Are my hormones making me crazy?
I’m 40 - am I really going through perimenopause?
Do I want to be a mother?
Why am I ashamed when my partner goes down on me?
Why is my period so fucked?
Why can’t I orgasm?
Have you asked yourself these questions? Of course you have. But getting answers is not easy. Some of that is systemic, some of it is due of access (or lack thereof), and some of it even, is from some fucked-up sense of shame.
You’re a modern woman. You have a sex life. You get your yearly pap. You masturbate. You practice “self-care.” You live life on your own terms. You are empowered - or at least, as empowered as you can be.
But you don’t know enough about your body. And it’s not your fault.
What if women had a resource (other than Reddit, each other, witches and alternative medicine sources) to talk about these issues? What if there was a place to find solutions, together, with opinions from legitimate experts?
Welcome to The Whisper Network. Like a big group chat, this podcast is a needed community for anyone who has ever found themselves searching for answers about their bodies while also providing a place to learn, laugh, and vent a little (or a lot) along the way.
Meet the Team
KATIE BOLAND
Katie Boland is a multi-award winning screenwriter, director, actress and author. She was called "the exact mid-point between Emma Stone and Carey Mulligan" by Indiewire. After a robust career with over a hundred credits as an actress, she began to focus on being a creator. As a writer, she has worked with Imagine Entertainment, Universal Content Productions, CBC, CTV and Global. She won over 40 awards for her directorial feature film debut, We're All In This Together. She is now directing for television and writing a memoir. Her mission in life is to ease women's suffering.
EMILY HAMPSHIRE
Emily Hampshire is best known for her role as Stevie Budd in the hit series Schitt’s Creek, for which she won six Canadian Screen Awards, as well as a SAG Award. More recently, she starred in Caitlin Cronenberg’s directorial debut, Humane, as well as a number of other projects: the highly anticipated Amazon thriller series The Rig, Zoe Lister-Jones’ Roku comedy series Slip, and Molly McGlynn’s coming-of-age drama, Fitting In. She also released her first graphic novel, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, in partnership with Z2 Comics. As a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, Hampshire has been featured in The Advocate, Gay Times, and many other publications addressing LGBTQ+ representation, and has been recognized by GLAAD as a prominent and supportive member of the community.
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Antica Productions is an award-winning podcast, TV and film production company based in Toronto, Canada. Recent hits include: “16 Sunsets”, a 10-part podcast series based on the captivating Space Shuttle program and hosted by renowned space storyteller, Kevin Fong; "Love, Janessa" for BBC/CBC; CBC/Lionsgate’s "The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman"; and multiple Audible Originals ("Seven Truths", "The Field Guide to Eating in Canada", "The Revisionaries", and "Wildlife Confidential").
Antica’s production team includes Laura Regehr, Alison Broverman, Samantha MacLean, and Sydney Feore, with mixing and sound design by Philip Wilson and Kristie Chan.