Best Women's Corner Roundup Podcasts (2024)

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Bella DePaulo: The power, freedom and joy of single life 57:36

1h ago57:36

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At seventy years old, psychologist and author Dr. Bella DePaulo has been happily single her entire life. Having never felt the need to couple up, DePaulo describes herself as "single at heart’" and says her solo status allows her to live her most "joyful, authentic, and meaningful" life. DePaulo has spent many years researching and writing about th…

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Kaos with Janet McTeer, India protests, author Clare Chambers 57:34

1h ago57:34

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Protests have been happening across India after a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered in a hospital in Kolkata earlier this month. Her death prompted marches and strikes nationwide over safety issues for female doctors and this soon developed into a talking point for women’s safety in general. BBC Delhi Correspondent Kirti Dubey joins …

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Bel Powley and Susan Wokoma, Genre fiction: Spy novels and thrillers, Jenny Ryan 54:27

3h ago54:27

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The Real Thing is a play within a play currently on stage at the Old Vic in London. It encourages the audience to question why we fall in love, what is fact and what is fiction. And can we can ever really know if the love we are experiencing is the real thing? Actors Susan Wokoma and Bel Powley star in the production and join Nuala in the Woman’s H…

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Paralympics preview, Master of King's Music Errollyn Wallen, Shifters 56:48

24h ago56:48

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The Paris Paralympic Games begin tomorrow. Nuala is joined by Paralympian turned broadcaster Rachael Latham to talk us through the women we should be looking out for over the next 12 days. Composer and singer-songwriter Errollyn Wallen joins Nuala after being appointed the new Master of the King's Music. The position has existed since the 17th cent…

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Sisters: A Woman’s Hour special 58:16

2d ago58:16

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Whether you have a sister or not, it’s a relationship that has long fascinated us. In this special edition of Woman’s Hour, Nuala McGovern explores what makes the female sibling dynamic so compelling. If you were watching the Paris Olympics, you might have spotted identical twins Lina and Laviai Nielsen taking to the track. The Olympic duo join Nua…

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Weekend Woman's Hour Listener Week: Van Life, Risky sports, Widows Fire, Pets as therapy, Tummies 56:47

4d ago56:47

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Listener Week is when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU! We hear from listener Siobhan Daniels. She wrote to us on Instagram: 'I would love you to talk about van life and an alternative way of living.' Siobhan is 65 years old and after selling her home and possessions has lived in her motorhome for five years. She joins N…

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Listener Week: Sex in your 70s, Risky sports, Cost of men and women's haircuts 56:58

5d ago56:58

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Listener Week is when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU! Woman's Hour listener Elaine asked the programme to discuss the issue of having sex in later life. Elaine is in her seventies and her partner would like to resume a sexual relationship. They are both negotiating medical conditions and she feels reluctant. Elaine wou…

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WERE PEOPLE PISSED YOU HAD A DESTINATION WEDDING? ft. Danny Polishchuk 1:12:22

7d ago1:12:22

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Happy Friday, Fckers! On today’s episode ya girls, CORINNE FISHER and KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON, assist a listener looking to give a balls-free BJ to her boyfriend whose testicles were recently tangled. The duo then welcomes friend and fellow stand-up comedian, DANNY POLISHCHUK, to the studio to discuss his upcoming nuptials with his babe of a therapist …

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Mrs Robinson: A portrait of Ireland's first female President 25:13

6d ago25:13

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In this episode, Aideen Finnegan sits down with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson and film director Aoife Kelleher to talk about their brand new film, Mrs Robinson. Told in her own words, the documentary reflects on key moments in Robinson’s life and career including her move from law into politics, the wedding that her parents refused to a…

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Listener Week: Leaving a legacy, Periods through history, Belly dancing 57:18

6d ago57:18

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Listener Week is when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU! What is it like to parent a neurodivergent child when you are neurodivergent yourself? Anita Rani speaks to listener Rachel, who discovered she had ADHD after her daughter was diagnosed, and Jo, whose children have dyslexia. How one moment or person can change your …

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Listener Week: Widow's Fire, DNA discoveries, Decluttering backlash 57:18

