Sssh! Periods

We're back at it again with yet another episode, the title of which came from a terrible pun that we found on Google! This week we sit down (more like stand around a mic, but who's counting anyway?) to talk makeup. Do our moms let us wear makeup? How open is makeup for both girls and boys? And how does makeup help us express ourselves?Aissatou, Sheslianny, Madison, and special guest James bring you their thoughts. 

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Are people dragging Valentine's Day? Who is Valentine's Day for? And why do some of our partners refuse to celebrate Valentine's Day? We sit down with skeptic James Stefanik, love expert Amber Harrison, and middle schoolers Darlene, Madison, Kassy and Aissatou to find out.  

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Hair puns! We love them. We also love looking into our relationship with hair, and how it's shaped by our culture, families, and genetics. Why do we wear our hair the way we do? What's the story behind our braids, weaves, extensions, and bangs? We interview friends from across the United States -- Texas! New York! Brooklyn (which is also New York but still!) -- to find out what our hair says about us. 

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A comment from an Instagram follower about homelessness in the South Bronx sparked this episode. What does homelessness look like in our community? How many NYC children spend their nights in shelters because their single-parent households can't afford rent? We find that the face of homelessness in the South Bronx is not the one we had imagined. 

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Free pads and tampons are great and all, but what would the people of Bronx Prep do without their favorite bodega? We hear from students, teachers, and bodega customers alike about Los Amigos, Bronx Prep's faithful source of chopped cheese, Arizona iced teas, and egg and cheese on a butter roll.

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The holidays are a great time for many people, but what if you have a hard time getting behind the Christmas merrymaking and festivities? We sit down with Sheslianny, Amir, and Thirteen to chat about being Muslim during Christmas, being dragged to family holiday parties, and how to navigate the season of caring and sharing when your parents have split. 

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Kids at school bat around these words on the regular: "that's gay," "no homo," and whatever else we haven't heard yet. Where does this culture of homophobia come from? How does someone's sexual identity threaten your own? We sit down with two middle school boys to find out. 

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What do five high schoolers and two Dartmouth grads have in common? A fierce passion for women's reproductive health, and a love of fun stickers. We sit down with Jordana Kier and Alexandra Friedman, co-founders of LOLA, to chat first periods, cramps, and revolutionizing the feminine care industry.

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Raizel Febles interviews menstrual equity extraordinaire, 16-year-old Hannah Samimi, one of the co-founders of the NYC's first-ever National Period Day Rally. We're talking tampon tax, custodians who won't clean out receptacles in girls' bathrooms, and so much more. 

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Veteran podcasters (Jasmin, Ashley, Yelitssa, Caroline, and Kassy) are joined by newcomers (Kaylee, Kiara, and Sheslianny) in a frank conversation about what adolescent boys do, and don't, learn about women's bodies. 

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