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The Longest Shortest Time A podcast that tells surprising stories about parenthood and reproductive health — but you don't have to be a parent to listen. A Stitcher production.

Created and hosted by Hillary Frank. This American Life contributor Hillary Frank interviews parents + kids about their surprising struggles. Looking for a safe place to talk mama or papa shop? Try our Facebook groups. For a full list, see our website:
http://longestshortesttime.com/facebook-groups/

19/08/2026

🍑 NEW EP 🍑 According to surveys, Gen Z is having less s*x than previous generations. But why? Carter Sherman is here to explain.

🎧 LISTEN: “The S*x Lives of College Kids” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

📖 READ: Carter Sherman’s book: The Second Coming

05/08/2026

🦸🏿‍♂️ NEW EP 🦸🏿‍♂️ After a panic attack nearly made him lose control on the highway, Mark Anthony Neal (.a.neal.5) continued to bottle up his anxiety and pretend everything was fine. Years later, when he secretly started therapy, he unpacked how the pressures of Black masculinity led him to a mental health crisis.

If you've ever wanted to be the *perfect* parent, this one's for you!

🎧 LISTEN: “The Pressure to Be the Perfect Black Father” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

📖 READ: Mark Anthony Neal’s book: Save a Seat for Me: Notes on American Fatherhood

23/07/2026

Growing up in a single-parent household, Jamilah Lamieux () had a lot of imaginary friends... one of which was Dr. Peter Venkmen (from Ghostbusters!) 😆 👻

Tune in for more funny (and insightful!) anecdotes about the being a single mom.

🎧 “Jamilah Lemieux on Black Single Motherhood” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

22/07/2026

✨ NEW EP ✨ Jamilah Lemieux’s () greatest fear was becoming a single mom. When she found herself pregnant without a partner, she panicked and tried to convince her daughter’s father to get back together with her. Over time, she’s come to embrace single motherhood — and the unexpected joys of co-parenting.

🎧 LISTEN: “Jamilah Lemieux on Black Single Motherhood” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

📖 READ: Check out Jamilah’s book: Black. Single. Mother.

08/07/2026

😘 NEW EP 😘 As curator of the Museum of S*x, Sarah Forbes was an expert on kinks and turn-ons. But motherhood taught her that s*x is more complicated than attraction — and that something as uns*xy as her partner changing a blowout diaper could get her in the mood.

🎧 LISTEN: “Even S*xperts Struggle with Intimacy in Motherhood” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

📖 READ: Check out Sarah’s book: Mama S*x

24/06/2026

✨ NEW EP ✨ Most consent education focuses on survivors, and rightly so. But that leaves perpetrators without resources to repair harm. Drew Davis (dir. of strategic initiatives ) aims to fix that with a new online tool.

🎧 LISTEN: “Preventing Teens from Joining the Manosphere” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

💡 Learn more: Check out SafeBAE and try their new online tool at checkyourvibe.org

If you’ve been eyeing those LST totes… today is your lucky day!! 👜 The first 10 people to sign up for LST+ starting NOW ...
17/06/2026

If you’ve been eyeing those LST totes… today is your lucky day!! 👜

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10/06/2026

🤔 NEW EP 🤔 In 2017, comedian Negin Farsad came on the show to tackle kids’ unanswerable questions. Now she’s a mom, wrestling with how to explain death, slavery, and war to her own child. Plus, a delightful episode crossover moment with recent LST guest + former New York City Fire Department (FDNY) commissioner Laura Kavanagh 🔥 🚒

🎧LISTEN: “Negin Farsad Tackles Her Daughter's Unanswerable Questions” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

🛍️ We recorded this episode LIVE at M.M.LaFleur in NYC.
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27/05/2026

✨NEW EP✨ Kate Casey (.casey) grew up in a chaotic home. As a child she struggled to understand the strange — and sometimes unsettling — choices her parents made. When it came time to start her own family, Kate decided to trade the bad kind of chaos for the good kind.

🎧LISTEN: “Building a Family After Childhood Trauma” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

13/05/2026

✨ NEW EP ✨ Renee Bracey Sherman () and Regina Mahone proudly share their ab*rtion stories, which led one of them to realize she wanted to be a mom, and confirmed for the other that she didn’t.

Plus: the problematic ways we talk about ab*rtion… and s*x after ab*rtion

🎧LISTEN: “Embracing Your Ab*rtion Story” is out now on all podcast apps. Link in bio!

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