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Why You Need To Start Talking About Your Period (feat. Nadya Okamoto) Nov 08, 2018

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Every month, you harness the power to completely change the world around you with the very thing you may be afraid to talk about — that's right, your period. Menstruation. Not shark week, not your Aunt Flo, but your period. Jada Gomez talks to Nadya Okamoto about her book "Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement."

Follow Nadya Okamoto on Twitter and Instagram @nadyaokamoto and purchase her book "Period Power" at your local bookstore or on Amazon.

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Rebecca Traister On The Power Of Women's Anger Nov 05, 2018

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Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger, joins Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola to explore the ways women's anger is actively discouraged and muffled in 2018 and how we can embrace its transformative potential to foster real change in our country, both in tomorrow's midterm elections and beyond.

Follow Rebecca on Twitter @rtraister and grab Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger at your local bookstore or on Amazon.

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She Did Run: Bustle's Midterm Election Primer (Feat. Gina Ortiz Jones, Katie Hill, & More) Oct 31, 2018

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No matter where you live, your voter status, or how informed you may or may not feel, we've crafted an audio primer on the biggest issues at stake this Election Day and how you can take action and implement change this Midterms election.

Stay tuned throughout the episode to hear from Gina Oritz-Jones, Vangie Williams, Catalina Cruz, and Katie Hill. Plus, we get a visit from founder of She Should Run, Erin Loos Cutraro, who gives us some word on advice for carrying the spirit of change far past November 6, no matter the outcome.

To follow and support She Should Run, please visit their website or follow them on Twitter and Instagram @sheshouldrun.

And to learn more about the candidates we featured, please be sure to check out their campaign sites below:

Catalina Cruz: cruzfornewyork.com

Vangie Williams: vangieforcongress.com

Gina Ortiz Jones: ginaortizjones.com

Katie Hill: katiehillforcongress.com

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Abbi Jacobson On Her Post-Heartbreak Road Trip Oct 30, 2018

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Abbi Jacobson joins Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola to discuss her new book of essays "I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff".

Be sure to check out "I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff" wherever you get your books!

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Navigating Food Industry B.S. Oct 24, 2018

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Ever wondered what 'cage-free' really means? What about 'hormone-free'? Or 'all-natural'? This episode, Jada is joined by Bustle's biggest foodie Emma Lord and biggest health foodie Tanya Ghahremani to discuss their favorite foods, all the bizarre foods that are sent to the Bustle office, and how one can manage to make the right food choices even when danger seemingly lurks on every label. Experts Rachel Dreskin, Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming, and Bonnie Patten, Executive Director of Truth In Advertising join the conversation to provide guidance on how we can educate ourselves as consumers and the nasty tricks we should look out for next time we're in the grocery store.

For more information on Compassion In World Farming, please visit ciwf.com.

For more information on Truth In Advertising, please visit TINA.org.

This episode is sponsored by Vital Farms, producer of humane, pasture-raised eggs. For a coupon, please visit vitalfarms.com/bustle.

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Braving BRCA Oct 17, 2018

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Sara Altschule reveals how one at-home genetic test turned her entire life upside down. From her diagnosis with the BRCA-1 gene mutation in her 30th year to her ultimate decision to undergo a voluntary double mastectomy to ultimate recovery, Sara’s journey will resonate with anyone who’s experienced having one thing change everything in an instant.

We’re also joined by Dr. Marc Hurlbert, Chief Mission Officer of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation who provides his insight on the future of breast cancer screening and what anyone, no matter your status, needs to know about protecting themselves and their family from breast and ovarian cancer.

To read more about Sara and her journey, be sure to read her series Braving BRCA on Bustle. And if you’d like to follow her on Instagram or reach out, you can find her @miss.sara.

For resources on breast cancer prevention, go to BCRF's website, BCRF.org.

For more information on support and financial assistance for BRCA gene carriers go to FORC's website, facingourrisk.org.

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What You Missed At Bustle's Rule Breakers Event Sep 26, 2018

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The Bustle Rule Breakers Class of 2018 came, they saw, and they conquered the day in our first Bustle Rule Breakers event at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York on September 22. Executive Editor Jada Gomez and Editor-at-Large Kaitlyn Cawley gather to recollect their memories of the day, seeing Sofi Tukker, Samantha Ronson, and JANELLE MONAE perform live, and lots of glitter. You'll be so mad you missed it.

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Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With Dead Girls? (Feat. Alice Bolin) Sep 05, 2018

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Alice Bolin joins Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola to discuss her debut collection of essays “Dead Girls”. The conversation ranges from our societal obsession with true crimes and shows whose plots are centralized around the same silent, beautiful dead girl, to what Alice is working on next.

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Budget Travel Hacks & Wanderlust Turned Local (feat. The Point Guy’s Emily McNutt & Kate Harris) Aug 29, 2018

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With Labor Day weekend coming up soon, many of our listeners are likely trying to make last-minute travel plans. But how do you make it work when you’re strapped for cash? We talk to The Point Guy’s Emily McNutt about the latest travel hacks that might just make cash optional and dishes on the travel destinations that are affordable and widely overlooked. Then we turn the topic from travel to making the most of your direct surroundings, as we talk to Kate Harris, author of “Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey On The Silk Road” about her beautiful travel memoir and why she now prefers her own front yard over exotic destinations.

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Cheryl Strayed On Grief, Having The Guts To Feel Lame, & Your Twenties Jul 24, 2018

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We're joined by the exceptionally wise (and not to mention NYT best-selling author) Cheryl Strayed and Bustle's Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola for a discussion around the experience of losing your mother in your twenties, how to ask for what you need from those around you, and turning your sorrow into your superpower. Then, Cheryl provides some of her best advice on surviving your twenties, from getting through heartache to finding your calling.

Find Cheryl Strayed on Twitter and her podcast, Dear Sugars wherever you listen to podcasts.

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