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!)

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Recommendations from the archive

Want to hear more comedians answer kids’ questions? Check out the whole series!

• Kids Ask Negin Farsad Unanswerable Questions

• Lauren Lapkus Answers Kids’ Unanswerable Questions

• Kids Ask Chris Gethard Unanswerable Questions

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Episode resources

• Negin’s podcast: Fake the Nation

• Negin’s book: How to Make White People Laugh

• We recorded this episode at the women’s clothing company M.M.LaFleur in Manhattan. And they’ve got a special promo for you! You get 15% off first-time orders with the code LONGSHORT15

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• Website: longestshortesttime.com

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Cover photo credit: Joyce Zhang

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