• Eight in ten felt better after switching off tampons (with Kim Rosas)
    Jul 3 2026

    For years, women who traded tampons for menstrual cups and discs have said their periods got better. Less cramping, less bloating, fewer headaches. Saalt heard it thousands of times, so they funded an independent consumer study to find out if it held up. The answer surprised even them.

    In this episode of The Saalt Show, guest host Kim Rosas of Period Nirvana puts co-founders Cherie and Jon Hoeger in the hot seat. A self-described skeptic of brand-funded studies, Kim walks through the study, funded by Saalt and administered by People Science, and what it found: eight in ten felt better, 95% would recommend the switch, and people were six times more likely to report zero cramping when using a cup or disc.* They get into why the team brought in an outside firm and a PhD researcher, the UC Berkeley tampon study that put heavy metals in the headlines, and the biggest surprise of all, that fewer than one in ten people found a cup or disc hard to use.

    Be first to hear The Saalt Show when it launches by signing up at saaltshow.com.

    * Individual results vary. In a study of 188 participants tracking 3 cycles, 24% of users reported zero cramping with Saalt vs. 4% at baseline. Saalt products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Study conducted by People Science capturing self-reported experiences.

    Follow The Saalt Show:

    The Saalt Show: Website: saaltshow.com | YouTube: @TheSaaltShow | Instagram: @saaltshow | TikTok: @thesaaltshow | X: @thesaaltshow | LinkedIn: saalt-show | Pinterest: @thesaaltshow | Reddit: TheSaaltShow | Apple, Spotify and more at launch

    Saalt: Website: saalt.com

    Cherie Hoeger: Instagram: instagram.com/cherie.hoeger | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cherie-hoeger-5b3679b

    Jon Hoeger: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jon-hoeger

    Kim Rosas: Website: periodnirvana.com | Instagram: @periodnirvana
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Phone Call that Inspired Saalt, the #1 Menstrual Cup Brand (with Cherie & Jon Hoeger)
    Jul 3 2026

    Cherie Hoeger didn't set out to start a period care company. She was a writer and a mom of five daughters when a phone call to her aunt in Venezuela revealed that pads and tampons had been missing from store shelves for years. That call sent her searching for reusable period care options to send to her family, but she couldn't find quality products she trusted enough to share. So she decided to create her own. Today, Saalt is the best-selling menstrual cup brand and a women-owned B Corp on a mission to end global period poverty.

    In this episode of The Saalt Show, guest host Nathan Gwilliam sits down with co-founders Cherie and Jon Hoeger. They share how a search for reusable products turned into Saalt, why Jon's first reaction to a menstrual cup company was a confused "a what?," how period poverty keeps girls out of school around the world, and the moment a Target buyer told them their product was best positioned to go mainstream. With more than 160,000 products donated in 56 countries and a family of eight built alongside the business, Cherie and Jon show that a period care brand can be a force for good.

    Be first to hear new episodes of The Saalt Show at saaltshow.com.

    Follow The Saalt Show: (YouTube version)

    The Saalt Show: Website: saaltshow.com YouTube: @TheSaaltShow Instagram: @saaltshow TikTok: @thesaaltshow X: @thesaaltshow LinkedIn: The Saalt Show Pinterest: @thesaaltshow Reddit: u/TheSaaltShow Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music: live at launch

    Saalt: Website: saalt.com

    Cherie Hoeger (co-founder and CEO): Instagram: instagram.com/cherie.hoeger LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cherie-hoeger-5b3679b

    Jon Hoeger (co-founder): LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jon-hoeger

    Nathan Gwilliam (guest host): LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam

    Follow The Saalt Show: (website version)

    The Saalt Show: Website: saaltshow.com | YouTube: @TheSaaltShow | Instagram: @saaltshow | TikTok: @thesaaltshow | X: @thesaaltshow | LinkedIn: saalt-show | Pinterest: @thesaaltshow | Reddit: TheSaaltShow | Apple, Spotify and more at launch

    Saalt: Website: saalt.com

    Cherie Hoeger: Instagram: instagram.com/cherie.hoeger | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cherie-hoeger-5b3679b

    Jon Hoeger: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jon-hoeger

    Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 3 mins