret has shaped the way Zoe sees herself as a mother and daughter.
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07/12/16•40m 43s
Uterus + Sperm + Uterus
We pick up where we left off with Kiely, Jenna, and their sperm donor Dominick. This time it's Jenna's turn to get pregnant. And, unlike last time, things do not go according to plan.
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30/11/16•30m 22s
Uterus + Sperm
How do you make a baby when you’ve got a uterus and your partner does, too? We hear how one family did it, in this two-parter. And how some of their plans…don’t go according to plan.
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23/11/16•30m 21s
Real Teens, REAL Babies
Breaking robot baby news! Join us as we try to make sense of a study that sheds some shocking light on our This American Life collab from 2 years ago.
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16/11/16•48m 51s
W. Kamau Bell Asks His Mom About Sex (UPDATE)
For most of his life, comedian W. Kamau Bell assumed his single mom never had sex after she made him. Today, he gets the real story. Since this episode originally aired, it won an award! In this update, we ask Kamau what it’s like to have a public sex talk with your mom.
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09/11/16•51m 16s
Kids' Election Questions
Comedians Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell attempt to answer YOUR kids' questions about the 2016 US presidential election.
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02/11/16•39m 3s
Is 100 That Exciting?
In honor of our 100th episode, producer Abigail Keel talks to some centenarians about the good and the bad of 100.
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26/10/16•48m 25s
When Grace Lin Realized She Was Chinese
When Grace Lin was a kid, she hated being Chinese. In this interview, the Newbery-award-winning author talks about how a handful of boring books and an inquisitive Italian helped her to embrace her parents' culture.
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19/10/16•35m 15s
Casey Wilson on Mothering Without a Mother
Actress and comedian Casey Wilson's mom died before Casey made it on TV, got married, and had a kid. Casey talks about the long, messy process of grieving her mom's sudden death, and what it's like to parent without a mother of your own.
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12/10/16•35m 55s
Behind the Scenes at LST with Peter Clowney
Get a peek behind the scenes at LST, as our editor Peter Clowney challenges Hillary to describe a smell better and asks a very important question about Terry Gross's cat.
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21/09/16•37m 56s
The Parents' Guide to Doing It with Esther Perel
How do you keep the fire alive? Can motherhood awaken your inner lesbian? Couples therapist and author Esther Perel answers YOUR sex advice questions.
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14/09/16•48m 27s
The True History of a Child Chef & His Mom
Judah is 12. He makes a mean beef wellington. Hear how he became a child chef, and how his mom had him when she was just a kid herself.
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07/09/16•39m 4s
Raising A Transgender Child
Marlo Mack from the wonderful "How to Be a Girl" podcast joins us to talk about raising a girl who seems to have the body of a boy ... and what a girl even is in the first place.
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24/08/16•42m 31s
Anna Sale on Becoming a Mom
Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale on her parents, her baby, a trampoline, and potato chips.
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17/08/16•38m 26s
I Ate My Placenta for My Best Friend
When you're lucky enough to have a best friend, you'd do anything for them.
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03/08/16•44m 45s
A Childless Man Makes Edible Placenta
Radiolab's Latif Nasser learns how to turn a placenta into pills, and why it’s become a trend for new moms to consume this organ.
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27/07/16•48m 13s
When Katie Couric Became A Single Mom
Katie Couric had her dream job, her dream husband. After he died of colon cancer, Katie was left to raise their two girls young girls on her own—all while interviewing our nation's most famous and infamous figures.
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20/07/16•38m 21s
W. Kamau Bell Asks His Mom About Sex
For most of his life, comedian W. Kamau Bell assumed his single mom never had sex after she made him. Today, he gets the real story.
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13/07/16•39m 49s
The Mortality of Motherhood
We check back in with NPR's Kelly McEvers on what it's been like to readjust to American life with her 7-year-old, after a long stint as a Middle East correspondent.
