The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #44: There’s No Place That’s Home

Dreading a long holiday drive with the kids? Imagine if your whole life was on the road. That’s how it is for makeup artist Christina Tracey, who tours with the Broadway show Wicked, and brings her toddler along.

EPISODE #42: Peeping Mom

Most people get through postpartum depression with therapy. But for Megan Stielstra, the answer was spying on her neighbor.

EPISODE #40: Building a Better Boobie Trap

A woman fed up with her breast pump enlists 150 people to make it better. We send in a childless man to see if that’s possible.

EPISODE #37: What Makes a Happy Family?

Comedian Julian McCullough’s mom left the family when he was a kid. Now that he’s got a family of his own, we talk about what makes a happy family.

EPISODE #30: When Mommy Means Everything

A toddler starts talking, then moves to a new country where she doesn’t know the language. And suddenly the only word she will say anymore is “Mommy.”

EPISODE #25: The Provider’s Guide to Quitting

Bry wanted to be a dad. And he thought the only way to be one was to quit doing the thing he loved most. So he did.

EPISODE #19: The Mortality of Motherhood

A war correspondent on childbirth vs dodging a sniper.

EPISODE #14: And Behind Door Number Two . . .

Toilets, exposed body parts, . . . pornography?! My friend Nat shares her horror story about pumping at work.