The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #250: When Rumors Spread Like Wildfire About the Fire Commissioner

Laura Kavanagh knew she would encounter challenges as the first female fire commissioner of the FDNY. But she didn’t anticipate the false rumors that she slept her way to the top — or the nastier rumors about her supposed pregnancy. Now, for the first time, she shares what was actually going on in her reproductive life when she ran the fire department.

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 #231: A Tech Writer’s Eerie Bond with Her Fertility App

Amanda Hess writes about the internet for a living. So she didn’t expect to form an emotional bond with a fertility app during her pregnancy. But when Amanda’s pregnancy got complicated, her relationship with the app got complicated, too.

EPISODE #227: Ashley Parker on Raising Girls While Covering the White House

Political reporter Askley Parker opens up about her obsession with birth stories, pregnancy loss, raising girls in the digital age, and a mistake she made as a teenager involving a camera… and boobs.

EPISODE #223: When Andrea Silenzi Joined Mom Club

Last time we heard from Andrea Silenzi, she was navigating the wild world of sperm shopping as a single woman in her mid-30s who wanted to become a mom. Five years later, Andrea’s back with an exciting update. Hint: she’s no longer single and no longer shopping.

EPISODE #182: When Your Uterus Wants Out

A woman finds she can’t become a mom without a hysterectomy.

EPISODE #175: 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.

EPISODE #152: 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.