Penny Ashton

Showy Ovaries with Penny Ashton.

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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.

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Legendary Jennifer Ward Lealand 02.11.2021 42:54

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Ward Lealand, Aotearoa's queen of the stage and screen, NZer of the Year 2020 and star of The Unruly Tourists, joins me to discuss menopause, intimacy coordination and the pure unmitigated joy of leaving periods in the dust. We covered everything from retirement, to growing a baby to butt cracks.. and all that's in between. [Apologies for some of the sound quali...

Terrific Tusiata Avia 26.10.2021 43:49

Send us Fan Mail A multiple award winning poet of the stage and page, Tusiata shared with me her ongoing menopause journey, including her increasing epileptic seizures, her struggles with her body image and who loves her bum. A bonus poem about her Grandmother's Bum too. Honest, heartfelt and ultimately uplifting, Tusiata tells it like it is. Support the show

Anjum is So Extra 25.10.2021 6:26

Send us Fan Mail Anjum had so much to say it has overflowed into a bonus extra minisode. Here's a snippet I snipped out to make sure the full episode didn't rival the Lord of the Rings, but I loved her honesty and passion about how her feminism manifests, how stifled she felt in the 80's and the wonder of divorce, so had to share. Support the show

Awesome Anjum Rahman 19.10.2021 45:58

Send us Fan Mail It's a Bonus World Menopause week extra episode! Today we have the menopause story of the fabulous Hamilton raised social justice advocate, Anjum Rahman. From her decision to wear a hijab in her 30's, to making Winston Peters speechless to flying down a waterslide on her 50th birthday, Anjum shared it all. I loved hearing her journey from being the first Muslim family in...

The Inimitable Pinky Agnew 17.10.2021 47:46

Send us Fan Mail Showy Ovaries is born! The delightful and extremely honest Pinky Agnew shares her Menopause, Gastric Bypass and Love story. From playing Jenny Shipley, to HRT and the funniest breast comparison you've ever heard. It's self love... in all the ways you can. Most definitely adult content. Born to celebrate World Menopause Day on October 18th 2021. Find Pinky here: https://...

Opening Minisode 14.10.2021 15:29

Send us Fan Mail What the hell is Showy Ovaries all about? In this opening minisode, comedian and pre-menopausal Penny Ashton explains her mission; to find out what will happen when THE CHANGE smacks her in ... the kisser. And a bonus poem for all you lucky listeners. Support the show