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The Longest Shortest Time: A Women’s Health Show for Everyone

by Hillary Frank | Realm

Stories of pregnancy, birth, fertility, intimacy after kids, and the surprises of perimenopause. The Longest Shortest Time is your companion for all stages of reproductive and women's health. Host and journalist Hillary Frank brings depth and humor to conversations about the physical and emotional realities of parenting, and of living in a body that keeps changing—but you don’t have to be a parent (or woman) to listen! The Longest Shortest Time is back after a 5-year hiatus! New episodes drop every other Wednesday. Join LST+ for community, ad-free listening, and access to You Know What, our premium show featuring college students speaking candidly about sex, dating, and relationships. If you’re new to the show or want to get reacquainted, check out some of our classic episodes: • #27 Rewriting Your Birth Story • #88 W. Kamau Bell Asks His Mom About Sex • The Accidental Gay Parents Series (#60, #62, #80, #81, #125, #211) • #79 Terry Gross on Not Having Kids • It's a Real Mother: A Series About Workplace Discrimination (#141, #142, #143, #145)

Latest episodes

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Let's Talk About WEDLOCKED, My New Feminist Thriller!

It’s here! My original audiobook WEDLOCKED is out now. LST production assistant Virginia Marshall turns the tables and puts me in the hot seat to talk about my new femini

Oct 21
40 min

The Art of Family Shenanigans with Zak Rosen

Today we bring you a special episode of Weirdly Helpful from one of our favorite podcasters, Zak Rosen. In this conversation, Zak talks to Rebecca Garza-Bortman about her

Oct 14
29 min

How the Algorithm Exploits New Parents

New parents know the feeling. You’re sleep-deprived, scrolling, and desperate to solve the problem with a baby product. One $2000 bassinet later, you feel bamboozled! Cha

Oct 7
42 min

LST FAVES: Love Yurts

A marriage; a miscarriage. A divorce; a guy who looks (and smells) like a caveman. All in this epic love story. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on February 10, 2016 and i

Sep 30
39 min

Ophira Eisenberg Was Nicer Before Motherhood

Becoming a parent can make you more nurturing... but it can also make you meaner. Stand-up comic Ophira Eisenberg confesses her not-so-nice tendencies, and shares tips on

Sep 23
41 min

LST FAVES: Outnumbered By Animals

What's it like to nurse piglets in one hand and your own baby in the other? Life on a farm, with baby. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on February 22, 2016 and is a favor

Sep 16
27 min

Sona Movsesian Feels Like the World's Worst Mom

Like many first-time parents, Sona Movsesian felt as if she was doing everything wrong. In this episode, she opens up about the challenges of conception and her C-section

Sep 9
43 min

LST FAVES: 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. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on April 19, 201

Aug 26
38 min

The Sex Lives of College Kids

According to surveys, Gen Z is having less sex than previous generations. But why? Carter Sherman is here to explain. … Recommendations from the archive • More on Titl

Aug 19
44 min

LST FAVES: 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. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on May 24,

Aug 12
40 min

The Pressure to Be the Perfect Black Father

After a panic attack nearly made him lose control on the highway, Mark Anthony Neal continued to bottle up his anxiety and pretend everything was fine. Years later, when

Aug 5
44 min

LST FAVES: How To Not (Accidentally) Raise A Racist

What's the best way for white parents to talk to their kids about race? We called in Dr. Brigitte Vittrup, who studies children's racial attitudes, to help us out—and to

Jul 29
50 min

Jamilah Lemieux on Black Single Motherhood

Jamilah Lemieux’s greatest fear was becoming a single mom. When she found herself pregnant without a partner, she panicked and tried to convince her daughter’s father to

Jul 22
44 min

LST FAVES: 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 ev

Jul 15
43 min

Even Sexperts Struggle with Intimacy in Motherhood

As curator of the Museum of Sex, Sarah Forbes was an expert on kinks and turn-ons. But motherhood taught her that sex is more complicated than attraction — and that somet

Jul 8
40 min

Getting Kids to Bed with Naturepedic's Arin Schultz

As the father of four boys, Arin Schultz treasures his sleep… and because he works at a mattress company, he spends most of his waking hours thinking about sleep. In this

Jul 1
34 min

Preventing Teens from Joining the Manosphere

Most consent education focuses on survivors, and rightly so. But that leaves perpetrators without resources to repair harm. Drew Davis, a die-hard feminist, aims to fix t

Jun 24
42 min

LST FAVES: How to Not (Accidentally) Raise a Rapist

Consent education in school is mostly insufficient or non-existent — even when it’s required by state law. An organization called SafeBAE is trying to change that by trai

Jun 17
46 min

Negin Farsad Tackles Her Daughter's Unanswerable Questions

In 2017, comedian Negin Farsad came on the show to tackle kids’ unanswerable questions. Now she’s a mom, wrestling with how to explain death, slavery, and war to her own

Jun 10
39 min

LST FAVES: Kids Ask Negin Farsad Unanswerable Questions

Comedian Negin Farsad on esoteric allergies, the power of fire hydrants, and growing up Muslim... all in this edition of Kids' Unanswerable Questions. ⭐️ This episode o

Jun 3
35 min

What listeners say

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This was such a compelling episode to listen to, especially with how openly it shared the emotional and physical challenges Darlene faced while raising her children in the Army. I appreciated how the storytelling highlighted both vulnerability and strength in such a human way.

Mary Burruss · Jun 2026

As a retired woman with grown kids and no grandchildren, I don’t think I’m the target audience. However, I’ve loved every episode. It’s so wonderful to hear honest real stories that weren’t available to me during my childbearing years, when I felt like I was navigating alone. Grateful and happy the world has moved forward for younger women today.

Deborah16921 · Jan 2026

I’m a long-time listener and I feel like the show just keeps getting better! Every story/interview is so interesting and unique but also relatable. Hillary asks thoughtful questions that come out of her natural curiosity and make for great conversation. The interview with Zaraia Fabunmi was particularly intriguing and refreshing. This is such a wonderful and needed podcast! Keep doing what you do.

thesylviad · Dec 2025

I found this gem of a podcast 8 years ago during the isolating time of raising my first newborn and it saved my sanity. Hilary is so relatable, a master storyteller, and I wish I every parent and human would listen to LST. Please keep making this wonderful podcast!

MicheleLM2017 · Dec 2025

Really enjoy this show and the diverse and unique parenting experiences. But confused by the back to backs of the Accidental Gay Parent episodes? Enjoy those stories but also missing the range of experiences that they previously covered.

ClairePDX12 · Mar 2026

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