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Author: KCRW, Allison Behringer
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Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system. Once you peel back the layers, more questions emerge. Created by Allison Behringer and supported by KCRW.
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade has severely restricted how doctors can access training in abortion care and it’s already having a devastating ripple effect on patients seeking all kinds of reproductive care. Two medical residents in abortion-restricted states fight for training and for the future health of their patients. Plus, the centuries-long battle over who gets access to abortion training in the first place. Transcript at kcrw.com/bodies.
From This is Uncomfortable, we bring you the story of Ashleigh Griffin. She hoped the fertility industry could put her on the road to financial stability. But the decision to donate her eggs had some unexpected costs.
Jess was overjoyed when she got pregnant. But after giving birth, her reality spiraled out of control. She didn’t know it, but she had postpartum psychosis, a mental health condition that occurs after about 1 in every 500 births.Read the full transcript here.
Puberty is starting younger and younger, especially estrogen-dominant puberty. We talk to three kids and one teen about extra early puberty and the funny, scary, embarrassing and joyful experiences that come with it. Transcript at kcrw.com/bodies.
From the Embodied podcast, we bring you “Decided: Child-Free not Childless.” Embodied host Anita Rao has interrogated many aspects of parenthood. But how about the decision to become a parent at all? She talks with three women about making their child-free decisions and meets a psychotherapist who's devoted her career to helping people find clarity in that choice.
Angelina Fanous has been living with ALS for nearly a decade. She is almost fully paralyzed and losing her ability to speak. As she prepares for death, she’s thinking about the story she’ll leave behind. Transcript at kcrw.com/bodies.
No matter how hard producer Hannah Harris Green tried, there were certain areas of life where she found herself to be deficient. Until she realized that a diagnosis could help relieve her shame instead of adding to it. Transcript at kcrw.com/bodies.
A vending machine ritual, a life-changing massage, a spiffy velvet outfit and a belly full of caterpillars. Four stories of touch. Transcript at kcrw.com/bodies.
Sneak peek: Bodies, new season 4 is full of medical mysteries and self-discovery. New episodes coming April 19.
Growing up and going through puberty, the only thing many of us learned about the menstrual cycle was the period part. But there’s so much more to it. How charting the cycle’s fertile signs can be the basis for an effective method of contraception. And, how it saved a woman’s pregnancy.
This week, the FDA will make a decision on whether or not to approve the first ever treatment for achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. But not everyone is celebrating. This controversial treatment is forcing parents of children with achondroplasia to grapple with an age-old question: What’s best for my child?
When River was first told that something was wrong with their body, they didn’t think it was that big a deal. But the medical system and their parents disagreed. Outside pressure to make River “normal” would cause them tremendous pain and turmoil — until they discovered there’s more than one right way to be a human.
An elementary school in L.A. County was built on a contaminated site and made its community sick — How that community came together to demand change, and a controversial plan to build a new school.
On today’s indie spotlight, we share “Infinities,” by Boen Wang. It’s about mental illness, toxic workplace environments, Egyptian Rat Screw, and the nature of infinity. Find more of Boen’s work at Boen.cool.
Lill lives in Appalachian West Virginia — it’s coal country, and it’s also the overdose capital of the United States. An increasingly dangerous drug supply and a lack of safe supplies like clean syringes leave people who use drugs vulnerable to disease and death. Lill is trying to fill that gap, providing safe supplies and care all over West Virginia — even as the government tries to stop them.
Kelly was in her 20s in the 1980s and she was determined enjoy sex without shame...until she got an STI she’d never heard of. And so she married the first person who accepted her. When stigma is all around, it can take decades to break free and find pleasure.
Trailer: Season 3
KCRW’s Bodies podcast is a documentary show about medical mysteries. Each episode follows one person’s story to uncover the forces that shape their health. Host Allison Behringer guides us through two stories in this one hour special.
From the brand new podcast Appearances, by Sharon Mashihi, we bring you “Episode 04: Last Ditch Effort.” Appearances is an audio mind trip about an Iranian American woman, the family she carries around in her head, and the family that she wants to have. Listen and subscribe.
Nico is obsessed with counting calories. But this compulsion to monitor food doesn’t line up with how they see themself. Why does Nico want parts of their body to disappear? Why isn’t eating disorder treatment working?
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I loved these interviews! the 18 year old is wise beyond her years.
This was spectacular, what a lot of talent from those independant producers!
This story is so, so, so shocking and terrible! It's so upsetting to know there are people being subjected to these kinds of harmful procedures and devices. It is no surprise that there are people who don't trust the medical system
Are you coming back?
I wasn't diagnosed until I was 40. I had to battle the doctors just to get a referral. My neurologist was shocked that no teachers or medical providers ever noticed my symptoms. I was an odd kid, obsessed with crime and disasters and very socially awkward. I have severe sensory issues and need to be underweight just to wear normal clothes. I have to carry my earbuds everywhere in case of noise like chewing or loud music.
gosh! mom had this and the doctor had to remove the uterus 😟 she was severely anaemic and the doctor was shocked by her haemoglobin level!!!
Good episode. similar content is covered in more depth (it goes into more detail about the lawsuits) on "Verified: Dust Up," a whole season of the Johnson Johnson baby powder ovarian cancer court cases.
Dear shishirose, why do we need another child brought up by a single mother?! Why?! I'm just screaming out for the voice of the baby. It's unfair. I hear a mother who had no support under Lockdown, complained anxiety is unacknowledged by the general idea of post-partum, and can't so much as afford a virtual doula. May every child be raised by a loving mom and Dad. My experience is of those who seem to be missing half their heart.
There is a vast difference between having Uncontrollable orgasms and being hyper- horny and playing with yourself.
the background music is making me an anxious mess
Thanks so much for doing this Podcast! I hope there is more to come. I love the variety of topics.
thanks for sharing! I'm hoping you keep up the good work!
This is definitely something anyone who can should listen to. Traumatic brain injuries are very serious business and everyone should be educated on them and their impact.
I really wish you would put out a birth control episode, in place of this.Women have been having babies for a while.They just need to stop being so weepy and pull up their pants and act like a parent in place of the baby.This world has too many babies that need adopting.We dont need to make new ones.
this is the first episode I heard. God, it made me so fires on Melynda's behalf. Hearing that she told her doctor over and over again that she was in pain and hearing her talk about how he denied it could have been the mesh made me feel so angry and helpless. I wished I could have helped her.
This sounds so isolating and painful
My mom knew.I knew. My friends knew.That was in the 70s.....Where were the rest of you ?
This was such an excellent episode. My heart goes out to all the women experiencing this.
I love this show! Thanks for all that you do.
this ep won't play??