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14/06/16•35m 52s
The Secret Life of a Deaf Superhero
Cece Bell lost her hearing at age four. In this interview, the Newbery-award-winning author and illustrator talks about how she's used her hearing aid for good ... and evil.
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08/06/16•41m 34s
Dispatches from Black Motherhood
Anthonia Akitunde went looking for websites about Black working moms that broke stereotypes. She came up empty. So she started her own.
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01/06/16•40m 45s
My Best Friend's Baby
Two friends try to figure out how to stay friends after one of them has a baby. The one without the baby hatches a secret plan.
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25/05/16•37m 8s
How to Parent Like a Clown
A clown reveals the secrets of how to trick your kids out of tantrums. Plus, the magical power of farts.
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17/05/16•35m 30s
There's No Place That's Home
In this update, Wicked makeup artist Christina Tracey talks about settling down after two decades on the road. Plus her recent relapses.
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10/05/16•40m 52s
The Accidental Gay Parents, 4
We pick up where we left off with Trystan and Biff, and their passive-aggressive standoff.
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04/05/16•34m 22s
The Accidental Gay Parents 3
Audience faves The Accidental Gay Parents return. This time Trystan is pregnant. To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!
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27/04/16•34m 26s
Terry Gross on Not Having Kids
Public radio icon Terry Gross talks about why she chose to never have children. And her recurring nightmare about a baby.
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20/04/16•39m 20s
Lauren Lapkus Answers Kids' Unanswerable Questions
Lauren Lapkus fields questions about unicorns, poop, and a well-kept secret about Darth Vader.
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12/04/16•37m 4s
Behind Family Lines
Darlene's childhood dream was to join the military. She didn't imagine she'd also be raising three children solo.
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08/03/16•35m 53s
Kicking Ass While Pregnant
When Marvel asked Dennis Hopeless to create a new story for Spider-Woman, he knew he wanted her to be pregnant. In this episode, he explains why. And we hear from his wife Jessie, the real-life superhero behind Spider-Woman.
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01/03/16•30m 35s
Outnumbered By Animals
What's it like to nurse piglets in one hand and your own baby in the other? Life on a farm, with baby.
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23/02/16•26m 43s
The Scarlet A
What it's like to be a mom with the rare job combo of both delivering babies and terminating pregnancies.
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16/02/16•30m 2s
Love Yurts (UPDATE)
A marriage; a miscarriage. A divorce; a guy who looks (and smells) like a caveman. All in this epic love story. (With an UPDATE to last year's cliffhanger!)
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09/02/16•41m 27s
Stuff Mom Never Told You About C-Sections
The fab research geeks at Stuff Mom Never Told you unpack the history of the cesarean. Plus, listeners share their wildly conflicting feelings over the procedure.
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02/02/16•36m 10s
A Childless Man Gets a C-Section
Can a fake C-section have real emotional impact? Plus, a simple change in the procedure that erases one mom's C-section guilt.
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25/01/16•30m 55s
There's Something About Andy
A young Mormon plays a long con on his childhood crush—in the hopes of starting a family with her.
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18/01/16•38m 32s
Kids Ask Chris Gethard Unanswerable Questions
Do dinosaurs go to heaven or hell? Why don't dogs have hands? Comedian Chris Gethard attempts to answer YOUR kids' unanswerable questions. Plus, a surprise guest gives Hillary podcasting advice.
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11/01/16•38m 59s
The Parents' Guide to Doing It 2
Twanna Hines and Dr. Hilda Hutcherson answer YOUR questions about improving your sex lives as parents, and people.
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10/10/15•47m 33s
I've Got News 6
Our series on accidental pregnancy continues with audience favorite Ellen Kecskemethy. Who’s got brand new news.
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26/09/15•26m 37s
Momming It Solo
One woman’s unusual path toward becoming a single mother by choice.
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12/09/15•23m 3s
Kids Ask About Death
All kids have questions about death, and they can start really young. We brought in an expert to answer YOUR kids’ questions about death.
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29/08/15•33m 6s
Should I Have Kids?