7d ago57:18

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Listener Week is when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU! As part of Listener Week we have been asked by widows to discuss one side effect of bereavement – hyper-arousal, and the term ‘Widow’s Fire’. Nuala McGovern explores these ideas with listener Lizzie, Stacey Heale, who has written a book – Now is Not the Time for Flo…

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Listener Week: Tummies, Later in life lesbians, Long Covid 57:20

8d ago57:20

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Listener Week is when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU! Why do so many of us feel bad about our tummies and why are the rounded or wobbly ones never celebrated? That’s what listener Carole wants to know. Content creator Lottie Drynan created the IBS blog The Tummy Diaries and #mybloatedwardrobe and has learned to love he…

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Listener Week: Van life, Surrogacy, Women and stonemasonary 57:31

9d ago57:31

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Welcome to Woman's Hour's Listener Week, when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU! On today's programme, we hear from listener Siobhan Daniels. She wrote to us on Instagram: 'I would love you to talk about van life and an alternative way of living.' Siobhan is 65 years old and after selling her home and possessions has live…

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Weekend Woman's Hour: Olympian Emily Campbell, Sexsomnia and the CPS, Science fiction, Paralympian Jodie Grinham 54:25

11d ago54:25

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Fresh from the Paris Olympic Games, the Team GB weightlifter Emily Campbell joins Jessica Creighton on the programme. Best known for her no-nonsense attitude, fabulous hair and of course, lifting extremely heavy weights, she joins Jessica to discuss adding bronze to her silver medal from Tokyo. In 2020, Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott had the case a…

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Kyla Harris, Mania and perimenopause, Daughters documentary, Maternity clothes 57:35

12d ago57:35

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A new study just published says that perimenopausal women are more likely to experience bipolar and major depressive disorder. Cardiff University academics worked with charity Bipolar UK and the UK Biobank, a large-scale biomedical database, to look at nearly 130,000 UK women and focused on the four years around the last menstrual period. Dr Clare …

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GWF_HOW DID JERSEY SHORE F*CK UP YOUR LOVE LIFE? ft. Vinny Guadagnino 1:40:47

14d ago1:40:47

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On today’s episode, your go-to gals for an honest opinion, CORINNE FISHER and KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON, help out a listener who is perplexed about where her sex drive went. Krystyna shares an article about how common incest is (data courtesy of DNA testing kits) and Corinne conveys some thoughts from a parenthood clarity therapist. The duo then welcomes…

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Elif Shafak: There are Rivers in the Sky 45:11

3h ago45:11

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There are Rivers in the Sky is the brand new novel from Turkish-British author Elif Shafak. The book is a “love letter to water”, but also a reflection on the climate crisis and the increasing issues with fresh water supply around the world. In this conversation with Róisín Ingle, Shafak explains how she uses storytelling to address global issues a…

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Olympic medallist Emily Campbell, Sexsomnia and the CPS, Beryl Cook play 57:38

13d ago57:38

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Fresh from the Paris Olympic Games, the Team GB weightlifter Emily Campbell joins Jessica Creighton on the programme. Best known for her no-nonsense attitude, fabulous hair and of course, lifting extremely heavy weights, she joins Jessica to discuss adding bronze to her silver medal from Tokyo. A Glasgow parents group is taking legal action against…

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Women and science fiction; Say She She 55:20

14d ago55:20

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Throughout the summer we’ve been taking a look into the world of 'genre fiction' – the women who read it and the women who write it. In the latest of this series, we’re going to discuss science fiction. Seen by some as 'a genre for men,' there are lots of women authors and readers who think otherwise. Bafta-nominated screenwriter and playwright, Mo…

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Actor Romola Garai, AI research and breast cancer, Rebecca Watson 57:35

15d ago57:35

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Annie Ernaux’s Booker-nominated book, Les Années, traces her journey from childhood in post-war France to old age in the post-9/11 era. Now adapted for the stage, Gina Mckee, Deborah Findlay and Romola Garai, alongside Anjli Mohindra and Harmony Rose-Bremner, are the five actors portraying different stages in the life of an ‘unnamed’ French woman. …

