Showy Ovaries with Penny Ashton.

Comedian Penny Ashton is on a voyage of discovery into the hormonal hocus pocus of menopause. So what better way to learn about her moisture moving from inside her body to perspiring out her face, than by talking to a series of wondrous women and owners of ovaries about their own lives and their menopause journeys. A series of frank and funny interviews all about what to expect, when expecting the change. Warning: salty language, and not just from the night sweats. Season Three and beyond is opening up wider to include women and trans individuals of all ages and bodily functionings.

Contributors

Host

Penny Ashton

New Zealand performer Penny Ashton has been titillating audiences professionally for over 20 years as an actor, comedian, poet, social commentator, improviser, voice artist, wedding celebrant, podcaster, playwright and jazz hand enthusiast. From when she first got her taste of the stage aged 4, she's barely left and her solo literary musicals, Promise and Promiscuity and Olive Copperbottom have been smash hits all over the world.

In a pandemic pivot Penny decided it was time to educate as many women as possible about what to expect when expecting the change. And is frankly a bit bloody furious it's been so secret for so long.

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Guests

Guest

Siouxie Wiles

Dr Siouxsie Wiles (MNZM) is an award-winning scientist with a passion for microbes, glowing creatures, and LEGO. Yes, LEGO. She’s even done a TEDx talk about it. Siouxsie heads up the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland in Aoteaora New Zealand. She and her team make bacteria glow in the dark to understand how infectious microbes make us sick and to find new antibiotics. Check out Siouxsie’s TEDx Christchurch talk here, or the condensed version here.

https://siouxsiewiles.com/