The Hotflash inc podcast
Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
In more than 100 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.
Hotflash inc is among the top 1.5 percent of podcasts in the world according to Listen Notes. It was named the number one podcast in women’s health in August 2023 by GOODPODS.
Episodes
183 episodes
182: Journalist Fiona Clark on hype, hormones and finding better science
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Episode 182
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1:05:09
181: How to stop people pleasing and start living for you with Riana Malia
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Episode 181
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38:04
180 SOLO: Burnout, news about hormone therapy, Gwyneth Paltrow and three midlife questions that change everything
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Episode 180
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45:38
179: REPLAY The Bare-Ass Minimum Approach to Thriving Through Menopause with Jennifer Jefferies
This podcast originally ran on May 9, 2025In this honest and energizing conversation, Ann Marie sits down with 64-year-old Australian naturopath, speaker, and wellness rebel Jennifer Jefferies – aka
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Episode 179
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45:02
178: REPLAY Finding our Pink Zones: How women really thrive in perimenopause, menopause + midlife with Dr. Heidi Lescanec, ND
This podcast originally ran on May 29, 2025On this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen is joined by Dr Heidi Lescanec, a naturopathic physician based in Vancouver, BC, who brings over two ...
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Episode 177
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38:17
177: SOLO Inside the Hotflash inc Summit
Announcing the First Hotflash inc Summit: Everything You Need to KnowIn this episode, the host discusses their excitement about hosting the first Hotflash Inc. Summit from September 29th to October 4th. They detail their extensive...
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Episode 176
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25:11
176: REPLAY Cracking the perimenopause code with Jessica Barac
This podcast originally ran on 13 March 2025Jessica Barac is a registered nutritionist, personal trainer, and the founder of What The Menopause, a women's health platform of over 950,000 women globally.After struggling with...
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Episode 176
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35:24
175: SOLO Updates, books deals and what's next
In this solo episode, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen shares an honest update on her journey with Hotflash inc, the challenges and triumphs of building a community for women in midlife, and her personal experiences navigating menopause...
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Episode 175
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23:50
174: REPLAY Your midlife brain health action plan with neurologist Dr Teryn Clarke
This podcast originally ran on February 13, 2025In this episode of Hotflash inc, GenX journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen sits down with neurologist and award-winning dementia care professional Dr Teryn Clarke to discuss the sci...
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Episode 174
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43:48
173: REPLAY Why Do Women Go Through Menopause? with Dr Deena Emera
This podcast originally ran on March 26th, 2025In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, GenX journalist Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Deena Emera, an evolutionary geneticist, senior scientist at the Buck Institu...
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Episode 173
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1:00:00
172: REPLAY The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr Vonda Wright
This podcast originally ran on July 10, 2024In this episode Florida orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Dr Vonda Wright published a review paper Climacteric, the journal of the International Menopause Society, introducing Musculosk...
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Episode 172
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33:26
171: REPLAY The Metabolism Reset with Lara Briden
This podcast originally ran on July 4, 2024Hotflash inc – the platform designed to find the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond – makes a return to the podcast world this week! In the first episode back j...
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Episode 171
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53:21
170: How blockchain could finally fix the menopause research gap
In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen takes you into a whole new realm of possibility: decentralized science, or DeSci. Joining her is Mack Stachowiak, a physicist, software architect and healthcare inn...
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Episode 170
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52:22
169: SOLO Hormone therapy confusion, five years of Hotflash inc, and how to figure out what's right for you
In this powerful solo episode, Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen reflects on the five-year journey of building the platform, from launching her first newsletter in 2020 to preparing for the first Hotflash inc Summit and her first ...
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Episode 169
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35:38
168: Is estrogen really the problem? Jay Feldman breaks down what’s actually driving your midlife symptoms
In this deep-dive episode, independent researcher and Energy Balance Podcast host Jay Feldman walks Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen through his bioenergetic approach to health, exploring how modern life disrupts our energy systems and mi...
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Episode 168
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52:53
167: Dr Lara Briden unpacks what really matters in midlife
In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Lara Briden – a naturopath, women’s health speaker, and author of Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual, and Metabolis...
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Episode 167
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27:06
166: From Scotch to hot flashes: Carin Luna-Ostaseski’s journey to perimenopause
In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, founder and host Ann Marie McQueen talks with serial entrepreneur Carin Luna-Ostaseski – creator of Hot or Just Me?, a comprehensive online platform supporting women through perimenopause and menopau...
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Episode 166
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22:24
165: SOLO Let's maybe cool it a bit on the supplements
This week’s solo episode is all about supplements – the good, the bad, and the potentially dangerous. I open up about my own rocky road with pills, powders, and tinctures, including the time I returned a popular fat burner in the early 2000s an...
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Episode 165
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24:12
164: Busting menopause muscle myths with kinesiology professor Dr Stuart Phillips
In this episode of the Hot Flash inc Podcast, host Annemarie McQueen sits down with Dr Stuart Phillips, a professor of Kinesiology at McMaster University, to explore the intricacies of exercise, aging, and nutrition, particularly focusing on th...
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Episode 164
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55:41
163: What hypnosis has to do with the gut–brain connection and healing in perimenopause with Dr Tiffany Duffing
Welcome to the Hotflash inc Podcast! I’m Ann Marie McQueen, journalist and founder of Hotflash Inc, and today I’m joined by Dr Tiffany Duffing, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, US Army Veteran, and co-founder of GI Psychology. Dr Duffing ...
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Episode 163
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36:42
162: Why your pelvic floor matters more than you think in perimenopause with Dr Sara Reardon
This week on the Hotflash inc Podcast, I’m talking with board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist Dr Sara Reardon, aka The Vagina Whisperer. With 650,000 followers on Instagram and 8 million TikTok views, Sara has become a truste...
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Episode 162
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30:15
161: Finding our Pink Zones: How women really thrive in perimenopause, menopause + midlife with Dr. Heidi Lescanec, ND
On this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen is joined by Dr Heidi Lescanec, a naturopathic physician based in Vancouver, BC, who brings over two decades of experience blending the latest scientific rese...
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Episode 161
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38:17
160: Your Perimenopause Game Plan with Dr Lydia Kostopoulos
In this episode, Ann Marie McQueen speaks with globally recognized strategist Dr Lydia Kostopoulos, whose work spans emerging technology, national security, and macrotrends. But it’s her deep interest in human performance and healthy aging that...
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Episode 160
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22:05
159: Can magic mushrooms help you heal in midlife? Talking psychedelic therapy and seeking more with The Journeymen Collective
Are psychedelics a missing key to personal transformation in midlife?This week, I speak with Rob Grover and Gary Logan, the founders of The Journeymen Collective, a luxury guided psi...
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Episode 159
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55:47