This is it, friends. 75+ guests, 89 episodes, and almost 40,000 downloads later -- Sssh! Periods is coming to an end. Join us for our last episode as we reminisce about the good, the bad, and the many, many times Luke has roasted Ms. Huq and her extensive collection of cardigans (that part may not have made it to the final cut, but trust that it was very much a part of the recording). Thank you for being our listeners and for sticking by us the past 3 years. We love all y'all. Support the show

This is it, friends. 75+ guests, 89 episodes, and almost 40,000 downloads later -- Sssh! Periods is coming to an end. Join us for our last episode as we reminisce about the good, the bad, and the many, many times Luke has roasted Ms. Huq and her extensive collection of cardigans (that part may not have made it to the final cut, but trust that it was very much a part of the recording). Thank you for being our listeners and for sticking by us the past 3 years. We love all y'all. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Goodbye, Y'all. It's Been A Blast.

The podcasters have some burning questions for former college student/current 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Huq. Support the show

The podcasters have some burning questions for former college student/current 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Huq. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

BONUS EPISODE: Former College Student Answers Your Questions

ANOTHER one! We uncovered an episode we recorded (and then forgot about) so we thought we should let this see the light of day. Special guest James Stefanik gets interviewed by pandemic podcasters Annely, Josmelkis, Parousia and Cristal on the awkward moments you encounter while adulting. Support the show

ANOTHER one! We uncovered an episode we recorded (and then forgot about) so we thought we should let this see the light of day. Special guest James Stefanik gets interviewed by pandemic podcasters Annely, Josmelkis, Parousia and Cristal on the awkward moments you encounter while adulting. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Blast From The Past: The Last Episode We Recorded Over Zoom

It's Christmas time, y'all! We're talking clothes, grandmas knitting sweaters, and whose Christmas dinner has the best seasoning (hot tip: it's all in the Goya packets). Support the show

It's Christmas time, y'all! We're talking clothes, grandmas knitting sweaters, and whose Christmas dinner has the best seasoning (hot tip: it's all in the Goya packets). <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

A Very Chaotic Bonus Christmas Episode

TikTok got us talking about trans identities and whether or not trans women can get periods. Another blast from the past (and by the past we mean 2021, which at this point was 2 weeks ago). Support the show

TikTok got us talking about trans identities and whether or not trans women can get periods. Another blast from the past (and by the past we mean 2021, which at this point was 2 weeks ago). <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The T of LGBTQIA+

New year, old us! Yes, we're late to the conversation about DaBaby's homophobic comments from his concert in 2021 but also this IS a pandemic year and time is a construct anyway, so...enjoy. Support the show

New year, old us! Yes, we're late to the conversation about DaBaby's homophobic comments from his concert in 2021 but also this IS a pandemic year and time is a construct anyway, so...enjoy. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

BONUS EPISODE: DaCanceling DaBaby

A very chaotic episode about women's bodies, the male gaze, and whose responsibility it is if a woman's pants are too tight. Support the show

A very chaotic episode about women's bodies, the male gaze, and whose responsibility it is if a woman's pants are too tight. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

"If Your Pants Are Too Tight, Get New Pants"

Sade, Josmelkis, Fatima, Annely and 13 (aka Aissatou) weigh in on the pressure parents put on their kids' bodies to fit some ideal that nobody understands. Support the show

Sade, Josmelkis, Fatima, Annely and 13 (aka Aissatou) weigh in on the pressure parents put on their kids' bodies to fit some ideal that nobody understands. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

BONUS EPISODE: Why Do Parents Body Shame Us?

We're following up on last week's episode with an in-person rant session on starting beef in the group chat and why social media can be toxic.Support the show

We're following up on last week's episode with an in-person rant session on starting beef in the group chat and why social media can be toxic.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Social Media Part 2: Why Start Beef On Snapchat?

