The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #95: The True History of a Child Chef & His Mom

Judah is 12. He makes a mean beef wellington. Hear how he became a child chef, and how his mom had him when she was just a kid herself.

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.

Staff Favorites

New to our show? Try this playlist of staff faves, for parents and non-parents alike.

EPISODE #66: Momming It Solo

One woman’s unusual path toward becoming a single mother by choice.

Books: For Kids (of All Ages) Featuring Characters of Color

A starter reading list to help kids sort out mixed ethnicity, and to relate to the diverse kids around them.

EPISODE #59: Mama Don’t Understand

A game of got-yer-nose turns racial and a 6-year-old raps to her white mom about not getting her Blackness. Two stories of biracial kids schooling their mamas.

EPISODE #53: When Are You Gonna Be Normal Again?

Melinda was always anxious. When she had kids, she became even more anxious. But she kept it secret from everyone, afraid she’d destroy her image as a “model minority.”

EPISODE #33: How Cute! Is He Yours?

When Nicole Blades started a family with a white guy, she knew their kid’s skin color would be lighter than hers. But she didn’t count on people routinely mistaking her for the nanny.