If you’re going to start listening to The Guilty Feminist (iTunes), why not dive in at the deep end with the latest episode about periods? Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White’s always excellent podcast has covered a range of topics, from promiscuity to porn, but it reaches new heights in the episode on menstruation.

Each instalment opens with an illustration of how Hagen and Frances-White feel they’re not quite good enough at this feminism business. “I’m a feminist, but when my four-year-old nephew insisted on me putting on my wedding dress and watching Beauty and the Beast with him, I also put on my tiara, which he had not requested,” confesses Frances-White. Previous “I’m a feminist, but …” moments have involved singing along to Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, fat-shaming Disney characters and reading articles called “Why Cheryl Knows Liam Is The One”.

Back to periods, and nothing’s off-limits, from the strange way sanitary products are advertised without the mention of blood (“Are you freaks? Because mine’s, like, liquid blue,” says Hagen) to Frances-White’s Mooncup trial. “I can’t get enough of talking about periods … and it makes people so uncomfortable,” says witty guest Evelyn Mok. It’s distinctly for female ears, which makes it very appealing for men to listen in on too. That’s if they want to hear about Rapunzel fantasies and lunches that don’t pass the Bechdel test. The idioms for periods are laugh-out-loud and original, unless, of course, you’ve ever heard: “The communists are in the fun house” before.

If the menstrual chat has lured you in, try the episodes on promiscuity, shoes and not having kids. The one-liners bubble along reliably, but it’s when the Guilty Feminists launch into monologues that the podcast reaches new heights. Frances-White talks with searing honesty about inspiring children without having one, and Hagen nails the moment she knew motherhood wasn’t for her. “When my friend had a child and I went to visit her and I realised that it was just always there,” she admits. “Yes, it never stops,” agrees Frances-White. “You put them to bed and they get up.” If being a Guilty Feminist is wrong (like wondering why a one night stand called Big Mike didn’t call or throwing a strop because a man didn’t sext you back), who wants to be right?

If you like this, try: Made of Human with Sofie Hagen.