Introducing Cramped
CRAMPED4 Nov 2024

Introducing Cramped

One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from "death cramps" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from Greek history to sitcoms to TikTok wellness scams, all to figure out why menstrual pain is so often dismissed and untreated. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus.

Season 1 launches weekly episodes starting February 2025.

CREDITS:

Host & Show Creator: Kate Downey

Editorial Producer: Kelsey DiLanzo

Associate Producer: Katelyn Sabater

Theme song: Farideh

Podcast Art: Nicholas Scheppard

Sound Design & Engineering: Kelly Kramarik

Published in partnership with Multitude Productions

This podcast is supported by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture Division

Fiscal partnership provided by Arkansas Podcast Collaborative

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Can Talking About Cramps Improve Your Sex Life?

Can Talking About Cramps Improve Your Sex Life?

Obviously we're big on communicating about your pain here at CRAMPED - we've covered the research that shows talking about your pain actually reduces your pain levels - but what about PLEASURE? Could ...

17 Mars 50min

Cramps on Film (and Books!)

Cramps on Film (and Books!)

If you've been looking up some Oscar-nominated short films to watch before the awards show, you may have noticed one called "Jane Austen's Period Drama". Seeing this in theaters inspired Kate to final...

10 Mars 33min

What is Menstrual Leave and Who Has It?

What is Menstrual Leave and Who Has It?

Can you imagine waking up with death cramps, and instead of dragging yourself to work with your heating pad and a bucket of ibuprofen or using up one of your sick days, you could just...use a PAID men...

3 Mars 11min

The Surgical Adventures of Max and Kate

The Surgical Adventures of Max and Kate

Comedian Max Gross is back on CRAMPED for an update on his adventures with endometriosis, hysterectomies, and rebellious ovaries! Max and Kate try to figure out how big their internal organs actually ...

17 Feb 40min

The Kids Are Alright: Menstrual Education & Advocacy in High School

The Kids Are Alright: Menstrual Education & Advocacy in High School

What's it like to get period pain in middle or high school today? It's been 20 YEARS since my own pretty abysmal menstrual health education, and I wondered - has it gotten better? Has the internet hel...

11 Feb 36min

Sasheer Zamata Doesn't Want To Ride a Horse on her Period

Sasheer Zamata Doesn't Want To Ride a Horse on her Period

Sasheer Zamata (SNL, Agatha All Along, Ghosts) hangs out for a little 2 person "clam bake" to tell the story of her period pain and fibroids, how she changed her approach to healthcare, and what it's ...

3 Feb 36min

Diet, Exercise, and Period Pain: What You Might Be Missing

Diet, Exercise, and Period Pain: What You Might Be Missing

Have you ever sought help for your period pain and been told "just lose some weight", or "exercise more", or "just cut out [insert any food group here]"? We know that diet and exercise is important, a...

27 Jan 44min

Is Period Pain All In Our Heads? Subscriber-only Episode Teaser

Is Period Pain All In Our Heads? Subscriber-only Episode Teaser

Dr. Laura Payne, the best-named clinical & research psychologist studying menstrual pain, joins us to talk about how our brains process the sensations of pain. Are there psychological interventions th...

13 Jan 15min

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