Most people struggle with whether or not to become a parent, but few speak about it in public. Tune in as one brave woman grapples with her ambivalence over starting a family.
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14/08/15•27m 10s
Kids Eat ... What?!
Dan Pashman from The Sporkful weighs in on your kids’ weird eating habits. And how they might not be so weird after all.
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01/08/15•30m 35s
The Accidental Gay Parents 2
The "accidental gay parents" return, this time with John's side of the story.
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18/07/15•31m 45s
I've Got News 3
A man finds out on his 47th birthday, he’s about to become a grandpa. Part 3 of our "I've Got News" series.
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04/07/15•27m 50s
The Accidental Gay Parents
One weekend Trystan and his boyfriend were clubbing in Vegas; the next they were steeped in diapers and Legos. The story of how two twenty-somethings became parents. Overnight.
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20/06/15•35m 35s
Mama Don't Understand
A game of got-yer-nose turns racial and a 6-year-old raps to her white mom about not getting her Blackness. Two stories of biracial kids schooling their mamas.
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06/06/15•38m 33s
The Bestest Worstest Time with Roman Mars
Roman Mars likes to say that the first year of his twins’ life was the worst year of his. Tune in to hear how Roman's babies gave him courage, how he’s afraid he might’ve offended his single mom; and how his boys are completely different from him in one key way.
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22/05/15•39m 37s
Sixty-Five Women and a Baby
Remember Three Men and a Baby? Imagine if there were sixty-five of them. But college girls.
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09/05/15•20m 32s
The New You … It’ll Do
Parenthood changes people. Beauty guru Jane Marie gives tips on how to (mostly) accept the new you. Plus, one mom whose post-baby change prevents her from singing karaoke.
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25/04/15•24m 41s
The Emperor's New Onesie
The story of one mom held hostage by a naked toddler. Plus, listeners share their own clothing fights. Hint: Rhinestone belts and George Michael jean jackets.
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11/04/15•22m 2s
When the Breadwinner Makes Dough
First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes a gender role reversal ... and lots and lots of doughnuts.
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28/03/15•24m 11s
When Are You Gonna Be Normal Again?
Melinda was always anxious. When she had kids, she became even more anxious. But she kept it secret from everyone, afraid she'd destroy her image as a “model minority.”
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14/03/15•32m 23s
Booze Emergency!
The Sporkful's Dan Pashman helps us triage our signature cocktail for an upcoming event. But we need YOUR help, too! Don't let it be a mug of wine!
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06/03/15•12m 43s
Real Teens, Fake Babies
We follow two high school girls through their 48-hour stints with fake babies they receive in sex ed. And the experience totally transforms their attitudes toward motherhood.
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24/02/15•26m 9s
Mom, It's Time We Had the Talk
A mom has the birds and the bees talk with her 8-year-old son. Or does he have it with her?
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13/02/15•25m 30s
Healing After Childbirth
One brave listener shares her story of giving up on pain-free sex after a childbirth injury; one pelvic floor expert tells us why she doesn't have to.
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29/01/15•42m 12s
The Parents' Guide to Doing It
Join guests Dan Savage and Jane Marie as they help listeners navigate sex and parenthood. This episode covers a range of topics, from finding time to get it on when all you want to do is sleep, to getting in the mood after pregnancy loss, to real (NSFW) instructions on how to make sex pleasurable when you are recovering from a childbirth injury.
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16/01/15•51m 48s
Your Parenting Resolutions, 2015
Turns out parents want to go easier on themselves in 2015. Or, as in our host's case, get more combative with their offspring. Plus, we make a big show announcement!
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03/01/15•22m 20s
Music Together-ish
Fourteen years ago, Jacob hated his mom's lullabies, which she thought meant he hated music. But now he's a modern Freddie Mercury.
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20/12/14•21m 57s
Love Yurts
A marriage; a miscarriage. A divorce; a guy who looks (and smells) like a caveman. All in this epic love story.
