{"podcast":{"title":"CRAMPED","slug":"cramped-7088693","podcast_index_feed_id":7088693,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/cramped","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/cramped","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/f9/a6/76/88/f9a67688-388c-4e46-9516-e9bc63a0e85d/fffd129ff7b20823061f5643817becf8b9fcbe210319d6dc8a11c4149d8337c1552cebbc1b6cbba374c8416218404f809d4a75271877186794acf29daa4fff31.jpeg","author":"Kate Downey","episode_count":42,"summary":"One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from \"death cramps\" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from Greek history to sitcoms to TikTok wellness scams, all to figure out why menstrual pain is so often dismissed and untreated. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus. Season 1 launches weekly episodes starting February 2025.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693"},"episode":{"title":"Menstrual Leave Is Already Happening in More Places Than You Think","slug":"menstrual-leave-is-already-happening-in-more-places-than-you-think","published_at":"2026-03-03T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693/menstrual-leave-is-already-happening-in-more-places-than-you-think","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/aa113704-b351-43b9-a031-e5ca456e3116.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/aa113704-b351-43b9-a031-e5ca456e3116.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Can you imagine waking up with death cramps, and instead of dragging yourself to work with your heating pad and a bucket of ibuprofen or using up one of your sick days, you could just...use a PAID menstrual leave day?? Menstrual leave is a reality in more places than you might think!! Does it already exist where you live? Is there CURRENTLY a bill in your state senate requiring companies to provide it? What are the arguments AGAINST this policy? Kate gets wonk-level deep into the landscape and the history, just for you!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Can you imagine waking up with death cramps, and instead of dragging yourself to work with your heating pad and a bucket of ibuprofen or using up one of y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":669,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cramped-7088693/episodes/menstrual-leave-is-already-happening-in-more-places-than-you-think/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693/menstrual-leave-is-already-happening-in-more-places-than-you-think.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}