The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #244: There’s No Bell in Motherhood

Maia Molina-Schaefer is a boxing champ and combat veteran. But nothing has exhausted her like being a mom.

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.

EPISODE #240: Bobbi Brown on the Beauty and Messiness of Motherhood

Bobbi Brown built a career making people look beautiful. Behind the scenes, she was mired in breastmilk, spit-up, and sleepless nights. Executives told her to hide her motherhood; instead, she put her soccer-momness front and center.

YOU KNOW WHAT: What are dating apps like in college?

Oh, the embarrassment of running into your matches (or rejections) in class! Ollie, Zaraia, and Niko discuss the hazards of dating apps in college.

EPISODE #239: Breasts

When Jean Hannah Edelstein went to college, she realized she had great breasts. Like, the kind that could win a wet T-shirt contest. But they also made her a target for harassment. Things got even more complicated when she started breastfeeding — and yet again, when she had to say goodbye to them.

EPISODE #238: Shafia Zaloom’s Playful Approach to Sex Ed

Shafia Zaloom walks us through her innovative approach to teaching young people about healthy relationships, which includes games, music, and complicated scenarios based on real-life situations.

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.