⚡️MENOPUNKS PODCAST ⚡️

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  Episode 45: BURNING THE MENOPAUSE PLAYBOOK TO START A HORMONAL RIOT w/ THEO KOGAN & SYDNEY SILVER of LUNACHICKS 18.09.2026 1h 25min

  ⚡️This week we laughcry our ever loving buns off with two absolute PUNK ICONS Theo Kogan and Sydney Silver of Lunachicks! 🎉❤️‍🔥⚡️We get into the wild pre-teen origin story of the Lunachicks, their roller coaster of a ride through the music biz as an all-female band, their own rollicking peri/meno tales, the role of hormones in creativity, the intersection of reproductive health and artistic expression, overcoming the maligned history of HRT and how to myth bust misinformation, what to do about the annoying and dangerous hormone shortages and access issues, how doctors need to step up their midlife educations and we get jiggy envisioning a future of empowered healthcare and activism!⚡️❤️‍🔥WE FCKNG LOOOVE THESE BADASS BABES!  THE LUNACHICKS RULE!! ❤️‍🔥MORE ABOUT LUNACHICKS❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY ⁠⁠⁠PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILAMETTE⁠⁠⁠ !!!❤️‍🔥 Make a ⁠⁠⁠telehealth⁠⁠⁠ appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️⚡️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 ⚡️ COMING 2027 ⚡️DESIGN: ⁠⁠⁠JEN SBRAGIA⁠⁠⁠DISTRO: ⁠⁠⁠RUINOUS⁠⁠⁠ PR: ⁠⁠⁠ARLINGTON⁠⁠⁠THEME: ⁠⁠⁠PARTY WITCH "FALL IN LINE"⁠⁠⁠⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️ 🤘ARE YOU A MENOPUNK? 🤘⚡️⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE MOVEMENT⁠⁠⁠⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #lunachicks #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 44: SMASHING PATRIARCHAL AGEISM WITH RADICAL SELF LOVE W/ HEIDI CLEMENTS & CONSTANCE ZIMMER 11.09.2026 1h 16min

  ⚡️On this week’s pod we get to bask in the delightful chemistry of besties Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer - badass feminist icons and co-hosts of fellow meno-zoned pod Talk 50 To Me! ⚡️❤️‍🔥You probably know the fab & fashionable Heidi from her punk AF viral pro-aging poetic hot takes and Constance from her decades of brilliant acting and directing including a recent Emmy nom for her supporting role in the juicy limited series “Love Story”!! We get into meno activism with their stigma shattering Hollywood focused podcast, what symptoms forced them to take menopause seriously, why talking openly about hormones and peri/meno matters and how they each came to access HRT. We also connect the midlife health crisis (and patch shortages) to systemic misogyny, dangerous healthcare misinformation, the visibility and honesty of older women in Hollywood as well as why menopause needed a Menopunk rebrand to help GENX (and beyond) spark a hormonal revolution! 🤘💥It was such a blast getting realer than real with these incredible women!  Thank you for Menopunking the fck out with us in this harrowing time of misogyny fueled attacks on bodily autonomy, reproductive freedom and f*scist a-hole BS.  It was just what we needed. 🥰🤘🔥MORE ABOUT HEIDIMORE ABOUT CONSTANCETALK FIFTY TO ME❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY ⁠⁠PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILAMETTE⁠⁠ !!!❤️‍🔥 Make a ⁠⁠telehealth⁠⁠ appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️⚡️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 ⚡️ COMING 2027 ⚡️DESIGN: ⁠⁠JEN SBRAGIA⁠⁠DISTRO: ⁠⁠RUINOUS⁠⁠ PR: ⁠⁠ARLINGTON⁠⁠THEME: ⁠⁠PARTY WITCH "FALL IN LINE"⁠⁠⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️ 🤘ARE YOU A MENOPUNK? 🤘⚡️⁠⁠JOIN THE MOVEMENT⁠⁠⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #constancezimmer #heidiclements #talkfiftytome #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 43: MANIFESTING A MIDLIFE RESURRECTION IN PERI/MENOPAUSE with MELISSA AUF DER MAUR 04.09.2026 1h 21min

  ❤️‍🔥This week we channel a brighter future with legendary 90’s bass babe, badass photographer, writer and all around mystical human Melissa Auf der Maur !! ❤️‍🔥⚡️A truly delightful multidisciplinary artist and deeply ebullient spirit Melissa brings us into how her radical feminist Canadian upbringing inspired her wild bass adventures in 90’s rock with Hole & The Smashing Pumpkins and why she intuitively brought a camera with her everywhere she went, the power of channelling the eternal feminine into modern life, learning to always recognize where women are in the patriarchal timeline and how various waves of feminism change how women live, how creativity coming full circle in midlife can fuel the soul, her experience with perimenopause hitting at the same time as her daughter’s ascent into puberty, how to maximize intergenerational empowerment through art and music, writing and photography as a protection ritual and so much more!❤️‍🔥💪We just happened to talk on THE DAY SHE SLAPPED ON HER FIRST ESTROGEN PATCH!  NOTHING is a coincidence with this cosmically tapped in mage.  Thank you for sharing your incredible story with MenoPunks XMADMX!🥰💪⚡️ Pick up her gorgeous new book “My 90’s Rock Photographs" out 9/8 and be sure to tear thru her brilliant and breezy 90’s rock memoir “Even The Good Girls Will Cry” available wherever you buy books!⚡️MORE ABOUT XMADMX❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY ⁠PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILAMETTE⁠ !!!❤️‍🔥 Make a ⁠telehealth⁠ appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️⚡️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 ⚡️ COMING 2027 ⚡️DESIGN: ⁠JEN SBRAGIA⁠DISTRO: ⁠RUINOUS⁠ PR: ⁠ARLINGTON⁠THEME: ⁠PARTY WITCH "FALL IN LINE"⁠⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️ 🤘ARE YOU A MENOPUNK? 🤘⚡️⁠JOIN THE MOVEMENT⁠⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #melissaaufdermaur #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 42: BREAKING THROUGH THE HORMONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL CHAOS OF PERI/MENOPAUSE with Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley, MD 28.08.2026 49min

  ❤️‍🔥 On this weeks pod we go deep with renowned Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley, M.D.!! ❤️‍🔥🦴Together Nancy and Alicia get into why estrogen loss affects bones, joints, ligaments, and recovery time, the benefits of joint  preservation versus joint replacement in midlife, how her own early perimenopause symptoms changed her orthopedic practice, why understanding Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause as a new clinical framework is key, why frozen shoulder and joint pain should trigger hormone questions, the lack of menopause education in medical training and how public awareness is shifting pressure onto clinicians, her reactions to the FDA black box warning removal on hormone therapy, regenerative medicine and PRP therapy for lowering inflammation, how weight training leads to stronger midlife bones, Dr. Shipley’s own harrowing story of having a cardiac event in surgery and so much more!🦴⚡️Nancy is also an expert medical participant in Menopunks documentary 😍🎬- and just an absolutely delightful badass! It was a gift spending time with her to figure out what the hell is going on with our bodies and bones during this wild time of midlife!  THANK YOU Nancy !!!💖🙏MORE ABOUT NANCY YEN SHIPLEY, MDMORE ABOUT FORM & FUNCTION ORTHOPEDICS❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILAMETTE !!!❤️‍🔥 Make a telehealth appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️⚡️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 ⚡️ COMING 2027 ⚡️DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIADISTRO: RUINOUS PR: ARLINGTONTHEME: PARTY WITCH "FALL IN LINE"⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️ 🤘ARE YOU A MENOPUNK? 🤘⚡️JOIN THE MOVEMENT⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #orthopedicsurgeon #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 41: SUPERCHARGING COMMUNITY CARE & HORMONAL ACTIVISM IN PERI/MENOPAUSE with Kim Stegeman of Rose City Rollers 21.08.2026 1h 15min

  ⚡️Episode 41: SUPERCHARGING COMMUNITY CARE & HORMONAL ACTIVISM IN PERI/MENOPAUSE with Kim Stegeman ⚡️⚡️This week on the pod we hip check the patriarchy and get a fierce peri/meno pep talk from Kim Stegeman aka Rocketmean, founder of Rose City Rollers and author of The Menopause Unicorn!"🦄💥Kim takes us into her mis/adventures with perimenopause, hormone replacement therapy, and the radical power she discovered speaking openly about midlife health with her community. ❤️‍🔥🤘We get into the long-term damage caused by the misinformation around HRT and the fallout from the Women’s Health Initiative study, the social and political side of menopause care, the need for advocacy, community, access, and better education, how menopause  symptoms can shift over time and require dosage adjustments, the importance of finding a menopause specialist or educated provider, the next level MAGIC of Vaginal estrogen, how diet, protein, fiber, and alcohol reduction can lessen symptoms, how roller derby culture mirrors menopause activism, why Gen X is gonna rip the conversation around HRT wide open, how ANDROPAUSE may be very real for men, testosterone should be made more available to ALL humans and SO MUCH MORE! MORE ABOUT KIM STEGEMANREAD THE MENOPAUSE UNICORNMORE ABOUT ROSE CITY ROLLERS❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILAMMETTE !!! ❤️‍🔥 Make a telehealth appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️⚡️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. RoseWE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U⚡️ARE YOU A MENOPUNK?JOIN THE MOVEMENT: www.menopunks.com ⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #rollerderby #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 40: ACTIVATING A FUTURE WITH RADICALLY INNOVATIVE MIDLIFE CARE with Sabrina Martucci Johnson of Daré Bioscience 14.08.2026 1h 9min

  ⚡️This week we talk to Sabrina Martucci Johnson, the brilliant CEO & founder of women’s health bioscience innovators Daré Bioscience. 🧬 We wanted to dive into making a future we all want to live in so we got into how Daré is working to close the gender gap in medical research, what incredible new HRT & drug delivery systems for women are coming down the pike (even Female Viagra!!), how hormonal health impacts brain, cardiovascular, and bone health, how intentional misinterpretation of women’s health data has has had dire consequences on society for over two decades, the importance of accessible hormone therapy for ALL humans, how revolutionizing Women’s Health will add TRILLIONS to the economy, how Gen X can use SCIENCE to burn down the patriarchy and SO MUCH MORE!⚡️⚡️With our basic rights under extreme attack and so much negative BS flying at us daily, hearing from a badass like Sabrina who is doing on the ground work get us into a BETTER FUTURE FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH was a perfect salve to the soul!! BRING IT!! LFG! ❤️‍🔥🤘⚡️MORE ABOUT DARÉ BIOSCIENCE ❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE!!!❤️‍🔥 Make a telehealth appt for compassionate, informed midlife care today!⚡️⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️⚡️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. RoseWE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U⚡️ARE YOU A MENOPUNK?JOIN THE MOVEMENT: www.menopunks.com ⚡️LINK IN BIO⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #womenshealth #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 39: WEAPONIZING PERI/MENOPAUSAL RAGE TO FIGHT SYSTEMIC DISEMPOWERMENT with LORI S. of ACID KING 07.08.2026 1h 2min

  ⚡️On this weeks pod we talk to legendary guitarist LORI S. of stoner rock rippers Acid King!! Besides bringing her singular style of power shredding to the doom/stoner metal scene Lori is a fierce advocate for hormonal access and reproductive justice for all! 💪 We got into Lori's inspiring journey as a female musician in the male dominated metal scene, how Suzanne Somer's unexpectedly helped her wild ride thru peri/meno and fight to find relief thru bioidentical HRT, the harrowing history and massive potential benefits to society/politics of shattering misinformation, the importance of maintaining creative practice through all stages of life, the crucial intersection between music and activism, how weaponizing peri/menopausal rage to fight through the nightmare misogyny of the medical establishment is key to a better future for every human and SO MUCH MORE!⚡️⚡️Lori is a defining voice in the music scene, it was a joy to hear her thoughts on how we rip the face off BS patriarchal control and spread MENOPUNK LIBERATION FAR AND WIDE! LISTEN UP!💥💪🎸🤘⚡️MORE ABOUT ACID KING⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE ❤️‍🔥 Make a telehealth appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️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. RoseDESIGN: JEN SBRAGIADISTRO: RUINOUS THEME: PARTY WITCHPRESS: ARLINGTON PRWE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U⚡️ARE YOU A MENOPUNK?JOIN THE MOVEMENT: www.menopunks.com ⚡️MENOPUNKS INSTAGRAM#menopause #perimenopause #femalemusician #acidking #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 38: SHREDDING THE STIGMATIZATION OF GENDER AFFIRMING CARE WITH MENOPUNKS OF COMEDY Mx. Dahlia Belle, Arlo Weierhauser and Brooks 31.07.2026 1h 22min

  ⚡️In this week’s episode, we get to laugh our collective stress off with MENOPUNKS OF COMEDY Mx. Dahlia Belle, Arlo Weierhauser and Brooks fresh off their smash hit sets at MENOPUNKAPALOOZA ‘26! This trio of brilliant, queer, gender expansive comedic minds share their hormonal experiences with fresh POV and next level hilarity! Mx. Dahlia Belle brings us into how she found true freedom by transitioning in front of audiences onstage at comedy clubs, Brooks shares their wild adventures trying to get testosterone in a broken & bigoted medical system and Arlo finally connects the dots that their early 40's melange of miseries might *actually* be perimenopause 🤣🤘+ SO MUCH MORE. It was a delight and honor to talk with these trans/non-binary/masc lesbian gems about how the evil BS war on gender affirming care is truly an attack on EVERY SINGLE PERSON‘S BODILY AUTONOMY AND AGENCY. Thank you for being the amazing human beings that you are and for making us laugh-cry all the way to the end of this podcast.  Trans rights are human rights that we must ALL fight for if we want to live in a free and just society!! MENOPUNKS OF COMEDY FTW!!!❤️‍🔥🏳️‍⚧️🤘⚡️MORE ABOUT MX. DAHLIA BELLEMORE ABOUT ARLO WEIERHAUSERMORE ABOUT BROOKS❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE ❤️‍🔥 Make a telehealth appt for compassionate, informed gender affirming care today!⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️⚡️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 INTERGENERATIONAL ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose Menopunks Documentary is currently in post-production, fundraising for a 2027 release! DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIADISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIAPRESS: ARLINGTON PRWE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U⚡️ARE YOU A MENOPUNK?JOIN THE MOVEMENT: www.menopunks.com ⚡️
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  Episode 37: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SPARKING A HORMONAL REVOLUTION With Jennifer Weiss-Wolf 24.07.2026 1h 18min

  ⚡️In this weeks episode we go under the hood of what it takes to spark a hormonal revolution with  Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, lawyer, activist and author of upcoming book “When In Menopause.” Weiss-Wolf's brilliant piece in THE NATION, “What We Can Learn From the Current Menopause Moment” caught our attention with its on point zoom out of the women’s peri/meno health crisis we are in and actionable steps to change it RIGHT FCKNG NOW!  Weiss-Wolf, a leading advocate that helped establish equitable menstrual policy in America shares how hitting menopause turned her attention to the tragic state of midlife care, how we can fight fire with fire in this encroaching fasc⚡️st hellscape by putting our midlife skill sets to purposeful use, how to individually & collectively force systemic change with RELENTLESS DEMAND, how understanding the wild history of HRT is key to liberating us all from patriarchal control, how we are RIPE for a worldwide matriarchal takeover and how GENX has a unique opportunity to change the course of history if we play it right! ❤️‍🔥⚡️😱❤️‍🔥Thanks for going ALL THE WAY THERE with us Jennifer - together as MENOPUNKS we will flip this fasc⚡️st b⚡️tch!🤘❤️‍🔥⚡️MORE ABOUT JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF⚡️”When In Menopause” comes out this October - pre-order from Powells in Portland NOW or whatever independent bookstore you support. ⚡️❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE BOOK YOUR TELEHEALTH IN OR & SW WA TODAY!!!❤️‍🔥⚡️⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️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 ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose⚡️JOIN THE MENOPUNKS MOVEMENT: www.menopunks.com #menopause #perimenopause #hormonallyradicalized #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks
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  Episode 36: BREAKING THROUGH THE HRT BREAST CANCER BARRIER with Dr. Corrine Menn OB/GYN & Menopause Specialist 17.07.2026 1h 27min

  ⚡️On this weeks episode we have a wildly informative chat with renowned NYC OB/GYN & Certified Menopause Specialist Dr. Corrine Menn!⚡️❤️‍🔥Breast cancer survivor, hormone advocate, and leading doc in her field, Dr. Menn dishes deep on how her own experience with BC during medical school left her hormonally radicalized forever, her groundbreaking approach to hormonal care post BC, why GENX is pivotal to changing the face of peri/meno treatment and access, how she is working to flip the cruel script of early surgical (and chemo) menopause, how sharing our stories holds the power of systemic change, how testosterone is an HRT cornerstone for women/AFAB that must be de-embargoed for women/AFAB ASAP, her hardcore passion for achieving hormonal & reproductive justice for ALL and so much more! 💪❤️‍🔥⚡️DR. MENN is the mentor of our own participant in the Menopunks film Dr. Aoife O'Sullivan so IT WAS A THRILL to get to ask all our burning Q’s and hear her truly illuminating thoughts - ENJOY!❤️‍🔥⚡️❤️‍🔥MORE ABOUT DR. CORRINE MENN❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE : MAKE A TELEHEALTH APPT FOR HRT!!!❤️‍🔥⚡️⚡️HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE⚡️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 ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose⚡️JOIN THE MENOPUNKS MOVEMENT ⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #hormonallyradicalized #hormonesarehealthcare #menopunks
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  Episode 35: ACTIVATING THE RADICAL POWER OF QUEER AUTHENTICITY with JD Samson 10.07.2026 1h 11min

  ❤️‍🔥 The absolutely wonderful musician/educator/activist JD Samson of Le Tigre and MEN joins Menopunks this week to get deep into the their storied life of defying binary expectations, ditching self imposed bodily shame, breaking through feminization fear of HRT, using intuition to guide creative process and personal style, accessing HRT in Perimenopause to curb symptoms early, how to cultivate peri/meno community care, how much better the world will be once the queer matriarchy rises and a boatload of peri/meno hacks from Alicia !! We loved talking to you JD!  Thank you for sharing so beautifully and vulnerably. 😍❤️‍🔥🏳️‍⚧️⚡️MORE ABOUT JD SAMSON❤️‍🔥Menopunks Podcast is empowered by Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette ❤️‍🔥⚡️WE SEE U❤️‍🔥WE HEAR U❤️‍🔥WE ARE U❤️‍🔥WE GOT U⚡️🤘HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE🤘⚡️⚡️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 ICONS ⚡️🎬⚡️JOIN THE MENOPUNKS MOVEMENT FOR HORMONAL ACCESS & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: www.menopunks.com ⚡️#menopause #perimenopause #transmasc #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks #transrightsarehumanrightsCHAPTERS:00:31 Introduction to Menopunks Podcast00:37 Introduction to JD Samson and their Journey06:03 Teaching and Learning from Students09:06 The Impact of Social Media on Creativity11:15 The Story Behind Joining La Tigre13:53 Navigating Gender Identity in the Music Scene16:18 The Sexualization and Visibility of Gender Expression19:12 The Importance of Vulnerability in Art21:47 Reproductive Health and Hormonal Experiences24:33 Facing Perimenopause and Hormonal Changes27:24 Navigating Hormone Therapy Choices28:36 Understanding Hormone Impact on Health29:27 The Journey Through Menopause30:21 Debunking Myths Around Hormone Therapy31:51 The Testosterone Conversation33:14 The Importance of Hormonal Balance34:25 The Role of Hormones in Health35:22 Inclusion in the Hormonal Conversation36:44 Vaginal Estrogen and Its Benefits38:29 Misinformation and Hormonal Health39:45 Generational Perspectives on Hormone Use41:48 The Importance of Preventative Healthcare44:09 Recognizing Symptoms of Hormonal Changes45:53 Optimizing Hormonal Health46:44 The Importance of Gender Affirming Care49:24 Hormonal Health and Longevity54:20 The Historical Context of Hormone Therapy57:16 The Current State of Hormone Access01:03:03 Empowerment Through Hormonal Understanding01:05:54 The Vision for a Hormone-Informed Future01:10:56 Introduction to Menopunks and Its Movement01:10:57 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause
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  Episode 34: DEMANDING HORMONAL ACCESS & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FOR ALL WITH Moji Alawode-El & Lizz Winstead 03.07.2026 1h 23min

  ⚡️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 FRONTFEMINIST BUZZKILLS PODCAST⁠MOJI ON IG⁠⁠LIZZ 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 Podcast00:37 Introduction to the Metapunks Podcast and Guests03:32 The Role of Humor in Activism06:27 Overview of Abortion Access Front (AAF)09:19 Feminist Buzzkills Podcast: A Platform for Reproductive Rights12:06 The State of Reproductive Rights and Activism14:49 The Need for Accountability and Change17:24 Hormonal Justice and Women's Health19:25 The Hormone Gap: A Hidden Crisis21:27 Empowerment Through Hormones: Breaking the Stigma23:54 The Trust Deficit: Women of Color and Medical Innovation26:51 The Importance of Sharing Stories: Building Community29:27 The Fight for Women's Health: Advocacy and Action34:57 Mobilizing for Change: The Menopunkapalooza Initiative39:43 The Power of Storytelling40:29 Navigating Menopause: A Generational Gap42:06 Feminism and the Evolution of Women's Health45:05 The Rise of Fourth Wave Feminism46:44 Backlash and the Trad Wife Phenomenon49:06 Cultural Extraction and Collective Trauma52:53 The Role of Art in Social Change01:00:05 The Hormonal Conversation: Women's Needs and Desires01:04:39 Andropause and Hormonal Imbalance: A Shared Experience01:08:25 Gender Affirming Care: A Human Right01:12:08 Imagining a Better Future: A Matriarchal Vision01:19:48 Empowerment Through Hormones: Personal Experiences and Insights01:23:26 Introduction to Menopunks and Its Movement01:23:27 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause#menopause #perimenopause #menopunks #hormonesarehealthcare
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  Episode 33: DOUBLING DOWN ON THE DEFIANT POWER OF MENOPAUSE with Peaches 26.06.2026 1h 2min

  ⚡️🌈❤️‍🔥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!!🤘😍🤘⚡️MORE ABOUT PEACHES💥CATCH PEACHES ON TOUR THIS FALL IN THE STATES💥❤️‍🔥MENOPUNKS PODCAST IS NOW EMPOWERED BY Planned Parenthood Columbia Wiillamette !!! Make a TELEHEALTH appt for midlife care 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. ROSEDESIGN: JEN SBRAGIADISTRIBUTION: RUINOUS MEDIA⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️CHAPTERS:00:00 Introduction and Welcome02:34 Celebration and Connection Through Music05:36 Intergenerational Joy and Community08:51 Navigating Menopause and Hormone Therapy12:24 The Impact of Hormones on Creativity15:47 Normalizing Conversations Around Menopause19:52 Exploring Hormonal Health and Well-being24:06 The Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy27:09 Personal Experiences with Hormonal Treatments29:21 The Need for Menopause Education33:41 The Controversy of Testosterone36:03 Gender Affirming Care and Its Challenges39:00 The Intersection of Politics and Gender Identity43:02 Censorship and Artistic Expression in Germany44:36 The Fight for Rights and Community45:30 Hormone Therapy and Women's Health48:20 Empowerment Through Access to Hormones50:22 Matriarchal Rise and Societal Change52:08 Finding Joy and Pleasure in Life56:01 Peaches' New Music and Tour Plans01:01:57 Introduction to Menopunk and Its Movement01:01:58 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause#menopause #perimenopause #hormonesarehealthcare
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  Episode 32: TRANSFORMING MIDLIFE CARE TO EMPOWER A HORMONAL REVOLUTION with Dr. Sara Kennedy & Dr. Kate Shaw of Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette 19.06.2026 1h 20min

  ⚡️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
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  Episode 31: BEATING DOWN THE PATRIARCHAL SHAME SPIRAL IN PERI/MENOPAUSE with Teresa Esguerra of Prism Bitch 12.06.2026 1h 21min

  ⚡️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 ⚡️ SUBSCRIBE⚡️AMPLIFY⚡️SUPPORT 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
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  Episode 30: TURNING THE WHISPER NETWORK INTO A RAGING PUNK SCREAM FOR HORMONAL JUSTICE with Gilly Ann Hanner, Lisa Koenig and Mandy Morgan of Calamity Jane 05.06.2026 1h 19min

  ⚡️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 ⚡️ SUBSCRIBE⚡️AMPLIFY⚡️SUPPORT 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
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  Episode 29: EMPOWERING YOUR PARTNER AND COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION & ACTION w/ PORTIA SABIN & SLIM MOON 29.05.2026 1h 17min

  ⚡️On this “couples” episode we dive into the relationship dynamics of peri/menopause with pals Portia Sabin and Slim Moon! Long time punk musicians, music industry legends, life partners and parents of a teenager in red state Tennessee 😱, we chat with them about channeling deep empathy, embracing couples therapy to relearn how to listen and communicate, how to recognize peri/menopause sneak attacks from the outside, Portia’s sweaty and confounding pandemic rollercoaster into peri💦🥵, the importance of adjusting HRT levels as we age, the psychic challenges of navigating conservative politics as punk GenX parents, our wild 90’s indie punk history connections and so much more! 💥⚡️ ⚡️So fun to get into it with these OG sweeties, welcome to the MenoPunks fam Portia & Slim!⚡️ MORE ABOUT PORTIA SABIN MORE ABOUT SLIM MOON 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 ⚡️🎬 ⁠Alicia J. Rose⁠ DESIGN: ⁠JEN SBRAGIA⁠ DISTRO: ⁠RUINOUS MEDIA⁠ THEME: ⁠PARTY WITCH⁠ ⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️ SUBSCRIBE⚡️AMPLIFY⚡️SUPPORT CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction to the Guests and Their Backgrounds 02:40 The Evolution of Their Relationship and Shared History 05:14 Navigating Perimenopause: Personal Experiences and Challenges 07:54 The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Hormonal Changes 10:47 Understanding Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Its Benefits 13:43 The Role of Misinformation in Women's Health 16:14 The Intersection of Hormones and Mental Health 18:53 Communication Strategies in Relationships During Stressful Times 21:44 Final Thoughts on Hormonal Health and Well-being 25:21 The Impact of Hormones on Well-being 27:27 Generational Perspectives on Hormonal Health 31:00 The Role of Misinformation in Women's Health 36:27 Historical Context of Hormone Therapy 41:52 Education and Politics in Tennessee 47:03 Racism and Disenfranchisement in Modern Politics 51:52 The Blatancy of Racism and Misogyny 53:43 The Stress on Democracy and the Need for Reform 56:20 The Rise of Matriarchy and Community 59:16 The Hormonal Revolution and Women's Empowerment 01:02:46 Generational Perspectives on Change 01:06:20 Imagining a Better Future 01:10:07 The Backlash Against Progress 01:15:07 The Call for a Revolution 01:17:26 Introduction to Menopunk and Its Movement 01:17:26 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause
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  Episode 28: SHATTERING HRT AGEISM TO POWERUP IN PERI/MENOPAUSE with PHRANC 22.05.2026 1h 14min

  ⚡️In this rollicking episode we sit down with legendary Jewish Lesbian folksinger & visual artist PHRANC for a wildly charming and deeply motivating chat. We dive into PHRANC’s early punk history, their bananas 80’s/90’s ascent to musical/cultural icon with the help of allies like Morrissey, the radical power of community care, how to fight fire with fire in the attack on Trans-rights, how misinformation about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and ageism continues to ROB their generation of quality of life saving care, how storytelling is essential for LGBTQIA+ survival, their artistic evolution into sculpture and how seeing “youngins” Team Dresch in the early 90’s may have saved their musical life and so much more!⚡️ ❤️‍🔥PHRANC is an absolute GEM of a human we are so jazzed to share this wonderful and hilarious convo with you!❤️‍🔥 MORE ABOUT PHRANC 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 ⚡️🎬 Alicia J. Rose DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA THEME: PARTY WITCH ⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️ SUBSCRIBE⚡️AMPLIFY⚡️SUPPORT 00:00 Introduction to Phranc and their Art 02:26 The Journey of Identity and Community 04:53 Phranc's Musical Evolution and Punk Roots 07:15 Navigating the Music Scene and Embracing Queerness 10:02 The Impact of Community on Artistic Expression 12:21 Reflections on the Past and the Future of Queer Music 15:33 Navigating the Punk Scene and Its Challenges 17:41 The Rise of Phranc: From Local to National Recognition 22:33 The Impact of Personal Loss and Artistic Evolution 31:56 Re-emergence as Hot August Phranc and Community Support 33:03 Community and Connection in Art 36:40 The Impact of Team Dresch on Phranc's Music 40:20 Navigating Menopause and Healthcare Challenges 45:35 The Politics of Hormone Therapy and Women's Health 52:25 Empowerment and the Future of Women's Health 54:23 The Visibility of Aging and Hormonal Health 55:15 Taking Control of Our Health 56:24 Radicalization Through Knowledge 57:41 The Power of Storytelling 59:07 The Menopunks Movement 01:00:29 Gender Affirming Care for All 01:01:59 Envisioning a Future of Hormonal Justice 01:04:14 Unity in the Fight for Rights 01:06:14 The Importance of Representation 01:08:25 Imagining a World with Access to Care 01:14:14 Introduction to Menopunks and Its Movement 01:14:14 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause
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  Episode 27: SMASHING SYSTEMIC MEDICAL RACISM & SILENCE IN PERI/MENOPAUSE with Cardiologist Dr. Jayne Morgan 15.05.2026 54min

  ⚡️This week we chat with noted cardiologist and fabulous women’s midlife care advocate @drjaynemorgan about the intersection of heart health and peri/menopause!  A total rockstar in her field, Dr. Morgan shares how her own harrowing perimenopause journey changed her understanding of how to treat women in midlife, what’s fact and fiction about HRT and heart health, the massive impact of systemic medical racism & misogyny on hormone research and treatment, the crucial role of social media in advocating for change, how to solve the mystery of heart palpitations and vertigo and so much more!⚡️ ❤️‍🔥Dr. Morgan is a straight up spitfire and we are so grateful for the wildly informative chat!  THANK U FOR YOUR TIME YOU RULE!❤️‍🔥 MORE ABOUT DR. JAYNE MORGAN 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, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY CULTURE BEARERS ⚡️🎬 @ajrhq ⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️ SUBSCRIBE⚡️AMPLIFY⚡️SUPPORT #menopause #perimenopause #hormonallyradicalized #hormonereplacementtherapy #hearthealth
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  Episode 26: MOBILIZING COMMUNITY TO DEMAND A HORMONAL REVOLUTION with Carrie Hinton of Lesbian Culture Club 08.05.2026 1h 14min

  ⚡️This weeks pod features a motivating and hilarious chat with Carrie Hinton, founder of Lesbian Culture Club - Portland’s hottest queer social community that's making waves for its creative programming and focus on making deep IRL connections.    Alicia and Carrie get down ‘n dirty about Carrie's own harrowing journey through Perimenopause into HRT, the power of mutual  care, supercharging the “whisper” network into a raging punk rock scream, the bananas game changing power of hormones and how they were criminally restricted for decades, how to perk up both your “south mouth” and “north mouth” with vaginal estrogen, tips on mobilizing our communities to demand a hormonal revolution and SO.MUCH.MORE.   Carrie is absolutely killing it with LCC and shares insight on how making your own social club can transform the world around you.  Carrie you are the best. LFG!!❤️‍🔥🤘⚡️ MORE ABOUT LESBIAN CULTURE CLUB FOLLOW LCC ON IG 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 ⚡️🎬⁠ Alicia J. Rose ⁠⚡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⚡️GET ON THE LIST: www.menopunks.com ⚡️⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSCRIBE⚡️AMPLIFY⚡️SUPPORT ⁠⁠⁠ DESIGN: ⁠⁠JEN SBRAGIA⁠⁠ DISTRIBUTION: ⁠⁠RUINOUS MEDIA⁠⁠ FISCAL SPONSOR: ⁠CATALYST FILM COLLECTIVE⁠ LEGAL: 6 MUSES Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Carrie Hinton and Lesbian Culture Club 03:02 Carrie's Journey to Community Building 06:03 Navigating Perimenopause: Symptoms and Experiences 08:55 The Importance of Hormone Replacement Therapy 11:58 Empowerment Through Gender Affirming Care 14:56 The Fight for Rights and Community Mobilization 17:51 Personal Transformation and Health Awareness 20:53 The Impact of Hormonal Changes on Mental Health 23:59 Conclusion: Embracing Change and Community Support 27:31 Navigating Health Challenges and Advocacy 29:20 The Importance of Self-Advocacy in Healthcare 31:39 The Historical Context of Hormone Therapy 33:20 The Impact of the Women's Health Initiative Study 36:44 The FDA's Recent Revisions on Hormone Therapy 39:15 Mobilizing Communities for Change 42:30 Rebranding Menopause and Empowering Women 46:44 The Call for Revolution and Community Action 54:12 Creating Safe Spaces for Conversations 55:12 The Power of Community Action 57:34 Channeling Rage into Revolution 01:00:15 Building Community through Shared Experiences 01:01:30 The Role of Hormone Replacement Therapy 01:04:45 Lesbian Culture Club: A Community for Connection 01:10:00 Expanding the Lesbian Culture Club Network 01:11:46 Exploring Hormone Replacement Therapy Options