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Paralympian Jodie Grinham, The Wicker Man, Singer Mary Bridget Davies 55:12

16d ago55:12

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For the first time in history, the Paris 2024 Olympics saw an equal number of men and women competing. But that's not always been the case - in fact, back in 1912, the father of the Olympic games Pierre de Coubertin said that having women compete in the games would be 'impractical, uninteresting, ungainly and, I do not hesitate to add, improper'. L…

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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Lottie Tomlinson, Madwomen of the West, Infants and domestic abuse, Elles Bailey 52:57

18d ago52:57

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Lottie Tomlinson rose to fame as the younger sister of One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson. At 16, she went on tour with the band as a makeup artist and a decade on, has become an entrepreneur. Lottie’s mother and sister died within a few years of each other, when she was just 20-years-old. She joins Anita to talk about her experience of grief, which s…

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Olympics boxing controversy, Lottie Tomlinson, Losing friends after a break-up, Golda Schultz 56:05

19d ago56:05

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This evening at the Olympics, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will fight for a gold medal in the women’s welterweight event. Tomorrow, Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting will compete for gold in the final of the women’s featherweight boxing. Both boxers have faced serious controversy over their eligibility to compete. To take us through what’s going on, Anita Rani s…

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AM I A DUMB SLUT WHO DESERVED IT? ft. Chelsea Devantez 1:42:05

21d ago1:42:05

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It’s Friday, Fckers! On today’s episode, your favorite platonic comedy couple, CORINNE FISHER and KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON, read an email from a listener wanting to tell her friend group that one of the friends is a r*pist. Allegedly, Chad! The duo also discusses an email to Dan Savage from a mom whose 13-year-old son hired a dominatrix and some forgott…

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The sinister side of the tradwife movement 40:57

5d ago40:57

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Earlier this year, influencer Hannah Neeleman made headlines after taking part in a beauty pageant just 12 days after giving birth to her eighth child. Last month the Sunday Times profiled the 34 year-old dubbing her the 'queen of tradwives.' The interview is still provoking commentary. Journalist Megan Agnew wrote about Neeleman's former career as…

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Blues singer Elles Bailey, Author Abi Daré, Infants and domestic abuse 53:24

20d ago53:24

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First to the news that thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered in cities and towns across England last night. They were rallying in response to a week of anti-immigration rioting and racist violence, sparked by misinformation over the deadly stabbings in Southport on 29 July.Thousands of extra police officers had been deployed last night but t…

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Army racism, Gardens and the Bloomsbury Group, Fantastically Great Women musical 53:50

21d ago53:50

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Kerry-Ann Knight, who served in the army for over a decade, has spoken out about the years of racist and sexist abuse she received whilst serving saying that it made her life "a living hell". She joins Nuala to discuss her experience of taking the Ministry of Defence to an employment tribunal where she accepted a substantial settlement, along with …

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Keely Hodgkinson's gold, Meera Sodha, IQ levels 57:09

22d ago57:09

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Keely Hodgkinson has won gold in the women's 800 metres at the Paris Olympics. It's only Team GB's 10th ever female gold medal in athletics. Nuala McGovern is joined by five-time Olympic athlete Jo Pavey to reflect on Keely's success and what it means for the career of the 22-year-old. The Paris 2024 Olympics was set to be the first where men could…

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UK riots, Madwomen of the West, South Asian beauty, Yazidi women 57:32

23d ago57:32

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Unrest has continued in several towns and cities across the UK this weekend. Downing Street is expected to hold an emergency response meeting called COBRA today. Nuala McGovern explores how women have been involved and affected by what has happened, with BBC News Correspondent Jessica Lane, Iman Atta, Director of Tell Mama, and Dr Elizabeth Pearson…

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Weekend Woman's Hour: Amanda Abbington, VAT on private school fees, Steven van de Velde Olympics controversy, Aigul Akhmetshina 53:35

25d ago53:35

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Amanda Abbington joins Anita Rani to talk about her new role in Tawni O’Dell’s play When It Happens To You. Amanda plays Tara, a mother who is desperately trying to hold her family together after her daughter is brutally attacked. She discusses playing a mother whose own trauma is triggered by her daughter’s experiences and how a culture of shame c…

