We've been sitting in our rage for a few months now, and it feels a lot like sitting on a three-day-old maxi-pad... ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE. Since we're watching a fascist regime easily take over our country, we wanted to re-release our interview with Liv Vasquez, and re-share her experience with tear gas and how it affected her menstrual cycle. Take this episode as a reminder to protect yourselves — especially those blisteners out there protesting. We love you.

Find Liv on TikTok and IG: @livviesmalls

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We've got a great ep for you, with special guest Liv Vasquez, who is suing the city of Portland, Oregon for the adverse effects police tear gas had on her menstrual health. Liv was living in Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2020 during the demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd, in which tear gas was used against protesters daily. We talk with Liv about how her period has changed, the importance of cases like this setting a precedent, and - of course - we cover some new crazy questions that will definitely make you chuckle. Slap on a gas mask and an overnight pad and get cozy with your blosts.

At times like these, there are SO. MANY. REASONS. you may need an Everything is Fine episode. So, here it is! We barely touch on politics and instead try to make each other laugh all episode with a dorky rap, trivia, a movie review, a new game inspired by our Catholic hospitals episode and a VERY SPECIAL GUEST. Got a pap smear? A DMV appointment? Stuck in traffic? In a conversation you want to low-key ignore? This episode is for you! Pop in those earbuds, use a maxipad as an eye mask to shut-out the oh-so-scary world and play with your fave blosts.

We've got our most-Catholic blost bringing you our most Catholic research yet: CATHOLIC HOSPITALS. Guess what? They are problematic. :) We dig into how and why some major reproductive health options are NOT options for patients, how these hospitals are world-wide and often the only health care option for people in rural places. But don't worry, we also have saint trivia to keep your spirits bright. So, take a shot of holy water, say whaddup to the new Pope (Midwest in the HOUSE - what could go wrong lol) and listen in!

We're talking all things *climax* babyyyyyy! From biologically what's going on, to historical understandings of female genitalia, female pleasure erasure and the triumphant discovery of the clitoris... by men. Because, ya know, if you have a clitoris you prooooobably discovered it a long time ago. We also cover pleasure techiniques, play a lil game and get personal . Basically, this episode is here to help encourage more orgasms for all bleeders. Go on and get comfortable, keep your vibe nearby and hit play!

Books discussed in this episode:

She Comes First by Ian Kerner

Vagina Obscrua by Rachel E. Gross

Bonk by Mary Roach

Your Sexual Health by Dr. Kate White (friend of the pod!!)

In this month's episode, Kate prepped some incredible bleedsearch for us all about PAP SMEARS. If you've ever wondered what the hell your gyno is doing up there, why it's important, who developed this test, who was married to the doctor who developed this test and what else was going on in the world when they were first taking a lil scrapper to cervixes... well, this episode covers it all. And like you have to ask, but yes - there is absolutely a song in this episode. So pop some speculums into your ear holes and hit play. (Don't have tiny speculums? Earbuds should also work fine.)

hey, hello there, hi. We're so excited to be back and venting about the state of the world while also dealing with having a uterus! (...excited might be the wrong would, but we digress...) For our first episode of the season, we're doing a lot of catch-ups: we fill you in on the last 2.5 years of our lives, cover some newsy-doozies (lol there have been so many) and have a song or two for you to enjoy — because even though time has passed, we're still, deep down, some surprise-song-lovin blosts. Recommended activity for while you listen: find some fabric scraps, a needle and thread and sew some cute reusable pads for when the government inevitably makes period products (and periods themselves) illegal. :) <3

You can watch AJ+'s Peabody-award winning doc (produced by our very own Kate Elston), One Day in Hebron, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEdGcej-6D0 //

Check out the secure abortion chatbot we talked about in this epidose here: chatwithcharley.org.

Your eyes do not decieve - we're back! We took an *extended* meno-pause after our last episode in Sept of 2022, but with the country crumbling around us, we thought: why not scream into the void with mics?! Keep an eye out for our first episode of season seven, dropping soon.

Music: Funk Fashion Groove by BlackTrendMusic is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/blacktrendmusic/single/funk-fashion-groove/

Your eyes do not decieve - we're back! We took an *extended* meno-pause after our last episode in Sept of 2022, but with the country crumbling around us, we thought: why not scream into the void with mics?! Keep an eye out for our first episode of season seven, dropping soon.

Music: Funk Fashion Groove by BlackTrendMusic is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/blacktrendmusic/single/funk-fashion-groove/

It's our last episode of the season and part two of our deep dive into 10 sometimes scary, often funny, and always meaningful abortions on screen. This episode is fully set in the 2010's, and we get into some of our favorite shows: CW darlings Jane the Virgin and Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, Shonda's soapy magnum opus Scandal, animated delight BoJack Horseman and thoughtful, funny Netflix original Dear White People. We also have our final Why I Cried of the season (featuring a blistener's submitted musical accompaniment!) and a surprise song because why not!? Thank you for joining us for season 6, dear blisteners. We loved making it for you. Enjoy this episode and PLEASE VOTE IN NOVEMBER FOR CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT BODILY AUTONOMY FOR BLEEDERS AND TRANS PEOPLE! Much love, the VC gals. <3

We had such a blast when we covered periods on television, so we knew we HAD to get into how abortions have been portrayed on screen. We cover a century of TV shows and films, and talk about some of our favorites, some of the funniest, and one of the creepiest movies we've ever seen. In part one, we run the gamut, from a 1916 silent film, a show from 2012 set in the 50's, and a 90's classic. Enjoy this ep, and catch part two (and our final episode of the season) later this week! <3