{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/695e7d69313b808065c1b80a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ruby Raut: We Have To Get Comfortable Talking About Periods","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/1767800050252-052e4324-67b7-4353-aee6-527f074c3a1d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this week’s episode of Period Story, I had the pleasure of speaking to Ruby Raut, a Nepali-born environmentalist and the co-founder and CEO of <a href=\"https://www.wuka.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WUKA</a>, the UK’s first reusable period underwear brand.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Ruby shares:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How she ended up using reusable period products from her very first period&nbsp;</li><li>The impact of the Nepalese practice of chhaupadi and how she felt treated almost like an untouchable&nbsp;</li><li>How menstrual taboos impacted her education and how she was able to go on to gain a degree in environmental sciences</li><li>Why having access to clean toilets and water can impact your experience of menstruation&nbsp;</li><li>The impact of single use menstrual products in the UK - over 200,000 tons of disposable tampons and pads are sent to UK landfills each year&nbsp;</li><li>How using one pair of period underwear replaces 196 pads or tampons going to the landfill&nbsp;</li><li>Why Wuka supports grassroots sports and how they got 6,000 girls into sports in 2025</li><li>And of course, the story of her first period&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Ruby says that when we talk to young people about periods in a way that is accessible to them, we take the embarrassment out of these conversations.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you, Ruby!</p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch with Ruby:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.wuka.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wukawear/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@wukawear\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>A transcript is available on <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/www.periodstorypod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.periodstorypod.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch:</p><p>IG <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/periodstorypod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@periodstorypod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Email&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"mailto:periodstorypod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">periodstorypod@gmail.com</a></p>","author_name":"Le'Nise Brothers"}