Best Diana Evans Podcasts (2023)

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Woman's Hour

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Weekend Woman's Hour: Period Inequality, Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Electropop duo Let’s Eat Grandma 52:48

26m ago52:48

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A recent survey of a thousand teenage girls has found that nearly half of them have struggled to access products at school. On Sunday a Period Parade will make its way through London to call for continued support to combat period inequality and shame. We hear from Emily Wilson - the International chief executive of I Rise, a period-equality charity…

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Woman's Hour

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The Turkish elections and female voters 56:28

21m ago56:28

56:28

In the last two years Turkey has withdrawn from the Istanbul Convention which "creates a comprehensive legal framework and approach to combat violence against women" and at the same time international observers have raise concerns over femicide rates in the country as well as violence against women and girls. Anita Rani talks to the independent jou…

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Woman's Hour

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Tina Turner legend, Let's Eat Grandma, Whips, Sudan's women, Helen Hardy 53:48

29m ago53:48

53:48

Tributes are being paid to the Queen of Rock n Roll, Tina Turner, who has died aged 83 after a long illness. Turner became one of the world's most famous music icons, known for her smash hits What's Love Got to Do With It , We Don't Need Another Hero and The Best. To pay tribute to this music legend, Anita is joined by the music journalist Jacqueli…

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Woman's Hour

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Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse, writer Katriona O'Sullivan, electric cars, fertility laws in France 57:41

19m ago57:41

57:41

After more than seven years taking evidence, six months ago the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published their final report which put forward 20 recommendations for the government. This week the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, announced they had accepted 19 of those put forward. Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the IICSA for seven y…

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Self Worst

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Episode 147 - Stop Signs With Pat King 1:30:31

7h ago1:30:31

1:30:31

Pat King talks about music, epilepsy, and self sabotage and plays a song! PAT: https://labradortunes.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/labrador_tunes_/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/…

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The Waterstones Podcast

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Claire Dederer 41:00

3h ago41:00

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It’s an old question but one that seems to be asked with increasing frequency in the era of so-called cancel culture: can you separate the art from the artist? After Essayist and memoir-writer Claire Dederer wrote a viral article about her own response to Roman Polanski she looked further into the lives and works of other problematic figures. The r…

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Woman's Hour

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Adoption, Protesting Indian Wrestlers, Naoise Dolan 57:40

26m ago57:40

57:40

According to a new report from Adoption UK nearly half of families with adopted children aged 13 to 25 say they are at ‘crisis point’ or ‘facing severe challenges’. Author, Becky Brooks, discusses her report alongside Clare, a parent of adopted children.Indian women wrestlers have been living on the streets of Delhi in protest after they accused th…

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Woman's Hour

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Women of Northern Ireland; Baroness Nicky Morgan; Looking good for your age; Menopause drugs update 57:20

23h ago57:20

57:20

Starting on BBC Two, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer tonight, Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland gives voice to the people who lived through the Troubles, sharing intimate stories from all sides of the conflict. The series airs today on the anniversary of the referendum that ratified the Good Friday Agreement, on 22nd May 1998. Nuala is join…

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Woman's Hour

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Suranne Jones, Karen Millen, Eating disorders, Men and contraception, Kissing 56:56

23m ago56:56

56:56

Psychiatrists say they’re worried that some people with eating disorders are being offered palliative care. They say an eating disorder is not a terminal illness and most people can recover. Our reporter Carolyn Atkinson speaks to two women who currently have an eating disorder, and reports on what charities and professionals are saying about recov…

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Woman's Hour

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Kesha, Kissing, Holly Smale on The Cassandra Complex, 'Depp v Heard' series, Manisha Tailor, assistant head of coaching at QPR 53:44

3d ago53:44

53:44

The American singer/songwriter Kesha’s first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single "Right Round". She’s since had two number one albums and nine top ten singles including Tik Tok, We R Who We R, "Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young, and "Timber" with Pitbull. She has earned two GRAMMY nominations. Tod…

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Woman's Hour

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Feminist porn, Karen Millen, I Can Hear The Cuckoo, Forced marriage 57:52

3h ago57:52

57:52

Erika Lust makes adult films that focus on female pleasure, diversity and what she calls ethical production. She has big ideas about how to change the porn industry and joins Anita Rani in the studio to discuss them. Karen Millen, creator of the eponymous fashion brand has created a new collection over 40-years after she set up her first shop. She …

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Woman's Hour

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Suranne Jones, Housing, Eating disorders, Physicist Professor Dame Athene Donald 57:36

