⚡️MENOPUNKS PODCAST ⚡️

⚡️On this weeks pod we laugh-cry and deep dive into plotting a misandrist uprising with Moji Alawode-El & Lizz Winstead the founders of Abortion Access Front & Co-Hosts of Feminist Buzzkills Podcast! ⚡️

Two of our absolute favorite voices on the frontlines fighting for our rights, Moji & Lizz join Alicia to share their brilliant activist tactics to counter abortion bans, the importance of sharing our peri/meno and abortion stories, how they fight misogyny with genius comedy every week, the universally beneficial power of disrupting gender bias in healthcare, how the attack on our trans community is an attack on everyone, envisioning a future with ENSURED ACCESS TO HRT & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE for all and so much more! ⚡️

⚡️Felt so good to laugh so hard during times as FCKED as these!  Thx for joining us Moji & Lizz!! Yr the best! ⚡️

MORE ABOUT ABORTION ACCESS FRONT
FEMINIST BUZZKILLS PODCAST
⁠MOJI ON IG⁠
⁠LIZZ ON IG⁠

💥Listen to Feminist Buzzkills Pod and share your medication abortion stories with Abortion Access Front post-haste! They are doing the BEST WORK!💥

⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️

❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette! Visit PPCW.ORG to make an appointment with a peri/meno trained clinician today. ❤️‍🔥⚡️

WE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U

⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY CULTURE BEARERS ⚡️🎬 🎤🤘🏼 Alicia J. Rose

⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️

CHAPTERS
00:31 Introduction to Menopunks Podcast
00:37 Introduction to the Metapunks Podcast and Guests
03:32 The Role of Humor in Activism
06:27 Overview of Abortion Access Front (AAF)
09:19 Feminist Buzzkills Podcast: A Platform for Reproductive Rights
12:06 The State of Reproductive Rights and Activism
14:49 The Need for Accountability and Change
17:24 Hormonal Justice and Women's Health
19:25 The Hormone Gap: A Hidden Crisis
21:27 Empowerment Through Hormones: Breaking the Stigma
23:54 The Trust Deficit: Women of Color and Medical Innovation
26:51 The Importance of Sharing Stories: Building Community
29:27 The Fight for Women's Health: Advocacy and Action
34:57 Mobilizing for Change: The Menopunkapalooza Initiative
39:43 The Power of Storytelling
40:29 Navigating Menopause: A Generational Gap
42:06 Feminism and the Evolution of Women's Health
45:05 The Rise of Fourth Wave Feminism
46:44 Backlash and the Trad Wife Phenomenon
49:06 Cultural Extraction and Collective Trauma
52:53 The Role of Art in Social Change
01:00:05 The Hormonal Conversation: Women's Needs and Desires
01:04:39 Andropause and Hormonal Imbalance: A Shared Experience
01:08:25 Gender Affirming Care: A Human Right
01:12:08 Imagining a Better Future: A Matriarchal Vision
01:19:48 Empowerment Through Hormones: Personal Experiences and Insights
01:23:26 Introduction to Menopunks and Its Movement
01:23:27 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause

#menopause #perimenopause #menopunks #hormonesarehealthcare

⚡️🌈❤️‍🔥On this weeks pod we talk to the absolutely brilliant and hilarious Peaches Nisker about next leveling your power during/after peri/menopause! We dive into her wild and surprising ride into early meno at 40, her bumpy journey seeking hormonal relief, her beautiful commitment to maximizing Queer joy and liberation, how to lean into midlife creativity with serious sass and vigor, how to unite community on the road to revolution, how to inspire inter-generational change in dark times and SO. MUCH. MORE.  It was a bucket list dream come true to ask all our burning Q’s, get a chance to know the fabulous musical empath behind the magical performances she delivers night after night and turn her on to vaginal estrogen!! Thank you for sharing yourself with us cause MENOPUNKS are here for it!!🤘😍🤘⚡️

