The Longest Shortest Time
Episodes
Love Yurts (UPDATE)
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A marriage; a miscarriage. A divorce; a guy who looks (and smells) like a caveman. All in this epic love story. (With an UPDATE to last year's cliffha...
Stuff Mom Never Told You About C-Sections
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The fab research geeks at Stuff Mom Never Told you unpack the history of the cesarean. Plus, listeners share their wildly conflicting feelings over th...
A Childless Man Gets a C-Section
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Can a fake C-section have real emotional impact? Plus, a simple change in the procedure that erases one mom's C-section guilt. … Join LST+ for commu...
There's Something About Andy
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A young Mormon plays a long con on his childhood crush—in the hopes of starting a family with her. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Kno...
Kids Ask Chris Gethard Unanswerable Questions
11 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Do dinosaurs go to heaven or hell? Why don't dogs have hands? Comedian Chris Gethard attempts to answer YOUR kids' unanswerable questions. Plus, a sur...
The Parents' Guide to Doing It 2
10 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Twanna Hines and Dr. Hilda Hutcherson answer YOUR questions about improving your sex lives as parents, and people. … Join LST+ for community and acc...
I've Got News 6
26 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Our series on accidental pregnancy continues with audience favorite Ellen Kecskemethy. Who’s got brand new news. … Join LST+ for community and acc...
Momming It Solo
12 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One woman’s unusual path toward becoming a single mother by choice. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Lon...
Kids Ask About Death
29 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
All kids have questions about death, and they can start really young. We brought in an expert to answer YOUR kids’ questions about death. … Join L...
Should I Have Kids?
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Most people struggle with whether or not to become a parent, but few speak about it in public. Tune in as one brave woman grapples with her ambivalenc...
Kids Eat ... What?!
01 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Pashman from The Sporkful weighs in on your kids’ weird eating habits. And how they might not be so weird after all. … Join LST+ for community...
The Accidental Gay Parents 2
18 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The "accidental gay parents" return, this time with John's side of the story. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in...
I've Got News 3
04 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A man finds out on his 47th birthday, he’s about to become a grandpa. Part 3 of our "I've Got News" series. … Join LST+ for community and access t...
The Accidental Gay Parents
20 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One weekend Trystan and his boyfriend were clubbing in Vegas; the next they were steeped in diapers and Legos. The story of how two twenty-somethings ...
Mama Don't Understand
06 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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 the...
The Bestest Worstest Time with Roman Mars
22 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Roman Mars likes to say that the first year of his twins’ life was the worst year of his. Tune in to hear how Roman's babies gave him courage, ho...
Sixty-Five Women and a Baby
09 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Remember Three Men and a Baby? Imagine if there were sixty-five of them. But college girls. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, a...
The New You … It’ll Do
25 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Parenthood changes people. Beauty guru Jane Marie gives tips on how to (mostly) accept the new you. Plus, one mom whose post-baby change prevents her ...
The Emperor's New Onesie
11 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The story of one mom held hostage by a naked toddler. Plus, listeners share their own clothing fights. Hint: Rhinestone belts and George Michael jean ...
When the Breadwinner Makes Dough
28 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes a gender role reversal ... and lots and lots of doughnuts. … Join LST+ for community and access to...
When Are You Gonna Be Normal Again?
14 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Booze Emergency!
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Sporkful's Dan Pashman helps us triage our signature cocktail for an upcoming event. But we need YOUR help, too! Don't let it be a mug of wine! …...
Real Teens, Fake Babies
24 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We follow two high school girls through their 48-hour stints with fake babies they receive in sex ed. And the experience totally transforms their atti...
Mom, It's Time We Had the Talk
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A mom has the birds and the bees talk with her 8-year-old son. Or does he have it with her? … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, a...
Healing After Childbirth
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One brave listener shares her story of giving up on pain-free sex after a childbirth injury; one pelvic floor expert tells us why she doesn't have to....
The Parents' Guide to Doing It
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join guests Dan Savage and Jane Marie as they help listeners navigate sex and parenthood. This episode covers a range of topics, from finding time to ...
Your Parenting Resolutions, 2015
03 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out parents want to go easier on themselves in 2015. Or, as in our host's case, get more combative with their offspring. Plus, we make a big sho...
Music Together-ish
20 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Fourteen years ago, Jacob hated his mom's lullabies, which she thought meant he hated music. But now he's a modern Freddie Mercury. … Join LST+ for...
Love Yurts
06 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A marriage; a miscarriage. A divorce; a guy who looks (and smells) like a caveman. All in this epic love story. … Join LST+ for community and access...
There's No Place That's Home
23 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 tour...
It's Like She Knows Us
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sick of all the white couches and salads in stock photos of family life? Sara Given’s hilarious Tumblr “It’s Like They Know Us” skewers that w...
Peeping Mom
26 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Most people get through postpartum depression with therapy. But for writer Megan Stielstra, the answer was spying on her neighbor. … Join LST+ for c...
How to Be a Pregnant Butch
12 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Artist A.K. Summers on her fabulous graphic memoir Pregnant Butch, and what it’s like to try to look tough and masculine while your body is growing ...
Building a Better Boobie Trap
28 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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. … Join LST+ for co...
Owner of a Holey Heart
14 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A baby gets two holes in his heart and a Mormon stranger comes to the rescue, believing she is doing something illegal. … Join LST+ for community an...