37m ago57:36

57:36

Bafta-winning actor Suranne Jones is back on our screens with Maryland, a three-part drama about two sisters discovering that their mother was leading a secret life. Suranne, who plays the younger sister Becca, is also executive producer on the series. She joins Hayley to explain how the idea, which came to her in a dream, made it onto the small sc…

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The Witch Wave

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#111 - Untitled Queen, Shapeshifting Storyteller 1:16:58

1h ago1:16:58

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Untitled Queen is a queer Filipinx / Boricua artist based on the stolen land of LenapeHoking otherwise known as Brooklyn. She is a storyteller creating deeply emotional and visceral performances while exploring what it means to be a queer millennial working artist in New York. Through an interplay of drag, installation, and drawing her work explore…

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The Penguin Podcast

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Chris van Tulleken with Isy Suttie 55:47

20m ago55:47

55:47

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by medical doctor, academic and science populariser and presenter, Chris van Tulleken. Chris joins us to discuss his latest book, Ultra Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food… and Why Can't We Stop? This thoughtful conversation also includes insightful details about the addic…

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The Waterstones Podcast

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Rebecca F. Kuang 32:14

3h ago32:14

32:14

There is no stopping Rebecca Kuang. With the Poppy War trilogy already under her belt and the fantastic success of Waterstones Book of the Year nominee Babel, she has reinvented herself once again this year with Yellowface, a literary thriller that satirises the very industry she’s involved in, publishing and bookselling. As someone who has worked …

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PRS Global Open Keynotes

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“Plastic Surgery Training: A Worldview” with Ebba Lindqvist MD - a Resident Ambassador Special Edition 26:39

3h ago26:39

26:39

In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes Podcast, Ebba Lindqvist MD discusses differences in plastic surgery training across seven continents. This episode discusses the following PRS Global Open article: “Plastic Surgery Training across Seven Continents: Results from the First Global Trainee Survey” by Ebba K. Lindqvist, Niels Noordzij, Shi…

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PRS Global Open Keynotes

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“Plastic Surgery Training: A Worldview” with Ebba Lindqvist MD - a Resident Ambassador Special Edition 26:38

6h ago26:38

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In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes Podcast, Ebba Lindqvist MD discusses differences in plastic surgery training across seven continents. This episode discusses the following PRS Global Open article: “Plastic Surgery Training across Seven Continents: Results from the First Global Trainee Survey” by Ebba K. Lindqvist, Niels Noordzij, Shi…

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Woman's Hour

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Calls for allergy tsar, Men and contraception, Judy Blume books 57:50

35m ago57:50

57:50

Tanya Ednan-Laperouse and Emma Turay are two women who lost their teenage daughters due to severe allergic reactions to food they had eaten. They are calling for the government to put in a place an ‘allergy tsar’ to prevent what they say are unnecessary deaths and illnesses. They explain their demands to Hayley Hassall.'Ejaculate Responsibly: The c…

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Woman's Hour

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Can trauma in childhood become a driving force for success in later life? 57:35

44m ago57:35

57:35

In their book What I Wish I’d Known When I Was Young, they interview the likes of Ruth Davidson and Mary Portas and explore the psychology behind their experiences. Hayley is joined by Alice Thomson and also by the science writer David Robson, who investigates the potential issues with the psychological concept of Post-Traumatic Growth. The latest …

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Woman's Hour

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Weekend Woman's Hour: Activist Masih Alinejad, Malorie Blackman, Bel Powley and Kate Ferdinand 56:54

38m ago56:54

56:54

Masih Alinejad, Iranian American journalist, women's rights campaigner and a Time Woman of the Year 2023, is an outspoken critic of the Iranian government. She joins Anita to talk about her fight for women's rights in Iran.‘Just Saying’ is a memoir by the bestselling author Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate, best known for her Noughts & …

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Woman's Hour

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Maureen Lipman, Kate Ferdinand, Power Lister Rimla Akhtar, Women ambassadors 57:11

32m ago57:11

57:11

In her latest stage role Dame Maureen Lipman plays Rose in a one-woman memory play with its Jewish heroine sitting Shiva – mourning for the many dead, and moving through Jewish twentieth century history. On stage alone for two hours, her performance has already sparked two sell out runs in London and Manchester, and now she’s back in the West End f…

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Woman's Hour

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Operation Identify Me, Iran, Rosie & Chris Ramsey, Race Across the World 57:45

1h ago57:45

57:45

Masih Alinejad, Iranian American journalist, women's rights campaigner and a Time Woman of the Year 2023, is an outspoken critic of the Iranian government. She joins Anita to talk about her fight for women's rights in Iran. The winners of Race Across The World on BBC1, where travellers made it to a destination, choosing any route they liked, but wi…

