Reproductive Left

Reproductive Left

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Reproductive Left is a podcast by Mabel Wadsworth Center, a feminist, nonprofit, sexual and reproductive healthcare provider in Bangor, ME. After a three year hiatus, we are back with a new host: Aspen Ruhlin (they, them). Join us as we explore topics that impact our sexual and reproductive health and lives. New episodes the last Friday of the month!

6월 26일

Feminist Advocacy: an interview with Destie Hohman Sprague of Maine Women's Lobby

Welcome back for our second episode of the Summer 2026 season of Reproductive Left! Join our host Aspen for a conversation with Destie Hohman Sprague of Maine Women's Lobby to talk about feminist advocacy and fighting for gender justice. As mentioned in the caption of our last episode and in this conversation with Destie, the anti-trans ballot question that was expected to be on the ballot in November here in Maine is no longer set to be on the ballot. Hooray! Illegal/improper signature gathering can have that effect. That ruling has been appealed, but we're not expecting to see that ballot question reinstated, what with it never having had enough valid signatures to qualify in the first place. You can keep up to date on this and other gender justice topics through the Maine Women's Lobby website and newsletter, along with the folks at the Free and Fair Schools Campaign, all linked below. https://www.mainewomen.org/ https://www.freeandfairschools.com/ Image: Maine Women's Lobby logo

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5월 29일

LGBTQ+ Advocacy: an interview with Gia Drew of EqualityMaine

Join us as we kick off our 2026 Summer Season with an interview with Gia Drew (she/her) of EqualityMaine! In this episode, we chat LGBTQ+ advocacy in Maine, finding joy in movement work, and fighting against attacks on the trans community. Speaking of attacks on the trans community--as of the airing of this episode, the anti-trans ballot question is now slated to no longer be on the ballot this November. Hooray! Those who are advocating for this ballot question (boo) are trying to appeal this decision as over 12,000 signatures were invalidated, leaving the initiative without enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. We will keep you up to date as this situation develops, but this update is good news. Learn more: https://www.equalitymaine.org/ https://www.freeandfairschools.com/ Image: EqualityMaine logo

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3월 27일

The Complicated History of Birth Control Pills

Join our host Aspen for the final episode of our Winter 2026 season! This month, we're diving into the history of the hormonal birth control pill and how it was created. Big heads up for medical racism, medical sexism, and eugenics. How was the first birth control pill created? What does colonialism and the mistreatment of Puerto Ricans have to do with it? How did Catholicism play a factor? How do we balance the history of harm with the benefits birth control provides? While we don't have enough time to touch on everything around this important history, answer these questions and more in this episode of Reproductive Left! Sources: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179378121/the-story-of-how-the-birth-control-pill-was-invented-and-tested https://www.history.com/articles/birth-control-pill-history-puerto-rico-enovid Image: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition via Unsplash

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2월 27일

LARCs (Long-acting reversible contraception)

We're back for our second episode of the Winter 2026 season, and we're diving into long-acting reversible contraceptives (aka LARCs)! How do LARCs work? How many kinds are there? What kind of pain management is available? Speaking of pain management, what is the deal with pain and IUD insertions? Answer these questions and more as our host dives into LARCs! Image: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition via Unsplash Information about Nexplanon being expanded to 5 years efficacy-> https://www.organon.com/news/organon-announces-us-food-and-drug-administration-approval-of-supplemental-new-drug-application-extending-duration-of-use-of-nexplanon-etonogestrel-implant-68-mg-radiopaque/

25분
2월 2일

Condoms

Join us as we kick off our Winter 2026 season with an episode about condoms! How long have they been around? How useful are they? How many kinds are there? How will our host sneak in a pasta analogy? Answer these questions as we dive into the world of condoms! Image: Deon Black via Unsplash

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2025. 11. 28.

Aspen's Hot Takes: Body Hair

Join us for our last episode of the Fall 2025 Season! Our host Aspen is back with more hot takes--this time, focusing on body hair and its removal, particularly through a gendered lens. When did it become common for women in the US to remove their body hair, and why? Why do so many razor commercials targeted at women feature a woman shaving her already hairless legs? What makes so many men insist that women having body hair is unhygienic? Join Aspen as they strive to answer these questions and more on this episode of Reproductive Left! Image: Billie via Unsplash

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2025. 09. 26.

Aspen's Hot Takes: Online Fetish Content

Join us for our Fall 2025 season kick-off as our host Aspen shares their hot takes on online fetish content. More specifically, they'll be diving into "trad wife" content as fetish content, along with talking about how some real "go-getter" misogynists trick other people online into fulfilling their kink. We hope you enjoy this wild start to the season! Image: Glenn Carstens-Peters via Unsplash

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2025. 07. 25.

Endometriosis: an interview with Nurse Practitioner MaryAlice

We're wrapping up our Summer 2025 season with an interview with our very own Nurse Practitioner MaryAlice to discuss endometriosis! Join our host Aspen as they ask MaryAlice all of the questions you didn't know you had about endometriosis. What is it? How is it diagnosed and treated? Is there any hope of relief for those with endometriosis? What's the deal with the state of endometriosis research? Listen to this episode to answer these questions and more! We'll see you for our Fall 2025 season at the end of September. Image created via Canva

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Reproductive Left is a podcast by Mabel Wadsworth Center, a feminist, nonprofit, sexual and reproductive healthcare provider in Bangor, ME. After a three year hiatus, we are back with a new host: Aspen Ruhlin (they, them). Join us as we explore topics that impact our sexual and reproductive health and lives. New episodes the last Friday of the month!

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