Pediatricians, They're Just Like Us
31 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Pediatrician Jessica Franklin figured she had a handle on newborns. But then she had a baby and wound up feeling like "the worst, most educated rookie...
What Makes a Happy Family?
17 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Julian McCullough's mom left the family when he was a kid. Now that he's got a family of his own, Hillary talks to him about what makes a hap...
Lucy and the Bike Girl
03 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A half-true/half-fictional story about two pregnant best friends who can never meet. Because being in the same room would be lethally dangerous. … J...
Picturing Her
20 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
When Giancarlo Roma was four years old, his sister Mary died the day she was born — an experience that he says trained him to write a book from the ...
The Parents' Guide to Eating Over the Sink
06 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Pashman of The Sporkful tells Hillary how to make scarfing down food over the sink as delicious as possible. But grosses her out in the process. …...
How Cute! Is He Yours?
22 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 routi...
The Reluctant Father and His Wife
08 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer Phillip Toledano has been applauded in the media for his deeply gritty depiction of first-time fatherhood in his book The Reluctant Fath...
How to Brag to Your Mom Friends
25 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to share your parenting triumphs with other moms without making them feel bad? … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What,...
When Mommy Means Everything
11 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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."...
The Shortest Day
27 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Arielle Greenberg's son Day dies 31 weeks into her pregnancy. At which point, she makes a whole bunch of choices that not many women would make, ...
The Missing Chapter to Ina May’s Guide
12 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary tells the leader of the modern natural birth movement that she feel betrayed by her message. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Kno...
Rewriting Your Birth Story
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary attempts to rewrite her traumatic birth story, four years after the fact. Part 1 of a three-part series on natural birth. … Join LST+ for co...
Blind Love
16 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It's a fact: even the most romantic romances wither under the pressures of parenthood. But what happens in a relationship when, on top of everything e...
The Provider’s Guide to Quitting
02 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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. … Join LST+ for community and ac...
Due Date Desert
16 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A mom breastfeeds her preemie against all odds. Then she wakes up on her due date. Dry. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, anoth...
The Longest Longest Time
02 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa's longest shortest time lasted 11 years. And it all went down before she even had a baby. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What...
The Mom Who Did Everything Wrong
19 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Heather told me she did everything wrong in her first years as a mom. Judge for yourself (but don't be too judgy). … Join LST+ for community and acc...
The Numbers
05 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
After having a preemie, my friend Kirsten unwittingly takes on her husband's personality, and becomes obsessed with numbers. To the decimal point. …...
I’ve Got News 5
25 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We continue the I've Got News series with the birth of Ellen's baby . . . and the project Tom took on to cope. … Join LST+ for community and access ...
The Mortality of Motherhood
26 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A war correspondent on childbirth vs dodging a sniper. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest u...
I’ve Got News 4
03 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks before their due date, Ellen and Tim reflect on the game of Being Awesome at Being Adult. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know...
I’ve Got News 3
28 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series following a young pregnant woman, this time with grandpa's perspective. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What...
I’ve Got News Too
29 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tom got news. Then more news. Now there's even more. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest uni...
What YOU Expect When You’re Expecting
25 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
One pregnant woman on her fears of mothering a boy. And why she doesn't even really want to be called "Mom" in the first place. … Join LST+ for comm...
And Behind Door Number Two …
01 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Toilets, exposed body parts, . . . pornography?! One horror story about pumping at work. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, anot...
Making Noise to Prevent More Noise
28 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A toddler sniffs all of his Christmas presents before opening them and his mom realizes something is wrong. What Tourette's, OCD, and ADHD look like i...
I’ve Got News
11 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A newly married guy finds out his wife is pregnant while he's at sea and just a few years later, to his surprise, becomes a stay-at-home dad. … Join...
Nap Boot Camp
24 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
An exasperated mom decides that her daughter WILL nap in her crib by the end of the week. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, ano...
My Newborn, the A**hole
02 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary and her friend Kristin reminisce over their frequent angsty phone calls after their daughters were born. And Kristin reveals something she's n...
The Emperor’s New Onesie
08 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A naked toddler holds her mom hostage for over a month. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest ...
Would’ve Been the Mean Mommy
08 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
An unexpected tragedy turns a mean mommy into a laid back one. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Sh...
Nurse, Get the Handcuffs
28 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty-four years after having me, Hillary's mom breaks down for the first time over not being able to breastfeed her. … Join LST+ for community and...
Endangered Sea Turtle, Yum
14 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A vegetarian of 22 years decides that the way to fix her son's umbilical hernia is to start eating meat. … Join LST+ for community and access to You...
Kittens Can Do It, so Why Can’t We?
01 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A mom who finds breastfeeding stressful discovers that a machine helps her feel closer to her son. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know ...
Don’t Make Me Be Your Miracle
14 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
After having her first child, a woman experiences heart failure and is told she has less than a 50 percent chance of surviving another pregnancy. Thro...
Is Class Over Yet?
29 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A woman leaves her dream job to stay home with her baby, and then, out of boredom, starts sewing and unwittingly creates a new full-time job for herse...
When the Poop Is No Longer a Gift
16 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A newborn turns blue, is rushed to the NICU, and his parents deal with going home while the baby remains in the hospital, hooked up to machines. … J...
Your Singing Really Interferes With My Going-To-Sleep Process
25 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A music teacher tries to stop her newborn’s crying with lullabies. Turns out it’s the worst thing she can do. … Join LST+ for community and acce...