Sssh! Periods
The ladies of Bronx Prep Middle School have a lot of feelings about getting their periods, and they're not shy. Share in their struggle, laugh at their creative ways of getting a pad in the middle of writing class, and commiserate with the woes of puberty.
Episodes
96 episodes
Goodbye, Y'all. It's Been A Blast.
This is it, friends. 75+ guests, 89 episodes, and almost 40,000 downloads later -- Sssh! Periods is coming to an end. Join us for our last episode as we reminisce about the good, the bad, and the many, many times Luke has roasted Ms. Huq and he...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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15:03
BONUS EPISODE: Former College Student Answers Your Questions
The podcasters have some burning questions for former college student/current 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Huq.
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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4:55
Blast From The Past: The Last Episode We Recorded Over Zoom
ANOTHER one! We uncovered an episode we recorded (and then forgot about) so we thought we should let this see the light of day. Special guest James Stefanik gets interviewed by pandemic podcasters Annely, Josmelkis, Parousia and Cristal on the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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5:33
A Very Chaotic Bonus Christmas Episode
It's Christmas time, y'all! We're talking clothes, grandmas knitting sweaters, and whose Christmas dinner has the best seasoning (hot tip: it's all in the Goya packets).
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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7:02
The T of LGBTQIA+
TikTok got us talking about trans identities and whether or not trans women can get periods. Another blast from the past (and by the past we mean 2021, which at this point was 2 weeks ago).
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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7:57
BONUS EPISODE: DaCanceling DaBaby
New year, old us! Yes, we're late to the conversation about DaBaby's homophobic comments from his concert in 2021 but also this IS a pandemic year and time is a construct anyway, so...enjoy.
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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7:39
"If Your Pants Are Too Tight, Get New Pants"
A very chaotic episode about women's bodies, the male gaze, and whose responsibility it is if a woman's pants are too tight.
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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8:52
BONUS EPISODE: Why Do Parents Body Shame Us?
Sade, Josmelkis, Fatima, Annely and 13 (aka Aissatou) weigh in on the pressure parents put on their kids' bodies to fit some ideal that nobody understands.
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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10:23
Social Media Part 2: Why Start Beef On Snapchat?
We're following up on last week's episode with an in-person rant session on starting beef in the group chat and why social media can be toxic.
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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6:20
Social Media Is Fake (Our Last Pandemic Recording)
The last episode we recorded during the pandemmy! Well, the pandemic is still ongoing but you know what we mean. Pandemic podcasters Parousia, Kadidja, Annely, and Josmelkis weigh in on the pressure they feel to fake a personality on social med...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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11:31
It's A Thanksgiving Episode
What's Thanksgiving like for you? Do you get stabbed by a fork because your elbows touch the table? Did your family leave the plastic on your turkey and give you food poisoning? Are your parents out here asking you personal conversations? This ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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4:57
Am I Safe To Come Out? (A Pandemic Recording)
Uncovered a pandemic episode that we had never released! Pandemic podcasters Camilla, Parousia, Josmelkis, and Annely weigh in on the challenges young people face when deciding to come out.
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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4:20
"Does Homework Count?" And Other Questions For A Former Middle Schooler
Professional former student James sits down with co-host Ms. Huq to take questions from middle schoolers on the highs and lows of high school.
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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4:41
Live And In Person: Pandemic Edition
The newest batch of podcasters weigh in on the past 18 months of pandemic life and answer the question: would you rather be doing school in person or online?
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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8:07
Body Shaming Is Gross
6th graders Raizel, Annely, Tatiana, Sade and Josmelkis share thoughts on body shaming. In short, don't do it! It's gross and nobody wins.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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4:01
They're Giving Us Homework? In A Pandemic??
We're BACK IN PERSON! For the first time in 18 months we are recording LIVE from SCHOOL like back in the yee yee old times. It's good to be back and ranting about the topic of the day, which happens to be homework (and why it is trash).
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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8:24
Even 6th Graders Know Racism Is Bad
This week, the 6th graders discuss how culture gets co-opted to be "trendy," anti-Asian hate, police violence against black people, and just how much racism plain sucks.
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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4:20
Women Don't Get Enough Credit
The 6th graders are back! And they have a message for you: Give women credit for all that they do, y'all.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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4:19
The Struggles Of Immigrant Kids
From what we eat to how we dress and when our parents need us to translate for them, we out here on the struggle bus. #immigrantkidlife
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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5:45
Do You Get Along With Your Parents?
The 6th graders interview current and past middle schoolers about their relationships with their parents. Spoiler: a lot of times, it's not pretty.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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4:13
Let Us Wear What We Want To Wear
Forcing women to dress a certain way is dumb. People should just let folks wear what they want to wear.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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4:14
Crying Through Trauma, One Last Time
It's our last episode of the year (and maybe ever?) and we get emotional, y'all.
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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8:27
The 6th Graders Take A Poll
Podcaster and resident 6th grader Sade gives us her hot takes on the end-of-the-year poll taken by her fellow 6th graders. TL;DR: most of Sade's class seems stressed about their relationships with their parents.
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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6:49
Tell Your Bros You Love Them
Guest Ceasar Hernandez sits down with us to discuss immigrant parents' love language, mental health, and why it's important to tell your bros that you love them.
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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12:32
Period Pain, Mental Health And AAPI Month With Annie Pei
Special guest Annie Pei joins us to talk getting your first period at 10, the stigma around mental health in the AAPI community, and maybe a potential podcast where we only list common nouns that start with the letter "P."TW: Mental hea...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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10:50