The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #204: Breaking Cycles (and Chairs!) with Kulap Vilaysack

When comedian Kulap Vilaysack decided to resolve questions from her family history, she did it in the most extreme way possible: by directing a documentary about her own life.

EPISODE #191: Dani Shapiro’s Family Secret

When a bestselling memoirist took a DNA test on a whim, the results were confusing. But then, her whole life suddenly made sense.

EPISODE #127: Katz In The Cradle

Matt Katz is known for his fearless reporting on New Jersey governor Chris Christie. But when it comes to telling his 5-year-old daughter the truth about his dad… well, that freaks him out. In today’s show, he does exactly that.

EPISODE #102: W. Kamau Bell Asks His Mom About Sex (UPDATE)

For most of his life, comedian W. Kamau Bell assumed his single mom never had sex after she made him. Today, he gets the real story. In this update, we ask Kamau what it’s like to have a public sex talk with your mom.

EPISODE #88: W. Kamau Bell Asks His Mom About Sex

For most of his life, comedian W. Kamau Bell assumed his single mom never had sex after she made him. Today, he gets the real story.