This is the longest shortest time. I'm Hilary Frank, and we are back, baby, making new episodes for the first time in five years.

And we're doing things a little differently. Instead of working with a big production company, I'm making the show independently, which is exciting because I can make this show anything I want it to be.

And I've got so many ideas about stories and series and ways to include you.

But in order to do this, in order to create a sustainable business and show and community,

I'm going to need help.

Your help.

And that's why I've started a club, just for you.

It's easy to join. Just go to Longest Shortestime.com and click Join the Club. Membership is

50 bucks a year or seven bucks a month. The annual amount is so much less because we save a ton

in fees when you go with that option.

When you join, you'll get to suggest topics and story ideas for future episodes.

And you'll get access to a whole other show in the longest-shortest universe.

It's called You Know What, and it will feature these smart, funny college kids speaking

candidly about sex, dating,

and relationships. If you've got a teen in your life, or a kid who will one day be a teen,

or you simply love eavesdropping on teens, you won't want to miss this show. We're going

to play an excerpt for you at the end of this episode, so stick around for that.

Now, if you're new to the longest, shortest time, or you just want to get reoriented with the show,

here are some classics I recommend checking out.

In episode 27 from 2014, I talk about trying to make sense of my own complicated birth story.

In episode 88 from 2016, comedian W. Kamau Bell talks to his mom about her sex life when

he was growing up and she was single.

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