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.
While we're on a break from releasing new CRAMPED episodes, we're recommending some other fantastic podcasts to check out. Today we're featuring an episode of Sex Ed with DB, a feminist podcast all the sex ed you never got, centering LGBTQ+ and BIOPOC experts, hosted by Danielle Bezalel (aka “DB”), MPH.
This episode, "The Ultimate Period Episode with Dr. Jen Gunter" fulfills a sneaky goal of Kate's, which is to get Dr. Jen Gunter to be on CRAMPED even after declining to be interviewed.
DB is joined by the one and only Dr. Jen Gunter—OB-GYN, bestselling author, and certified period mythbuster—for the ultimate period episode. They dive into Dr. Jen’s trilogy of books, including her latest, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation, to unpack what most people get wrong about periods, where the shame comes from, and why it’s time to push back against medical misogyny once and for all.
Check out Sex Ed with DB anywhere you get your podcasts!
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