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The Women Are PlottingWhy Estrogen Matters: Daisy's StoryMenopause shouldn’t feel like a mystery you solve in the dark. We pull back the curtain on overlooked symptoms and the relief many women are still told to fear—from local estrogen for UTIs and urethral irritation to transdermal estradiol that supports heart and brain health. Alongside our guest Daisy, we trace a two-year odyssey through shrugging specialists, “normal” labs, and finally a team that connected the dots: thyroid conversion issues, deep vitamin D deficiency, low iron, and classic perimenopause symptoms hiding in plain sight.We talk plainly about what too many guides skip: itchy ear canals...
2026-02-1244 minThe Women Are PlottingOur Dating Horror StoriesDating can sometimes be thrilling. And other times absolutely unhinged. Our wildest dating horror stories may make you laugh, cringe, and rethink your safety plan for your next first meet. We start with a hilarious “not-a-date” blind date to a Hamptons rave that brings hostage vibes to mind, before moving on to an OKCupid date featuring age lies, drunk negging, and leering tag-a-long friends. We end with a multi-week dating experience where tiny icks—heavy footsteps, salad slurping, and "almost" empty condiments—foreshadow a hard boundary breach around hygiene and kink consent. Each story is ridiculous, but each also...
2026-02-0545 minThe Women Are PlottingFrom Tea, Shawls, And Scrolls To Modern Drafts: How Writers Build A ProcessWe swap myths for methods and share the rituals, tools, and edits that actually move pages from first draft to final. From Hardy’s shawl to Hugo’s naked deadline, we strip the romance down to reliable habits, smart structure, and brave cuts.• Thomas Hardy’s routine and why rituals prime focus• Kerouac’s scroll and the limits of superstition• Victor Hugo’s nude deadline hack and modern equivalents• Personal cues that trigger flow without lyrics• Placeholders to bypass roadblocks and keep momentum• Outlines, character bios, and scene objectives• Working with editors, beta readers, a...
2026-01-2939 minThe Women Are PlottingBabysitting In The EightiesJane, Heidi, and Etty trade raw, funny, and unsettling babysitting stories—celebrity trivia, 80s nostalgia, grooming red flags, an axe in a basement—while tracing how babysitting moved from teen rite of passage to vetted adult work. We end with clear lines on safety, values, and what kids miss when teens stop sitting.• how 80s babysitting shaped teen autonomy and risk• why teen babysitting declined and the rise of adult sitters• boundary setting, consent, and spotting grooming• hotel gigs, wedding childcare, and strange house rules• parenting values vs sitters’ beliefs and language• safety planning, a...
2026-01-2238 minThe Women Are PlottingBurning Man Changed My BrainThink a festival is just loud music and long lines? Try building a city from nothing, losing your tent to a dust storm, getting adopted by strangers, and watching 70,000 people cheer a sunset after the sky finally breaks. We go deep on Burning Man’s origin and layout, the wild generosity of the gifting economy, and why art cars, late-night DJs, and a “library” with severe late fees can add up to something close to a spiritual reset.Heidi takes us inside her first burn: a three-day drive with a near-stranger, the shock of dust, rain, and mud, a...
2026-01-151h 12The Women Are PlottingHow a 7 Day Meditation Retreat Rewired Stress, Belief, & Healing Part 2What if attention and emotion could nudge your biology toward healing? We dive into a potent mix of emerging research, lived experience, and practical tools to explore how meditation, sound baths, and intention might change the way the body behaves. We talk through exosomes—tiny messengers that carry proteins and microRNAs—and the provocative idea that elevated neural activity and emotion could influence gene expression beyond the brain. It’s a big claim, but we ground it with routines anyone can try: loving-kindness, breathwork, yoga, salt baths, and self-Reiki.You’ll hear revealing stories: a sudden drop in sugar...
