PODCAST · comedy
Sssh! Periods
by Bronx Prep Middle School
The ladies of Bronx Prep Middle School have a lot of feelings about getting their periods, and they're not shy. Share in their struggle, laugh at their creative ways of getting a pad in the middle of writing class, and commiserate with the woes of puberty.
Episodes
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Goodbye, Y'all. It's Been A Blast.
This is it, friends. 75+ guests, 89 episodes, and almost 40,000 downloads later -- Sssh! Periods is coming to an end. Join us for our last episode as we reminisce about the good, the bad, and the many, many times Luke has roasted Ms. Huq and her extensive collection of cardigans (that part may…
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BONUS EPISODE: Former College Student Answers Your Questions
The podcasters have some burning questions for former college student/current 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Huq. Support the show
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Blast From The Past: The Last Episode We Recorded Over Zoom
ANOTHER one! We uncovered an episode we recorded (and then forgot about) so we thought we should let this see the light of day. Special guest James Stefanik gets interviewed by pandemic podcasters Annely, Josmelkis, Parousia and Cristal on the awkward moments you encounter while adulting. Support...
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A Very Chaotic Bonus Christmas Episode
It's Christmas time, y'all! We're talking clothes, grandmas knitting sweaters, and whose Christmas dinner has the best seasoning (hot tip: it's all in the Goya packets). Support the show
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The T of LGBTQIA+
TikTok got us talking about trans identities and whether or not trans women can get periods. Another blast from the past (and by the past we mean 2021, which at this point was 2 weeks ago). Support the show
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BONUS EPISODE: DaCanceling DaBaby
New year, old us! Yes, we're late to the conversation about DaBaby's homophobic comments from his concert in 2021 but also this IS a pandemic year and time is a construct anyway, so...enjoy. Support the show
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"If Your Pants Are Too Tight, Get New Pants"
A very chaotic episode about women's bodies, the male gaze, and whose responsibility it is if a woman's pants are too tight. Support the show
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BONUS EPISODE: Why Do Parents Body Shame Us?
Sade, Josmelkis, Fatima, Annely and 13 (aka Aissatou) weigh in on the pressure parents put on their kids' bodies to fit some ideal that nobody understands. Support the show
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Social Media Part 2: Why Start Beef On Snapchat?
We're following up on last week's episode with an in-person rant session on starting beef in the group chat and why social media can be toxic. Support the show
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Social Media Is Fake (Our Last Pandemic Recording)
The last episode we recorded during the pandemmy! Well, the pandemic is still ongoing but you know what we mean. Pandemic podcasters Parousia, Kadidja, Annely, and Josmelkis weigh in on the pressure they feel to fake a personality on social media. Support the show
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It's A Thanksgiving Episode
What's Thanksgiving like for you? Do you get stabbed by a fork because your elbows touch the table? Did your family leave the plastic on your turkey and give you food poisoning? Are your parents out here asking you personal conversations? This episode is for you! Support the show
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Am I Safe To Come Out? (A Pandemic Recording)
Uncovered a pandemic episode that we had never released! Pandemic podcasters Camilla, Parousia, Josmelkis, and Annely weigh in on the challenges young people face when deciding to come out. Support the show
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"Does Homework Count?" And Other Questions For A Former Middle Schooler
Professional former student James sits down with co-host Ms. Huq to take questions from middle schoolers on the highs and lows of high school. Support the show
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Live And In Person: Pandemic Edition
The newest batch of podcasters weigh in on the past 18 months of pandemic life and answer the question: would you rather be doing school in person or online? Support the show
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Body Shaming Is Gross
6th graders Raizel, Annely, Tatiana, Sade and Josmelkis share thoughts on body shaming. In short, don't do it! It's gross and nobody wins. Support the show
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They're Giving Us Homework? In A Pandemic??
