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Ina May's Guide, Completely Revised and Updated
Episode 218
The mother of modern midwifery returns to tell you (yes, YOU) that if you didn’t have a “natural birth,” you are not a failure.
Heads up, this episode…
6 years, 3 months ago
Busy Philipps Works the Postpartum Hollywood System
Episode 217
Busy Philipps has been working in Hollywood since she was 19 years old. She's always played by the rules when she's had to, but after she had kids, s…
6 years, 4 months ago
We Made You A Mix Tape
Episode 216
A baby picked up by the police, the joy and terror of kale, and talking birth control in front of your dad. Three little treasures that we’ve been dy…
6 years, 4 months ago
John Hodgman On Being A Villain Without Really Trying
Episode 215
John Hodgman has made a career out of playing elitist villains on TV. He later realized he's been a villain in real life, too — including, sometimes,…
6 years, 4 months ago
The, Like, Show. Wavy Edition
Episode 214
Our teen panel is back with more parenting advice! Wanna know when to give your kid a smartphone? Why mumble rap is cool? How to maintain a strong re…
6 years, 4 months ago
It’s A Real Mother, Part 5: Now What?
Episode 213
Author Brigid Schulte fills us in on the current state of working mom discrimination in the United States. And one brave listener shares a story that…
6 years, 5 months ago
How Raina Telgemeier Got Guts
Episode 212
Bees, needles, vomit, and atomic bombs—cartoonist Raina Telgemeier was afraid of them ALL. Hear how she learned to manage her fears, and how she beca…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Accidental Gay Parents 6
Episode 211
LST faves Trystan and Biff are back! We catch up with them about about parenthood, postpartum bodies, and if there are any more kids in their future.…
6 years, 5 months ago
Sperm Series: I Ask a Friend
Episode 210
In the final episode of our three-part series “The Single Lady’s Guide to Sperm Shopping,” your host Andrea Silenzi prepares to ask a friend to be he…
6 years, 6 months ago
Sperm Series: I Visit a Sperm Bank
Episode 209
In the second of our three-part series “The Single Lady’s Guide to Sperm Shopping,” your host Andrea Silenzi heads to California Cryobank. Will she f…
6 years, 6 months ago