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Woman's Hour

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Malorie Blackman, Trump verdict, Kitemark for female-founded firms, Netball 57:51

10d ago57:51

57:51

Just Saying’ is a memoir by the bestselling author Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate, best known for her Noughts & Crosses series for young adults. Malorie received eighty-two rejection letters before she finally found a publisher. Seventy published books later it is no exaggeration to say that Malorie Blackman has changed the face of Br…

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The Waterstones Podcast

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Caleb Azumah Nelson 32:05

15h ago32:05

32:05

Caleb Azumah Nelson made a huge impression with his debut novel Open Water, an emotionally complex novel of love that was also a celebration of black creativity. His new novel, Small Worlds, continues both of those themes, whilst also looking at notions of family, home and a connection with the authors own Ghanaian culture. We sat down for a talk a…

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Woman's Hour

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Bel Powley, UTIs, Thai Elections, Theatre for Teenagers, Under Pressure 57:41

18h ago57:41

57:41

Most of us are familiar with the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding from the Nazis with her family, in Amsterdam during the Second World War. You are probably less familiar with the name of the woman who agreed to keep them safe in those secret attic rooms. Miep Gies was Otto’s secretary, and when they were ev…

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Woman's Hour

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Julian of Norwich and the power of inspirational words in tough times 57:30

6d ago57:30

57:30

Words to live by and finding hope in the face of terrible suffering, the life of the anchoress or hermit Julian of Norwich, the power of walking and nature to heal and art that replaces adverts with words of love – all part of this special Bank Holiday Woman’s Hour.650 years ago a woman we only know as Julian of Norwich produced a book written whil…

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Woman's Hour

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Weekend Woman's Hour: Maternal mental health; Actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd & Comedy drama Black Ops 55:36

4d ago55:36

55:36

An estimated one in five new and expectant mums develop perinatal mental illnesses such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. While every pregnant woman should be screened for mental health issues at their 10-week antenatal appointment, new data from NHS England shows one in si…

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Woman's Hour

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Plaid Cymru & culture of harassment, Egg freezing, Taylor Swift, Lisa Selby & Blue Bag Life, Wrexham and DJ Katie Owen 55:57

5d ago55:57

55:57

Plaid Cymru have apologised after a damning review found a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny in the party. The party had "failed to implement a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment" and that women had been "especially" let down. Dan Davies, the BBC Wales Political Correspondent explains. Taylor Swift is rumoured to have a new boy…

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Woman's Hour

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Maternal mental health, Ellie Goldstein, Kneelers, Black Ops, Power List 57:02

6d ago57:02

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An estimated one in five new and expectant mums develops perinatal mental illnesses according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Whilst every pregnant woman should be screened for mental health issues at their 10-week antenatal appointment, new data from NHS England shows one in six NHS Trusts are struggling to report if they are doing so. Anit…

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Self Worst

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Episode 146 - CBT With Violet Faraday 1:17:35

6d ago1:17:35

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Violet Faraday talks about kink, trust, and positive/negative sexual influences. VIOLET: https://www.instagram.com/missvioletfaraday/ https://twitter.com/VioletFaraday ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/…

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PRS Global Open Keynotes

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“Abdominal Bulge after DIEP” with Weis Maarse MD 24:12

14d ago24:12

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In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes Podcast, Dr. Weis Maarse from the University Medical Centre in Utrect, the Netherlands discusses the issue of abdominal bulging after breast reconstruction, especially the importance of medial perforator harvest and pre-existing diastasis. This episode discusses the following PRS Global Open article: …

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Woman's Hour

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Ellie Wilson, Women-only tower block, Rejection, Women's Hour 57:26

7d ago57:26

57:26

For Ellie Wilson, now 25, it’s been a year since the man she once called her boyfriend was convicted of raping her and sentenced to five years in prison. Research shows that one in four women have been raped or sexually assaulted as adults, but it is estimated that only one in six will report it with less than 1% of reported cases ending in a convi…

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The Witch Wave

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#110 - Katherine May, Author of "Enchantment" and "Wintering" 1:06:03

7d ago1:06:03

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Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster based in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times was adapted as BBC…

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The Penguin Podcast

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Jyoti Patel with Nihal Arthanayake 49:50

26d ago49:50

49:50

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal Arthanayake is joined by the second winner of Stormzy's Merky Books Prize, and she was also one of the Observer's best new novelists, it's Jyoti Patel. Jyoti joins us to discuss her debut novel, The Things That We Lost, a story of family, loss and how far we go to protect those we love. Also discussed on the …

