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Talking to teenagers is different from talking to grown-ups. We wanted to know: what advice they would give to parents? We convened a panel of three teens to find out!…Join LST+ for community and acce...
· 42 min 31 sec
The rumors are true… we have the best listeners! Andrea and Jackie share some favorite emails and comments. Plus, an update from Hillary.…Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another s...
· 31 min 0 sec
Even though Glynnis MacNicol doesn't have kids of her own, her life is far from child-free.…Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe!Follow us...
· 35 min 32 sec
Kids today have the chance to become real entrepreneurs and sell to the masses thanks to the internet. We’re going to explore who some of these kids are, what they’re selling, and how they become succ...
· 38 min 16 sec
The thing CJ Kemal wants most in life? To be a dad. But when you’re trans and single, it’s hard to know where to start.…Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest...
· 32 min 34 sec
We’ve been thinking, there’s so much parenting media out there, but it's pretty species-ist, right? It’s all about how to get your human baby to eat, how to get your human kid to take a bath. We wante...
· 36 min 35 sec
As an only child, KJ Dell’Antonia always wanted a big happy family… but once she got one, she found out the “happy” part doesn’t come standard.To join the conversation, go to longestshortesttime.com!...
· 35 min 24 sec
When 9-year-old Meera was adopted from Korea, there were lots of new things that would take some getting used to… starting with her new mom’s exotic pet.To join the conversation, go to longestshortest...
· 33 min 49 sec
When Ben was a kid, his mom helped him write an innocent letter to his favorite television friend. The reply took Ben by surprise, and changed the way they thought of his hero forever. Tune in for sto...
· 34 min 45 sec
Stephanie never wanted kids.... but then she met Joey. Tune in to hear them answer a series of questions intended to help them determine if they want a future as parents together.…Join LST+ for commun...
· 41 min 34 sec
When Al Letson was 23, he found out he was the father to a 6-year-old boy he’d never met. Years later, another son entered his life, and this one was white.…Join LST+ for community and access to You K...
· 45 min 45 sec
When Kristen's son was 5 weeks old, she got an email from BabyCenter saying that all of her hard work would soon be repaid: she'd get to see her baby's first smile. Problem is, Kristen can't see. Tune...
· 40 min 26 sec
Cecile Richards, former head of Planned Parenthood, is a troublemaker -- a quality she got from her mom, Ann Richards, who went from frustrated housewife to firecracker governor of Texas. Cecile talks...
· 42 min 59 sec
The imaginary friends you have when you’re little can be great practice for dealing with very real hard stuff as a grown-up.…Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Lo...
· 46 min 8 sec
A glimpse into the weird, fun, and often dark world of imaginary companions.…Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe!Follow us on InstagramWe...
· 45 min 26 sec
For our special Mother’s Day episode, poet and writer Rachel Zucker explores her complex relationship with her mom, Diane Wolkstein.…Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show i...
· 43 min 59 sec
In the novel Ghost Boys, a twelve-year-old unarmed black boy is shot by a white police officer. Jewell Parker Rhodes talks about why she wrote this story for middle schoolers, and why she's counting o...
· 43 min 26 sec
When you’re expecting a baby, it’s common to take some time to write out a birth plan. (Well, more like birth wishes.) But you know what no one ever plans for? Giving birth in their car.To join the co...
· 38 min 56 sec
Why would a sweet kid from Minnesota try to join ISIS? Reporter Dina Temple-Raston fills us in on the complexities of the teenage brain, with help from pizza and poetry. Plus: "What's Up with Hillary?...
· 44 min 59 sec
For generations, women elected to forget the pain of childbirth with help from powerful drugs called twilight sleep. Author Randi Hutter Epstein helps us shed light on an (intentionally) forgotten his...
· 49 min 53 sec