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title: Next Chapters Podcast celebration
date: 2025-10-08T12:17:00-04:00
author: Laura Prieto
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/the-latest/next-chapters-podcast-celebration"
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[The Latest from Our Bodies Ourselves](/the-latest)# Next Chapters Podcast celebration

October 8, 2025

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On September 18th, Our Bodies Ourselves celebrated the launch of our new -- and very first -- podcast! Hosted and co-produced by [**Mindy Fried,**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/mindy-fried-chair) [**"Next Chapters"**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/next-chapters) explores the remarkable landscape of growing older for women.

[**Next Chapters** ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/next-chapters)is packed with rich conversations about topics we rarely talk about openly, like sexuality, our bodies as we age, navigating work and retirement, and dealing with obstacles to quality health care.

At the event, Mindy Fried discusses her inspiration for the podcast and for the season's seven episodes. We also hear about the work behind-the-scenes from Next Chapters's co-producer, senior editor, and sound engineer,[ **Karen Given**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/karen-given).

Mindy then treats us to live interviews with some of the podcast's guests, including medical sociologist [**Karen Bullock**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/karen-bullock)**,** sexuality researcher [**Jane Fleishman**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/jane-fleishman), and Our Bodies Ourselves co-founders [**Vilunya Diskin**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/vilunya-diskin) and [**Joan Ditzion.**](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/joan-ditzion)

The event ended with a lively Q&A between the attendees and the Next Chapters podcast guests. You can watch the entire event recording below or [on the Our Bodies Ourselves YouTube channel](https://youtu.be/nLc7MoGc3xY?si=K3H2v_gZtPCty47Q).

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- We rigorously evaluate all content
- We embrace a reproductive justice framework
- We don’t accept ads or sell products
- We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry
- We counter misinformation and disinformation
- We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality

[read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us)

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