Hillary Frank
@thisishillaryfrank.bsky.social
Author + podcaster. Host of The Longest Shortest Time.
Oh gosh, this was fun 😂
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 2mo ago💙 NEW EP 💙 The hilarious Negin Farsad joined us to talk about answering her kid's existential Q's. Plus, we pose our own Q's to the former FDNY commissioner (see video - hot firefighters are invoked 🔥🚒) 🎧 GET THE EP: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3QA
If you grew up in a chaotic home, this episode will resonate!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 2mo ago✨NEW EP✨ Kate Casey's father abandoned her as a child. She later used her anger toward him as fuel to create a stable family. (And... she learned the dark truth about why he left.) 🎧LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Qc
✨ Loved this conversation! A must-listen if you or someone you know has had an ab0rtion. (You definitely know someone.)
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 3mo ago🌱 NEW EP 🌱 @renee.bsky.social and @byreginamahone.bsky.social proudly share their ab0rtion stories, which led one of them to realize she wanted to be a mom, and confirmed for the other that she didn’t. Plus: s*x after ab0rtion. 🎧LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3PQ
I'm so honored that Commissioner Kavanagh trusted me with this incredibly vulnerable story. I hope you'll listen!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 4mo ago🚒 NEW EP 🚒 As the first female fire commissioner of the FDNY, Laura Kavanagh faced many false rumors… but the most hurtful was the one about her supposed pregnancy. For the first time, she shares what was *actually* going on in her reproductive life. 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Od
I related to Helena's story so much that I shared something personal I haven't talked about publicly yet!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 5mo ago🤔 NEW EP 🤔 A lot of us wrestle with whether to start a family, or to grow the one we have. Helena de Groot shares the messy, intimate, confusing process of getting her husband to believe her wishes around whether or not to become a mom. 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Nq
This includes a meet-cute at rival Jewish summer camps!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 5mo ago🤰 NEW EP 🤱 Holly Schechter always knew she wanted to be a mom. But getting there was a *journey*. Today, Holly shares her remarkable story of IVF… with a hopeful ending. 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Na
This one might as well have been part of our #ItsARealMother series. She's also lots of fun!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 7mo ago🥊 NEW EP 🥊 Maia Molina-Schaefer is a boxing champ and combat veteran. But she's also been asked weird, discriminatory Qs in job interviews and pumped in a closet like any working mom 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Ml
🚨 Help! 🚨 My IG account was suspended for violating “community standards on child sexual exploitation, abuse, and nudity.” Other than clicking the appeal button, is there anything I can do? Anyone have experience with this?
Meet one of the rising ⭐'s in repro health!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 8mo ago🍌NEW EP🍌 Zaraia Fabunmi became a s3x educator AND a doula as a teenager. Today she shares how she's used that training to help her peers — and, at times, her teachers 🙄 — plus the fascinating research she did in India 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Lz
At the local bookstore holiday party last night, all of the moms were walking out with chocolates in their hands. None of us had discussed it but we all had promised our kids we’d bring something home.
If you're parent of a teen you'll want to hear this!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 10mo ago🔥NEW EP🔥 S3x Bingo! Music! Shafia Zaloom walks us through her playful approach to teaching young ppl about healthy relationships - plus some tricky situations with her own kids. 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3K6
This pilot is maybe the most fun thing I have ever worked on. As you can imagine, it's been tough to find funding for it. Reach out if you want to help or partner!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 10mo ago💦 Is it safe to swallow? That and more anon Qs from teens in this week's ep - a pilot for an LST spinoff called YOU KNOW WHAT. Excerpt below. 🎧 LISTEN to the full pilot + reach out if you want to partner or help make this show a reality. We need it now more than ever! wp.me/p4bvGZ-3JX
Elise made me laugh so much in this one. Hope you enjoy!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 11mo ago🍔 NEW EP 🍔 Loved talking to Elise Hu! 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 disappointment that shaped her career in journalism 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Jw
Always a fun time talking to Matt Katz! Especially when he is floating fantastical theories about how he landed on planet Earth.
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 12mo ago🤯 NEW EP 🤯 8 years ago, Matt Katz came on the show to talk about his mysterious bio dad. At the time, he had no clue how deep the mystery really was. Tune in for the bonkers update! 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3IX
In this one we talk a lot about a certain body part. Seinfeld would say it rhymes with Dolores.
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · 12mo ago🦅 NEW EP 🦅 It's not a little nub, it's a bird! Science writer Rachel Gross dispels myths abt the cl!t + neighboring organs. You won't want to miss this delightfully nerdy voyage, whether you have a v@gina or not. (Ca-caw!) 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3If
Becoming a parent is always hard. Sometimes it inspires a horror film 🔪
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · last yr.✨ NEW EP ✨ Such a delight talking to Brian Crano + David Joseph Craig abt the true story behind their adoption horror-romcom "I Don't Understand You" 📽️ starring Nick Kroll + Andrew Rannells 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3HK
This convo was poignant and absurd - all the things I ❤️ abt complicated parenting stories. Thanks for coming on LST @amandahess.bsky.social 😊
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · last yr.⭐ NEW EP ⭐ Loved talking to the wonderful @amandahess.bsky.social abt her unexpected, eerie bond w/her fertility app during pregnancy 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Hg
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Weird Parenting Wins — Frank, Hillary — Unconventional—yet effective—parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest TimeSome of the best parenting a...
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What a thrill to get to talk to the great @annanorth.bsky.social about this very intimate choice.
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · last yr.✨NEW EP✨ One of our fav parenting + repro health writers @annanorth.bsky.social talks abt her decision to get sterilized + the surprising imagery it brought up for her. 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3FB
Excited to be featured in @montclairlocalnews.bsky.social 😊 If you’re in Montclair and care abt sex ed, reach out! montclairlocal.news/2025/05/mont...
Montclair’s Hillary Frank Reimagines Her Parenting Podcast
Explore Hillary Frank's journey as she brings back her acclaimed podcast to tackle teen issues and reproductive health.
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I met Xyla at a conference and my jaw dropped when she told me this story. So excited to have her on LST to share it with you!
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · last yr.🔥NEW EP🔥 The incredible @xylafoxlin.bsky.social joins us to tell her story abt the intersection btwn birth control, mental health & the FAA. (Plus an airplane named Lady Lamar ✈️) You're gonna ❤️ this one. 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3F4
Even before I was a mom, @longestshortest.bsky.social was one of my favorite podcasts. Now it’s back after a 5-year hiatus, and I was so honored to join @thisishillaryfrank.bsky.social to talk parenting, politics, and Varsity Blues whipped cream bikinis (IYKYK): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Ashley Parker has been one of my journalism heroes for a long time. I was psyched to have her on but didn't expect to laugh this hard 🙃
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · last yr.🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Political reporter @ashleyrparker.bsky.social opens up abt pregnancy, childbirth, raising girls & "whipped cream bikinis" 👙 (IYKYK). This is Ashley Parker as you've never heard her before. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3EG
✨ One of my fav conversations ever! ✨
The Longest Shortest Time@longestshortest.bsky.social · last yr.🏳️⚧️ NEW EPISODE 🏳️⚧️ Some media outlets lately have backed away from airing trans stories for fear of losing funding. LST is proud to share the delightful, poignant, and raunchy tale of how CJ Rivers achieved their lifelong dream of becoming a dad. Pls REPOST so more ppl can hear: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3DP