Compared to the rest of the personal technology industry, products made for women’s health have been stuck in the dark ages. Now, a wave of smartly designed breast pumps are hitting the market. There are also new, forward-thinking products for menstruation and fertility tracking. What took so long? The list of reasons is very long. Arielle Pardes joins the show this week to discuss all of these (very welcome!) developments.

Some notes: Arielle’s feature story on breast pumps. Adrienne So on fertility tracking. Sarah Zhang on the design of tampons. Recommendations this week: The Complete Stories of JG Ballard, and the James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro.

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