A Tech Writer's Eerie Bond with Her Fertility App

A Tech Writer's Eerie Bond with Her Fertility App

Amanda Hess writes about the internet for a living. So she didn’t expect to form an emotional bond with a fertility app during her pregnancy. But when Amanda’s pregnancy got complicated, her relationship with the app got complicated, too. … Recommendations from the archive We recently re-aired some favorite episodes from our ongoing Sex + Parenthood series. Check them out in your podcast feed (the most recent eps before this one) or find the full series here. … More Amanda Hess • Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age (using this affilitae link supports the show!) • Amanda’s work in the New York Times … Sponsors (using our links supports the show!) Quince: quince.com/longshort for FREE shipping + 365-day returns Green Chef: greenchef.com/50LST for 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with FREE shipping … 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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LST FAVES: How to Make a Fella Feel Relaxed

LST FAVES: How to Make a Fella Feel Relaxed

Strange but real lessons of American sex ed. Historian Lisa Andersen walks us through the decades. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on August 23, 2017 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you e...

8 Okt 202549min

You Know What: An LST Spinoff

You Know What: An LST Spinoff

Does more sex make you “wider”? Is it bad to swallow sperm? How do you clean a sex toy? In the pilot episode of our spinoff show, YOU KNOW WHAT, college students answer anonymous questions from teens ...

1 Okt 202536min

Sick of "Morning" Sickness

Sick of "Morning" Sickness

If pregnant people need to eat for two, why do so many of us puke morning, noon, and night? Our friends from Vox's Unexplainable investigate.  Guests: Julia Longoria, host, Unexplainable; Marlena Fej...

24 Sep 202533min

Elise Hu on Sharks, Cheeseburgers, and Raising Kids Abroad

Elise Hu on Sharks, Cheeseburgers, and Raising Kids Abroad

In this episode, Elise Hu gets personal. Tune in for her dad’s refugee story involving sharks, the unique challenges of parenting a tall girl, what she ate in childbirth, and a 3rd grade disappointmen...

17 Sep 202538min

LST FAVES: The Mortality of Motherhood

LST FAVES: The Mortality of Motherhood

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 archiv...

10 Sep 202535min

It's a Real Mother, Part 6: We've Solved It, Right?

It's a Real Mother, Part 6: We've Solved It, Right?

Eight years after It’s a Real Mother, our series on discrimination against working moms, Brigid Schulte returns to share how we’ve conquered the motherhood penalty! Just kidding, it’s still alive and ...

3 Sep 202536min

LST FAVES: It's A Real Mother, Part 2: Ideal Worker

LST FAVES: It's A Real Mother, Part 2: Ideal Worker

Why do stock images of working moms look frazzled, while stock images of working dads just look like... guys at work? Author Brigid Schulte gets to the heart of why discrimination against working moms...

27 Aug 202540min

Katz BACK in the Cradle

Katz BACK in the Cradle

Eight years ago, Matt Katz came on the show after nervously revealing to his 5-year-old daughter that the man she thought was his biological father was not, in fact, his biological father. But Matt wo...

20 Aug 202550min

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