The last episode we recorded during the pandemmy! Well, the pandemic is still ongoing but you know what we mean. Pandemic podcasters Parousia, Kadidja, Annely, and Josmelkis weigh in on the pressure they feel to fake a personality on social media. Support the show

The last episode we recorded during the pandemmy! Well, the pandemic is still ongoing but you know what we mean. Pandemic podcasters Parousia, Kadidja, Annely, and Josmelkis weigh in on the pressure they feel to fake a personality on social media. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Social Media Is Fake (Our Last Pandemic Recording)

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.

Thanks you getting the news out about periods!!👏❤️

Yassss girls!

Sssh! Periods

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

What Do We Know About Women's Bodies?

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.Support the show

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.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

What Runs This School

East Coast meets West Coast (again)! Our conversation with the ladies of Vicious Cycle was such a hoot that we had to upload it in two parts. We ask the ladies how they cope with period stigma, their experiences of menstruating in middle school, and what has changed about the culture of period shame (if anything).Support the show

East Coast meets West Coast (again)! Our conversation with the ladies of Vicious Cycle was such a hoot that we had to upload it in two parts. We ask the ladies how they cope with period stigma, their experiences of menstruating in middle school, and what has changed about the culture of period shame (if anything).<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Episode 6: Bleed Everywhere ft. Vicious Cycle Pt. 2

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

National Period Day Rally ft. Raizel Febles

Producer Raizel takes questions from Instagram about birth control. How young is too young to be on birth control? Would your parents let you get on birth control? What is birth control good for, anyway? Support the show

Producer Raizel takes questions from Instagram about birth control. How young is too young to be on birth control? Would your parents let you get on birth control? What is birth control good for, anyway? <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

All About Birth Control with Raizel Febles

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.  Support the show

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.  <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Bonus Episode: Heartbreak or Heart Bless?

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Holiday Special!

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Homelessness

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.Support the show

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.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Sssh! Periods Meets LOLA

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Brush Off The Haters

A month ago we started recording our Valentine’s Day episode, but the episode ended up being more of a reflection on how we express love. Some of us, we found out, express love through actions. Some of us, we found out, want the kind of love that can be used to flex on social media. And some of us felt that a potential love interest’s preference for black coffee can determine their tendencies to become a serial killer, and how if you get whipped cream on your Starbucks tea then you’re not the kind of person Mr. Holmes wants to mess with. Support the show

A month ago we started recording our Valentine’s Day episode, but the episode ended up being more of a reflection on how we express love. Some of us, we found out, express love through actions. Some of us, we found out, want the kind of love that can be used to flex on social media. And some of us felt that a potential love interest’s preference for black coffee can determine their tendencies to become a serial killer, and how if you get whipped cream on your Starbucks tea then you’re not the kind of person Mr. Holmes wants to mess with. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Flexing For Love

Middle schooler Sheslianny sits down with high schoolers Yelitssa, Ashley, and Jasmin to talk about the transition from middle school to high school. The two campuses may just be a hallway apart here at Bronx Prep, but the classrooms at the opposite ends of the third floor are wildly different worlds. Friendship, homework, college -- we talk about what we thought we knew, but found it that we really didn't. Support the show

Middle schooler Sheslianny sits down with high schoolers Yelitssa, Ashley, and Jasmin to talk about the transition from middle school to high school. The two campuses may just be a hallway apart here at Bronx Prep, but the classrooms at the opposite ends of the third floor are wildly different worlds. Friendship, homework, college -- we talk about what we thought we knew, but found it that we really didn't. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

That's Tough

This week we interview Maureen Smith, a menstrual rights advocate and author of Your Moontime Magic. Your Moontime Magic provides first-time menstruators with tips and tricks to navigate the tricky world of periods, and Maureen had plenty of insight to share with our podcasters about listening to our bodies, finding support in our friends, and so much more. Support the show

