The Longest Shortest Time

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 #236: Elise Hu on Sharks, Cheeseburgers, and Raising Kids Abroad

Elise Hu shares her dad’s refugee story involving sharks, the unique challenges of parenting a tall girl, what she ate in childbirth, and a 3rd grade disappointment that shaped her career in journalism.

EPISODE #235: It’s a Real Mother, Part 6: We’ve Solved It, Right?

Eight years after our series on discrimination against working moms, Brigid Schulte returns with an update on progress and setbacks in the American workplace since the pandemic — and simple tips on how we can improve the situation.

EPISODE #234: Katz BACK in the Cradle

Eight years ago, Matt Katz came on the show after nervously revealing to his 5-year-old daughter that the man she thought was his biological father was not, in fact, his biological father. But Matt would later learn that the truth about his biological father was much more complicated than he even realized.

Episode #233: A Very Vaginal Voyage with Rachel Gross

Join us for a deep (and delightfully nerdy) dive into the misunderstood world of vaginas, where we’ll learn about orgasm-chasing royalty, clitoral wingspans, vagina lollipops, wandering wombs — and the research on female anatomy we still desperately need.

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 #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 #230: Secrets from the Vagina Whisperer

Leaky vaginas! Dry vaginas! Painful vaginas! Smelly vaginas! Aging vaginas! Sara Reardon, aka The Vagina Whisperer, joins us with tips on taking care of your pelvic floor.