LST FAVES: W. Kamau Bell Asks His Mom About Sex

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Kids & Family, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

For most of his life, comedian W. Kamau Bell assumed his single mom, Janet, never had sex after she made him. But in his 40s, Kamau started to get the feeling he was wrong about that. At 43, he bravely asks for the real story — and Janet, at 79, even more bravely, delivers. ⭐️ This episode originally aired on July 12, 2016 and is a favorite from the LST archives. It’s also part of our ongoing Sex & Parenthood series. We’ll be airing a few episodes from the series over the next few weeks, while we gear up for our next batch of new episodes. You can find the full series here. … 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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