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Misconceptions
People sometimes ask me if I would recommend my podcast to pregnant women and I really struggle with my answer. On the one hand, there are some things I wish I had understood better before giving...
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PODCAST #15: What YOU Expect When You’re Expecting
In honor of the What to Expect movie being out, I thought we’d do our own little exploration of expectations here at LST. I had this idea that it would be fun to find a pregnant woman who would be kind...
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PODCAST #16: I’ve Got News Too
Tom got news. And then more news. Now there’s even more. A sequel to episode 12. And the start (continuation?) of a series.
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PODCAST #17: I’ve Got News 3
Tom and his wife Heidi As we continue our series following Ellen, who got pregnant by surprise when the pill failed her in her senior year of college, we check in with her dad, Tom. In this episode,...
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PODCAST #18: I’ve Got News 4
Ellen a few days before delivery Thirteen days before Ellen’s due date, I check in with her and the baby’s father, Tim. The imminently expectant parents reflect on the alternate reality they’d be...
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PODCAST #23: The Longest Longest Time
Lisa tried to have a baby. And then she tried some more. She tried and tried and tried and tried. In all kinds of ways. For 11 years. All of that trying eventually led to that little hand you see...
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PODCAST #36: Lucy & the Bike Girl
We break format this week with a story that is half true/half fiction. I don’t want to give away too much, but I’ll say this: the true part is, there are two best friends who are pregnant but can never...
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PODCAST #41: How to Be a Pregnant Butch
A.K. Summers was adopted, and when she hit her mid-thirties she felt a fierce longing to be connected to someone biologically. But as a butch lesbian, she hadn’t ever imagined that motherhood was in...
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EPISODE #56: The New You … It’ll Do
Erin Breen loves singing karaoke. It’s her *thing*. Here she is, singing “Don’t Stop Believin’” at her wedding. Two years ago, Erin gave birth and something completely unexpected happened: her voice...
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EPISODE #76: Kicking Ass While Pregnant
Psst! If you’re looking for the sneak preview of Spider-Woman #5, jump ahead here. Jessie and Dennis Hopeless were 23 when they got married, and just launching their careers—her as a tattoo artist; him...
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EPISODE #77: Behind Family Lines
Darlene Martinez’s childhood dream was to be in the military. Her dad was in the special forces during Desert Storm, and she thought his uniform was just *the best*. She treasured the letters he sent...
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EPISODE #80: The Accidental Gay Parents, 3
Remember Trystan and John? They took in John’s sister’s two young children one weekend to prevent them from entering the foster care system. And then wound up fighting John’s sister in court for legal...
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EPISODE #81: The Accidental Gay Parents, 4
We continue our saga with Trystan and Biff. When we left off, things were tough. They’re about to get tougher. Tune in to hear the unlikely technique for what breaks their passive-aggressive standoff....
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EPISODE #84: My Best Friend’s Baby
Rachel and Emily are good friends. They used to hang out all the time in couples. Rachel and her partner Thu, and Emily and her husband Todd. From left: Thu, Emily, Rachel, Todd They’d talk about all...
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EPISODE #12: I’ve Got News
Tom Kecskemethy was at sea on his first major Navy deployment—a 24-year-old newlywed—when his wife Heidi told him all sing-songy over the phone, “I’ve got new-ews.” You see where this is going, yes?...
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EPISODE #20: I’ve Got News 5
Ellen and Tim’s baby is here! We began the I’ve Got News series two years ago with Ellen’s father Tom telling us about Ellen’s birth—the result of an unplanned pregnancy. We conclude the series, as...
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EPISODE #45: Love Yurts
EDITOR’S NOTE: We got back in touch with Perry and Caitlin for an update in Early 2016. Hear that episode, in addition to the original, here. When my friend Perry gets his mind set on something, he...
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EPISODE #61: I’ve Got News 3
On Tom’s 47th birthday, his daughter Ellen drove home from college with her boyfriend to deliver the news: the pill had failed her. She was keeping the baby, dropping out of school, and moving home....
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EPISODE #64: Should I Have Kids?
We have been hearing from a TON of you lately, telling us you can’t decide whether or not to become a parent. Those emails have really been resonating with LST producer Joanna Solotaroff (pictured...
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EPISODE #67: I’ve Got News 6
Audience favorite Ellen Kecskemethy is back, with two pieces of *new* news. Hear her old news in the rest of our I’ve Got News series below. NOTE: There is a small amount of cursing in this episode,...
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EPISODE #73: Love Yurts
When my friend Perry gets his mind set on something, he goes big. Like the time he went as scissors (in a rock-paper-scissors trio) for Halloween and he made blades for his legs that could really cut....
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EPISODE #107: The New You … It’ll Do (UPDATE)
This is an updated episode, with new content at the end. Scroll to the bottom of this post to see what’s in the update. Erin Breen loves singing karaoke. It’s her *thing*. Here she is, singing “Don’t...
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EPISODE #122: Surprise!
Hannah Marley was surprised when she fell for an Army paratrooper. She was surprised that the relationship stuck. And, later, she was surprised by how they started their family. Tune in to hear this...
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EPISODE #125: The Accidental Gay Parents, 5
Last time we heard from Trystan and Biff—from our very popular Accidental Gay Parents series—Trystan had, sadly, just had a miscarriage. But then Trystan emailed me in January with this picture: Yep,...
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EPISODE #143: It’s A Real Mother, Part 3: The Cliff
Three episodes into our working moms series, I realized there’s a reason this discrimination stuff is so… under my skin: it’s a topic I’ve been thinking about for years. In my twenties, I MacGyvered my...
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EPISODE #144: The Accidental Gay Parents, 5 (UPDATE)
You guys might know this, but I rarely meet the people I interview in person. We’re usually on the phone. That’s how I’ve been connecting with Trystan Reese for the two-and-a-half years I’ve been...
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EPISODE #146: The Parents’ Guide to Affairs with Esther Perel
Most of us, at some point, will be touched by an affair—whether in our own relationships, or because one of our parents cheated, or because we are a trusted confidant. It’s a scary thing to think...
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EPISODE #153: Sperm Shopping by Color
A few months ago, our show invited two couples to talk with us about babymaking while queer. This was back in Episode #114, and our guests spoke openly about how their their racial identity and family...
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EPISODE #162: Cecile Richards on Troublemaker Moms
In September 2015, when Cecile Richards was getting ready to testify before congress, she taped a photo of her kids inside her notebook, and put on a pin that used belong to her mom. The pin looks a...
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EPISODE #177: When Moms Run for Office
This week, record-breaking number of women (many of them moms!) ran for office. Some have called it a pink wave or the Year of the Woman 2.o. It just might be the beginning of a new political era....
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EPISODE #200: I’m Pregnant!
Today, we have a story for you from our producer Jackie Sojico. You’ve heard her a couple times before on the show. But right now Jackie wants to share some news … she’s pregnant! We’re so excited for...
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Episode #208: Sperm Series: I Download an App
When Andrea Silenzi became our show’s host nearly 2 years ago, she made it clear: if dating doesn’t work out (and so far it hasn’t!), she’s ready to become a single parent. Many of our listeners have...
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EPISODE #211: The Accidental Gay Parents, 6
We last heard from Trystan and Biff—from our very popular Accidental Gay Parents series—two years ago. Trystan’s pregnancy had gone viral, and the attention was a mixed bag. Not every place treated his...
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