A History of Menopause

In this episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia discuss the history of menopause.

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:

• A New York Times magazine article about menopause recently went viral. Natalia drew from this Next Avenue review of Gail Collins’ book. Neil referenced Menopause: The Musical, and Niki drew on this Public Books essay about women’s ways of aging.  

In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:

• Natalia recommended the Netflix series Killer Sally.
• Neil discussed Thomas Fuller’s New York Times article, “Never Mind Your Wallet. Armed Robbers Want Your French Bulldog”.
• Niki shared historian Rick Perlstein’s Forum essay, “They Want Your Child!”