This isn’t a bleak episode about period pain. Yes, we talk a LOT about death cramps — and all sorts of other symptoms that accompany menstruation. But we also talk a lot about how ridiculous it is that we don’t talk about these things — at least not publicly, and often not even with our close friends and family members. Kate Helen Downey, host of the in…
Everything We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Periods
Death Cramps, Final Boss Periods, Fibroids, Butt Pains, Let's Go
May 21, 2025
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A podcast about the culture that surrounds you — with Anne Helen Petersen and a bunch of very smart co-hosts
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