Why is menstruation still so misunderstood? Ask <a href="https://clancylabs.com/" target="_blank">Kate Clancy</a>, the anthropology professor and period scientist who cared enough to study the relationship between COVID vaccination and temporary cycle changes when nobody else was. Cristen talks to Kate about intersectional feminist period science, what "normal" means and <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691191317/period" target="_blank">Period: The Real Story of Menstruation</a>. Highlights include: an imaginary menarche, problematic faves, pathologizing vs contextualizing, a serendipitous Slack and menstrual liberation. Follow Unladylike on <a href="http://instagram.com/unladylikemedia" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://tiktok.com/@unladylikemedia" target="_blank">TikTok</a>Join the <a href="http://patreon.com/unladylikemedia" target="_blank">Unladies' Room</a> PatreonShop <a href="http://unladylike.co/shop" target="_blank">merch</a>Contact <a href="https://multitude.productions/ads" target="_blank">Multitude Productions</a> for ad rates, etc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Best Of: Bad Nose, Good Nose

Host Cristen Conger dissects the myths, messes and media shaping modern womanhood.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.