Episode 9: Ladybugs
Dr. Roxana Hickey joins Kate to talk ladybugs – or rather, the vaginal microbiome. Check out the show notes at kateclancy.com/period9!
18 Nov 201645min
Episode 8 Menstrual-born killers
Kate interviews Dr. Felisa Reynolds about their shared experience of a workplace bathroom, and Dr. Jessica Brinkworth about the health consequences of crappy menstrual hygiene.
11 Nov 201641min
Episode 7 Public periods
Kate interviews musician Kiran Gandhi and inventor Heli Kurjanen about having periods in public.
4 Nov 201642min
Episode 6 Periods for Politicians
Kate interviews the founder of Periods for Pence, now Periods for Politicians.
28 Okt 201640min
Episode 5 Teaching periods
This episode was a ton of fun to put together. I was lucky to get to interview Lali DeRosier, a seventh grade science teacher and awesome science outreach advocate. We talk about what kids know, and w...
21 Okt 201650min
Episode 4 I think it's sort of like pee or poop
I interview four mothers and their kids -- and my own kid -- about what a period is. We discuss how kids come to understand privacy and secrecy, bodily functions, and growing up.
14 Okt 201634min
Episode 3 Blood Coming out of her Wherever
I interview Dr. Alma Gottlieb about what periods are, culturally – what they mean to us, what they do to us, how they fit or don't fit into the dominant cultural paradigm. Dr. Gottlieb shares insights...
7 Okt 201635min
Episode 2 Monkey Trainers and Tampon Squeezers
In my first full episode, I interview Dr. Elizabeth Rowe about her research on menstruation, and why we have periods. Dr. Rowe shares broad evolutionary insights about why people menstruate, as well a...
30 Sep 201633min
