The groundbreaking menstrual health podcast My Period Stories has returned to television for its second season on Saturday, June 7, 2025, on Africa Magic Family (DStv Channel 145 & GOtv Channel 7).
With a renewed commitment to challenging menstrual stigma and amplifying the lived experiences of menstruators, Season 2, according to the producers, promises to be more audacious, heartfelt, and transformative than ever.
Anchored by veteran media personality and menstrual health advocate Anikeade Funke Treasure, the show fuses intimate storytelling with social activism, breaking taboos and catalysing conversations often relegated to whispers.
“We believe it’s time to shatter the silence,” said Treasure, who serves as both host and executive producer of the podcast. “This is not just content. It’s a quiet revolution, one that reaches into homes, institutions, and across borders.”
Launched in 2022 as an audio podcast and transitioning into a video format by 2023, My Period Stories made its debut television broadcast in April 2024. It quickly gained traction for its honest portrayal of menstruation and the broader issues surrounding it, from period poverty to policy reform.
Beyond storytelling, the show champions menstrual health as a fundamental human right and public health priority. The new season features powerful episodes spotlighting topics such as fibroids, PCOS, and mental fatigue, with a special four-part series dedicated to the fight against fibroids.
By sharing lived experiences, the show hopes to inspire policy change across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, advocating for initiatives like menstrual leave, pad banks in schools, and systemic efforts to end period poverty.
The production is backed by Illuminate Nigeria Development Network and produced by Yellow Bloom Productions. It received a major boost through a strategic media partnership with Multichoice, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
“We are deeply grateful to Multichoice for believing in this vision,” Funke Treasure added. “They’ve shown that media can be a powerful tool not just for entertainment, but for social transformation.”
Drawing inspiration from recent policy shifts in Zambia and Ghana, My Period Stories aims to place menstrual health at the centre of national conversations in Nigeria and beyond. The show’s reach extends beyond TV, having been spotlighted during Africa Day 2025 at the Big Ideas Platform hosted by the School for Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG).
Industry legend Femi Odugbemi has also lent his support to the podcast, affirming its artistic integrity and powerful mission to humanise menstruation through media.
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