Listener Mail: July 2026

Emily Ladau's award-winning book Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally breaks down terminology, history and allyship around disability in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Samantha shares her train of thought about trains, and plans a future train trip. Bonus discussion of train stations around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Anney and Samantha continue their ongoing series on LGBTQ+ organizations across the United States, this time highlighting some of what the Mountain States have to offer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

It's now possible to take a home pregnancy test eight days after ovulation, yet in the 16th century, women sometimes turned to astrologers for confirmation. And in the 1950s and 1960s, one might send a urine sample to an address in Sloane Street where they would inject it into a ... Show More

<p>THIS IS NOT A DRILL. The girls drop the news of which one of them is PREGNANT. She&#39;ll be spilling alllll of the deets of how she found out and her pregnancy experience up until now on today’s episode. We are also sharing YOUR crazy pregnancy symptoms (some weird and some ~ ... Show More

In 18th century England, Mary Toft defied all medical odds when she started giving birth to rabbits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Why has the idea of the Virgin Mary’s virginity been so important?What does this tell us about the relationship between Christianity and sex? And what else do we know about this woman?Joining Kate today to help her get to know more about Mary, her life and her influence is author ... Show More

Mary Robinette Kowal’s work has inspired several episodes of the podcast. She has just written a pair of books that are called the Lady Astronaut duology, and Tracy got the chance to speak with Mary about her work and its historical settings.   Learn more about your ad-choices at ... Show More

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. With this and the next three episodes, we’re ... Show More

Ancient DNA has transformed our understanding of the more distant reaches of the human past, but what can it tell us about more recent ages of history? Dr. Hannah Moots has extensively investigated the genomic history of the Iron Age Mediterranean, offering striking new insights ... Show More

this might be a bit TMI and more of a serious topic but i wanted to talk about pregnancy. i'm NOT pregnant so let's get that clear - but just thought we'd talk about all the crazy things that happens when someone is pregnant. honestly for real, the stuff that women have to go thr ... Show More

This week we investigate the variety of ways parents have historically dressed their toddlers to prevent injuries when they take that inevitable tumble. From puddings to go-wains and wicker walkers to ribbons of childhood, we look at the art historical record to explore childrens ... Show More