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06/12/14•29m 40s
There's No Place That's Home
Dreading a long holiday drive with the kids? Imagine if your whole life was on the road. That's how it is for makeup artist Christina Tracey, who tours with the Broadway show Wicked, and brings her toddler along.
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23/11/14•30m 0s
It's Like She Knows Us
Sick of all the white couches and salads in stock photos of family life? Sara Given’s hilarious Tumblr “It’s Like They Know Us” skewers that world. And it all started here!
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09/11/14•25m 23s
Peeping Mom
Most people get through postpartum depression with therapy. But for writer Megan Stielstra, the answer was spying on her neighbor.
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26/10/14•26m 45s
How to Be a Pregnant Butch
Artist A.K. Summers on her fabulous graphic memoir Pregnant Butch, and what it’s like to try to look tough and masculine while your body is growing a baby.
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12/10/14•29m 4s
Building a Better Boobie Trap
A woman fed up with her breast pump enlists 150 people to make it better. We send in a childless man to see if that’s possible.
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28/09/14•31m 53s
Owner of a Holey Heart
A baby gets two holes in his heart and a Mormon stranger comes to the rescue, believing she is doing something illegal.
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14/09/14•28m 8s
Pediatricians, They're Just Like Us
Pediatrician Jessica Franklin figured she had a handle on newborns. But then she had a baby and wound up feeling like "the worst, most educated rookie ever."
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31/08/14•32m 2s
What Makes a Happy Family?
Comedian Julian McCullough's mom left the family when he was a kid. Now that he's got a family of his own, Hillary talks to him about what makes a happy family.
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17/08/14•32m 42s
Lucy and the Bike Girl
A half-true/half-fictional story about two pregnant best friends who can never meet. Because being in the same room would be lethally dangerous.
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03/08/14•20m 13s
Picturing Her
When Giancarlo Roma was four years old, his sister Mary died the day she was born — an experience that he says trained him to write a book from the perspective of an elderly woman.
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20/07/14•25m 52s
The Parents' Guide to Eating Over the Sink
Dan Pashman of The Sporkful tells Hillary how to make scarfing down food over the sink as delicious as possible. But grosses her out in the process.
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06/07/14•26m 1s
How Cute! Is He Yours?
When Nicole Blades started a family with a white guy, she knew their kid's skin color would be lighter than hers. But she didn't count on people routinely questioning whether she was her son's mom.
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22/06/14•22m 57s
The Reluctant Father and His Wife
Photographer Phillip Toledano has been applauded in the media for his deeply gritty depiction of first-time fatherhood in his book The Reluctant Father. This week, in a cautionary tale on marriage, we hear what his wife thought of his reluctance.
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08/06/14•22m 10s
How to Brag to Your Mom Friends
Is it possible to share your parenting triumphs with other moms without making them feel bad?
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25/05/14•29m 42s
When Mommy Means Everything
A toddler starts talking, then moves to a new country where she doesn't know the language. And suddenly the only word she will say anymore is "Mommy."
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11/05/14•18m 14s
The Shortest Day
Poet Arielle Greenberg's son Day dies 31 weeks into her pregnancy. At which point, she makes a whole bunch of choices that not many women would make, so she can emerge from stillbirth not completely broken. And . . . it works. Part 3 of a 3-part series on natural birth.
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27/04/14•46m 39s
The Missing Chapter to Ina May’s Guide
Hillary tells the leader of the modern natural birth movement that she feel betrayed by her message.
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12/04/14•29m 56s
Rewriting Your Birth Story
Hillary attempts to rewrite her traumatic birth story, four years after the fact. Part 1 of a three-part series on natural birth.
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28/03/14•35m 9s
Blind Love
It's a fact: even the most romantic romances wither under the pressures of parenthood. But what happens in a relationship when, on top of everything else, one partner is going blind?
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16/03/14•26m 58s
The Provider’s Guide to Quitting
Bry wanted to be a dad. And he thought the only way to be one was to quit doing the thing he loved most. So he did.
