New episodes of Proxy return in April. In the meantime, we're sharing something we love — an episode from The Longest Shortest Time that digs into a conundrum so many of us deal with: guys being creeps. After a troubling incident involving her daughter, Hillary Frank sets out to understand how her daughter's middle school is teaching consent... and what she discovers throws her for a loop.<a href="https://longestshortesttime.com/">Find The Longest Shortest</a> wherever you get your podcasts.Hillary put together this list of organizations and individuals doing innovative work on sex ed:<ul>
<li><a href="https://safebae.org/">SafeBAE</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scarleteen.com/">Scarleteen</a></li>
<li>SIECUS (Sex Ed for Social Change): <a href="https://siecus.org/siecus-state-profiles/">Sex Ed Profiles by State</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://amzn.to/4fTTKDO">Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between</a> by Shafia Zaloom</li>
<li>
<a href="https://amzn.to/40repdU">You Know, Sex</a> by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth</li>
<li><a href="https://instagram.com/mrhealthteacher?igsh=dWg1c3VxYW9rOGRi">Mr. Health Teacher</a></li>
</ul>

New episodes of Proxy return in April. In the meantime, we're sharing something we love — an episode from The Longest Shortest Time that digs into a conundrum so many of us deal with: guys being creeps. After a troubling incident involving her daughter, Hillary Frank sets out to understand how her daughter's middle school is teaching consent... and what she discovers throws her for a loop. Find The Longest Shortest wherever you get your podcasts. Hillary put together this list of organizations and individuals doing innovative work on sex ed: SafeBAE Scarleteen SIECUS (Sex Ed for Social Change): Sex Ed Profiles by State Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between by Shafia Zaloom You Know, Sex by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth Mr. Health Teacher

New episodes of Proxy return in April. In the meantime, we're sharing something we love — an episode from The Longest Shortest Time that digs into a conundrum so many of us deal with: guys being creeps. After a troubling incident involving her daughter, Hillary Frank sets out to understand how her daughter's middle school is teaching consent... and what she discovers throws her for a loop.<a href="https://longestshortesttime.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Find The Longest Shortest</a> wherever you get your podcasts.Hillary put together this list of organizations and individuals doing innovative work on sex ed:<ul>
<li><a href="https://safebae.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SafeBAE</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scarleteen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scarleteen</a></li>
<li>SIECUS (Sex Ed for Social Change): <a href="https://siecus.org/siecus-state-profiles/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sex Ed Profiles by State</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://amzn.to/4fTTKDO" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between</a> by Shafia Zaloom</li>
<li>
<a href="https://amzn.to/40repdU" rel="noopener noreferrer">You Know, Sex</a> by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth</li>
<li><a href="https://instagram.com/mrhealthteacher?igsh=dWg1c3VxYW9rOGRi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mr. Health Teacher</a></li>
</ul>

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It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so specific, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, a stranger who's lived something close enough to help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former co-host of Invisibilia, at your service. If you’re just discovering the show, a good place to begin is Bisexual Wife Guy, Mic Chooses the Wrong Life, or <a href="https://dovetail-cdn.prxu.org/9862/d1d27edf-7fd7-4d3b-b020-d469ce48cd3f/GWZ9fHi6e7meQXjomksd8BIAXazr-lLHKy8k42KZ__0/260222_Amanda_and_the_Nonstop_Narrator_NEW_CREDITS_MASTER.mp3?le=Wi593qC77aYrpTd_kJyuif1ektmimSBDMvJfYuDteu0&amp;exp=1773078666">Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator</a>.  The team is hard at work investigating another batch of cases, with new episodes returning mid-April 2026 🚀 <a href="https://www.proxypodcast.com/">Proxy</a> is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast">consider joining our Patreon</a>. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join our Patreon for free to get the newsletter 🍏 Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/">@proxypodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/">@yoweishaw</a>Get in touch at <a href="mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com">proxythepod@gmail.com</a>

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It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so specific, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, a stranger who's lived something close enough to help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former co-host of Invisibilia, at your service. If you’re just discovering the show, a good place to begin is Bisexual Wife Guy, Mic Chooses the Wrong Life, or Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator. The team is hard at work investigating another batch of cases, with new episodes returning mid-April 2026 🚀 Proxy is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join our Patreon for free to get the newsletter 🍏 Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so specific, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, a stranger who's lived something close enough to help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former co-host of Invisibilia, at your service. If you’re just discovering the show, a good place to begin is Bisexual Wife Guy, Mic Chooses the Wrong Life, or <a href="https://dovetail-cdn.prxu.org/9862/d1d27edf-7fd7-4d3b-b020-d469ce48cd3f/GWZ9fHi6e7meQXjomksd8BIAXazr-lLHKy8k42KZ__0/260222_Amanda_and_the_Nonstop_Narrator_NEW_CREDITS_MASTER.mp3?le=Wi593qC77aYrpTd_kJyuif1ektmimSBDMvJfYuDteu0&amp;exp=1773078666" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator</a>.&nbsp; The team is hard at work investigating another batch of cases, with new episodes returning mid-April 2026 🚀 <a href="https://www.proxypodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Proxy</a> is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">consider joining our Patreon</a>. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join our Patreon for free to get the newsletter 🍏 Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@proxypodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@yoweishaw</a>Get in touch at <a href="mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">proxythepod@gmail.com</a>

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