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PRS Global Open Keynotes

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“Abdominal Bulge after DIEP” with Weis Maarse MD 24:13

8d ago24:13

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In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes Podcast, Dr. Weis Maarse from the University Medical Centre in Utrect, the Netherlands discusses the issue of abdominal bulging after breast reconstruction, especially the importance of medial perforator harvest and pre-existing diastasis. Read the articles for free on PRSGlobalOpen.com:https://bit.ly…

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The Waterstones Podcast

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Han Kang 17:48

8d ago17:48

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When Han Kang won the International Booker Prize in 2016 the bonus for readers was that there were more of her books ready to be translated into English. Her latest, Greek Lessons, features a woman who has stopped speaking and her professor, a man who has gradually been losing his sight in a tale of human connection and communication, translated on…

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Woman's Hour

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Caregivers, What do we know about Queen Charlotte, Ukrainian musical prodigies 56:15

8d ago56:15

56:15

There are two new books about the experience of caregiving: Who Cares: the hidden crisis of caregiving and how we solve it by Emily Kenway and Mothercare: on ambivalence and obligation by acclaimed American novelist, Lynne Tillman. Both Emily and Lynne cared for their mothers. There are differences in their stories, but also many shared experiences…

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Woman's Hour

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Actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, Nurses Strikes, Sarah Gilmartin 57:30

9d ago57:30

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The book Honey, Baby, Mine is a joint project of mother/daughter actors Diane Ladd, and Laura Dern. Working together is not unusual for these two as over decades they have taken their connection onto our screens but as fictional parent and child. Now 87 and 56, they have both had, and continue to have, critically-acclaimed careers with many charact…

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Woman's Hour

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Ruby Wax, Abortion in Ireland, Jo Hansford MBE and Comedian Zoe Lyons 43:44

11d ago43:44

43:44

What happens when a woman famous for talking to people, and for her razor sharp wit, is left stranded on a desert island with just herself and a hermit crab for company? Author, comedian, broadcaster and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax decided to spend 10 days completely cut off from the modern world and other humans, and you can see the results …

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Woman's Hour

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Ruby Wax, Murty women, Summer clothes, National Baby Female choreographers 57:21

12d ago57:21

57:21

What happens when a woman famous for her razor sharp wit is left stranded on a desert island with just her own company and a hermit crab called Spartacus? Author, broadcaster and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax joins Anita to explain why she decided to spend 10 days completely cut off from the modern world and other humans. The Prime Minister’s m…

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Woman's Hour

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Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion 57:32

13d ago57:32

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In 2018 the people of Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment and grant women access to safe and free abortions up to 12 weeks into pregnancy. Ireland was promised ‘excellent’ abortion services but what is the reality 5 years on? Yesterday an independent review of abortion services was released that proposed 10 major changes to legislation. Dr De…

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Woman's Hour

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Women in Sudan, Jo Hansford, Paula Barker MP, Author Fran Hill 57:53

14d ago57:53

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As a ceasefire continues in Sudan we look at how the conflict in the country has impacted women. Nuala is joined by CNN Chief International Investigative Correspondent Nima Elbagir.Jo Hansford MBE has been described as the “best tinter on the planet”. She started off cutting hair in her parents’ front room and is now one of the most famous female n…

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The Witch Wave

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BONUS EP: CC Paschal, Future Ancestor (and Fairy Podmother) 56:25

14d ago56:25

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The Witch Wave fairy podmother and sonic sensei, CC Paschal, has been on a spiritual - and material - journey to save their family's ancestral home *by the end of this month!* Please share CC's GoFundMe widely and do contribute if you are able to! CC Paschal (she/they) currently heads editorial content and development at the audio production house,…

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Woman's Hour

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Stella Assange, Sexual assaults in hospitals, Comedian Zoe Lyons on her midlife crisis 57:30

18d ago57:30

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Stella Assange is the wife of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, a whistle-blowing platform that publishes classified material provided by anonymous sources. He is currently being held in Belmarsh Prison pending extradition to the US, where he is wanted for 18 criminal charges related to obtaining and publishing classified information. Stell…

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The Waterstones Podcast

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Emily Henry 34:57

21d ago34:57

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Emily Henry had already published four young adult novels before turning 30 but with her fifth, Beach Read, and a switch to writing romantic comedy for adults she found a whole new level of engagement with readers. With huge popularity on TikTok and a boom in romantic fiction in general, we sat down to talk about writing through phases in life, cre…

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