“Because having a microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus” is true. Downey takes what she finds, runs with it, and is a champion for comprehension and empathy.
It was the journey the host brought us on, to tackle the word “hysterical”. Maybe not intentionally, but through the story of what happened to these young girls in LeRoy, New York we have the chance to zoom in and out.
Women's issues are worth time, space, and thought. Not just during Women's History Month. Not just during Mother’s Day. 2024 is the first year in the history of the modern or ancient Olympics where there may be an equal percentage of men and women competing.
This podcast is a brilliant work of science communication that touches the clinical of science while reaching across the aisle to the humanity of it all.