This week we interview Maureen Smith, a menstrual rights advocate and author of Your Moontime Magic. Your Moontime Magic provides first-time menstruators with tips and tricks to navigate the tricky world of periods, and Maureen had plenty of insight to share with our podcasters about listening to our bodies, finding support in our friends, and so much more. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Bonus Episode: Your Moontime Magic with Maureen Smith

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Hair We Are

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. Support the show

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. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

"Bro, That's Gay"

At the time of this recording, we were in Day 23 of quarantine. We chat with Raizel Febles, calling all the way from Bergen, New Jersey, to chat about life in the time of COVID-19. How's our mental health? Do we need hugs from our mom to fall asleep at night? And should middle schoolers be drinking coffee in the middle of a podcast recording? Raizel offers us some hot takes. Support the show

At the time of this recording, we were in Day 23 of quarantine. We chat with Raizel Febles, calling all the way from Bergen, New Jersey, to chat about life in the time of COVID-19. How's our mental health? Do we need hugs from our mom to fall asleep at night? And should middle schoolers be drinking coffee in the middle of a podcast recording? Raizel offers us some hot takes. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Live From A Pandemic Pt. 2

In December of 2019, we heard about the first reported case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Two months later it came to New York. Within weeks towns went into lockdown, schools shifted to remote learning indefinitely, and life was nothing like it used to be. We sit down with Raizel Febles, straight from her bedroom in New Jersey, to talk about life in the midst of a pandemic. Support the show

In December of 2019, we heard about the first reported case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Two months later it came to New York. Within weeks towns went into lockdown, schools shifted to remote learning indefinitely, and life was nothing like it used to be. We sit down with Raizel Febles, straight from her bedroom in New Jersey, to talk about life in the midst of a pandemic. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Live from A Pandemic Pt. 1

This episode was recorded in January, 2020, months before New York went into lockdown. Our school has moved to remote learning for the rest of the school year; all field trips, college visits, and proms have been canceled. That being said, please enjoy this episode on femininity, "girliness," and other hot takes from Randolph, Aissatou, Sheslianny, Caroline, and special guest Jaylin Lewis. Support the show

This episode was recorded in January, 2020, months before New York went into lockdown. Our school has moved to remote learning for the rest of the school year; all field trips, college visits, and proms have been canceled. That being said, please enjoy this episode on femininity, "girliness," and other hot takes from Randolph, Aissatou, Sheslianny, Caroline, and special guest Jaylin Lewis. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

How To Be A Girl

We're a self-proclaimed bunch of nerds here at Sssh! Periods, so we sat down to talk about what life has been like as a nerd. Do glasses make you smart? Do you get bullied because people think you're a nerd? Special guest (and Bronx Prep 6th grader) Jaylin Lewis joins us for this after-school storage closet chat.Support the show

We're a self-proclaimed bunch of nerds here at Sssh! Periods, so we sat down to talk about what life has been like as a nerd. Do glasses make you smart? Do you get bullied because people think you're a nerd? Special guest (and Bronx Prep 6th grader) Jaylin Lewis joins us for this after-school storage closet chat.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Embrace The Nerd!

It's a spring Wednesday and Amir, Sheslianny, Madison (the silent support sister), Randolph and Ms. Huq like the bird sit in the 3rd floor hallway of Bronx Prep Middle School to talk clothes. Are we sneaker heads? How many of us have been sent home for dress code infractions (hint: it's not the one you think)? And is it fashion forward to pair a black or white sweater...with shoes?Support the show

It's a spring Wednesday and Amir, Sheslianny, Madison (the silent support sister), Randolph and Ms. Huq like the bird sit in the 3rd floor hallway of Bronx Prep Middle School to talk clothes. Are we sneaker heads? How many of us have been sent home for dress code infractions (hint: it's not the one you think)? And is it fashion forward to pair a black or white sweater...with shoes?<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sssh-periods" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Bonus Episode: We Got Opinions On Clothes

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