Vicious Cycle

Next to the pod's impending baby, interviewing gyno extraordinaire Dr. Kate White was our light at the end of the 2020 hellscape-tunnel. (If you're new and wondering who Dr. Kate is, check out our Ask a Gyno episodes in season two!!!) We saved up our most weird and random questions and she delivered the goods. In part one of our chat, we cover topics ranging from cervixes to IUD's and we even get her take on male birth control! Ready to reaffirm your love for Dr. Kate? Throw on a reusable pad and hit play!

With the VAST array of options for uterus-havers, some of us have wondered aloud and loudly "is male birth control ever going to be a thing?" This week, Kate did the bleedsearch to answer that question and many more! We review the history of BC, talk about options in the works for sperm-holders, found more reasons to adore Loretta Lynn, and wrap it all up with a song (of course we did). Come for our hot-take on the failings of cis straight dudes... stay for Kate's pronounciation of 'contraception' and 'ethicist.'

It's the day we've been waiting for in the US (and maybe some of our blisteners on other continents have been watching in horror as well?!). It's the day after the election... but we recorded this episode before the election. It was a simpler time... er, no it was still a really complicated, fucked up time. Anyways, all that to say, this episode barely touches on the election and is just here for you to zone out, laugh, and power up for whatever battles we still have to fight. Love to all bleeders and friends out there. Bleed on.

As we've learned in past episodes, a lot of things have to go right to get pregnant, and getting help is so much more common than we think (that's why it's so important to talk about it!). We learned about Kate's fertility journey last week, and this week, we chat with actor and comedian Millie Brooks about her experience with IVF, her podcast (Me, Myself & Millie), and breaking down infertility stigmas. Learn about hormone suppositories with us and hit that play button!

We've talked about parenthood on this podcast before (you know, with the menstrual cycle playing a pretty big role there and all), but this episode is VERY special because our very own blost Kate is PREGGO! She opens up about her fertility journey, we meet her fertility doctor, Danielle Lane, and talk about intrauterine insemination (IUI). Learn more about infertility, get some hot tips on making babies, and imagine what Kate's kid will think of this episode 15 years from now.

With so much going on in the U.S. (and the world... and the super massive blackhole in the center of the universe, and and and...) we wanted to chime in on the passing of RBG and her potential (sigh, likely) replacement Amy Coney Barrett. Meg Hayes gives her Catholic hot take while Kate and Meg T try to kegel-clench this reality away. Tune in and clench with us!

If you've heard about Goop (Gwyneth Paltrow's wellness brand), you probably also heard the audible eye roll that accompanies a mention. So, we wanted to dig into the good, the bad and the WTF of this controversial company. We cover the vagina candle, yoni egg, and vaginal steaming mentioned on the site, as well as host a few fun segments like How Much Does This Goop Item Cost? and Which of These Goop Products are Fake? We had a lot of fun recording this one and - of course - leave the studio more confused than ever. Throw an egg up that canal and hit play!

Amanda Rosenberg (friend of the pod and author of That's Mental) is BACK and she is shedding light on a mental health condition that affects 5-8% of menstruators: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder(PMDD). Here's why we love Amanda so hard: she speaks openly and plainly about mental illness, helping to tear down the stigma that often prevents people getting the help they need. And, she's one of the funniest people we know. This episode gets real, so get comfy, press play and bleed on.

We've got some more bleedsearch coming at ya on this episode! Meg T dug into the what-and-why of ovaries - and after all these seasons, your blosts were still WOEFULLY ignorant about their bodies. When will they learn?! We bring you mind-blowing facts, introduce you to hormones you may not have met yet, and it wouldn't be a research episode without a SONG. Pop some popcorn while you pop out an ovum and tune in!

Fibroids - ever heard of 'em? We host a pod about periods and are barely familiar, yet 1 in 3 bleeders will develop them in their life! We got on the horn with lawyer by day, writer and comedian by night Andrea Coleman to discuss her experience with fibroids, heavy periods, and laughing at our ridiculous bodies (her one-woman comedy show The Fibroid Chronicles ran off broadway, okaaaay). So slip on an adult diaper, lay on down and listen!