We're BACK IN PERSON! For the first time in 18 months we are recording LIVE from SCHOOL like back in the yee yee old times. It's good to be back and ranting about the topic of the day, which happens to be homework (and why it is trash). Support the show
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Even 6th Graders Know Racism Is Bad
This week, the 6th graders discuss how culture gets co-opted to be "trendy," anti-Asian hate, police violence against black people, and just how much racism plain sucks. Support the show
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Women Don't Get Enough Credit
The 6th graders are back! And they have a message for you: Give women credit for all that they do, y'all. Support the show
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The Struggles Of Immigrant Kids
From what we eat to how we dress and when our parents need us to translate for them, we out here on the struggle bus. #immigrantkidlife Support the show
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Do You Get Along With Your Parents?
The 6th graders interview current and past middle schoolers about their relationships with their parents. Spoiler: a lot of times, it's not pretty. Support the show
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Let Us Wear What We Want To Wear
Forcing women to dress a certain way is dumb. People should just let folks wear what they want to wear. Support the show
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Crying Through Trauma, One Last Time
It's our last episode of the year (and maybe ever?) and we get emotional, y'all. Support the show
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The 6th Graders Take A Poll
Podcaster and resident 6th grader Sade gives us her hot takes on the end-of-the-year poll taken by her fellow 6th graders. TL;DR: most of Sade's class seems stressed about their relationships with their parents. Support the show
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Tell Your Bros You Love Them
Guest Ceasar Hernandez sits down with us to discuss immigrant parents' love language, mental health, and why it's important to tell your bros that you love them. Support the show
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Period Pain, Mental Health And AAPI Month With Annie Pei
Special guest Annie Pei joins us to talk getting your first period at 10, the stigma around mental health in the AAPI community, and maybe a potential podcast where we only list common nouns that start with the letter "P." TW: Mental health, gun violence Support the show
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Sssh, Periods Are Still Gross (Apparently)
3 years after our first episode, things...haven't changed much. People still get shamed for having periods! Who would have thought. Support the show
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Notes From A Pandemic, One Year Later
Scholars and teachers weigh in on how life has changed since the pandemic started a year ago. Support the show
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Do Your Cramps Suck? The Girls Co. Has A Solution
Raizel interviews the ladies of The Girls Co. -- Abby Warner, Taimi Kennerley, Zoia Ali -- to talk about the challenges of being female entrepreneurs, empowering future generations, and, of course, how much cramps suck. Support the show
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What's The Big Deal With Jojo Siwa Coming Out?
The 6th graders are back! We're weighing in on Jojo Siwa's coming out announcement, and how some people have been trying to cancel a whole seventeen-year-old for living her truth. Support the show
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Before You Post That Thirst Trap...
The 6th graders weigh in on the TikTok silhouette challenge, thirst traps, and people who try to police women for what women put on their bodies. Support the show
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Wearing Nail Polish ≠ Gay
Resident LGBTQ guest James takes questions from our listeners about what makes us gay, if bisexuality is valid, and what is safe sex. Support the show
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Men Are Victims Of Abuse, Too
Abuse sees no gender, and male victims' experiences are valid. Our resident 6th graders and podcast co-host Raizel weigh in. Support the show
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Word Of The Day: Asexuality
What is asexuality? Ms. Huq and her 6th graders bring you a special Friday episode inspired by our listeners. Support the show
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What It's Like To Be A Woman
Raizel speaks with two friends of hers, Mikayla (@mikaylasilva) & Gabby (@gabbyocruz), for International Women's Day on topics ranging from feminism to dress code to racism. Support the show
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"What's It Like To Pay Bills?" And Other Questions From Middle Schoolers
Professional adult James sits down to talk about stocks, the highs and lows of paying your own bills, and his love affair with using his Amazon Prime membership to score sweet, sweet deals at Whole Foods. Support the show
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Mini Horror Story Time!
