The Whisper Network – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to The Whisper Network, a new podcast co-hosted by Emily Hampshire and Katie Boland.

On The Whisper Network, Emily and Katie have frank and raw conversations about the things that women often feel they can only whisper about. Each episode explores the pressures, pleasures and perplexities of life as a woman: mental health, physical health, sexual health, and more. It’s like an intimate group chat with your friends, where nothing is too personal or embarrassing.

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Why is my period so fucked? Am I going through perimenopause already? Why is there so much less research available on women’s medical issues than men’s? Emily Hampshire and Katie Boland have been texting questions like this and many more to each other for years – and now it’s time to find some answers. On The Whisper Network, they will talk out loud about the things women usually just whisper about: bodies, sex lives, secrets and more. With expert interviews and personal stories from women of all walks of life, it’s an intimate group chat where nothing is too personal or embarrassing.

Further reading:

• This article outlines a lot of our inspiration for making this show
• Check out Dr. Elizabeth Comen’s excellent book All in Her Head
• More details about the history of women’s inclusion (or lack thereof) in clinical trials

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Jameela Jamil is the queen of saying the quiet part out loud. She is a fearless and outspoken feminist activist who has created a huge platform to try and dismantle toxic diet culture and promote healthy self image. She’s not afraid to say exactly what she thinks and call out bullshit, even though she has taken quite a bit of heat for it. She talks to us about how we need to reject the algorithmic beauty standards of social media, stop fearing old age, and start living with the happiness of our future 80 year old selves in mind.

References and further reading:

• Follow Jameela on Instagram

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Why are straight women still so much less likely to climax during sex than men? What do TV shows and movies get wrong about female orgasms? And how is a clitoris like a cowboy? Comedian and podcast host Remy Kassimir joins Emily and Katie to answer all these questions and more in a frank, funny and inspiring conversation about female pleasure.

References and further reading:

• Listen to Remy’s amazing podcast How Cum?
• Follow Remy on Instagram 
• More details about the “pleasure gap”

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Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder -- a condition that is often characterized by extreme mood swings and psychological symptoms leading up to the start of your period every month – affects up to 10% of menstruating people … including our hosts, Emily and Katie. They open up about their struggles with this disorder, how this condition has affected their lives, as well as the treatments that have and haven’t worked for them. Then they speak with Dr. Jennifer Gordon, Canada Research Chair, who shares the latest research on PMDD and offers up to date advice on how to manage it.

Check out the PMDD tracker that Dr. Gordon mentions here: https://mevpmdd.com/.

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