Lady Science Podcast

In this episode, the hosts say goodbye and share some of their favorite moments from the podcast. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in at any point during our podcast run. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! For show notes and transcripts, visit www.ladyscience.com/podcast.

In this episode, the hosts reflect on the first Pride Parade as a commemoration and celebration of the Stonewall protests by discussing the long history of the fight against anti-LGBTQ science from the 19th century to today.

This livestream was part of our April pledge drive on Patreon. The hosts talk about bonkers things men have said about women’s bodies, do a Q&A with the audience, and play a game of Balderdash! Make a pledge at www.patreon.com/ladyscience. For show note and transcripts, visit www.ladyscience/com/donate.

The hosts talk about the history of sex research, starting with Victorian sexologists and ending with current day sex self-help. Featuring interview clips with sociologist Alyson Spurgas, author of “Diagnosing Desire: Biopolitics and Femininity into the 21st Century.” For show notes and transcripts, visit www.ladyscience.com/podcast.

Leila talks with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein about her new book “The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred”: why exploring what we don’t know about the universe is just as important as what we do know; what is the physics of melanin; what can physics teach us about the gender binary; why is the freedom to look at the night sky a basic human right? For show notes and transcripts, visit www.ladyscience.com/podcast.