6th grader Kadidja shares an original horror story. Support the show
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Makeup Is For Anyone Who Wants To Wear It
Does wearing makeup make you gay? (No, it does not) And even if you were gay and want to wear makeup, does that make you any less of a man? (Also, no) Our resident 6th graders weigh in. Support the show
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Not Good, Very Bad Dating Advice
Sixth graders share their thoughts on bad dating advice, right in time for Valentine's Day. Support the show
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Catcalling? You Can Miss Us With That
Ms. Huq's 6th grade class is here to tell you that catcalling isn't the way to go. Support the show
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Throwing Shade At Straight Culture
An international round table of gays, queers, and bis sit down to talk about sex ed, consent culture, and how the patriarchy does a disservice to our LGBT youth when it comes to learning about and validating their own sexuality. Support the show
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We're Letting Down Our Kids
The five minutes of sex education that most of us receive while in middle and high school in the U.S. is a d.i.s.g.r.a.c.e. to the guys, gals and nonbinary pals: a rant. Support the show
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When Your Insight Doesn't Do The Issue Justice
We sit down with community organizer and secret friend of Ms. Huq, Ibtisam Ahmed, for a chat about knowing when your insight is (and isn't) welcome, and which spaces you do (and don't) belong in. Support the show
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Kimye Divorce, Georgia's First Black Senator, And An Insurrection on Capitol Hill
Waking up to reports of Kim and Kanye's divorce, the results of the 2020 Georgia Senate runoff elections, and an insurrection by domestic terrorists. Six days in, and 2021 is already giving 2020 a run for its money. Support the show
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Holidays Are Hard But Here's Some Cheer
The holidays are rough, and the holiday season of 2020 is garbage trash, but here's some holiday cheer to close out the year. See you in 2021, y'all. Support the show
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Real Men Wear Skirts, Too
Harry Styles was the first solo man to be featured on Vogue's cover, and he did it in a dress. Predictably, the internet had a lot to say. Raizel and Ms. Huq sit down to chat about men in dresses, the "feminization" of so-called "male ideals," and how gender is a construct anyway so can we just,...
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Fox Eyes, TikTok, and Who Belongs in BLM
Backlash against the fox-eye trend on TikTok takes Raizel and Ms. Huq down the road of POC on POC hate. Also, Raizel plugs her recent interview in The 74 Million ('WAP' and Sex Ed: How the Billboard-Topping Track is 'Making Conversations about Sexual Health Less Taboo'). Follow us on Apple...
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Beauty Standards Are Trash
Once upon a time, One Direction came out with "That's What Makes You Beautiful" but society had different thoughts on that, so here we are to talk beauty standards, how curly hair makes us witches, and how Lara Jean should have ended up with John Ambrose. Support the show
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So You Think I'm Fat
Raizel and Ms. Huq sit down at Raizel's kitchen counter to talk fatphobia, being the fat ugly friend of the friend group, and handling men who want to call you fat because they can't take no for an answer. Support the show
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Mind Your Business
Got opinions on how a woman should dress? Think it's your place to get between a woman and her uterus? Raizel and Ms. Huq have a lot of thoughts that they'd like to share. Support the show
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Talking About Self-Hate While Also Eating Dunkin'
Caroline and Raizel eat Dunkin' and talk about internalized misogyny while their chauffeur Ms. Huq drives them around Inwood on a Saturday afternoon. Support the show
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The ladies of Bronx Prep Middle School have a lot of feelings about getting their periods, and they're not shy. Share in their struggle, laugh at their creative ways of getting a pad in the middle of writing class, and commiserate with the woes of puberty.
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Bronx Prep Middle School
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How many episodes does Sssh! Periods have?
Sssh! Periods currently has 96 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Sssh! Periods about?
The ladies of Bronx Prep Middle School have a lot of feelings about getting their periods, and they're not shy. Share in their struggle, laugh at their creative ways of getting a pad in the middle of writing class, and commiserate with the woes of puberty.
How often does Sssh! Periods release new episodes?
Sssh! Periods has 96 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Sssh! Periods is created and hosted by Bronx Prep Middle School.
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