We’re back after a 5-year hiatus! Hillary kicks us off with a story about her anxiety over her daughter’s first experience with unwanted male attention — and her subsequent misadventures in trying to get the girl’s school to teach consent.
Artwork for this episode by Lindsay Stripling.
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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)
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Sex Ed + Consent Resources
SafeBAE
Scarleteen
SIECUS (Sex Ed for Social Change): Sex Ed Profiles by State
Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between
You Know, Sex
Mr. Health Teacher
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38:02
Help Bring Back The Longest Shortest Time!
After a 5-year hiatus, The Longest Shortest Time is coming back! We're gonna talk about all things reproductive health: periods, birth control, consent, bodily autonomy, pregnancy, menopause, and so much more — but we can only create a sustainable show with your help. Please join our club, where you'll get to participate in our community AND hear a whole extra show in the LST universe. Listen to this trailer for more info and to hear what Hillary's daughter sounds like now, as a teen (!)
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6:23
Introducing Here Lies Me
It's been 2 years since LST ended and now Hillary has a new show! Here Lies Me is dramedy about middle school for teen and adult fans of PEN15 and Big Mouth. Listen to an excerpt (plus a special message from Hillary) right here!
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31:55
Parents Sometimes Understand
Let's just say this one's inspired by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
*Note: there is some cursing in this episode — and some talk about the tooth fairy — so you might not want to listen with your kids.*
This is the last episode of The Longest Shortest Time! But it isn't really goodbye. Hillary is cooking up something new, probably a project about middle school.
UPDATE: The Longest Shortest Time is returning with new episodes on January 22, 2025!
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44:13
Ina May's Guide, Completely Revised and Updated
The mother of modern midwifery returns to tell you (yes, YOU) that if you didn’t have a “natural birth,” you are not a failure.
Heads up, this episode contains discussion of childbirth injuries and traumatic birth.
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