Free Period

You asked and we answered! Danielle Haim, Alana’s wonderful sister and band-mate, joins the pod for the last episode of Free Period Season One. Sasha and Alana reminisce on season highlights and recount lessons and takeaways from their experiences on the pod. Later, Danielle joins the episode to talk about how she got into music, being a bad student, bell bottom jeans, mean flirting, Haim prom anecdotes, and so much more! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE Steven Spielberg, or more importantly, Sasha’s wonderful father, is joining Free Period this week to dish out childhood stories about Sasha and recount his own tales and experiences that inspired his Oscar-nominated picture, The Fabelmans. Steven and Sasha reminisce and talk about imaginary raptors, bedtime stories, popular kids, Judaism and so much more! You CANNOT miss this sweet and amazing episode. Follow @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get excited for this week’s episode of Free Period with the incredible Amy Sherald, a phenomenal artist broadly recognized for her vibrant and detailed paintings of Black American life. The girls get into Sasha and Amy’s visit to Amy’s hometown, ding-dong ditching, Virgos, mixtapes and middle school in the 80’s. Tune in! Follow @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Free Period, we have the hilarious queens of middle school cringe, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle (PEN15). The girls get into the origins of the hit show, Pen15, and all of the experiences that inspired the show’s creation. They also talk about 7th grade nicknames, parking lot canoodling, disciplinary probation, oversharing and so much more. This episode is chaotic, technologically-scrambled and VERY fun! Follow @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram xxx To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your favorite time of the week is here. Free Period is back with a long, hilarious solo episode with the girls. Alana and Sasha travel back in time and talk about Haim sister shenanigans, third-degree burns, sneaking into parties, the streaming revolution, and breaking the rules. Follow @FreePeriodPodcast on Instagram! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we have a vulnerable and lovely episode with the amazing guest, actress, writer, director, and producer, Tommy Dorfman. Sasha, Alana and Tommy talk about everything from musical theater and middle school “coolness,” to Christina Aguilera and 90’s pop culture. Tommy also recaps her own life journey, from middle school to where she is now. Enjoy!! Follow and DM topic suggestions to @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G’day, mates! Alana is back from Australia and the girls are reunited for another episode of Free Period! Sasha and Alana talk about watching Australian Love Island, obsessing over Tuck Everlasting, and getting into their internet archives. They also get into some iconic Y2K throwbacks. This episode has everything from pretty boy discourse and Friendster meetups, to retroactive self-love moments and first kiss anecdotes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catherine Cohen (The Twist...? She's Gorgeous), joins Sasha and Alana on Free Period this week for a truly rousing time. Catherine is an accomplished comedian, actress, singer and an incredible podcast guest. In this episode, the girls all discuss Love Island, stolen crushes, lingerie, makeout lists, God squads, skinny jeans and infected ear lobes. If you’ve ever lied to your therapist, this episode is for you. Slay and Rosé! NOTE: As Alana is currently on tour, Free Period will be taking a brief hiatus next week and will be back on February 21st! Love you, all! xx To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The girls are back at it again with a chat about relationships, both amicable and sweet and awkward and toxic. They also get into more AIM live readings, movie moment fantasies, and a beautiful look back at the start of their friendship! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Free Period is going international this week with iconic guest, Dolly Alderton. Dolly Alderton is the author of the 2018 memoir, Everything I Know About Love, and the 2020 novel, Ghosts. The TV adaptation of her memoir is available to watch on Peacock. She is the agony aunt columnist for The Times of London and a collection of her columns will be published in the U.S in March. Listen to hear the girls chat about the show Skins, being afraid of teens, starter drinks, The Sims, trauma envy, and school snitches. This episode will have you feeling every emotion under the sun. Tune in! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alana and Sasha are blessing Free Period with another solo episode that’s chock-full of laughs, updates and memories. Listen to hear the girls discuss the base system, sibling pranks, scary movies, AIM fights, anxiety premonitions and so much more. Follow and DM us @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram and Tik Tok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Free Period, Sasha and Alana are joined by the iconic, Ashlee Marie Preston. Ashlee is a media personality, journalist, and activist. The girls talk about fun throwbacks: floppy disk porn, rewatching the O.C., Bring It On, the luxury of private landlines, dial-up dating, cybering and MTV. Ashlee also gets into her personal experiences when she was coming of age, including: trips to the principal’s office, growing up in Kentucky, and embracing rebellion. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Free Period is back and better than ever with brilliant comedian, writer and actress, Kate Berlant. We’re starting off the new year strong with conversations about sexual discoveries, all-girl schools, the “funny girl” complex and so much more. Follow and DM us @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram and Tik Tok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a very special episode of Free Period because it features Alana’s very dear middle school friend and successful actor, Sam Lerner (The Goldbergs, Monster House). Sam and Alana get into all of the hairy details regarding their shared middle school experiences, including: musical theater program stories, public heartbreaks and humiliations, makeout parties, parental punishments and so much more. This episode is as heartwarming as it is hilarious. P.S if you listen you’ll learn what the term “tabletopping” means. Trust us, it’s good. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Free Period, the legendary Tik Toker and podcaster, Brooke Averick (LadyEfron, Brooke And Connor Make a Podcast) joins Sasha and Alana to talk east coast bat mitzvahs, dating apps, Hebrew school, cat fishing, slow dancing and so much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Free Period, Sasha and Alana are joined by the hilarious comedian, actor and Tik Tok star, Benito Skinner (Benny Drama). They talk about the Idaho party scene from Benny’s youth, CBT therapy, spiral thought loops, working at Abercrombie and Fitch, first kisses, deodorant envy and so much more. This episode will have you laughing out loud. Follow and DM us @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram and Tik Tok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alana and Sasha on this week’s Free Period is the incomparable Jessica Capshaw (Grey’s Anatomy, The Practice, Dear Zoe). As well as being an incredible actress, Jessica is also Sasha’s beloved older sister. In this episode, sisterly love is the theme; Sasha and Jessica reminisce on embarrassing stories, sibling high jinks, and their perceptions of each other when they were coming of age. Follow and DM us @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram and Tik Tok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alana and Sasha discuss all things LiveJournal on this week’s Free Period; They talk about their online entries, nicknames, crushes, cyberbullies, quizzes, favorites lists and so much more. Reminisce or learn something new by joining Alana and Sasha as they dissect their teenage escapades on the early aughts World Wide Web. #FindGreg To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rashida Jones joins Free Period this week. She is a prolific actress, writer, producer, and amazing friend; You may know her from Parks and Rec, The Office, Duncanville, and many other amazing projects. Sasha and Alana sit down with Rashida and chat about doing prank calls, being empirically uncool, getting bullied and struggling with body image. This is an un-missable episode of Free Period. Follow and DM us @freeperiodpodcast on Instagram and Tik Tok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode of Free Period, Alana and Sasha debrief about their amazing experiences on tour together; they talk about embarrassing onstage mishaps, selling out the Hollywood Bowl, bonding on the road and so much more. They also travel back in time and discuss their high school plays and bouts of stage fright. Tune in! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices