Well, we were going to talk menstrual stigma, but then the pandemic happened. Join me and Drs. Amber Wutich and Alex Brewis as we talk about stigma - what it is, how it affects people, and its repercussions on health. Race is playing a signific

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Breakthrough bleed - menstrual pads as masks?

Apr 14th, 2020 29m 15s

Return guests Drs. Jodi Flaws and Jessica Brinkworth help us understand why disposable menstrual pads as masks should NOT be a thing (see example here)... but that some cloth masks may do at least a little something. One of the better options i

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Breakthrough bleed - my kid's review of Go With the Flow

Mar 31st, 2020 12m 25s

Go With the Flow is a new graphic novel about friendship and periods, written by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann. My kid has read it about twenty times, so I thought you should hear all about it too! Enjoy a short departure from Tiger Kings

Living with endo

Oct 21st, 2019 58m 43s

This week we put aside the scholarly tone this podcast usually takes in order to speak to a patient living with endometriosis. I've known Chris, and her experiences with endo, for over a decade. Chris had a hysterectomy recently to see if she c

Is it that hard to study female mice?

Oct 14th, 2019 47m 14s

Dr. Christian studies how epilepsy’s effects on the brain have consequences beyond that organ, like on reproductive hormones and the menstrual cycle. We had a wide-ranging and really interesting discussion about whether and when to study the ef

Menstruapps know a lot about you

Oct 7th, 2019 27m 47s

I talk to information security doctoral candidate Laura Shipp about her recent work to understand the privacy policies of the most popular menstruapps out there. We tell these apps our moods, our periods... even when we have sex. Is this someth

Pinoe and Periods

Sep 30th, 2019 55m 43s

Join me as I chat with Dr. Meredith Reiches of the University of Massachusetts-Boston about periods and athletic performance. Trainers for the US Women's National Team claim they harnessed their knowledge of menstrual cycles to maximize perform

Menstrual hygiene, whatever that means

Sep 23rd, 2019 49m 48s

This is PERIOD Podcast, episode 31. I am so pleased to bring you this week’s episode with guest Dr. Julie Hennegan. Dr. Julie Hennegan is a Research Associate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this episode, Dr. Hennegan and

Flaws in the system

Sep 16th, 2019 41m 31s

Join me as I interview the brilliant Dr. Jodi Flaws of the University of Illinois on her research on how phthalates affect the female reproductive system. I'm grateful for the research on how endocrine disrupting chemicals affect kids... but no

Myths and Disturbances

Sep 9th, 2019 57m 47s

The mother of menstrual cycle research is here! I spoke with Dr. Jerilynn Prior, one of my personal heroines, about her early and more recent work on menstrual cycles, perimenopause, and estrogen. Dr. Prior made several important interventions

Iron Man...struators

Sep 4th, 2019 45m

Join me as I nerd out with anthropologist Dr. Elizabeth Miller as we talk about iron stores, iron deficiency, and all the ways menstruators are pathologized for bleeding.

Women's advocacy and "technologies of passing"

Aug 26th, 2019 47m 40s

Check out the fabulous Dr. Sharra Vostral as she walks us through the contentious and fascinating history of tampons and toxic shock syndrome. She uncovers the largely ignored history of the many consumer advocates who pushed for change long be

Pregnant Citizen Science

Aug 19th, 2019 49m 37s

Join Kate as she talks to Dr. Caroline Signore, Deputy Director of Extramural Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. We talk about Dr. Signore's path

Are We Defined By Our Cycles?

Aug 12th, 2019 26m 56s

Join Kate as she talks to Dr. Annaliese Beery, professor and member of the Psychology, Biology, and Neuroscience programs at Smith College. I wanted to talk to Dr. Beery because of her work on sex, gender, and estrus cycles in animal research.

Trailer

OH HI I'M BACK

Aug 5th, 2019 2m 41s

I've missed you, fellow period enthusiasts! Here's a sneak peek of season 3, first full episode will be up August 12 2019!

Trailer

Period Podcast Season 3 Trailer

Aug 5th, 2019 2m 41s

I've missed you, fellow period enthusiasts! Here's a sneak peek of season 3, first full episode will be up August 12 2019!

Lawyered, period

Feb 9th, 2018 50m 27s

Join Kate for the last episode of season 2. She talks to Imani Gandy and Jessica Pieklo (AKA @AngryBlackLady and @Hegemommy on Twitter), the hosts of Boom! Lawyered and Senior Legal Analysts at Rewire News.

Something in the water

Feb 2nd, 2018 58m 6s

Join Kate as she talks to grad student Holly Horan from her fieldwork in Puerto Rico on the effects of stress on pregnancy and preterm birth. Show notes can be found at kateclancy.com/period23. And don't forget to use coupon code "periodpodcast

Bleeding at work

Jan 26th, 2018 44m 30s

Kate talks to Dr. Andrea Ichino about research indicating that some women miss work in a cyclical pattern. Is the problem the data, the interpretation, the way we view women, or the way we view the workplace?

Keep the babies away

Jan 19th, 2018 41m 29s

Kate talks to Dr. Jessica Kiley about periods and contraception, with a particular focus on long-acting contraception. Consider an implant and become a biohacker ahead of the Silicon Valley dudebros!

PCO-Yes

Jan 12th, 2018 51m 30s

Kate talks to Dr. Marla Lujan, PCOS expert and professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University. We geek out on testosterone and how the body makes eggs.

What is the range of normal in pelvic floor health?

Dec 22nd, 2017 1h 6m

Liz and Kate chat about pelvic prolapse, and Kate interviews the amazing Julie Wiebe, a pelvic floor therapist who pioneered the "pelvic floor piston" method of breathing. Check out the show notes at www.kateclancy.com/period19.

Until the baby can walk

Dec 15th, 2017 47m 1s

Dr. Claudia Valeggia of Yale University joins me for a wonderful conversation about biological and cultural variation in the experience of the postpartum period. Check out the show notes at www.kateclancy.com/period18

Where the tampon goes

Dec 8th, 2017 43m 19s

Join me in a conversation with Maysa Haque, masters student at the University of Regina, as she shares her research into the wide variability of experience Canadian Muslim women have about their periods. For more see kateclancy.com/period17

The Modern Period

Dec 1st, 2017 1h 13m

We learn about periods through history, and those moments when corporate interests, scientific knowledge, and women's lives align. Guest is historian Dr. Lara Friedenfelds. Head to the show notes for more, at kateclancy.com/period16.