The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #257: Jamilah Lemieux on Black Single Motherhood

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. But over time, she’s come to embrace single motherhood — and the unexpected joys of co-parenting. 

EPISODE #254: Negin Farsad Tackles Her Daughter’s Unanswerable Questions

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 another former guest. (Hint: hot firefighters!)

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 #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 #237: You Know What: An LST Spinoff

Does more sex make you “wider”? Is it bad to swallow sperm? How do you clean a sex toy? In the pilot episode of our spinoff show, YOU KNOW WHAT, college students answer anonymous questions from teens and young adults — with help from sex educator Shafia Zaloom.

Episode #232: Adoption, but Make It a Horror-Romcom

Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig knew starting a family would be hard — but they didn’t expect the twists and scares that inspired them to write a movie.

EPISODE #225: Becoming a Single Dad While Trans 2

When we last heard from CJ, they were struggling to figure out how to achieve their lifelong dream of becoming a dad. CJ now has a kid, but getting there was a total rollercoaster. Buckle up, because this ride is a wild one!