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The Longest Shortest Time

LST FAVES: The Mortality of Motherhood

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

NPR’s Kelly McEvers compares and contrasts childbirth vs being a war correspondent. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on July 25, 2013, with an update on June 13, 2016, and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! Follow us on Instagram Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, I want to share a podcast with you that I think you'll love. It's called

0:04.8

Death, Sex, and Money, and it's Slate's podcast where host Anna Sail explores the big questions

0:10.9

and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Anna likes to talk about a lot of

0:17.0

the same stuff that I like to talk about, which you can tell from the title of her podcast,

0:21.4

Death, Sex, and Money. So one week, Anna will talk to Miranda July about perimenopause,

0:27.2

and another, she'll be talking with Baby Rainier's Intimacy Coordinator about choreographing

0:32.3

the perfect orgasm and navigating tricky workplace dynamics. If you're not already a listener, trust me, this is one of

0:39.1

the best podcasts out there, and Anna Sale is one of the best interviewers. I love that she speaks

0:45.1

with all sorts of people, famous people, not famous people, and she gives space to the parts of

0:50.2

life that can make us feel bewildered, alone, or like we're going through something that's

0:54.8

not talked about openly enough. Follow and listen to death, sex, and money, wherever you get your

1:00.3

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1:07.0

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1:11.8

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1:17.9

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1:23.6

joyful movement, the Disney Baby playlist fits into any part of your baby's day,

1:28.6

from tummy time to car rides, play sessions, or bonding moments with your baby. And with the

1:34.7

nostalgia packed into this playlist, you'll be able to enjoy it right alongside your child,

1:39.7

or even on your own. Add a touch of Disney magic to your major milestones, everyday routines,

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1:56.6

Ever since I became a mom, I've found myself having these kind of disturbing thoughts.

2:01.2

Like I'll be driving over a bridge and I'll think, what if this bridge collapses, or this

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