About this episode

Terry Gross discusses her decision not to have children and shares her recurring nightmare about a baby.

Public radio icon Terry Gross talks about why she chose to never have children. And her recurring nightmare about a baby. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on April 19, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode. … • Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! • Follow us on Instagram • Sign up for our newsletter, where we recommend other parenting + reproductive health media • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hillary Frank

Guest: Terry Gross

Topics covered

• parenting choices
• childfree lifestyle
• personal stories
• public radio
• reproductive health

Keywords

• Terry Gross
• not having kids
• parenting
• public radio
• reproductive health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Realm

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