Podcast Episodes

CRAMPED is back: Season 1.5

Episode 12

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Published on 3 months ago

You Might Like: Sex Ed with DB

Episode 11

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 t…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

You Might Like: The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women

Episode 10

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 The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Do We Even Get Periods?

Episode 10

In season 1's final episode, Kate calls up biological anthropologist Kate Clancy to find out why we're even in this pain to begin with. Then Kate throws a period party, and gives the details on how s…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Why Doesn't Media Talk About Period Pain?

Episode 9

If 51% of the population has a uterus, and 91% of menstruating people experience period pain, why do we literally never hear about it in the media we consume?? Whether its TV, film, podcasts (aside f…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

What Happened to Feminism and Body Literacy?

Episode 8

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…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Do I Have Medical Trauma?

Episode 7

Kate checks in with comedian and recent hysterectomy patient Max Gross, as well as therapist Suzanne Garrison to figure out - what is medical trauma, and do we have it? How does undiagnosed and untre…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

I Got a Diagnosis. Now What?

Episode 6

Kate sees a specialist and finally gets a diagnosis for the condition causing her severe period pain. But instead of relief and a clear treatment plan, she just has more questions. She interviews her…

Published on 6 months ago

How Do I Balance My Hormones?

Episode 5

Kate gets sucked down a rabbit hole of "hormone balancing" content on TikTok, and wonders...this whole time, have her cramps just been due to a hormone imbalance? She talks with Alex Sujong Laughlin …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Who’s Researching New Treatments for Period Pain?

Episode 4

Kate takes a field trip to Evanston, Illinois to visit the Gynecology Research Laboratory, where a team of doctors and researchers are doing groundbreaking studies to understand period pain and find …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago