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Theme: Trickledown Ape-a-nomics How does historic significance affect value? How are sales from biggest NFT projects finding their way to the next gen of projects. Or is money just flowing out? Newer projects have dominated during NFT booms, with BAYC, Azuki, World of Women, Doodles, etc dominating while CryptoPunks have been surpassed and older projects like Mooncats, Cryptobots have not seen floors rise NFT News Rantum NFT Market Data,  Cryptoslam.io NFT Headlines:  OpenSea rolls out credit card payments for NFTs  How the FBI made its first NFT “rug pull” bust  Liverpool's NFT range flops with 10,000 sold out of 171,000 in first six days cryptocurrency foray | Daily Mail Online  Past project news: Red Village launched their game!       Transcript [00:00:00] Today on all about affordable NFTs, our theme trickle-down economics, essentially. How does historic value actually get impacted? And how does that significance plan to Andrew? It was going, what do you see in the news? [00:00:15] Yeah, I think this is a good topic. We have seen a lot of, a lot of movement in different projects ever since that ape token was dropped. [00:00:22] And it's been interesting to see where it has fallen. So we'll get into that a bit more during the show here. But let's see to start off. We've got another shot or another headline with open. See all we've always got something going on with open seat. And this one is in case you haven't noticed yet they have rolled out credit card payments directly on open sea. [00:00:44] So you no longer have to have already purchased your crypto somewhere else. You can actually purchase crypto, right. Or purchase the NFT via. A credit card similar to have nifty gateway and some other platforms do it to open. See has this. Now it's been out for a little bit. You may have already noticed this if you've been on the platform. [00:01:04] I don't know. I haven't taken a look yet at how if that's actually if you can see this on chain, I assume that there, that this must be visible on chain, but it's done in different ways. So it would be interesting to look at how much it's being adopted by users. [00:01:18] Yeah, I'm curious. I mean the moon pay application doesn't actually serve as a wallet. [00:01:24] You still need your own wallet connected. So there's no custodial element, but what this also does, it's not just a small payment feature, but think about what a credit card is. It's buying on credit. It's not the same as saying, Hey, I have to actually have these assets in the form of ether west in my. [00:01:44] Wallet it's. I am going to borrow money from a financial institution to make a transaction here that I have to pay back in 30 days or pay a, an APY on. It's interesting. [00:01:59] Very interesting. Yes. We've seen a lot of discussion around this, on other platforms other. Robin hood comes to mind. So it'll be interesting to see what happens here. [00:02:10] Yeah. I mean, it makes me a little terrified. I may just never do it because I gotta be honest. I'm one of the ways I stopped my fricking FOMO and clicky clicky of just running around and buying stuff nonstop is actually a throttling. The amount of these that is in my wallet at any given point and, and just, just taking it away from the hot wallet and moving it to staking or moving into other places so that I think. [00:02:33] I feel like, oh my gosh, here's an opportunity. But only for now, now, now, and having my credit card attached really removes friction in a way that I don't think helps the the inner demons. [00:02:43] Yeah. That's, that's a dangerous one. I am likewise going to stick away from a connecting that I do have ways to spend my ego as it is. [00:02:53] And don't need to add to that. [00:02:55] All right. We have how the FBI made its first NFT rug pull bust just in time to save other would be victims. So reminder rug pools, meaning the founders create a thing. And then they just run away with the money after making many, many promises. And in this case, it's a couple of 2020 year olds that they found are not facing. [00:03:19] Criminal charges in Manhattan, federal court for scanning investors under the NFC project. Frosty's w it looks like 1.1 million from NFT buyers, and then they just abandoned the. [00:03:31] Yeah, actually a relatively small rug full we've certainly seen much bigger ones. But you know, they left a lot of evidence around and made it relatively easy for the FBI to catch them. [00:03:43] And it seems like they definitely want to make an example here and hopefully it is a warning to others that are doing the same, not to get into this. I'm sure we will see some other busts similar to this. In general, It's tough to, to cover up all those digital tracks. And I think most of these, most people weren't necessarily thinking that they were going to need to do all of the cover up when they got into it. [00:04:10] So they, they likely have some leaks out there and we'll see similar from other rugged polars in the future. [00:04:17] I here's, I got to say it like I smile when I see this type of regulation kinda come in because if you. Predators like this continue to proliferate and profit from the NFT market and people that are still figuring things out. [00:04:31] It hurts the overall ecosystem. Like the truth is you do need oversight. You do need some form of punishment, not just like, oh, too bad. You should have known, like should have known what that like taking a bet on two unknown founders that created a thing and they were. Young when they did it, didn't have a past record. [00:04:49] A little thing called you know, the board eight gap club came out of a similar start. So you're betting on limited information and promises made by folks. There is punishments for false advertising for falsely representing a product. In addition, And this is just sort of making it a touch, more tangible. [00:05:06] And for the other folks out there that people that are planning on saying like, oh my gosh, what an easy way to rip people off. I feel like it's a little bit like the early days, early, early days. Facebook follow me on this where I was, I was like one of the first colleges in there. You were one of the first colleges in there when we were at our age and Facebook rolled in and we didn't realize taking stupid pictures on spring big, but actually be associated with a professional identity down the road, all tracked, watched, and saved and recorded. [00:05:35] That's what's happening on the blockchain. Now, if you are being a jerk at scale, like in thinking you can just roll into your next project, there's a and they're on the blockchain and it's very clear that there's a long memory here in the same way that like making those mistakes are, are hard to cover up. [00:05:52] I'll be honest. Maybe we should go on Facebook now, take down some old. [00:05:54] Yeah. I mean, I think there's a lot more people looking at these things, a lot more people looking for ways to, to find these people. So it's not even just the FBI, but there's people out there looking at these and, and voting people to next projects that people may be connected to. [00:06:12] So definitely a good to see that Action being taken against people like this, because I think making the industry safer will attract more people to it in the long [00:06:21] run. Yeah. I mean, the truth is when you piss off 2000 people, you've also added financial incentive for them to destroy you, find you and bring you to justice. [00:06:32] I'm looking at the Frosty's NFT and there's 2000 folks that bit into this one. And like, it kinda is. [00:06:38] All right next on the list here of our headlines. We've got, let's see, we've got Liverpool, the soccer, they football club, Liverpool soccer, they sold 10,000 NFTs. Isn't that great, George. [00:06:51] They sold out. They, they there's a, there's a. [00:06:53] Oh, they were trying to sell 171,000 NFTs and they sold 10,000. So not so successful in that light. I have no idea why they would start with 171,000 as their first drop, because as you can see, 10,000 would have sold out, they would have had a success successful drop and stead. [00:07:14] It's looking not so successful. And I can't imagine that they're going to mint out. Rest of the 161,000 of those. Anytime soon I could be wrong could have changed by the time you're hearing this. However, I doubt it. [00:07:27] Yeah. Fans were not happy accusing the club of trying to exploit them. It did seem like a lot of the money or a portion of the sales were definitely going to their LFC foundation. [00:07:38] But again, it's, it's very clear when you, when you push it too soon or you don't. Your base in the right way. They see it as a, as a cash grab instead of a, a stake, a stake in something that connects them with the, the team and the brand there's ways to do it. It's a waste to not do it, but I mean, that's an aggressive start, your first drop. [00:07:59] I think we can push 171,000 in these things, the market size of people that like Liverpool's about a couple. Yeah. I feel like somebody did. Forgot to carry the one in the total addressable market game. [00:08:13] Yeah, it doesn't, it doesn't look good now for moving forward with that project or any other projects when you've got that on on the blockchain. [00:08:22] Yeah. And I'd like to see that it makes me sad too. Cause again, I am long soccer this year. That's right. [00:08:28] Yes. I have [00:08:29] not brought that up at [00:08:30] three episodes. The recurring theme George has moved on from, from these stable games to re reminding us of soccer games, soccer, NFTs, [00:08:40] soccer entities. Past project news. [00:08:43] I was very excited because the red village, the other week, I forgot to mention this, but the red village launched tournaments, you can now play with those figures, the red village being a project that we have had, and we are both a full-disclosure owners of these little champions who then go beat each other up in the ring. [00:09:01] I'm just happy to see a team finally get to launch. And I see this again and again, where there is a game launch date set and it just, you know what? Surprise games are. Hard games on blockchain are also really hard because we're also saying there are financial implications of them, but they have launched. [00:09:20] I have actually fought with some of my some of my champions. We haven't had any big wins yet, but I am not deterred. And it gets me excited gets me excited for that project, but also puts in the back of my mind when you see a date, just add three months and then consider what that does to the assets. [00:09:38] Yeah, I think that's a good point. The game development we're seeing is a much more timely production than, than most of the projects predict. And whether whether it's red village or cool cats or any of these games nifty legions we're seeing that these take a lot longer than anticipated and. [00:09:58] Crypto unicorns. Eluvia like, there's tons of these things I'm watching. I'm on human park. There's like a little bit of a delay. Another one I'm watching is the crypto bots. Obviously we're both folders. There are, I'm a holder there and there's delays like it's it it's it's part it's. [00:10:16] Yeah. And unfortunately I, it doesn't seem like any, like, there's a, like there are many teams taking the, the step or the approach of, let's not say anything and then just deliver the game. [00:10:28] Th th we haven't, I guess the people that have been doing the most of not saying anything and delivering something is The yoga, the yoga team, but we haven't seen a game from them at this point. And I don't think that they would be one to say, it's going to come on made first and then fail to deliver on that. [00:10:45] That's something they have gotten, right? They haven't set dates, set expectations, and then missed on those. And we are seeing a lot of teams do that. And that's, that's tough to keep people interested in. Happens a lot, even if you end up delivering later on, [00:10:59] I don't envy the marketing teams and the marketing planning going into this. [00:11:03] You have X number of marketing dollars say to spend, and you have got a sort of range of time. So the question is, when do we start? All right, we should start now in anticipation of this window or this range of a game being launched. And suddenly you, if you've blown through a lot of your marketing mechanism, pulling people in, you've gotten people really excited and expectation, and then you're dealing with this trough of production. [00:11:26] Where the real data production then just eats into all of that momentum. And so when you don't get those Dominos aligned and it happens a lot, a lot, a lot it's, it's tough, but also I, I view it sometimes as like a, a test, your conviction and buy-in then so even if you sort of miss the mint and a lot of these games there's another project had been watching traverse actually, which is similar. [00:11:49] Like I was I almost like eight, 10 to the initial drop. I realized they didn't plan a game until Q3 launch. And I was like, tell you what I'm going to check in on you this summer, see how you're [00:11:59] doing. And I think that's a important aspect. With these games, if you are interested, there's probably going to be a lull where there's going to be a good opportunity to buy because. [00:12:10] Unless it's a completely bucking the trend. There's going to be a delay in the delivery of the actual game. And we haven't seen any any team not take that route at this point. It's hard to not do the mint when you see the opportunity to go. Get the money to do the development for the game. [00:12:27] And it's, it's tough to deliver a game. So that's the order we're seeing it happen. And for the most part, but it doesn't mean that mid price is often I dunno, not the floor in the at least medium term. [00:12:40] Yeah. All right. Let's talk about our theme, trickle down economics, which is just a sort of joke at the the ape economy. [00:12:49] We all now live in, in the NFT land where 25% of all of the area based, I guess activity, roughly speaking is under the good old UGA labs with a board, a yacht club and punks and me bits and and all of the projects under there. But. Think about it though, when someone is buying in what's what's the floor at, for board apes right now, [00:13:10] like close to a hundred. [00:13:13] Oh, I believe it's over a hundred right now. Thank God, 15 or so it's some, some absurd number over 300,000. Yeah. [00:13:22] So when that amount of money is sort of in volume and floating around, just in that ecosystem, it has a sort of a gravity to it and it pulls money into its own orbit and the hope. This is maybe what we're starting to see is that as people begin to take profits and diversify, so for example, maybe you're holding a few of these assets worth hundreds of years. [00:13:45] Maybe you take a beat and say, you know what? I can't help, but notice a lot of these apps are being targeted for hacking attempts or who knows what's coming, take the profit and roll it back into other long tail projects. The next sort of round of. Of board apes, right? I mean, the truth is if you own a board ape, it'd be one of the best investments in recent history. [00:14:06] Had you found it at the beginning because of the multiple, when you have multiples like that? I think there is some narrative that saying like, all right, let me like take the profit and maybe look for that next round, because clearly I was smart enough to find it once and it had an absurd model. [00:14:23] Yeah. I mean, there definitely are people rotating out of these. We've seen we've seen some other big name projects shoot up in price. Pretty significantly lately. Zuki is one that comes to mind the price, the floor price there got as high as 30 at one point, I think it's down, back down to 20 some odd at that point, but there's a lot of projects now that have really. [00:14:46] The uh, is over 20. And I think that is it's it's some people coming in, but I think it's more often people rotating out of some of these, these really big projects and maybe it's selling out of them, but I think it's, it's often people may be diversifying if they have multiple apes, if they we're, we're fortunate to buy those at the right time it's certainly certainly worth selling it at a certain point or at this point, and maybe looking at some other projects and I think the F the first place to look when, when you're selling those, isn't looking at the tiny projects there it's, it's pretty significant. [00:15:20] It's a significant amount of youth. And I don't think that most people want to go and buy a lot of things under maybe half an and it, after selling a 110 each piece, so there's still a lot of people willing to buy. These other pieces that 5, 10, 20 Eve because they can, that's still diversifying quite a bit from, from holding it all in one single piece. [00:15:43] So know, I think we're seeing a lot of people rotate into those trickle down to these other projects. And you we'll see how much of that continues. Like I said recently we saw the, the highest number of sales in a single day. So I think that is telling that maybe there's more going on than, than just. [00:16:03] Projects we're seeing those four prices rise, but I think we're starting to see volume kind of trickle down to other projects. And it's, it's, it's kind of easy to assume that that the same thing will happen from these, these other projects where a 25 eats sale is all of a sudden split into smaller projects. [00:16:21] And so. [00:16:22] Yeah, you see this sort of the next tier. So you move from the shopping at the top the top 10 to the next 10, and then you get in the land of like you have your MF offers and Adidas, a world of women galaxy. I think you own one of those. [00:16:38] Yeah. Th that was the one that just dropped. [00:16:41] So that was their second part of their drops. So yeah, that's when the worlds of women, I think that's gone, I believe that's well over 10 at this point. And I think seeing people kind of connect to some of these stronger brands that have continued to deliver and I think that's what we're seeing with the world of women with with Zuki. [00:17:00] And I think they, I can't remember the name of the the airdrop that they just did, that, that grows to a. I don't know, over five Ethan value. So in an associates needs associated projects, I think people are looking at someone as the, the mutant ape version of the the board apes looking for projects that are connected to the, the big brands that are delivering and realizing that it's these teams aren't just limited to one single project. [00:17:24] If they are able to deliver they're going through. It's a community. So we'll continue to grow and add value and not actually dilute over time. [00:17:32] Yeah. I mean, You're saying that the trickle down is really just looking at that next tier. And you think that when people are flipping the larger projects, they're still looking for that type of historic significance, but also executing team, cause there are overlooked projects. I happen to own a lot of them. Cause it's my narrative thesis aside from games that involve horses and. Soccer this year, but it's about the, sort of like the moon caps, moon cats in crypto bots that just like, I'm like, they have historic significance to sit in there, but they're [00:18:07] sitting, that's a good question. [00:18:09] Does seem like historic significance if it's not held much value. At least in this rotation of projects it's, it's been going to to newer projects. Like Zuki, like Ms. Firs and a lot of practices have been [00:18:24] like, [00:18:24] yeah. Like 10 that that has continued to have to move up where I think that's up in the high freeze now as a floor and. [00:18:31] But a, I I think, I think part of this is we're seeing teams learn from the other ones we're seeing from ones that have failed in the past, but we're not seeing much value attributed to historic projects. And there could be a couple of reasons for that. One is if they haven't had much success in, in marketing their project for a long time it's hard to imagine that. [00:18:54] It will all of a sudden start clicking. And they obviously would, would have a challenge with a relatively inactive hold their base. It's people that aren't there's not a lot going on in these projects, so it's tough to kind of light a fire. So we're seeing these active teams that come in and there's a lot of excitement and they can ride the momentum and continue to deliver value. [00:19:19] Those are working right now. We've talked about how that, that can you can run out of momentum. But at this point, I think that the teams that are there behind the projects. Where these profits are being rolled into where or trickled down to have largely delivered in their teams. [00:19:38] They aren't individuals, they aren't maybe projects that just were happened to come by and mint on the blockchain. They're pretty well thought out. And they've learned a lot from the projects that came before them. And so it's hard to see that these will that are just rotate on from these two other projects that maybe are overlooked. [00:19:57] Yeah. And I, I think the problem is we're looking at the irrationality of this week in NFTs, as opposed to this decade and what I mean by that there was a an interesting thought from milk road last week, and then. Articles saying that only about 1.4 million users have boughten in a Tiana open sea, which means 99% of the internet has not bought an NFT. [00:20:19] They posit that what percent of internet users, people that are savvy, regular interacting on the good old interwebs will buy some kind of NFT in the next 10, 15 years more that's the answer. And there is a report. The, like we stopped, we stopped with the hypobaric, but the Coinbase NFD platform has 3.7 million users on the waiting list. [00:20:45] I'm going to just put that in context again, real quick. 1.4 million users have bought an NFT on open seat. There are 3.7 million users on the Coinbase waiting list for the NFT market. There. [00:20:57] That's that's a big number. That's a significant number. And I think there, you can make an argument that anything that's already there can hold significant hold historical significance to, to a new user. [00:21:08] And the, the difference between a project that came in 2017 with it hasn't and, and in 2021, or may not be. As big as we think it is in terms of the significance. And there's a big difference, I guess, in, in the approach that the teams have taken. And certainly the momentum that a 2021 project could have versus a 2017 project. [00:21:35] And at this point, the strongest early project is crypto punks. And we've seen that, that. That has struggled. Certainly that the historic value narrative there has, has failed to keep up with, with board apes and it's not even close. So we're seeing that in other projects as well. [00:21:53] And I think that's something that we didn't seem. Crypto currencies when we've got these layer ones that come along and, and maybe steal some of the, the shine from a theorem for a time, for a short time, at least but then it does come back to with your hands. So it's tough to say what is going to play out over time and NFTs. [00:22:11] But I do think that we have, you have to be a little bit wary of assigning value, just due to historic significance. As we're seeing that doesn't with most of the, the, at least the. Profits, it doesn't, it seems to be rotated into newer projects that maybe are more influenced by board apes than by crypto punks. [00:22:30] Yeah. At a certain point too. It's you're sort of testing your, your, your thesis and I, the immediate project that comes back to I come back to like moon cats and they continue to press forward. Right. They're still pushing stuff out there. And. Their, their team is certainly docs and known they were at it. [00:22:49] And since 2017, we talked about it as an affordable project. It had a this sort of perk up and down and it's it's a little bit down right now. I'm like do you double down on your thesis or do you like start shopping for something new? And that's kind of like a tough call. [00:23:05] What do you think? [00:23:05] And there's been some. Some more active discussion in the discord there. There's been some some maybe unhappiness among some of the discord members there, but it's not just in that project. It's eat moon. Cats are sinking. Cool cats. There's people grumbling about the a lot about the, the price, a lack of action. [00:23:24] Both of these have both those projects have talked about games that have yet to be released. Moon cats has been upfront that it's going to be a very long time until the game. Is actually released. Cool cats. On the other hand was supposed to release the game, I believe in January. And it's still not. [00:23:41] I think, I think they have it in testing. [00:23:43] That's the, that's the production trough. It's like you get it. I really think you do a moon cast. I was like, look, we're trying, but it's. [00:23:50] Cool. Yeah. And moon kids has also admitted they're not great at the marketing side of things. And that's been a challenge for them over the years. [00:23:58] And that is a concern at a certain point the marketing is necessary and you can't just expect people to do see the significance of this historic The historic importance. If if people aren't paying attention that historic importance, isn't going to demean a whole lot, especially if another game is doing it much better I'm not saying that it doesn't hold value. [00:24:19] I just, I get wary when I see teams kind of delaying things and people getting wary in Cuba, getting concerned about the lack of delivery. Yeah. What, what is to keep the bill around there? I guess it's is it just their [00:24:34] certificates? Here's a, here's a brutal, what if for you, because you're a bit of a whale out there and you have owned a crypto punk at one point. [00:24:43] And me that's as well. Here's here's the trade off. You can technically buy, let's call it 10 moon casts right now. Or you can buy one MF, right. And MFR is in the teens right now for a top price. Maybe it gets some trickle down love. Maybe it's like the next one to go from like definitely hyping to like absurd hype. [00:25:02] Or do you say like no, no, no place in like a attendant cat bed. [00:25:06] Yeah. That's a, that's an interesting one. So what would you do? Yeah, I'm, I'm thinking, I think. [00:25:12] Yeah. He filled me in a tough position here. I think, you know that, I think at this point it'd be tough to at the end of the day, it's a little tough to buy right now at that phrase. I think it may be a little high up close to four, so, oh man, I guess I would take the boom cats. You're making me say that. [00:25:31] Yeah, no, it's right about, so the floor price from him is 0.38 and the MFS is yeah. 3.3. [00:25:38] Okay. Those have, does it come down again to three, three, those keep bouncing around I couldn't see. Going higher. I don't know that. I see that as being, I dunno, a project that gets to some sort of 10th floor though. [00:25:51] Yeah. I mean that's so you just nailed it, right? Like what's more likely to happen. Moon cats get to call it one ear or like 1.2 eats or an effort to get to 10, [00:26:03] I think it's more likely that moon cats. That. [00:26:06] And so I think it could be, you gotta be patient. But I feel [00:26:10] so much cooler because I already have a Mooncup it's just much cooler with the M effort, but you really, I think it's important to run that thought experiment because you can get blinded by the, like the, the forget around opportunity costs. [00:26:21] Like there's a lot of, there's a lot of NFTs, Andrew. I don't know if you realize that. [00:26:24] Yeah. That's two out there. Huh? Several. Are they making more? [00:26:28] Thanks for humoring, my wife. All right. I think we nailed this. I think we nailed this topic. I'm no smarter than I was before, but I might be, I might be looking if moon cats drop below a certain amount, I may go get some. [00:26:40] All right. Well, good talking. And if you're listening, leave us a review, give us a five stars or, or come let us know in the discord why you want to do so before you leave a rating. [00:26:51] Yeah. If you're not going to leave us a good review, don't stop listening. [00:26:54] You should stop. I think we're going to kick off the show with asking for a rating next time, because 'cause, I think nobody's [00:27:00] listening. All right. I'm going to go rate us. I'm gonna go on by Andrea.

Welcome to episode 46 of the Women's Running podcast, and our 15th Workshop. We kick off this one by talking about Holly's concerns about our upcoming half marathon. I do my best to allay her fears about coming last, and general anxiety about a smaller race, in terms of runner numbers. On the one hand it's a bit of a relief not to have the pressure of so many people, but both of us are concerned about feeling a bit exposed. But we are determined to enjoy it, to take it slow, and to keep hydrated properly! We go off on a tangent (standard) and have a giggle about sweat and where exactly we all sweat from, which makes me go a bit pink, and then for some reason we go off on a mega tangent about tights. I really have no idea why.But the main part of this podcast is to discuss periods: how the hormones, the mental upheaval and the sheer presence of them can affect our running, and what we do to combat those things. Holly is venturing back into the world of periods after having been on a contraceptive pill that meant she's not actually had a period for some years now. So knowing this, I wanted to talk about that – and about our experience of hormonal contraception and how that has affected us and our running over the past years. And then what I really wanted to talk about was the practical side of things: what can people who have periods do to manage symptoms while out on a run. So we chat about some of the options available, and the things we prefer to do.We also talk about how to run on a period while keeping an eye on the environment, and we talk about some of our favourite brands– not sponsored at all, just the ones we like, so I've listed those below. Hey GirlMooncupDameBP3 pantsAnd if you're at all interested in the thing I was blathering on about with the prostitute and the flowers, there's this thing here.(you see, I didn't make it up!)Podcast listeners can claim the best discount we have for membership to Women's Running, which is 35% off. That's less than £2.95 a month! And for that you get our brilliant magazine, and you also get loads of money off the sorts of stuff you love, like kit, nutrition and class memberships. Enter WRPOD at the checkout for your discount. Come and join Women's Running – we'd love to have you with us!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=67575412) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back in the studio with a bang! Alex Mytton joined us this week as we review your reviews, talk about Mytton's hairless body and pick our charity of the month! Never miss a Private Parts moment, follow us on social @PrivatePodcast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode we review menstrual cups.The brands we have chosen are Mooncup and Lunette. We discuss the history, the benefits of using cups and we also run through the potential hurdles you might encounter in those first few days or months of using the them. As always we give you our honest opinions on the products used.Are you ready to ditch the dreaded dry tampon drag? ! We know we were!Give the episode a whirl and see if menstrual cups might be the product for you!#Lunette #Mooncup #Boots #Menstrualcup #HollandandBarrett #Menstruation #periodproblems #reusableproducts  #FeelingFemaleAF #women #periods #feelings #confidence #selfcare #sex #safeplace #womenshealth #knowyourcycle #bestfriends

The ladies discuss if justice can be served through financial payouts following the $12 million settlement paid to the family of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman murdered by police officers, whether you should delete all traces of your ex from social media or have the right to ask your partner to do so, if sanitary products should be made free in the UK and how alternative sanitary products could help fight period poverty, and whether age is just a number when it comes to dating and relationships.Subscribe to our newsletter for your weekly dose of Extra Ethnic:https://mailchi.mp/c2749d9238ee/extraethnic--------------------------------------- FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION #EthnicallySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedmelanincoFacebook: https://facebook.com/unitedmelanincoTwitter: https://instagram.com/unitedmelanincoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedmelaninco/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnitedMelaninGroupGet in touch with us: ethnicallyspeaking@unitedmelaningroup.com---------------------------------------- LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es016(Website – Show notes)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54210448(Article – Breonna Taylor: What happened on the night of her death? – BBC News)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54165646(Article – Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting – BBC News)https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/breonna-taylor-settlement-police-taxpayers.html(Article – Defund the Louisville Police by $12 Million – Aviva Shen for SLATE)https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741(Documentary – 13th – Directed by Ava DuVernay)https://theintercept.com/2019/05/02/minnesota-police-convicted-justine-damond/(Article – After a black cop was convicted of killing a white woman, Minnesota activists say focus should be police reform – Rachel M. Cohen for The Intercept)https://youtu.be/8ebWFnGWOaA(Video – Angela Davis: Abolishing police is not just about dismantling. It's also about building up – Democracy Now! YouTube channel)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Purge-Ethan-Hawke/dp/B00FZR1A0W(Film – The Purge – Directed by James DeMonaco)https://www.elitedaily.com/p/should-you-keep-the-photos-you-have-with-your-ex-expert-explains-when-it-is-isnt-ok-7516522(Article – Should You Keep The Photos You Have With Your Ex? An Expert Explains When It Is & Isn't OK – Tayi Senusi for Elite Daily)https://www.elitedaily.com/p/if-you-cant-bring-yourself-to-delete-photos-of-your-ex-experts-say-you-shouldnt-worry-15729528(Article – If You Can't Bring Yourself To Delete Photos Of Your Ex, Experts Say You Shouldn't Worry – Tayi Senusi for Elite Daily)https://youtu.be/nmX0BfzmLYg(Video – 11 Blackfishing, Changing Your Last Name, Renting Clothes & Yay Or Nay To PDA | ETHNICALLY SPEAKING – United Melanin Group YouTube channel)https://youtu.be/_2S2YOZ3zPc(Video – 14 Cuties Controversy, Redundant Royals, Safer Sex Work & Religious Conversion | ETHNICALLY SPEAKING – United Melanin Group YouTube channel)https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/world-menstrual-hygiene-day-alternative-sanitary-products-period-pants-pads-tampons-cups-a8932916.html(Article – WORLD MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY 2020: ALTERNATIVE SANITARY PRODUCTS, FROM PERIOD PANTS TO MOONCUPS – Sabrina Barr for The Independent)https://www.mooncup.co.uk/(Website – Mooncup)https://www.organicup.com/(Website – OrganiCup)----------------------------------------Each week join Anissa, Luanda Yasmin and Sophie Hannah, three smart, curious and opinionated highly-melanated women, as they discuss everything from current affairs to pop culture, and everything in between. No subject is off limits for these ladies, especially when it comes to issues affecting British communities of colour. Get ready to laugh, learn and liberate your mind, because if there's one thing you can guarantee, it's that the Ethnically Speaking ladies will be giving it to you straight!----------------------------------------Music by GC

We're back again! This time we're talking the podcast-turned-animation Midnight Gospel. Then, what exactly is bulletproof coffee? We investigate. Then we chat about a great TED talk on happiness, the benefits of using a Mooncup and the rapper Lil Dicky.

It's a topic which doesn't get a lot of air time but as women we believe it's vitally important to have an awareness of this under-discussed and under-reported area: Menstrual dysfunctions. In fact, we believe this topic is so important we've dedicated two episodes to it. In 'Part I' we talk about endometriosis: What is is, symptoms, treatment options and why awareness is key to helping diagnosis. In two very honest interviews we speak to elite athletes Elinor Barker and Sarah McDonald who share their stories with the condition, from their struggles and symptoms before being diagnosed, to life after having a laparoscopy, the effects endometriosis has had on their lives, plus advice for others suffering with the condition.We also discuss ovarian cysts, endometrial polyps and fibroids: What they are, how common, symptoms and treatment options. *Please note: Due to time restrictions, the interviews with Elinor and Sarah had to be cut down significantly. If you would like to hear the interviews in full, please head to the Female Athlete Podcast YouTube page where you'll find the conversations in full including the background of the two athletes, how they've coped with lockdown and when they think their sport will be back up and running. Plus more honest conversations about endometriosis and why we need to increase awareness about the condition. *Female Athlete Podcast YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Nd9OG0In 'Question Time' this week we discuss which sanitary protection might be best to use during ultra endurance events if you find yourself on your period on race day. If you have any experiences you'd like to share around this area or suggestions on the best protection to use, please email us at femaleathletepodcast@gmail.com- we'd love to hear from you.If you have any questions around the area of menstrual dysfunction or the female body in general, please contact us on Twitter @female_pod or Instagram @femaleathletepodcast or email us your questions at femaleathletepodcast@gmail.com. Resources:Outnumbered or not, sportswomen are leading the way in addressing racism worldwide: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-sport/2020/06/12/outnumbered-not-sportswomen-leading-way-addressing-racism-worldwide/Menstrual cups: 13 of the best for people who have periodshttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/g23117116/menstrual-cups/Menstrual Cup options: MoonCup: https://www.mooncup.co.ukLunette: https://uk.lunette.comOrganiCup: https://www.organicup.com

Good sex starts with doing the recycling, Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams have always maintained. To develop this thought, they discuss what socialist ideals – more free childcare, laundry and food services - would lead them to having better sex, prompted by Lisa reading Professor Kristen R Ghodsee's book Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism. Lisa then speaks to Prof Ghodsee about what we can learn from socialism, what the pitfalls of past systems have been, why women in East Germany had more orgasms than their counterparts in the West, and why the huge amount of unpaid work women do can have a negative impact on their sexual satisfaction and relationships. Recorded at home, produced by Alex Graham. This series of The Hotbed has been kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the UK's original silicone reusable menstrual cup. If you'd like to try one, you can use the code HOTBED at mooncup.co.uk to get a 10% discount (until the end of June 2020).If you would like to hear more from Prof Kristen R Ghodsee she hosts the podcast A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams record a special socially-distanced episode to talk about the lives under lockdown, the BBC Three adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People, and how they're feeling about their lockdown looks. There's also a guest spot by Dr Karen Gurney, giving advice on living such at close quarters with your partner, why this time has been make or break for some couples, and what to do when you're feeling the tension rising.Recorded from home, produced by Alex Graham. This series of The Hotbed has been kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Visit their website www.mooncup.co.uk and use the code HOTBED for a 10% discount. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Hotbed welcomes its first-ever co-host: Karen Arthur of #WearYourHappy to talk about menopause, mental health and things we're too old to care about any more. Lisa also interviews Dr Philippa Kaye about what the perimenopause is, what treatment there is for menopause symptoms, and how female pleasure is important for women of all ages. Recorded at Acast, produced by Alex Graham. This series of The Hotbed has been kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Visit their website www.mooncup.co.uk and use the code HOTBED for a 10% discount. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Hotbed Collective's book More Orgasms Please: Why Female Pleasure Matters is out in pretty paperback now: Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams talk about how they wrote it and why they wrote it, give their tips on getting a book published and their thoughts on why female pleasure matters. Anniki's novel Motherwhelmed is also out and she talks about sexism in the corporate world, balancing parenting with the demands of a job, and why she decided to fictionalise her experience to help other working mum. Recorded from our respective homes, produced by Alex Graham. This series of the Hotbed is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Visit mooncup.co.uk and use the code HOTBED to get 10% off. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams talk about vulvas: cervical screenings, gynae cancer, thrush and nicknames for ‘vulva'. They set up a folk duo and do an impromptu song about incontinence, while Lisa interviews the ever-calm and ever-clever Dr Anita Mitra, AKA Gynae Geek about The Eve Appeal's Get Lippy campaign, and gynae conditions, the taboos around women's health, and the worrying rise in labiaplasty (cosmetic surgery to the vulva) . This series of the Hotbed is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original reusable silicone menstrual cup. Go to mooncup.co.uk before the end of June 2020 and use the code HOTBED for a 10% discount. Recorded at Acast, produced by Alex Graham. [Image of Dr Anita Mitra kindly supplied by The Eve Appeal. To support their #GetLippy campaign, you can buy a fundraising beauty product during May - to find out more, click here.] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At a special live show of The Hotbed, recorded live at Soho Radio pre-lockdown, Hotbed favourite Dr Karen is here to explain why everything you believed about desire is WRONG! We talk about the 237 reasons we have sex, what (and who!) makes us feel sexy, how contraception can mess with your mood, why you should get listening to some audio porn, and how to make trying-to-conceive sex hotter than hell. We also have the multi-talented Kelly Ford, AKA Book of Mum, to talk about girl-crushes and to deliver a one-off performance of her super-sexy poem. This episode is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Go to mooncup.co.uk and use the code HOTBED to get 10% off until the end of June 2020. Recorded at Soho Radio, produced by Alex Graham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jacqueline Gold CBE is the chief executive of Ann Summers and estimated to be the UK's 16th richest woman. She talks to Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville about the sex toy made famous by Sex in the City, how she turned the chain around to make it more welcoming for women, and her experience of sex and body image after cancer.This episode is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Go to mooncup.co.uk and use the code HOTBED to get 10% off until the end of June 2020. Recorded at Soho Radio. Produced by Alex Graham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville are back with the first episode of the sixth series! Recorded in COVID-19 free times, this is stress-free listening that may be particularly appropriate now we're living in lockdown. If you're in a long-term relationship and struggle sometimes, you will love listening to their interview with Cat Sims, the blogger behind 'Not So Smug Now', who reveals all about marriage counselling and the strategies she has learnt to keep her relationship on track even when life gets tough.Recorded at Soho Studios. Produced by Alex Graham, and kindly sponsored by Mooncup. If you would like to try a Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup, use the code HOTBED for a 10% discount at mooncup.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Hotbed Collective are back with series six of their hit podcast The Hotbed. Life is weird but stick in your headphones and listen to Lisa Williams, Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville discuss topics such as sex shops, perimenopause and marriage counselling with a variety of brilliant guests. This series is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original reusable menstrual cup. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week it’s all about periods, when did you first find out about them, is a moon cup trickier for plus size women and the different names you have for periods! With the regular fashion segment, self care tips and who to follow on social media, you can also hear stories about Judy Blume books, what it would be like if boys had periods  and the concept of period pants.

Hello! & welcome to our first podcast: EEEKKKK. We are so thrilled with the response from the intro & just want to say a massive ‘Thank you!' For all the love that it's got ❤️! In this episode, join us as we chat all about period parties and everything that goes with it! Tampons on the ceiling & Mooncup central... Hope you enjoy our bloody good Chin- wag

Daze Aghaji is the 19-year-old Regenerative Culture Coordinator for Extinction Rebellion Youth UK National team, a 2019 European Election candidate and a History and Politics student. Honourable mentions:Mooncup: https://www.mooncup.co.uk/Clairo: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3l0CmX0FuQjFxr8SK7VqagExtinction Rebellion: https://rebellion.earth/Extinction Rebellion 2020 Strategy: https://bit.ly/2SmcEflOlio Food Waste App: https://olioex.com/Rubies In The Rubble: https://rubiesintherubble.com/Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venetiafalconer/Join us on a digital detox + yoga RETREAT in Somerset! https://www.ourretreat.co.uk/retreat/march-27th-30th-2020/website: http://www.venetialamanna.com/ A huge thank you to VivoLife for sponsoring this episode.https://www.vivolife.co.uk/I take their Vegan Omega 3 and Vegan Vitamin D3 and B12 daily.Use the discount code “TalkingTastebuds” to get 10% off your first purchase. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ma’ Ffanibowan yn ôl a’r tro hwn maent am drafod y diafol yn dod am de, cyfnod y blodau a mis baner Siapan. Ma’ Heledd a Mari Elin yn trafod pob peth mislifaidd: Pam mae cymaint o dabŵ o amgylch siarad am y mislif? Beth chi’n neud os chi’n ‘Steddfod heb y cynnyrch cywir? Sut mae bod yn wyrdd yn ystod yr amser ‘na o’r mis? Mae’r ddwy yn rhannu profiadau personol, ffeithiau ysgytwol ac yn trafod y cynnyrch ecogyfeillgar diweddaraf i’r rhai ohonom sydd ddim am niweidio’r blaned.

On this weeks episode we dive into the latest Kardashian controversy (definitely have said that before), celebrity photoshop flops and the wonderful world of the MoonCup. If you guys want to see more content head on over to @passthemic.podcast on instagram for polls, Q&A's and much more! Happy Monday x

Our lives are getting increasingly stressful and the overwhelm is real, so how do we carve out time for self-love and what does it look like? For this special live episode, recorded at White City House, we explore self-love in all its forms. Co-hosts Lisa Williams and Anniki Sommerville haven't had much time for self-love recently, hear about their paltry efforts. Dr Karen Gurney answers the question, ‘If you don't love yourself, can you love anyone else?', Nadia Deem advocates masturbation as self-love and offers up some tips, Deborah James (AKA Bowel Babe) talks about why it's important to her to stay glam during treatment for cancer, and Kath from Mooncup (which sponsored the 3rd series of the Hotbed) reveals how businesses can encourage their employees to look after themselves. Headlining the evening is comedian Karen Hobbs, who somehow finds lols in her experience of cervical cancer. With huge thanks to Anna Butterworth of Ultra Violet agency for organising the night's amazing self-love marketplace and brilliant raffle in aid of the Eve Appeal, the only charity which focuses on prevention of the five gynaecological cancers. Produced by Shola Aleje, Alex Graham and Lisa Williams. Thanks also to Pop Shop London for the balloons, to White City House for hosting the event, and to all the fierce, feminist brands who took part in the marketplace.To donate to the Eve Appeal or to find out about the signs and symptoms of the five gynae cancers, click here.To pre-order The Hotbed Collective's book More Orgasms Please, click here.To sign up to Nadia's Appointment A.M mailing list, click here.Follow the line-up on Instagram here:The Hotbed CollectiveAppointment A.MDr Karen GurneyMooncupDeborah JamesKaren HobbsThe Eve AppealThank you for listening to the Hotbed podcast. If you liked the podcast, please leave us a (5-star!) review in iTunes, or drop us a line with any feedback. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When you're in a relationship, how long between shags is too long? Anniki Sommerville discusses sex droughts and the ‘maintenance shag' with beauty journalist Sali Hughes. They offer up tips on how to make sex a fun and easy part of living together, why it's unfair to decide that you're just not going to have sex with your partner any more, and what to do when you're living through a sex drought. Recorded at Soho Studios. Produced by Alex Graham. Thanks to Acast, and to our episode sponsor Mooncup.To read Sali Hughes's article about the Maintenance Shag, click here.To find out more about the Mooncup, click here, and you can use the code 'MooncupHotbed' to get 10% off until 20/12/18To fill out our survey about female sexual pleasure, click here.To donate items to Sali Hughes's Beauty Banks (which help fight hygiene poverty), click here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We head to the Houses of Parliament to speak to Jess Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, about sex and relationships education in schools: why kids should learn about pleasure as well as pregnancy, how growing up in an open 'naked' household paved the way for her career in politics, and which member of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers she fantasised the most about when she was a teenager. In the episode, which is sponsored by the original reusable menstrual cup the Mooncup, we also discuss naming our boobs, why women shouldn't be afraid to ask for what they want in bed, and the secret to a happy relationship (clue: it concerns sharing the mental load..).To report a story of sexual harassment at work to Jess's 'Not the Job' campaign, click here.To find out more about our episode sponsor Mooncup, click here and use the code MooncupHotbed for 10% until 20/12/18To fill out our survey about the female orgasm, click hereAnd please follow us on Instagram @thehotbedcollective and Twitter @thehotbedEpisode produced by Alex Graham. With thanks to Soho Studios and Acast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The girls revisit the horrors of shaving your upper lip for laser hair removal; a temporary hitch in the laser process means Dara is currently sporting a temporary beard.Dara gets excited about getting famous but tells Sarah we can’t use our original podcast title because it sounds like we are saying c%nt instead of can’t. Sarah hates the idea so Dara sings her an apology inspired by Take That.Dara explains why you should never use a Mooncup during your menstrual cycle. This is a horrific story. You have been warned.Follow Us: Facebook @YouCantFace Youtube: You Cant Face Podcast Contact Us: youcantfacepodcast@gmail.com

Wie der Name, so der Podcast: Es wird asozial, ehrlich, aber auch hartz und herzlich - und ein bisschen direkter als gestern. Dawn und Viola sind HartzQuaddro. Diskutierend, philosophierend die Fresse polierend nehmen die beiden sich und ihr Leben als Ausgangspunkt für den alle 2 Wochen am Dienstag erscheinenden Podcast. Pro Folge gibt es bis zu 4 Themen – die ungeniert behandelt werden. Geständnisse, Anekdoten, Blödeleien- und Seriousness. Cause life aint that funny all the time! Immer dabei: Eine Prise Satire und ein fetter Haufen Humor - HartzQuaddro besticht durch Ungefiltertheit. Themen heute: Wir haben die wunderbare Frau Pivovic zu Gast und reden mit ihr über ihr Erstlingswerk - einen Dokumentarfilm über die Periode der Frau. #redtopic Zudem hat Frau Pivovic den Quaddronas zwei leckere Fragen mitgebracht! Und es gibt noch ein feines Sommerschmankerl, damit keine/r weint in der Sommerpause! Bis bald ihr lieben, danke für die Klicks und never forget: Ur HartzQuaddro loves u!! https://www.facebook.com/hartzquaddro/

Soila's on her period, and it's her first time using a menstrual cup. Leo asked her to make a diary, so she did. Join Soila on her journey.Follow us on Twitter @VLWRadio, Instagram VLWRadio and on Facebook.com/VeryLooseWomen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toutes les références (livres etc) sont sur http://bit.ly/nouvelle-ecole38Jack Parker est l'auteure du livre "Le grand mystère des règles : en finir avec un tabou vieux comme le monde" aux éditions Flammarion."La Mooncup : Plus propre, plus efficace, plus écolo".C'était un autocollant sur le mur des toilettes. Au dessus du slogan, le dessin d'une planète Terre sur laquelle, enfin, tout allait bien. La Mooncup avait l'air sympa.Je voyais cet autocollant plusieurs fois par jour, mais je n'avais jamais compris de quoi ça parlait. Je n'avais jamais demandé. À vrai dire,  je préférais ne pas savoir.Et puis un jour, un pote avait vu l'autocollant. Lui savait. J'avais eu droit à une avalanche de vannes mélangeant ma mère, le vagin et les coupes en plastique. J'avais fait mine de bien