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Amanda Abbington, Crime Fiction, Asbestos in Make-up and Sock Wars 57:28

26d ago57:28

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Amanda Abbington joins Anita Rani to talk about her new role in Tawni O’Dell’s play When It Happens To You. Amanda plays Tara, a mother who is desperately trying to hold her family together after her daughter is brutally attacked. She discusses playing a mother whose own trauma is triggered by her daughter’s experiences and how a culture of shame c…

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IT WAS MOTHER HUNGER? 1:16:56

28d ago1:16:56

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Happy Friday, Fckers! Today’s episode is a ‘just-ya-girls’ one where your favorite sexual intellectuals, CORINNE FISHER and KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON, discuss Krystyna’s recent European adventures from The Red Light District to the saddest town in France, the midnight sleep-eating roots of mother hunger, and how it feels to stay in your childhood home, a…

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Southport attack, Simone Biles profile, Author Anne Hawk 57:36

27d ago57:36

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Rosemary Murphy: The 40 year-old medical student (and mother of 12) 47:52

13d ago47:52

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This episode was originally published in August 2023. Rosemary Murphy, a dynamic 40-year-old woman from Dolphin’s Barn in Dublin, had two major goals from childhood. The first was to have a large family. The second was to study medicine and become a doctor. As a mother of 12 children, ranging from 20 to 19 months, the first goal has been well and t…

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VAT on private school fees, Steven van de Velde Olympics controversy, Concert pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, Commuters with noisy 57:30

28d ago57:30

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The Labour government has confirmed that it will act on its manifesto commitment to change the way private school fees are taxed across the UK. The current exemption from VAT will be removed, in order to fund 6,500 new teachers in England, and the change is coming in January next year, sooner than previously thought. Nuala McGovern gets the latest …

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Southport attack, Sexism in Olympics coverage, Female auctioneer 57:39

29d ago57:39

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A stabbing attack in the Southport area of Merseyside has, at the time of going to air, killed a number of children and critically injured others. Nuala McGovern is joined by BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Lauren Moss to give us the latest. She also hears from the Labour and Cooperative Party Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside, Emily Spur…

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Edna O'Brien obit, SEND education, Republicans and women, Aigul Akhmetshina 53:58

1M ago53:58

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The Irish novelist Edna O'Brien has died aged 93. President of Ireland Michael D Higgins said she was "one of the outstanding writers of modern times". She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of women's lives against repressive expectations in Irish society. Her first novel, The Country Girls, was published in 1960 and became part of a trilogy …

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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Olympics preview, Holocaust documentary, Poet Zara Sehar, Sculptor Dominique White, Comedian Sashi Perera 57:00

1M ago57:00

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The Paris 2024 Olympics start this evening with the opening ceremony. It's the first time an equal number of men and women will compete in a summer Games. To discuss the sportswomen you should keep an eye out for, Anita Rani is joined by Jeanette Kwakye, a former Olympian herself and now BBC pundit, and also BBC Sport reporter Laura Scott. A new fi…

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Empowering and Inspiring Women Globally- Fashion Designer, Diana Nguyen 33:00

18d ago33:00

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Visit Amazon's Diana Bellerose Page My mother's book of poems https://amzn.to/3eoy8Sp Spotify Dianna Bellerose Music iTunes Dianna Bellerose Music Visit my website and download a free mini webinar http://www.diannabellerose.com Diana's website Madisonsavile Fashion BioDiana Nguyen is the CEO and Founder of Madison / Savile, a lifestyle brand of wom…

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Mercury Prize Nominees, Paris Olympic Athletes, Adoption 52:16

1M ago52:16

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The Paris 2024 Olympics start this evening with the opening ceremony. It's the first time an equal number of men and women will compete in a summer Games. To discuss the sportswomen you should keep an eye out for, Anita Rani is joined by Jeanette Kwakye, a former Olympian herself and now BBC pundit, and also BBC Sport reporter Laura Scott. Adoption…

