The Longest Shortest Time

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 #93: Anna Sale on Becoming a Mom

Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale on her parents, her baby, a trampoline, and potato chips.

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 #85: Dispatches from Black Motherhood

Anthonia Akitunde went looking for websites about Black working moms that broke stereotypes. She came up empty. So she started her own.

EPISODE #84: My Best Friend’s Baby

Two friends try to figure out how to stay friends after one of them has a baby. The one without the baby hatches a secret plan.

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 #82: There’s No Place That’s Home

In this update, Wicked makeup artist Christina Tracey talks about settling down after two decades on the road. Plus her recent relapses.

EPISODE #79: Terry Gross on Not Having Kids

Public radio icon Terry Gross talks about why she chose to never have children. And her recurring nightmare about a baby.