Blisteners! It's one of our most frequently asked Q's: do menstruators sync up? And in this week's episode, Kate dives into the science behind it and whether this myth deserves to be busted. And you know if Kate did the bleedsearch there is MOST DEFINITELY a song at the end! Pop on those headphones and roar at the moon with us!

Hope you've got a liner or light day - because we've got another Surprise Spotting coming at ya! Jessica guides us through how astrology can help us understand history and use it as a lens to come to terms with events taking place in the US today. Then, we find a new spin to Read My Labias that we think you're going to like - we certainly do. Hit play and bleed on!

In this very special episode of Vicious Cycle, we chat with esteemed astrologer, psychic, published author and fellow podcaster Jessica Lanyadoo. We dive into what it feels like to be psychic, how deep astrology can go (like medical astrology) and she even does the pod the honor of reading Meg T's birth chart! Pop on a pad and look at the stars with us.

You know when your period has been over for three days so you rock your fave pair of undies and then BOOM - rando mini-period? Yeah, this episode is kind of like that but also not at all. We had some extra goodness we couldn't squeeze into our first ep, and thought you might enjoy a blonus episode about periods at the pool on this warm, long weekend. Soak in the last socially distant days of summer while your tampon soaks up all that chlorine. Enjoy!

The blosts are back from meno-pause and while we were sheltering in place A LOT HAPPENED. We give period updates (or lack-there-of HI POD BABY), cover some news stories, and dive into the most recent reason why MeyHay experienced some rage-rage (spoiler: Ireland isn't super chill about tampons). Slip on your fave pair of period panties and press play. -Here's that "offensive" Irish Tampax commercial: https://youtu.be/9X0LpyXMnjg -And more info on the controversy: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/tampax-s-tv-ad-has-been-banned-get-a-grip-ireland-1.4317651

Well, we had a...fine...?...menopause but we're ready to get back into our blisteners' ears, hearts and uteruses. Who knows, maybe we'll even start influencing each other’s cycles! (We FINALLY get into that topic this season.) Kate and The Megs bring you Season 4 of Vicious Cycle, filled with lots of songs, laughs and menstrual-themed research, plus interviews with VIBs (Very Important Bleeders). As always, call our hotline to ask a q, share a story or tell us Why You Cried This Week at 910-6-UTERUS. See you September 2nd! Don't be late!

It's our last episode of the season, and we want to send you off into these COVID-19 times with some pointers to keep your vagina healthy and happy. We cover some do's and don'ts, vaginal steaming (if Gwyneth does it, should you?), bidets and tabos! Never heard of a tabo? Well, you'll be singing about them by the end of this episode. May your periods be light and predictable until all this passes, bleeders. Love, your blosts

(Originally released July 2019) Your blosts did their research and found that there are multiple ways you can use your own menstrual blood, and they range from sciency, to witchy, to ... a little gross. Come for the pro-tips on how to utilize the flow you've been letting go – and stay for the surprise song. Pop in a cup and catch this episode!

Quizzes, Mad Libs, a boyband-themed trip down memory lane and so much more. We've got a third Everything Is Fine episode for ya, and it's inadvertently Slumber Party-themed! The hosts needed this and maybe you do, too. Tune the news out for an hour and tune into this delightful episode - and try not to laugh at the third installment of "Which Vicious Cycle Host Are You?" Nsync Making The Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crsfYDohMjA Here's where you can catch some of the coming-together videos we talk about: --Compilation of singing in Italy and Spain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up53FltNpsY --Toilet paper violinists: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/video/violinists-perform-ode-empty-shelves-toilet-paper-69673818 --Les Mis Parody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdcS0Nbo7Ng --BSB Song: https://www.fox.com/watch/a9647679a60276e91d830ab21b26b179/ --Hamilton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilZ1hNZPRM&feature=emb_title --Swan Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE1enPDh3nM&feature=youtu.be --N

This week Kate brings us bleedsearch on pubic hair - or as other's like to refer to it, "crotch shrubbery" (seriously, come for the pubes, stay for the euphemisms). We talk pubes-of-yore, medical benefits of pubic hair, and how your blosts like to maintain their "foilage" (