2026-01-0841 minThe Women Are PlottingHow a 7 Day Meditation Retreat Rewired Stress, Belief, & Healing Part 1What happens when you sit at 4 a.m. and breathe yourself into stillness for five and a half hours? We follow that question into Joe Dispenza’s retreat world, where heart-brain coherence, deliberate breathwork, and intention-setting collide with stories of recovery, time dilation, and a surprising lack of stress after the fact. We’re candid about how a structured seven-day schedule can change your baseline more than any single mystical moment.We start with the backstory—Joe’s accident, the visualization that reshaped his path—and then ground the conversation in research on meditation’s effects on gray matter...
2026-01-0141 min
Vegan's AlmanacJanuary 01, 2026Eat Black-Eyed Peas and Collard Greens Day; Publication of the following books: In the Shadow of Man, by Jane Goodall; The Dark Face of Science, by John Vyvyan; Political Theory and Animal Rights, by Andrew Linzey; Animals, Property, and the Law, by Gary Francione; Animal Theology, by Andrew Linzey; The Heretic’s Feast: A History of Vegetarianism, by Colin Spencer; The Livewire Guide to Going, Being, and Staying Veggie!, by Juliet Gellatley; Alternatives to the Harmful Use of Non Human Animals in Veterinary Medical Education, by Nedim Buyukmihci; Speciesism, by Joan Dunayer; Get Political for Animals and Win the La...
2026-01-0105 minThe Women Are PlottingWhat Fictional World Would You Call Home?What if the fictional worlds that raised us were more than escapes—what if they were blueprints? We trade closets for cosmos and follow the thread from Narnia’s lamp-lit snow to Starfleet’s hopeful future, from campus rooms that spark courage to city streets where magic hides in plain sight. Along the way we test our cravings: a society without want, a classroom that opens a life, a love story that knows its limits.We start with wonder. Childhood awe lives in The Chronicles of Narnia and in a real-life classroom modeled after Dead Poets Society, where...
2025-12-2552 minThe Women Are PlottingFrom Misdiagnosis To Hysterectomy: An Endometriosis Journey Part 2Part 2 of Martha’s long road through endometriosis continues. In this episode, we discuss more complications she experienced post-hysterectomy, including sudden menopause and the hormone therapy that finally restored her life. We focus on advocacy, access, and the value of specialists who treat endo beyond “bad cramps.”Yale article mentioned in part 1 & 2: https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/endometriosis/Martha's doctors & surgeons mentioned in this episode: Dr. Rachel Cowherdhttps://www.getcare.muschealth.org/providers/rachael-cowherd-1043604374Dr. Thomas Curranhttps://www.getcare.muschealth.org/provider...
2025-12-1853 minThe Women Are PlottingFrom Misdiagnosis To Hysterectomy: An Endometriosis JourneyPain that steals whole years shouldn’t be shrugged off as “just a bad period.” We sit down with Martha, a nurse who spent years begging to be believed, and trace the arc from precocious puberty and crippling cramps to an overdue MRI that finally revealed advanced endometriosis. Her story cuts through myths and minimization to show exactly how endo can derail work, intimacy, and mental health—and what it takes to get real answers.This conversation is for anyone navigating pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, or cyclical GI symptoms that don’t add up—and for the clinicians w...
2025-12-1159 minThe Women Are PlottingFrom Runner-Chaser Chaos To Real Love: How To Tell Twin Flames From SoulmatesWhat if the signs weren’t pointing to “the one,” but to the work? We pull apart the magnetic chaos of twin flames and the steady, grounded ease of soulmates, sharing real stories of closure, synchronicities, and the kind of love that doesn’t ask you to shrink. We discuss why runner-chaser dynamics feel addictive, how telepathy-like moments and “meant to be” coincidences can mask unhealed wounds, and the simple tells that cut through noise: equal effort, emotional availability, and laughter that lands in the same place for both of you.Along the way, we share the metrics that...
