
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Sarah Thornton had never thought much about her breasts. But after undergoing a double mastectomy, the sociologist found herself thinking deeply about what she'd lost as a woman – and the complicated relationship our society has with breasts. Thornton's experience inspired her to speak with scores of people, from plastic surgeons, to bra designers and milk bankers. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share what she learned from them about the power and politics of breasts, as explored in her book Tits Up.
By CBC4.2
4747 ratings
Sarah Thornton had never thought much about her breasts. But after undergoing a double mastectomy, the sociologist found herself thinking deeply about what she'd lost as a woman – and the complicated relationship our society has with breasts. Thornton's experience inspired her to speak with scores of people, from plastic surgeons, to bra designers and milk bankers. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share what she learned from them about the power and politics of breasts, as explored in her book Tits Up.

235 Listeners

414 Listeners

123 Listeners

395 Listeners

150 Listeners

48 Listeners

372 Listeners

206 Listeners

765 Listeners

71 Listeners

25 Listeners

27 Listeners

21 Listeners

166 Listeners

113 Listeners

236 Listeners

459 Listeners

16 Listeners

28 Listeners

275 Listeners

9 Listeners

91 Listeners

346 Listeners

4 Listeners

21 Listeners

65 Listeners

115 Listeners

4 Listeners

5 Listeners

3 Listeners

4 Listeners