# The Longest Shortest Time The Longest Shortest Time tells surprising stories about parenthood and reproductive health — but you don't have to be a parent to listen! Page: Feed: --- ## [The Sex Lives of College Kids 🍑](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/the-sex-lives-of-college-kids) _2026-08-19_ According to surveys, Gen Z is having less sex than previous generations. But why? Carter Sherman is here to explain. ## [The Pressure to Be the Perfect Black Father 🦸🏿‍♂️](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/the-pressure-to-be-the-perfect-black) _2026-08-05_ After a panic attack nearly made him lose control on the highway, Mark Anthony Neal continued to bottle up his anxiety and pretend everything was fine. Years later, when he secretly started therapy, he unpacked how the pressures of Black masculinity led him to a mental health crisis. ## [Jamilah Lemieux on Black Single Motherhood ✨](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/jamilah-lemieux-on-black-single-motherhood) _2026-07-22_ Jamilah Lemieux’s greatest fear was becoming a single mom. When she found herself pregnant without a partner, she panicked and tried to convince her daughter’s father to get back together with her. But over time, she’s come to embrace single motherhood — and the unexpected joys of co-parenting. ## [Even Sexperts Struggle with Intimacy in Motherhood 😘](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/even-sexperts-struggle-with-intimacy) _2026-07-08_ As curator of the Museum of Sex, Sarah Forbes was an expert on kinks and turn-ons. But motherhood taught her that sex is more complicated than attraction — and that something as unsexy as her partner changing a blowout diaper could get her in the mood. ## [Preventing Teens from Joining the Manosphere ✨](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/preventing-teens-from-joining-the) _2026-06-24_ Most consent education focuses on survivors, and rightly so. But that leaves perpetrators without resources to repair harm. Drew Davis, a die-hard feminist, aims to fix that with a new online tool. ## [Join LST+ and get a FREE tote! 👜](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/join-lst-and-get-a-free-tote) _2026-06-18_ You know you want one... ## [Negin Farsad Tackles Her Daughter's Unanswerable Questions 🤔](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/negin-farsad-tackles-her-daughters) _2026-06-10_ In 2017, comedian Negin Farsad came on the show to tackle kids’ unanswerable questions. Now she’s a mom, wrestling with how to explain death, slavery, and war to her own child. Plus, a delightful episode crossover moment with another former guest. (Hint: hot firefighters!) ## [Building a Family After Childhood Trauma ✨](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/building-a-family-after-childhood) _2026-05-27_ Kate Casey grew up in a chaotic home, and as a child she struggled to understand the strange — and sometimes unsettling —choices her parents made. When it came time to start her own family, Kate decided to trade the bad kind of chaos for the good kind. ## [Embracing Your Abortion Story ✨](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/embracing-your-abortion-story) _2026-05-13_ Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone proudly share their abortion stories, which led one of them to realize she wanted to be a mom and confirmed for the other that she didn’t. Plus: the problematic ways we talk about "readiness" for parenthood… and sex after abortion. ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/T5znD3duMmTY) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Hey, New Yorkers! Join Us for a Live Taping!](https://longestshortesttime.substack.com/p/hey-new-yorkers-join-us-for-a-live) _2026-05-12 · The Longest Shortest Time_ It's FREE + you'll get styled 💃