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.
Kate talks to her mom about joining the Boston Women's Health Movement in the 1970s. Why was body literacy such a big part of feminism in the 70s, but when Kate became an active feminist in Boston in the 2000s, she didn't get information about body literacy? To learn more, Kate talks to Laura Prieto, program director of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Sound Design & Mixing: Kelly Kramarik at Maven Post Media
Associate Producer: Katelyn Sabater
Theme song: Farideh
Podcast art: Nicholas Scheppard
This podcast is supported by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture Initiative
Fiscal partnership is provided by the Arkansas Podcast Collaborative
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