{"podcast":{"title":"Ladies, We Need To Talk","slug":"ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876","podcast_index_feed_id":636876,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/8804158/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/4c56cf13b2f65cea90e3e2ee7c4a3db7.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":238,"summary":"Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire. Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgemental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates. You'll meet incredible experts to help you improve your wellness, manage the mental load; survive break-ups and prioritise your mental health. With sensitivity, personal stories from real women, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor. Get in touch with episode ideas, feedback or just say hi! Ladies@abc.net.au","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876"},"episode":{"title":"The health gap no one talks about","slug":"the-health-gap-no-one-talks-about","published_at":"2026-06-03T04:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/the-health-gap-no-one-talks-about","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/autism-health-gap/106736872","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l5/Z/tn.mp3","summary":"For all her life, Chloe Hayden, star of Heartbreak High, has struggled to get doctors to take her health complaints seriously. And she’s not alone. Autistic women have poorer physical and mental health than neurotypical people. From shorter life expectancy to higher rates of suicide, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse. In this episode Grace speaks to autistic women about being misunderstood and misdiagnosed and the toll this has taken on her health. She also investigates the root causes behind these co-occurring conditions and how medical and social systems can better support autistic women and girls to be healthier and live their best lives. Listen to more from the Autistic AF with Grace Tame series: Either I'm autistic, or I'm a cat Girls don't get autism The relationship spectrum Watch the first episode on ABC Australia YouTube .","meta_description":"For all her life, Chloe Hayden, star of Heartbreak High, has struggled to get doctors to take her health complaints seriously. And she’s not alone. Autist…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1740,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/episodes/the-health-gap-no-one-talks-about/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/the-health-gap-no-one-talks-about.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}