Bodily Natures - Exploring Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Stacy Alaimo

The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast

Episode 22 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!
The title is “Bodily Natures: Exploring Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.”
You’ll hear my conversation with Professor Stacy Alaimo, who teaches at the University of Oregon in the US. She specializes in environmental humanities, American literature, and how writers explore environmental threats to oceans, plants, and animals. Professor Alaimo also has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and describes it as relatively mild.
We start our conversation talking about her experiences with MCS. Then we explore her influential 2010 book, “Bodily Natures: Science, Environment, and the Material,” in which she writes in detail about MCS.
You’ll hear Professor Alaimo discuss:
• How many products that people buy make them ill in unexpected ways.
• Why the majority of people with MCS are women.
• How most people who are able to get diagnosed with MCS are white and have completed higher education.
• And more.
More information about Professor Alaimo’s research can be found here: https://www.stacyalaimo.com
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Chapitres

1. Bodily Natures - Exploring Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Stacy Alaimo (00:00:00)

2. Aaron introduces the podcast and episode. (00:00:05)

3. Professor Alaimo introduces herself. (00:02:49)

4. Professor Alaimo speaks of her experience with having MCS. (00:04:50)

5. Professor Alaimo talks about her book. (00:06:32)

6. Professor Alaimo speaks about toxic environments. (00:07:57)

7. Professor Alaimo discusses deviance is that substances. (00:10:20)

8. Professor Alaimo speaks about using drugs to mask reactions. (00:10:24)

9. Professor Alaimo talks about toxic items in her environment. (00:12:27)

10. Profesor Alaimo discusses gender issues. (00:15:19)

11. Professor Alaimo speaks of toxic addiction. (00:16:56)

12. Professor Alaimo talks about Joesph Dumit's essay. (00:18:15)

13. Professor Alaimo discusses acessibility. (00:19:15)

14. Professor Alaimo speaks of the paradox between chemicals vs. drugs. (00:22:07)

15. Professor Alaimo discusses ethics. (00:23:58)

16. Professor Alaimo talks about accommodations. (00:27:02)

17. Professor Alaimo speaks about cancers. (00:28:22)

18. Professor Alaimo discusses invisible illnesses. (00:31:41)

19. Professor Alaimo speaks of climate change. (00:32:44)

20. Professor Alaimo talk about toxic fires. (00:34:36)

21. Professor Alaimo gives her closing thoughts. (00:35:19)

22. Aaron concludes the episode. (00:36:11)