💥ITS MENOPUNKAPALOOZA WEEK!💥

⚡️Catch the WORLD PREMIERE of the new Menopunks Documentary teaser featuring PEACHES this Friday 6/26 at the MENOPUNKAPALOOZA KICKOFF SHOW with Prism Bitch, Darkswoon and Night Brunch Doors6/Show 7 ⚡️ ALL AGES⚡️

TICKETS: https://linktr.ee/menopunks

⭐️ALL MENOPUNKAPALOOZA SHOWS BENEFIT THE MAKING OF MENOPUNKS DOCUMENTARY⭐️

MORE ABOUT PEACHES
💥CATCH PEACHES ON TOUR THIS FALL IN THE STATES💥

❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY Planned Parenthood Columbia Wiillamette !!!❤️‍🔥⚡️

WE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U

⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY CULTURE BEARERS ⚡️🎬 🎤 ALICIA J. ROSE

DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA
DISTRIBUTION: RUINOUS MEDIA

⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
02:34 Celebration and Connection Through Music
05:36 Intergenerational Joy and Community
08:51 Navigating Menopause and Hormone Therapy
12:24 The Impact of Hormones on Creativity
15:47 Normalizing Conversations Around Menopause
19:52 Exploring Hormonal Health and Well-being
24:06 The Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy
27:09 Personal Experiences with Hormonal Treatments
29:21 The Need for Menopause Education
33:41 The Controversy of Testosterone
36:03 Gender Affirming Care and Its Challenges
39:00 The Intersection of Politics and Gender Identity
43:02 Censorship and Artistic Expression in Germany
44:36 The Fight for Rights and Community
45:30 Hormone Therapy and Women's Health
48:20 Empowerment Through Access to Hormones
50:22 Matriarchal Rise and Societal Change
52:08 Finding Joy and Pleasure in Life
56:01 Peaches' New Music and Tour Plans
01:01:57 Introduction to Menopunk and Its Movement
01:01:58 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause

#menopause #perimenopause #hormonesarehealthcare

⚡️WOOHOO IT’S MENOPUNKAPALOOZA MONTH!🎸🥁💥

❤️‍🔥 PLANNED PARENTHOOD is now an empowering sponsor of MENOPUNKAPALOOZA - 2 days of Menopunk powered concerts and PERI/MENO RESOURCE FAIR June 26/27 IN Portland OR❤️‍🔥

⁠⁠⁠⚡️TICKETS FOR MENOPUNKAPALOOZA ⚡️⁠⁠⁠

⚡️On this weeks pod we talk with the brilliant leaders at the helm of PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE - Dr Kate Shaw OB/GYN CMOO & Dr. Sara Kennedy OB/GYN CEO about the ground breaking work PPCW is doing to usher in a hormonal revolution! ⚡️

⚡️We got all the deets about their bold double down on midlife care - including easily accessible telehealth, how they retrained ALL their clinicians to be up to date peri/meno educated, how reframing hormones as basic preventative healthcare is imperative to quality of life, how empowerment thru hormone health can be transformative for women and all those that support them, how compassionate evidence based patient care drives PPCW's focus and how we MUST supercharge the message that PPCW & PLANNED PARENTHOOD HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDE MENOPAUSE AND PERIMENOPAUSE CARE INCLUDING PRESCRIBING HRT!💥⚡️

⁠MORE ABOUT MIDLIFE SERVICES AT PPCW⁠

❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE !!!❤️‍🔥⚡️

We are honored to amplify PPCW's FANTASTIC midlife care services. Once riot grrrls and upstart punks, now rockstar crones ready to riot, we are going to shout from the rooftops that PPCW is here to help Menopunks get the care they need, wherever they need it - RIGHT NOW.