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YOU WERE THE FUNNY GIRL AT THE TITTY SHOW? ft. Carole Montgomery 1:33:38

1M ago1:33:38

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Sup, Fckers?? Is it hot enough for ya? On today’s episode, CORINNE FISHER and KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON, help out a listener whose boyfriend’s best friend’s girlfriend wants to fck him. The duo then ponders the comings and goings of soulmates followed by a conversation with stand-up comedian CAROLE MONTGOMERY. The three discuss the importance of adopting…

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America’s first female president? All eyes on Kamala Harris 30:04

19d ago30:04

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This November, Americans will have the opportunity to elect their first female president. After securing enough support from her delegates, Vice President Kamala Harris looks set to take on former president and convicted felon Donald Trump in the next election. But will Americans vote her in? In this episode, Róisín Ingle is joined by Caitríona Per…

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Kamala Harris and female votes, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, Poet Zara Sehar 56:24

1M ago56:24

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Kamala Harris has spoken about making childcare and eldercare more affordable, securing universal paid maternity leave and signing into law a bill that would restore and protect the right to abortion. So could these policies win her female votes, and how does this fit in with her strategy to try and beat Trump in the US presidential election? Anita…

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Kamala Harris and 'brat summer', Holocaust documentary, Comedian Sashi Perera 57:03

1M ago57:03

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Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been inspired by Charli XCX and her recent album release, brat. The link between the two is all over social media – but what does it all mean? Nuala McGovern is joined by former Editor-in-Chief of Vice and co-host of the Good Bad Billionaire podcast on BBC World Service to explain the trend, and columnist fo…

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Megan Davis, Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Kate Lister on banning partners from social events 57:44

1M ago57:44

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What makes women become whistleblowers? And what happens after they’ve brought wrongdoing to light? Nuala McGovern talks to lawyer-turned-author Megan Davis about her experience blowing the whistle on financial crime, how it inspired writing her new thriller Bay of Thieves, and how a whistle-blower can make the perfect character for crime fiction. …

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Biden drops out and backs Harris, Maternal health in Gaza, Female coaches, Sculptor Dominique White 57:14

1M ago57:14

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President Biden has bowed to pressure and made the decision to drop out of the US presidential race. He’s endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the potential Democrat Party nominee to run against Donald Trump – but is America ready for another female presidential nominee? Nuala McGovern is joined by Kelly Dittmar, Director of Research at the non…

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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Nelly Furtado, Woman in Myanmar, Woman’s Hour from Lord’s, Taking children out of school 55:15

1M ago55:15

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The Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and won awards including a Grammy. Her upbeat, genre-defying pop music dominated the charts in the 2000s, from her break out hit I’m Like A Bird to her 2006 album Loose and its stand out hit Maneater. After finding that her music had been redisco…

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Vula Malinga, Paedophile Hunters, Survivors of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus 54:07

1M ago54:07

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Vula Malinga started out as one of the lead singers for the London Community Gospel Choir, before becoming a lead vocalist with Basement Jaxx and she has also collaborated with the likes of Adele, Dizzee Rascal and Beverley Knight. Tomorrow night Vula will don her flares and sequins as one of the soloists at the BBC Prom – Everybody Dance! The Soun…

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HE CELEBRATES YOUR NEED TO KICK A MAN'S ASS? ft. Drew Afualo 1:30:29

1M ago1:30:29

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Happy Friday, Fckers! Today’s episode was recorded live at Netflix Is A Joke Fest in Los Angeles. Your favorite childless mothers, CORINNE FISHER and KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON, enter the stage at The Regent Theater to discuss meanies at the airport, the type of woman men are most afraid of, going to GhostStop.com for a certain someone’s birthday present …

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Kitty Ruskin: A year of casual sex 42:17

26d ago42:17

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At the beginning of 2019, writer and journalist Kitty Ruskin was young, free, and single and eager to give her sex life a bit of a shake-up. Having previously shunned the idea of one-night stands and kissing complete strangers, Ruskin decided to embrace her sexuality and embark upon a year of no-strings, casual sex. Partly inspired by Sex and the C…

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