Friday, October 28th 2016
Excerpt: Kate interviews the founder of Periods for Pence, now Periods for Politicians.
Content warning: abortion and reproductive justice are the main topics of this episode.
Summary: I talk to Sue Magina (best pseudonym ever, amirite?), the founder of Periods for Politicians. Sue has been instrumental in organizing and radicalizing the women of Indiana around issues of reproductive justice, and is now encouraging others to help her take this work to the whole country. In this episode, learn why perinatal hospice care can be a great thing but doctors shouldn’t be forced to advise it, and why it’s really hard to inter or cremate menstrual blood.
If you live in Indiana or one of its neighboring states, Sue and the whole Periods for Politicians crew are hosting a rally next week called The Revolution Will Be Uterized. Here’s the info:
- Wednesday, November 2nd, 5:30-8:30pm
- Indiana State House, 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
- For the full listing of events (constantly being updated!), click on the Facebook event
At PERIOD Podcast we support period activism, and you should too!
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Friday, October 21st 2016
Excerpt: Kate interviews two educators who teach students about periods.
Summary: 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 what cultural conceptions of gender make kids not realize they know… like the several times Lali has had to convince boys in her classroom that girls poop.
Science teacher and general badass Lali DeRosier
Then, I talk to Talia Oakley, a sex health educator. We also talk about what kids know and mis-know… and my daughter makes an accidental appearance.
Talia Oakley, sex health educator who teaches kids about bodily respect
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Subscribing, especially on iTunes, helps us a ton with promoting the podcast and getting the word out to more people. So does leaving a review, so please do that too! You can also find information about the podcast at Period Podcast on Facebook.
Want to be on PERIOD? I am collecting first period stories! Leave me a voicemail with your story at 262-PERIOD-2 (262-737-4632). I’ve loved the stories I’ve gotten so far. Keep them coming! Don’t forget to tell me how to contact you if you don’t mind my following up.
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I can’t wait to hear what you think! Thanks for listening!
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Friday, October 14th 2016
Excerpt: Kate interviews four mothers and five kids — and my own kid — about what a period is.
Summary: I interview families with young children about periods. We discuss how kids come to understand privacy and secrecy, bodily functions, and growing up. This might be my favorite episode of the whole season – I really enjoyed hearing from children, and realizing that the way we parents think we are engaging our kids might not be having its intended effect.
This episode also has repercussions for the next several episodes – themes of what parents do, or should be doing, on the topic of periods comes up when I interview educators, and period activists.
Next week, I share the interviews of a seventh grade science teacher and a sexual health educator. I was fascinated by the things I expected kids to know that they don’t, and by the things they THOUGHT they knew but were wrong about.
Subscribe to PERIOD so you don’t miss an episode! Subscribing, especially on iTunes, helps us a ton with promoting the podcast and getting the word out to more people. You can also find information about the podcast at Period Podcast on Facebook.
Want to be on PERIOD? I am collecting first period stories! Leave me a voicemail with your story at 262-PERIOD-2. Don’t forget to tell me how to contact you if I want to follow up.
Other ways to contact me:
I can’t wait to hear what you think! Thanks for listening!
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