2025-12-041h 07The Women Are PlottingFemale Friendships: Making New Friends, Maintaining Boundaries, And The Work Of Staying CloseA good friendship rarely “just happens” after 30. Between work, caretaking, and the aftershocks of a pandemic, the casual paths that used to pull us together have narrowed—and the loneliness stats prove it. We’re diving into what it really takes to build and keep female friendships in midlife, from turning neighborly small talk into real support to setting boundaries when values clash.We compare the myth and mess of famous friendships with our own stories: friend breakups sparked by triangulation, political divides that felt impossible, and the moments that changed everything—like a quiet ride home from a med...
2025-11-2759 minThe Women Are PlottingMind The Orgasm GapWhat if sex isn’t something we do, but a place we go together? We take that idea seriously and use it to reexamine the stubborn orgasm gap—how men climax more often in partnered sex, and what it actually takes for women to feel safe, aroused, and heard. From the lens of intimate justice to the very real numbers behind the disparity, we lay out how culture, porn scripts, and silence combine to make pleasure lopsided—and how education, trust, and honest language may flip the script.We share candid stories of first orgasms, the role of hea...
2025-11-2042 minThe Women Are PlottingOut-of-Body Journeys, Past Lives, And The Science-Adjacent Search For MeaningWhat if consciousness can wander—during sleep, during sex, or in the quiet of a deep meditation—and return with a story that won’t fit inside ordinary life? We open that door with firsthand accounts of floating above a childhood bedroom, being “seen” across continents while asleep elsewhere, and a night vision of a house fire that matched the morning’s grim news. The conversation moves from goosebumps to ground rules: questioning the difference between astral projection and remote viewing, what NDEs share with OBEs, and why so many people report lasting shifts toward empathy and meaning after stepping bey...
2025-11-1359 minThe Women Are PlottingShiterature: Hilarious Stories of Bodily MalfunctionsA lot of us carry a bathroom story like a secret scar. We decided to tell ours out loud. We open with clear, useful GI truths, then tumble headlong into the messy middle where science meets life: nurses dodging diarrhea, a patient seemingly “birthing” something awful, and an outrageous septic tank failure that no one was prepared for. It’s raw, ridiculous, and surprisingly reassuring.We step back in time to toilet history and the pungent realities of pre-plumbing cities, where waste fell from windows and tapestries hid more than art. That context reframes modern embarrassment and remind...
2025-11-0658 minThe Women Are PlottingSurviving Narcissistic Parents, Partners, And FriendsWhat if the person you love most thrives on making you small? We go straight into the lived realities of narcissistic parents, partners, and friends—how they isolate, control, and turn you into “supply”—and what it takes to break free. We start with the facts, including DSM-5 prevalence estimates and why real-world numbers may be higher, then move into raw personal stories: body shaming in public, relentless phone calls, stalking, and that gnawing guilt that lingers long after you set a boundary.Therapy becomes a lifeline. You’ll hear how a simple notebook exercise—documenting every small kindne...
2025-10-3057 minThe Women Are PlottingWe Changed For Our Midlives, But F*ck These Hot FlashesThe bravest thing about midlife isn’t the leap. It’s admitting the life you’ve outgrown—and choosing the one that actually fits. We dig into the surge in “gray divorce,” the myths around the midlife crisis, and why so many of us are trading the familiar grind for a more honest path. The stories are personal: leaving long marriages with care, discovering the power of therapy, and finding new careers that honor the work we’ve done and the art we still want to make.We go there on menopause—hot flashes, brain fog, and the mental haze...
2025-10-2347 minThe Women Are PlottingFrom Reality Bites To Raves: The 90s UnfilteredWhat if your favorite night out started with a paper flyer, a record shop clerk, and a map to a secret checkpoint? We rewind to the 90s and talk about the joy and grit of an analog life: finding raves by word of mouth, calling home from payphones that smelled like a thousand mornings, and guarding your cash, keys, and dignity in a pocket instead of a cloud. Reality Bites kicks off a bigger question that defined our generation—what does it mean to sell out—and we follow that thread through college radio, grunge, and the warehouse floors wher...
2025-10-1659 minThe Women Are PlottingFrom Greek Goddesses to Rock Gods: the Muse Finding UsWe explore muses as myth, metaphor, and practice, from Greek goddesses and Homeric invocations to who or what inspired a few rock-and-roll gods. We connect inspiration to memory, trauma, and discipline.• a film about a muse• The creative catalysts for some Beatles and Clapton classics• Greek Muses as daughters of memory and the role of invocation• Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic and the idea-migration concept• mundane routines that trigger ideation• a subway story as a study in noticing what's around you• trauma-informed character building and credible villains• ethics of borrowing from real life
2025-10-0947 minThe Women Are PlottingUnpacking Friends with BenefitsHeidi, Jane, and Etienne unpack what “friends with benefits” really means, where lines blur, and how rules and honesty can protect both the friendship and the fun. We share personal wins, cringes, and recoveries—plus what happens when chemistry, expectations, and silence collide.• defining friends with benefits • study insight on college FWB • rules that work—safer sex, monogamy agreements, overnights, exit plans• when a relationship slides into FWB without consent• why communication prevents one-sided feelings and ghosting• kissing chemistry, technique, and the unglamorous realities• adult cross-gender friendships, boundaries, and hidden crushes• age gaps, power dy...
2025-10-0252 minThe Women Are PlottingOur Childhood TV Crushes and the Shows That Raised UsRemember when coming home meant fumbling with a key on a chain around your neck, dropping your backpack, and turning on the TV before your parents got home from work? The Women Are Plotting podcast takes us back to those formative years when television wasn't just entertainment—it was our babysitter, teacher, and window to the world.As self-described Gen X "latchkey kids," Etienne, Heidi, and Jane share how their favorite shows shaped their values and worldviews when parents weren't around to do it. Norman Lear's groundbreaking sitcoms tackled racism and social issues before many of us un...
2025-09-2557 minThe Women Are PlottingOur Scariest Ghost Stories Will Make You Keep the Lights OnThree women share their most terrifying paranormal encounters and discuss how these experiences shaped their beliefs about the afterlife and energy that persists beyond death.• Did Einstein believe in ghosts?• According to Pew Research, how many Americans have seen a ghost?• Is The U.S. or the U.K. considered the most haunted country in the world?• Heidi had an encounter in a New Orleans bathroom.• Jane witnessed something horrifyingly otherworldly in a field in Kansas• Heidi experienced extreme poltergeist activity for six weeks• Jane found protection from another ghost given to her by her...
2025-09-1846 minThe Women Are PlottingWhen Everything Clicks: Unforgettable SexWhat makes sex truly extraordinary? In this episode, we're diving deep into our most unforgettable sexual experiences and uncovering the surprising factors that contribute to mind-blowing intimacy.Recent studies show that many Gen X women are having the best sex of their lives after 45 – and we're here to confirm it! We explore why maturity brings better sexual experiences, from increased body confidence to improved partner selection and willingness to communicate our desires. As Jane reveals, "Sex isn't something that you do but it's a place that you go with somebody that you trust."The conversation ta...
2025-09-111h 00The Women Are PlottingHot Flashes, Brain Fog, and Horniness, Oh My! Menopause and PerimenopauseJane, Heidi, and Etienne share their raw, unfiltered experiences with perimenopause and menopause, discussing the surprising symptoms that signaled their hormonal changes. The conversation tackles everything from unexpected libido surges to emotional volatility, urinary incontinence, and the misconceptions surrounding hormone replacement therapy.Perimenopause can cause an unexpected surge in libido, contrary to common beliefs about declining sex driveWomen can still get pregnant during perimenopause and should continue birth control until fully in menopauseHot flashes, mood swings, and memory issues are common symptoms that can significantly impact quality of lifeHormone levels affect various body systems, with low testosterone contributing...
2025-09-0443 minThe Women Are PlottingLiterary Longings: Exploring Works We Wish We Had WrittenOur hosts share the books, short stories, and movies they wish they had created themselves, revealing the stories that have influenced them as writers and readers.What Stephen King wished he had written The top three works most writers reportedly wish they'd written Heidi praises a book focused on time travel and a claustrophobic movie Etienne admires a book centered on a hostage situation and an Academy Award winning movie set in Los Angeles Jane highlights 3 authors she loves The hosts discuss books that provoked strong emotional reactions, both hated and loved Real-life survival stories Send us a text
2025-08-2827 minThe Women Are PlottingHobosexuals - The Savant of Oral Sex and the Bean Soup IncidentThe unexpected phenomenon of "hobosexuals" takes center stage in this eye-opening episode that will have you reconsidering your dating boundaries. We unpack the surprising definition of hobosexuals and you'll be surprised how long this term has been around!Shocking statistics reveal the prevalence of financially motivated dating. The classic warning signs emerge through hilarious personal stories: rapid relationship acceleration, mysterious housing insecurity, and exceptional bedroom skills used as manipulation tools.Our hosts share their close encounters with potential hobosexuals, from the "savant of oral sex" living in a garage with bunk beds to "Pighair," a...
2025-08-2137 minThe Women Are PlottingOur Introductions to PornRemember stumbling upon that mysterious stack of magazines hidden in your parents' closet? You're not alone. In this candid, often hilarious conversation, Etty, Jane, and Heidi--three Gen X women--share their first encounters with adult content and how these formative experiences potentially shaped their sexual preferences and perspectives.The hosts reflect on how finding erotic materials as curious pre-teens and teenagers created lasting impressions that influenced their adult relationships and desires.Beyond personal anecdotes, the episode explores surprising research findings that challenge common assumptions about pornography, sparking thoughtful discussion about authenticity in adult entertainment and how...
2025-08-1433 min
Mufti Tariq Masood PodcastSunday Bayan 10-08-2025 | Mufti Tariq Masood Speeches 🕋(0:00) Intro(0:08) Aayaat Surah Ma’arij(0:41) Ehl-e-Iman Ki Sifaat(1:13) Amanat Zaya Ho Gai To Wapis Dena Zaroori?(2:55) Kirdar Ka No.1 Gunah Ya Sifat?(3:30) Pak-India Jang Mein Maali Mamlat Ka Haal(4:53) Business Ka Mushkil Masla (7:15) Hazrat Yusuf AS Aur Sotaylay Bhaiyon Ka Jhoot(9:23) Jazbat Vs Daleel(10:39) Jhagron Mein Jhootay Ki Pehchan(11:50) 30 Saal Ka Tajurba (13:44) Biwi Kabhi Shohar Ko Paisa Na De(14:31) Aamilon Ki Asliyat(15:04) Maali Ta’awun Ka Sahih Tareeqa(18:23) Ghar Kiraye Par Dena (20:39...
2025-08-101h 28
The Women Are PlottingMind-Expanding Tales: Our Personal Psychedelic ExperiencesOur hosts share personal stories about their experiences with psychedelics, from accidental first trips to intentional journeys with shamans, including insights on therapeutic potential and safety.• Etienne, Jane, and Heidi share their fun and/or interesting facts for this episode• Jane's first LSD experience happened accidentally at a Grateful Dead concert at age 16• Etienne's three-day acid trip at 21 with the "Ken Kesey acid" led to a surprising romance and creative epiphany• Heidi didn't try psychedelics until age 50 but has had profound experiences with mushrooms and ayahuasca• Ayahuasca ceremonies provided healing, visions of fractal patterns...
2025-08-0755 min
The Women Are PlottingOur Writing Origin StoriesWhat makes someone become a writer? For the three Gen X hosts of Women Are Plotting, their creative origins trace back to childhood—creating elaborate storylines for Barbies, convincing neighborhood kids a shark lurked in a backyard pond, and discovering the thrilling power of bringing imaginary worlds to life with nothing but words.This debut episode reveals the fascinating, often winding paths that led Etienne, Jane, and Heidi to writing. From the four-year-old who realized she could transport others with her stories to the aspiring filmmaker who discovered screenwriting through a scheduling conflict, each journey demonstrates that cr...
2025-07-3144 min
Better Men ElsewhereS2 Ep. 12 (Finale) - Birds of a Feather Part 2Bear takes desperate measures to make Deirdre happy.
Story and Script by Angelo Espiritu
Voice Direction by Michael Pantazis and Angelo Espiritu
Series Direction by Angelo Espiritu
Starring (by order of appearance):
Jonathan Price as Jason Miranda
Freddie Heinz as The Scarlet Haunt and as Bear Hawthorn
Max Kelly as Cooper Everett
Lorraine Thompson as Deirdre Hawthorn
Caeli Schamel as Candice Hawthorn
Sara Jane Palmer as Lucia
Viviane Jones as Eunice Thompson
Steven L...
2025-07-1735 minBetter Men ElsewhereS2 Ep. 11 - Birds of a Feather Part 1Deirdre sends Bear on the hunt for Lucia. Eunice rescues Grayson and Yusef.
Story and Script by Angelo Espiritu
Voice Direction by Michael Pantazis and Angelo Espiritu
Series Direction by Angelo Espiritu
Starring (by order of appearance):
Lorraine Thompson as Deirdre Hawthorn
Max Kelly as Cooper Everett
Freddie Heinz as Bear Hawthorn, Basil, and as The Scarlet Haunt
Steven Landes as Yusef Thompson
Mitchell Lee as Hayden Pruitt
Jessy Causey as Grayson
Sara Jane Palmer a...
2025-07-0339 min
Rarified Heir PodcastRarified Heir Podcast Episode #31 : Amanda Gari (Eddie Cantor)Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Amanda Gari, actress, singer and impressionist who talks to us today about her grandfather Izzy Iskowitz, better known as Eddie Cantor. Starting in the 1920s until the late 1950s, Eddie Cantor was one of America's biggest stars – from vaudeville to Broadway, from radio to television, from film to recorded music, there was arguably no bigger star in the first half of the 20th Century than Eddie Cantor, the man they called "Banjo Eyes." Amanda's tales of growing up around her composer mother Jane Cantor Gari, actor/painter father Roberto Gar...
2021-07-061h 08
Ben GenepUrip Arep OpoKi, episode telu! Isih sehat to doan? Ngancani sing do gogok omah menghelat social distancing, tinimbang ongkang-ongkang mbok karo nyetel Ben Genep. Apalah arti ongkang-ongkang nek ra ro ngece podcast sing ra mutu ki? Hhahaha.
Jarene urip ki ming mampir ngombe, padhal ngombene ki oleh milih meh opo. Nganggo wadhah opo. Dientekke po ora. Sepiro. Lha kan, dawa. Kayane kok gari kepenak disuguhi. Jebulane ora disuguhi. Ombene nggolek dhewe. Po jane ora disuguh ombe, tapi panganan. Weit!
Tapi tenang, diproses alon-alon. Ben Genep nyuguhke dengan ngawur kok, ben padha isa urun. Tinimbang prei nganti lali...
2020-04-1821 min
Dave's Gone ByDave's Gone By #439 (9/28/13): EARLY MORNING COMIC Here is the 439th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Sept. 28, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with songwriter Brian Gari (Late Nite Comic). Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (October), Rabbi Sol on Syria, Dylan – Sooner & Later (mood swings).Guests: songwriter Brian Gari, Joyce00:00:01 Pre-Show00:03:30 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce00:34:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – October00:59:00 Sponsors01:01:30 INSIDE BROADWAY01:29:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Brian Gari0...
2013-09-293h 18