Hey listeners, Jasmine Morris here.

This week we're bringing you an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, the longest, shortest time.

Hillary Frank started the show in 2010 after experiencing a traumatic childbirth.

She wanted to connect with other people about the struggles of becoming a parent.

The show took off and grew to include family stories of every kind,

like an episode where W. Kamau Bell asks his mom about her sex life,

or a gay couple who became parents overnight.

Hillary told stories like these for a decade,

and then put the project to bed,

because even great podcasts sometimes need a nap.

But now, after five years, Hillary is bringing the

longest, shortest time back with a new focus, reproductive health. So much is changing right now

with birth control, how babies are made, and how we understand consent. And in this episode,

Hillary tells a personal story about why these things have been on her mind and feeling urgent now that her kid is a teenager.

Here's Hillary.

To give you the full context of this story, I need to back up.

Way back to 2010.

So 15 years ago.

It was January.

The snowiest winter in Philadelphia history. I was pregnant, so big I

couldn't see my feet while standing. My daughter was due in just a few weeks, and my husband and I

were at the movies. We saw an education. Have you seen it? It's the one where Carrie Mulligan

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