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Sssh! Periods episodes
- "What's It Like To Pay Bills?" And Other Questions From Middle Schoolers
Professional adult James sits down to talk about stocks, the highs and lows of paying your own bills, and his love affair with using his Amazon Prime membership to score sweet, sweet deals at Whole Foods.
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7 min - 3 min
- Makeup Is For Anyone Who Wants To Wear It
Does wearing makeup make you gay? (No, it does not) And even if you were gay and want to wear makeup, does that make you any less of a man? (Also, no) Our resident 6th graders weigh in.
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5 min - Not Good, Very Bad Dating Advice
Sixth graders share their thoughts on bad dating advice, right in time for Valentine's Day.
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5 min - Catcalling? You Can Miss Us With That
Ms. Huq's 6th grade class is here to tell you that catcalling isn't the way to go.
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5 min - Throwing Shade At Straight Culture
An international round table of gays, queers, and bis sit down to talk about sex ed, consent culture, and how the patriarchy does a disservice to our LGBT youth when it comes to learning about and validating their own sexuality.
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10 min - We're Letting Down Our Kids
The five minutes of sex education that most of us receive while in middle and high school in the U.S. is a d.i.s.g.r.a.c.e. to the guys, gals and nonbinary pals: a rant.
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10 min - When Your Insight Doesn't Do The Issue Justice
We sit down with community organizer and secret friend of Ms. Huq, Ibtisam Ahmed, for a chat about knowing when your insight is (and isn't) welcome, and which spaces you do (and don't) belong in.
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7 min - Kimye Divorce, Georgia's First Black Senator, And An Insurrection on Capitol Hill
Waking up to reports of Kim and Kanye's divorce, the results of the 2020 Georgia Senate runoff elections, and an insurrection by domestic terrorists. Six days in, and 2021 is already giving 2020 a run for its money.
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11 min - Holidays Are Hard But Here's Some Cheer
The holidays are rough, and the holiday season of 2020 is garbage trash, but here's some holiday cheer to close out the year. See you in 2021, y'all.
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8 min
About Sssh! Periods
From the publisher's feed
The ladies of Bronx Prep Middle School have a lot of feelings about getting their periods, and they're not shy. Share in their struggle, laugh at their creative ways of getting a pad in the middle of…
writing class, and commiserate with the woes of puberty.