Why Don't We Have a Male Birth Control P...

<p>The work of Richard Meinertzhagen helped convince biologists that the Forest Owlet of India had gone extinct. But after Meinertzhagen’s frauds were exposed, one biologist grew obsessed with finding out whether it just might be alive still. (Part 2 of 2)</p><br/> <p>Hosted by S ... Show More

<p>He was a brilliant ornithologist—and a spy so colorful that James Bond was based on him. Richard Meinertzhagen was also a liar and a thief, and perpetrated the biggest fraud in biology history. Episode below!</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="h ... Show More

<p>Taxonomy has a sadly ugly history of naming species after despicable people—even Adolf Hitler. Given the controversy these names generate, there have been many calls to drop them. But taxonomists have so far resisted most of these efforts, for reasons both good and bad...</p>< ... Show More

Let's all take a moment to thank Margaret Sanger and all those who advocated for women's reproductive rights. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back to the 1900s' to learn the history of a popular birth control method, otherwise known as — the pill. // Follow me on IG: i ... Show More

<p>Why isn't there a birth control pill for men? With rates of infertility higher than ever, and early onset cancer diagnosis in hormone related types of cancer… should we be asking ourselves is there any impact of the pill on these things? We know there are side effects for some ... Show More

<p>When Margaret Sanger opened her birth control clinic in 1916, she knew she was breaking the law. Distributing contraceptives, or even literature about birth control, was a jailable offense. But she didn’t care. As a nurse, Sanger had sworn to devote herself to the welfare of t ... Show More

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<p>Get in Geoffs we’re going to the future this week as Spencer takes us through the Digital Afterlife, but first Madison is giving us a lesson on the wild origins of plastic surgery! We’ve got an obituary that’s a little backwards….and one for a true badass! Oh, and of course, w ... Show More

<p>lawful good, but feeling chaotic evil.. maybe i&#39;m just grumpy</p><br/><br/>Our Sponsors:<br/>* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com<br/><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lexie/donations'>https://red ... Show More

<p>Robert is joined by Samantha McVey to discuss the Dalkon Shield.</p><p>FOOTNOTES:</p><p>1.    <a href="https://www.silentmother.com/2016/05/04/the-dalkon-shield-a-story-of-corporate-greed-a-lack-of-medical-testing-and-an-ongoing-fear-of-the-iud/">https://www.silentmother.com/2 ... Show More

we&#39;re all walking contradictions<br/><br/>Our Sponsors:<br/>* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com<br/><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lexie/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lexie/donations</a><br/>< ... Show More