The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #252: Embracing Your Abortion Story

Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone proudly share their abortion 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 “readiness” for parenthood… and sex after abortion.

EPISODE #249: Painful Sex and Elusive Orgasms in Perimenopause

If you’ve given birth, or you’re entering menopause, or you simply have a vagina… chances are, at some point, you’ve had painful or uncomfortable sex. Today, Dr. Lauren Streicher, OBGYN and menopause expert, gives us the inside info on sex and perimenopause.

EPISODE #247: One Woman, 3 Kids, 15 Rounds of IVF

Holly Schechter always knew she wanted to be a mom. But life had other plans. A car accident, two major spine surgeries, and then infertility. Today, Holly shares her remarkable story of IVF… with a hopeful ending.

EPISODE #246: WTF Is Perimenopause?

Hot flashes! Weight gain! Headaches! Rage! If these symptoms sound familiar, you may be in perimenopause. But who among us actually knows what perimenopause is? Menopause specialists Dr. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su and Dr. Amy Voedisch offer an informative and irreverent primer.

EPISODE #245: Lessons in Love from YA TV

Is The Summer I Turned Pretty romantic or toxic? Is Heartstopper sweet or cringe? Hillary talks with pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer and sex educator Shafia Zaloom about love stories in YA TV, old classics teens are into, and why so many of these shows end with a dude chasing a woman down in Paris.

EPISODE #243: Birth Control Troubles and Vibrator Triumphs

As the daughter of an OBGYN, Danielle Bezalel learned all about vaginas — but pleasure wasn’t part of the conversation. Now she’s on a mission to help people prioritize pleasure.

EPISODE #242: Actually, Sir, That’s Not How You Put on a Condom

Zaraia Fabunmi became a sex educator and a doula as a teenager. Today she shares how she’s used that training to help her peers — and, at times, her teachers — plus the fascinating reproductive health research she did in India.  

EPISODE #241: TV to Spark Conversations with Adolescent Kids

Pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer joins us to share how as a tween, The Golden Girls helped her bond with her mom and grandma. She also recommends contemporary shows she loves watching with adolescents to spark fun and deep conversations.