The Waves: Why Medical Mysteries Plague Women

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🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re unpacking medical mysteries. Science writer and Slate contributor Eleanor Cummins is joined by Allison Behringer. Allison is the host and creator of the KCRW podcast, Bodies. Now in its fourth season, every episode of Bodies digs into a person’s medical mystery. Eleanor and Allison talk about Allison’s own ‘body story,’ why female bodies contain so many mysteries, and what we can do to solve them. In Slate Plus, using social media to connect people with illnesses. If you liked this episode, check out Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause? Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Tori Dominguez with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected]. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Waves listeners, I want to tell you about an exciting event we're doing.
0:08.6	Do you love succession?
0:10.1	Want a deep dive into the show's feminist heroes and villains, and hear smart women investigate
0:15.2	the fashion, power, and relationship dynamics of one of HBO's biggest shows?
0:21.0	Join the Waves for a very special Women of Succession virtual event exclusively for
0:26.2	Slate Plus members.
0:27.9	It's on Tuesday, May 23rd at 5 p.m. Eastern, and you can sign up now at Slate.com slash Waves
0:34.5	event.
0:35.5	And if you aren't a Slate Plus member, sign up now and get your first three months for
0:39.9	only $5 at Slate.com slash the Waves Plus.
0:44.2	Welcome to the Waves, Slate's podcast about gender, feminism, and mystery illness.
1:07.6	Every episode you get a new pair of feminists to talk about the thing we can't get off our
1:11.6	minds.
1:12.6	And today you've got me, Elinor Cummins, a freelance science writer, and regular Slate contributor.
1:18.6	Later in the show, I'm going to be joined by the incredible Alice in Beringer, host of
1:22.7	the award-winning podcast, Bodies, now in its fourth season.
1:27.5	I always come back to stories about embodiment.
1:30.6	Why are people getting Botox in their 20s?
1:33.0	Do 60-second exercises actually work?
1:35.9	And what is a $38 yoga class really buying us?
1:39.5	These are the kinds of things I've been writing about for years.
1:42.4	I'm constantly struck by the gap between the reality of our bodies and our secret hopes
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