💥HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE! Perimenopause and menopause are natural transitions-but that doesn’t mean you have to manage the symptoms on your own. Whether you’re experiencing hot flashes, mood changes, sleep disruption, or changes in your sexual health, PPCW providers offer personalized, evidence-based care to help you feel like yourself again. From symptom management to long-term wellness, PPCW is here to support you at every stage of the transition. In-person or via telehealth, expert care is within reach when you need it. Visit ppcw.org to make an appointment today! 💥

WE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U

⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY ICONS ⚡️🎬

⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction to Planned Parenthood and the Podcast

03:52 The Importance of Midlife Care

06:45 Understanding Menopause and Perimenopause

09:34 The Impact of Education on Women's Health

12:20 Generational Shifts in Women's Health Advocacy

14:58 The Role of Hormones in Women's Health

17:38 The Women's Health Initiative and Its Consequences

20:03 Current Challenges in Women's Health

23:05 Access to Care and Telehealth Solutions

25:46 The Future of Women's Health Care

30:24 Normalizing Hormone Therapy Discussions

33:02 The Importance of Being Heard in Healthcare

36:01 Expanding Midlife Care Across the Nation

39:37 Accessing Care at Planned Parenthood

41:38 Driving Change Through Patient Advocacy

45:58 Understanding Perimenopause and Hormone Therapy

51:27 The Impact of Recent FDA Decisions on Hormone Therapy

55:12 Transforming Midlife Care

56:30 Hormones as Preventative Healthcare

58:07 Empowerment Through Hormonal Health

01:00:31 The Future of Women's Health

01:03:07 The Fight for Health Equity

01:04:55 Menopunks and Planned Parenthood Collaboration

01:06:33 Accessing Hormonal Care

01:12:58 Finding Care with PPCW

01:20:39 Introduction to Menopunk and Its Movement

01:20:40 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause

⚡️WOOHOO IT’S MENOPUNKAPALOOZA MONTH!🎸🥁💥

❤️‍🔥 CATCH Teresa's band PRISM BITCH FRIDAY 6/26 at the Mission Theater in Portland with NIGHT BRUNCH AND DARKSWOON 🎸⚡️

⁠⚡️TICKETS FOR MENOPUNKAPALOOZA ⚡️⁠

⚡️On this weeks episode, we talk to Teresa Esguerra - incredible drummer of Prism Bitch & Built to Spill ! 😍❤️‍🔥 We deep dive into Teresa’s kismetic musical history, how to escape the patriarchal shame spiral of peri/menopause, how to listen to your body and know what the hell it’s trying to tell you, how to overcome misplaced fear of hormones, how to inform yourself about peri/menopause when your community doesn’t, how to tap into surprising new creative territory in midlife, how hysterectomies should be a last resort not an “easy fix” to women’s pain, how GENX rockers are destined to lead the way to a hormonal revolution and so much more! ❤️‍🔥

🌈Teresa thank u for sharing and laughing your buns off with us! Yr the fcking coolest!! 🥁😍🌈

❤️‍🔥MORE ABOUT TERESA❤️‍🔥

❤️‍🔥MORE ABOUT PRISM BITCH❤️‍🔥

⚡️TICKETS FOR MENOPUNKAPALOOZA ⚡️

WE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U

MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE🤘❤️‍🔥

⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤 Alicia J. Rose

⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️

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DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA

DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction to Menopunks Podcast

03:52 Musical Journey and Touring Life

06:23 Navigating Menopause and Health Challenges

09:04 Understanding Hysterectomy and Its Implications

11:38 Hormonal Health and Healthcare Inequities

13:48 Personal Experiences with Menopause and Music

16:10 The Impact of Hormones on Health and Well-being

18:03 Conversations on Women's Health and Advocacy

22:30 The Callousness of Women's Healthcare

25:42 Hormones and Aging: A Gendered Perspective

26:55 The Impact of COVID on Women's Health

27:49 Generational Wins in Hormone Therapy

29:32 The Fight for Women's Health Rights

34:40 The Echo Chamber of Misinformation

36:23 Empowerment Through Music and Identity

43:06 The Struggle for Acceptance of Science

43:43 Navigating Hormone Therapy Options

45:38 Understanding Hormone Therapy and Self-Titration

47:21 Breaking the Stigma Around Hormone Therapy

48:49 The Burden of Suffering and Societal Expectations

52:07 The Importance of Access to Hormone Therapy

54:22 Reclaiming Hormone Therapy from Weaponization

55:47 The Cultural and Economic Costs of Hormone Access

01:01:30 Human Affirming Care Beyond Gender

01:02:30 Reimagining the Later Years

01:04:19 The Joy of Drumming and Hormonal Health

01:05:25 Patriarchy and Societal Expectations

01:07:01 Voices for Change

01:07:49 The Hormonal Access Crisis

01:10:00 Envisioning a Matriarchal Future

01:13:02 Collective Success and Community Care

01:15:14 Empowerment Through Knowledge and Action

01:20:58 Introduction to Menopunk and Its Movement

01:20:59 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause

⚡️WOOHOO IT’S MENOPUNKAPALOOZA MONTH!❤️‍🔥🎸🎤💥🌈⚡️

⚡️On this weeks pod we talk to MENOPUNKAPALOOZA headliners Calamity Jane - Gilly Ann Hanner, Lisa Koenig & new addition Mandy Morgan!!!

We get the unreal deets of how an infamous 1992 opening gig for NIRVANA led to collective PTSD, how musical creativity can become a spiritual mainline, how to flip debilitating trauma into profound strength, how accessing HRT may have supercharged their path to reinvention, why collaborating on music is more healing than ever in peri/menopause, how to find and raise your voice for yourself and your community, how to channel middle aged punk rage into a hormonal revolution that may save us ALL and SO MUCH MORE! ⚡️

❤️‍🔥WE ARE THRILLED TO BE HOSTING THE 35 YEAR REUNION OF THIS ICONIC TRIO AT MENOPUNKAPALOOZA! We need Calamity Jane energy now more than ever to power up for the 🤬 fight for hormonal justice ahead. LFG🤘🎸❤️‍🔥

⚡️DO U HAVE YOUR TIX YET? ⚡️

MENOPUNKAPALOOZA KICKOFF

Friday JUNE 26 at the Mission Theater with Prism Bitch, Night Brunch and Darkswoon + premiere of new Menopunks Teaser

MENOPUNKAPALOOZA MAINSTAGE W/ PERI/MENO RESOURCE FAIR

June 27 at the Crystal Ballroom with Calamity Jane, Berzerk, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Gabalanch, Puerta Negra, Party Witch, Grizzly + DJ Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile and Menopunks of Comedy: MX. Dahlia Belle, Arlo Weierhauser, Brooks and the Ménage Áh Twáts.

🤘SEE YOU IN PORTLAND!🤘

⚡️❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS PROUDLY EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE - GET CARE NOW!❤️‍🔥⚡️

WE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U

⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤 @ajrhq

⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️

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DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA

DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA

00:00 Introduction to Calamity Jane Reunion

02:43 The Origins of Calamity Jane

05:15 Revisiting the Past: What Happened to Calamity Jane?

09:06 Recording the Album: Martha Jane Cannery

11:56 The Ill-Fated Tour with Nirvana

19:45 The Impact of Courtney Love and the LA Scene

20:09 The Legendary Argentina Show

21:46 The Aftermath of Trauma

25:23 Reunion and Reflection

29:11 Creative Evolution in Your 50s

35:06 Rediscovering the Band's Unique Sound

38:47 Navigating Menopause and Creativity

41:41 Navigating Hormonal Changes

46:45 The Impact of Hormones on Creativity

53:21 Understanding Menopause and Hormonal Deficiency

01:00:38 Creativity Amidst Hormonal Challenges

01:00:43 Embracing Rage and Empowerment

01:02:51 Processing Emotions Through Music

01:03:49 Hormones and Personal Identity

01:04:34 The Importance of Self-Care

01:06:23 Understanding Hormone Therapy

01:10:18 Anticipation for Menapunkapalooza

01:12:15 The Spirituality of Music

01:15:18 Community and Connection at Menapunkapalooza

01:18:18 Introduction to Menopunk and Its Movement

01:18:19 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause