⚡️MENOPUNKS PODCAST ⚡️

⚡️On this weeks pod we talk to legendary guitarist LORI S. of stoner rock rippers Acid King!! Besides bringing her singular style of power shredding to the doom/stoner metal scene Lori is a fierce advocate for hormonal access and reproductive justice for all! 💪
We got into Lori's inspiring journey as a female musician in the male dominated metal scene, how Suzanne Somer's unexpectedly helped her wild ride thru peri/meno and fight to find relief thru bioidentical HRT, the harrowing history and massive potential benefits to society/politics of shattering misinformation, the importance of maintaining creative practice through all stages of life, the crucial intersection between music and activism, how weaponizing peri/menopausal rage to fight through the nightmare misogyny of the medical establishment is key to a better future for every human and SO MUCH MORE!⚡️

⚡️Lori is a defining voice in the music scene, it was a joy to hear her thoughts on how we rip the face off BS patriarchal control and spread MENOPUNK LIBERATION FAR AND WIDE! LISTEN UP!💥💪🎸🤘⚡️

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⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose

DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA
DISTRO: RUINOUS
THEME: PARTY WITCH
PRESS: ARLINGTON PR

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⚡️In this week’s episode, we get to laugh our collective stress off with MENOPUNKS OF COMEDY Mx. Dahlia Belle, Arlo Weierhauser and Brooks fresh off their smash hit sets at MENOPUNKAPALOOZA ‘26!
This trio of brilliant, queer, gender expansive comedic minds share their hormonal experiences with fresh POV and next level hilarity! Mx. Dahlia Belle brings us into how she found true freedom by transitioning in front of audiences onstage at comedy clubs, Brooks shares their wild adventures trying to get testosterone in a broken & bigoted medical system and Arlo finally connects the dots that their early 40's melange of miseries might *actually* be perimenopause 🤣🤘+ SO MUCH MORE.
It was a delight and honor to talk with these trans/non-binary/masc lesbian gems about how the evil BS war on gender affirming care is truly an attack on EVERY SINGLE PERSON‘S BODILY AUTONOMY AND AGENCY. Thank you for being the amazing human beings that you are and for making us laugh-cry all the way to the end of this podcast.  Trans rights are human rights that we must ALL fight for if we want to live in a free and just society!! MENOPUNKS OF COMEDY FTW!!!❤️‍🔥🏳️‍⚧️🤘⚡️

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⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND INTERGENERATIONAL ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose

Menopunks Documentary is currently in post-production, fundraising for a 2027 release!

DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA
DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA
PRESS: ARLINGTON PR

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⚡️In this weeks episode we go under the hood of what it takes to spark a hormonal revolution with  Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, lawyer, activist and author of upcoming book “When In Menopause.”
Weiss-Wolf's brilliant piece in THE NATION, “What We Can Learn From the Current Menopause Moment” caught our attention with its on point zoom out of the women’s peri/meno health crisis we are in and actionable steps to change it RIGHT FCKNG NOW!  
Weiss-Wolf, a leading advocate that helped establish equitable menstrual policy in America shares how hitting menopause turned her attention to the tragic state of midlife care, how we can fight fire with fire in this encroaching fasc⚡️st hellscape by putting our midlife skill sets to purposeful use, how to individually & collectively force systemic change with RELENTLESS DEMAND, how understanding the wild history of HRT is key to liberating us all from patriarchal control, how we are RIPE for a worldwide matriarchal takeover and how GENX has a unique opportunity to change the course of history if we play it right! ❤️‍🔥⚡️😱

❤️‍🔥Thanks for going ALL THE WAY THERE with us Jennifer - together as MENOPUNKS we will flip this fasc⚡️st b⚡️tch!🤘❤️‍🔥⚡️

MORE ABOUT JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF
⚡️”When In Menopause” comes out this October - pre-order from Powells in Portland NOW or whatever independent bookstore you support. ⚡️

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⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose

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#menopause #perimenopause #hormonallyradicalized #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks

⚡️On this weeks episode we have a wildly informative chat with renowned NYC OB/GYN & Certified Menopause Specialist Dr. Corrine Menn!⚡️

❤️‍🔥Breast cancer survivor, hormone advocate, and leading doc in her field, Dr. Menn dishes deep on how her own experience with BC during medical school left her hormonally radicalized forever, her groundbreaking approach to hormonal care post BC, why GENX is pivotal to changing the face of peri/meno treatment and access, how she is working to flip the cruel script of early surgical (and chemo) menopause, how sharing our stories holds the power of systemic change, how testosterone is an HRT cornerstone for women/AFAB that must be de-embargoed for women/AFAB ASAP, her hardcore passion for achieving hormonal & reproductive justice for ALL and so much more! 💪❤️‍🔥

⚡️DR. MENN is the mentor of our own participant in the Menopunks film Dr. Aoife O'Sullivan so IT WAS A THRILL to get to ask all our burning Q’s and hear her truly illuminating thoughts - ENJOY!❤️‍🔥⚡️

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⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY ICONS ⚡️🎬🎤🧠 Alicia J. Rose

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❤️‍🔥 The absolutely wonderful musician/educator/activist JD Samson of Le Tigre and MEN joins Menopunks this week to get deep into the their storied life of defying binary expectations, ditching self imposed bodily shame, breaking through feminization fear of HRT, using intuition to guide creative process and personal style, accessing HRT in Perimenopause to curb symptoms early, how to cultivate peri/meno community care, how much better the world will be once the queer matriarchy rises and a boatload of peri/meno hacks from Alicia !!
We loved talking to you JD!  Thank you for sharing so beautifully and vulnerably. 😍❤️‍🔥🏳️‍⚧️⚡️

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⚡️🤘HORMONES ARE HEALTHCARE🤘⚡️

⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED ICONS ⚡️🎬

⚡️JOIN THE MENOPUNKS MOVEMENT FOR HORMONAL ACCESS & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: www.menopunks.com ⚡️

#menopause #perimenopause #transmasc #hormonesarehealthcare  #menopunks #transrightsarehumanrights

CHAPTERS:

00:31 Introduction to Menopunks Podcast
00:37 Introduction to JD Samson and their Journey
06:03 Teaching and Learning from Students
09:06 The Impact of Social Media on Creativity
11:15 The Story Behind Joining La Tigre
13:53 Navigating Gender Identity in the Music Scene
16:18 The Sexualization and Visibility of Gender Expression
19:12 The Importance of Vulnerability in Art
21:47 Reproductive Health and Hormonal Experiences
24:33 Facing Perimenopause and Hormonal Changes
27:24 Navigating Hormone Therapy Choices
28:36 Understanding Hormone Impact on Health
29:27 The Journey Through Menopause
30:21 Debunking Myths Around Hormone Therapy
31:51 The Testosterone Conversation
33:14 The Importance of Hormonal Balance
34:25 The Role of Hormones in Health
35:22 Inclusion in the Hormonal Conversation
36:44 Vaginal Estrogen and Its Benefits
38:29 Misinformation and Hormonal Health
39:45 Generational Perspectives on Hormone Use
41:48 The Importance of Preventative Healthcare
44:09 Recognizing Symptoms of Hormonal Changes
45:53 Optimizing Hormonal Health
46:44 The Importance of Gender Affirming Care
49:24 Hormonal Health and Longevity
54:20 The Historical Context of Hormone Therapy
57:16 The Current State of Hormone Access
01:03:03 Empowerment Through Hormonal Understanding
01:05:54 The Vision for a Hormone-Informed Future
01:10:56 Introduction to Menopunks and Its Movement
01:10:57 Exploring the Cultural Impact of Menopause