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02/03/14•32m 12s
Due Date Desert
A mom breastfeeds her preemie against all odds. Then she wakes up on her due date. Dry.
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16/02/14•23m 48s
The Longest Longest Time
Lisa's longest shortest time lasted 11 years. And it all went down before she even had a baby.
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02/02/14•36m 45s
The Mom Who Did Everything Wrong
Heather told me she did everything wrong in her first years as a mom. Judge for yourself (but don't be too judgy).
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19/01/14•26m 8s
The Numbers
After having a preemie, my friend Kirsten unwittingly takes on her husband's personality, and becomes obsessed with numbers. To the decimal point.
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05/01/14•32m 15s
I’ve Got News 5
We continue the I've Got News series with the birth of Ellen's baby . . . and the project Tom took on to cope.
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25/08/13•21m 31s
The Mortality of Motherhood
A war correspondent on childbirth vs dodging a sniper.
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26/07/13•23m 22s
I’ve Got News 4
Two weeks before their due date, Ellen and Tim reflect on the game of Being Awesome at Being Adult.
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03/06/13•23m 38s
I’ve Got News 3
We continue our series following a young pregnant woman, this time with grandpa's perspective.
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28/02/13•25m 4s
I’ve Got News Too
Tom got news. Then more news. Now there's even more.
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29/01/13•28m 16s
What YOU Expect When You’re Expecting
One pregnant woman on her fears of mothering a boy. And why she doesn't even really want to be called "Mom" in the first place.
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25/06/12•25m 53s
And Behind Door Number Two …
Toilets, exposed body parts, . . . pornography?! One horror story about pumping at work.
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01/04/12•11m 8s
Making Noise to Prevent More Noise
A toddler sniffs all of his Christmas presents before opening them and his mom realizes something is wrong. What Tourette's, OCD, and ADHD look like in a young child.
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28/12/11•17m 1s
I’ve Got News
A newly married guy finds out his wife is pregnant while he's at sea and just a few years later, to his surprise, becomes a stay-at-home dad.
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11/09/11•28m 0s
Nap Boot Camp
An exasperated mom decides that her daughter WILL nap in her crib by the end of the week.
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24/07/11•19m 39s
My Newborn, the A**hole
Hillary and her friend Kristin reminisce over their frequent angsty phone calls after their daughters were born. And Kristin reveals something she's never told Hillary before.
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02/06/11•20m 0s
The Emperor’s New Onesie
A naked toddler holds her mom hostage for over a month.
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08/05/11•15m 4s
Would’ve Been the Mean Mommy
An unexpected tragedy turns a mean mommy into a laid back one.
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08/04/11•15m 22s
Nurse, Get the Handcuffs
Thirty-four years after having me, Hillary's mom breaks down for the first time over not being able to breastfeed her.
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28/03/11•17m 21s
Endangered Sea Turtle, Yum
A vegetarian of 22 years decides that the way to fix her son's umbilical hernia is to start eating meat.
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14/03/11•14m 59s
Kittens Can Do It, so Why Can’t We?
A mom who finds breastfeeding stressful discovers that a machine helps her feel closer to her son.
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01/03/11•15m 11s
Don’t Make Me Be Your Miracle
After having her first child, a woman experiences heart failure and is told she has less than a 50 percent chance of surviving another pregnancy. Through a surrogate, she finally gets her "miracle" baby and is surprised to discover he's just a regular kid.
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14/02/11•16m 42s
Is Class Over Yet?
A woman leaves her dream job to stay home with her baby, and then, out of boredom, starts sewing and unwittingly creates a new full-time job for herself.
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29/01/11•17m 30s
When the Poop Is No Longer a Gift
A newborn turns blue, is rushed to the NICU, and his parents deal with going home while the baby remains in the hospital, hooked up to machines.
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16/01/11•12m 7s
Your Singing Really Interferes With My Going-To-Sleep Process
A music teacher tries to stop her newborn’s crying with lullabies. Turns out it’s the worst thing she can do.
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25/12/10•9m 15s