Shafia Zaloom's Playful Approach to Sex Ed

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Shafia Zaloom is a sex educator and advisor to Big Mouth, Nextflix’s fantastic series about puberty. Join us as she walks us through her innovative approach to teaching young people about healthy relationships, which includes games, music, and complicated scenarios based on real-life situations. … Recommendations from the archive • #237 You Know What: An LST Spinoff (Shafia is in this pilot!) • #221 How to Not (Accidentally) Raise a Rapist • #134 How to Make a Fella Feel Relaxed (the strange but real history of sex ed!) … More about Shafia Zaloom • Shafia’s website • Shafia’s book: Sex, Teens & Everything in Between (using our links supports the show!) … • Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! • Follow us on Instagram • Sign up for our newsletter, where we recommend other parenting + reproductive health media • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.9	I'll see you there.
0:39.8	Looking for a way to infuse M-FU-M-R-M-R-I-M story. I'll see you there. Looking for a way to infuse magic into everyday moments with your baby,
0:44.2	especially one that will have the whole family humming along?
0:47.5	The Disney Baby playlist offers a thoughtful mix of gentle instrumentals,
0:52.0	playful sing-alongs, and Disney favorites for the perfect soundtrack to
0:55.7	your day. With low stimulation melodies that calm and soothe and heartwarming tunes that spark
1:01.6	joyful movement, the Disney Baby playlist fits into any part of your baby's day, from tummy time
1:07.6	to car rides, play sessions, or bonding moments with your baby.
1:12.2	And with the nostalgia packed into this playlist, you'll be able to enjoy it right alongside
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1:32.3	Shafia Zalum has three kids, two in their early 20s.
1:36.3	The youngest is 15.
1:38.2	One day, when they were little, Shafia took them to the grocery store,
1:41.9	and as they waited in line to pay, they passed the magazine rack.
1:45.7	And there was a Sports Illustrated swim suit magazine cover, and the model on the front was in a bathing suit and had her thumb hooked on her bikini bottom side string and had pulled it down enough that you could tell her pubic hair
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