When Rumors Spread Like Wildfire About the Fire Commissioner

When Rumors Spread Like Wildfire About the Fire Commissioner

Laura Kavanagh knew she would encounter challenges as the first female fire commissioner of the FDNY. But she didn’t anticipate the false rumors that she slept her way to the top — or the nastier rumors about her supposed pregnancy. Now, for the first time, she shares what was actually going on in her reproductive life when she ran the fire department. … Recommendations from the archive • Listen to Eggs Over Freezy for more about the process of freezing your eggs. • Curious about IVF? Check out One Woman, 3 Kids, 15 Rounds of IVF. … Episode resources • Laura Kavanagh wrote an op-ed for Fortune about her time as FDNY commissioner, and how to change the workplace for the better. … Sponsors (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 ... Cover photo credit: Guerin Blask for City and State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents 4

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents 4

We pick up where we left off with Trystan and Biff, and their passive-aggressive standoff. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on May 3, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we...

25 Feb 28min

WTF Is Perimenopause?

WTF Is Perimenopause?

Hot flashes! Weight gain! Headaches! Rage! If these symptoms sound familiar, you may be in perimenopause. But who among us actually knows what perimenopause is? Menopause specialists Dr. Rebecca Dunsm...

18 Feb 47min

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents 3

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents 3

Audience faves The Accidental Gay Parents return. This time Trystan is pregnant. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on April 26, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be ...

11 Feb 31min

Lessons in Love from YA TV

Lessons in Love from YA TV

Is The Summer I Turned Pretty romantic or toxic? Is Heartstopper sweet or cringe? Hillary talks with pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer and sex educator Shafia Zaloom about love stories in YA TV, old ...

4 Feb 41min

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents 2

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents 2

The "accidental gay parents" return. This time with John's side of the story. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on July 17, 2015 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back...

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There's No Bell in Motherhood

There's No Bell in Motherhood

Maia Molina-Schaefer is a boxing champ and combat veteran. But nothing has exhausted her like raising a kid. Today she shares her remarkable story of making history in the military… and pumping in a c...

21 Jan 43min

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents

LST FAVES: The Accidental Gay Parents

One weekend Trystan and his boyfriend were clubbing in Vegas; the next they were steeped in diapers and Legos. The story of how two twenty-somethings became parents. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on...

14 Jan 36min

Birth Control Troubles and Vibrator Triumphs

Birth Control Troubles and Vibrator Triumphs

As the daughter of an OBGYN, Danielle Bezalel learned all about vaginas — but pleasure wasn’t part of the conversation. Now she’s on a mission to help people prioritize pleasure. Today, she shares the...

7 Jan 38min

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