le prendre, mais ça ne m'avait pas fait marrer.Je n'aimais plus la Mooncup et je me demandais quelle cruauté pouvait pousser ma mère à vouloir tout faire si différemment.On ne parlait pas des règles chez moi, on n'avait pas beaucoup de raisons de le faire.Au collège, on en parlait surtout pour se foutre de la gueule des filles ou expliquer leur mauvaise humeur. De toute façon les filles, on n'y comprenait rien et on avait tous trop besoin d'être des mecs pour faire un pas vers elles. Au collège, les gentils ne survivent pas.Dans mes relations amoureuses, je n'entendais parler des règles que pour désigner les dates limites du sexe sans risque pour la literie. Je ne crois pas avoir posé beaucoup de questions.C'est sûrement pour toutes ces raisons que suis mal à l'aise, à 25 ans, quand je lis le livre de Jack Parker.Les règles à toutes les pages. Le sang à toutes les pages. J'ai l'impression de lire un truc que je ne devrais pas lire, comme une atteinte à la pudeur. Je sens mon ventre me dire que c'est interdit.Il y a quelques années, j'aurais mal interprété ce signal. J'aurais refermé le bouquin. Il ne faut pas se faire de mal après tout.Mais aujourd'hui, je le vois comme une opportunité de déconstruire mes barrières mentales.  De questionner les millénaires de construction morale qui me font penser dans un sens et dont je ne suis même pas conscient.Alors je prends chaque signal comme une chance de bouger la réflexion de mon ventre vers mon cerveau. Pourquoi ne pourrait-on pas parler de telle ou telle chose ? J'essaye d'attraper mon formatage au vol, avant qu'il ne me fasse dire n'importe quoi. Être con, c'est le mode automatique. Le reste demande un effort.Avec de la patience, de la bonne volonté et si je continue à demander pourquoi, j'arriverai peut-être à ne plus avoir aucune opinion. Alors je pourrai reconstruire.Et cette fois c'est moi qui choisirai les pierres.Ce dont on parle :01:00 Comment elle est passée de misogyne à féministe11:00 - Peut-on rire de tout ? L'importance d'écouter et de réfléchir24:00 - L'importance vitale de l'éducation, l'exemple de sa maman31:00 - Les règles, un formidable cheval de troie41:00 - Le paradoxe de la mère et de la putain51:00 - Dire la vérité pour se protéger et pour aider58:00 Les questions de la fin Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Episode 17 - Lauren Coulman talked to me about problem w. size 12 as plus size, plastic surgery and the choice of tampons or sanitary towel. You can also hear my Mooncup mishap second time over.

About a year ago I came across a Canadian charitable organization called--Femme International. An NGO working in Kenya and Tanzania committed to advancing the rights of women and girls through targeted programs that focus on menstruation, sexual health, and feminine hygiene. Through education and the creation of a “Femme Kit” young women and girls are given the means to manage their periods safely and hygienically, central to the success of their “Femme Kit” is the menstrual cup. For many women and girls who live in the lowest economic bracket “having your period” is more than a nuisance. It can create economic strain, and in the most serious of situations prevent an individual from consistently participating in the regular routines of societal life. In Kenya, the average cost of a package of sanitary pads is $1 CAN. Pretty reasonable, right? Well, when you consider the average daily income of an unskilled labourer in Kenya is $1.50 CAN, this means that women must often choose between properly managing their periods or food and shelter. Often, women resort to other means: leaves, newspapers, rags, etc. which either do not work or lead to infections and discomfort. Due to the fact that some young women are unable to access appropriate menstrual products, girls in Kenya miss an average of 4.9 days of school a month--a direct result of their period. The menstrual cup or known by it’s various brand names:The Diva Cup, The MeLuna Cup, or the MoonCup is a medical grade silicone cup that is inserted into the vagina to collect menstrual fluid. They are anti-microbial, do not contain any harmful bleeches or chemicals, unlike the majority of pads and tampons, and there is no threat to Toxic Shock Syndrome. Depending on your flow you may keep the silicone cup inserted for up to 12 hours, and, lastly, if maintained properly one silicone cup’s life cycle could last up to ten years. This means that a young women in Kenya can attend an eight hour school day or go to work without worrying about having to find clean toilets. It means that all women, can save a tremendous amount of money over the long term by switching from disposable products to non-disposable products. It means that every woman can have a positive impact on the environment by completely erasing the garbage created by disposable pads and tampons. However, although the positive impact may be obvious for those in developing countries, who must deal with alternatives that are too expensive and a public infrastructure that is inadequate for their needs, to the average Westerner the change to something better is slow to come. In the United States, an estimated 12 billion pads and 7 billion tampons are thrown out annually. On average, women throw out 300 pounds of feminine hygiene related products in their lifetime. So, why the hesitation? If the option is out there, why aren’t we choosing it? I am going to be abrupt about this--My periods suck! I won’t be coy. For two days out of the five every month I kick back tylenol on the regular to relieve a pain that is intense and unforgiving. The pressure, the bloating, my vagina feels like it is on fire. The pain makes it impossible for me to hide my cycle, so I don’t. I have never missed work, but every time I stroll in and a co-worker asks, “How are you doing?” I tell them. “I am ill. So, if I grimace in pain or lean against a table know why and if you can have some sympathy than that is appreciated.” I suppose because the pain can be great that it has forced me to re-negotiate my relationship with my body. If you can barely feel it and it’s simply an annoyance then perhaps one can just shoo shoo it away. Shoo shoo the negativity, the grossness, and the shame. That’s how I was taught--to give it no mind. When I think about my menstrual cycle or menstrual cycles in general what comes to the foreground are little anecdotes that span my decades. The majority of these anecdotes are saddled with a deep sense of embarrassmen...

Well, it happned.  Juliette became a yoga instructor and she got us to do some yoga.  And it was a TSBS reunion!  Special K, Dr. J, Peter, Brian White, the lovely and talented Evora and more!  After the yoga we came back to Dikoff Studio and did a podcast.  Did we just talk about yoga?  Have you heard our show?  Yoga morphed (somehow) into Valentine's Day, quiet sex, bellydancing, menstruation, birth control and nuts...and balls.  We always talk about balls. Music: Thee Vicars - I Wanna Be Your Vicar Rock Candy Funk Party - Dope On A Rope