{"podcast":{"title":"Curiosity Weekly","slug":"curiosity-weekly-8507","podcast_index_feed_id":8507,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64f1f67000d9130011234429","website_url":"https://www.discovery.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64f1f67000d9130011234429/1736289542396-9dee1bdb-6055-48cb-828c-fdabd8e8be99.jpeg","author":"Warner Bros. Discovery","episode_count":1633,"summary":"Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T06:20:25.568611+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507"},"episode":{"title":"Menstruation in Space","slug":"menstruation-in-space","published_at":"2026-08-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/menstruation-in-space","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507","url":"https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/menstruation-in-space","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/6a8c4676dfad1fa03c74bd5d/media.mp3","summary":"Microgravity causes a ton of changes in the human body and there’s been a lot of research showing how these changes affect astronauts. One bodily function that hasn’t been studied during an active space mission? Menstruation. This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Manju Bangalore, an astronaut-in-training and reproductive scientist aiming to research how the human body menstruates while in microgravity.     But there’s other space news in the science world so before that, Sam explores what it will take for NASA to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. Later, she looks into how some asteroids contain the raw ingredients for DNA and RNA.     Link to Show Notes HERE     Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Dr. Samantha Yammine — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. Terms apply.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Microgravity causes a ton of changes in the human body and there’s been a lot of research showing how these changes affect astronauts. One bodily function…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1556,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/menstruation-in-space/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/menstruation-in-space.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}