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Breaking Robot-Baby News!

Remember our This American Life collab about Paige and Rachel, the polar opposite girls who had polar opposite reactions to the robot babies in sex ed? Well, today there was breaking news about the robot babies. Check out my update on This American Life’s blog! The Longest Shortest Time may earn a small commission from […]

EPISODE #94: 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.

EPISODE #91: I Ate My Placenta for My Best Friend

When you’re lucky enough to have a best friend, you’d do anything for them.

EPISODE #90: 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.

EPISODE #89: 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.

EPISODE #86: 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.

EPISODE #83: 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.

EPISODE #81: The Accidental Gay Parents 4

We pick up where we left off with Trystan and Biff, and their passive-aggressive standoff.