interview episode
S2 E4. Woman and Change: Activism with Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni Nobel Laureate
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode I speak with Tawakkol Karman, a human rights activist, journalist and politician who is known as the “mother of the revolution”, “the iron woman” and “the lady of the Arab Spr...
S2 E3. Woman and Change: Politics with Jess Phillips, UK Member of Parliament
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode I speak with Jess Phillips, UK Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley. Jess is also the Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding and a fierce defender of wo...
S2 E2. Woman and Change: Politics with Zarifa Ghafari, Former Mayor in Afghanistan
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode, I speak with former mayor - and Afghanistan’s youngest ever female mayor - Zarifa Ghafari. After the Taliban returned to power in August of 2021, the question on everyone’s m...
S2 E1. Woman and Change: Setting the Scene with Hillary Clinton and Cherie Blair
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In the first episode of season two of the podcast, I speak with former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cherie Blair, CBE KC in their first-time ever, exclusive joint podcast ...
S1 E23. Woman and Fairy Tales & Greek Myths: Karrie F & Jonathon P, Gender Swapped Fairy Tales / Greek Myths
In this episode, I talk with Karrie Fransman and Jonathon Plackett about their books, Gender Swapped Fairy Tales and Gender Swapped Greek Myths. Fairytales and Greek Myths have been told and re-told for thousands of years, but never like this. Taking these well-known stories that form the archetypes...
S1 E22. Woman and Advocacy: Cynthia Changyit Levin, From Changing Diapers to Changing the World
In this episode, I talk with Cynthia Changyit Levin about her book, From Changing Diapers to Changing the World: Why Moms Make Great Advocates and How to Get Started. Advocacy is a great way to get involved in driving change in our communities, yet very few of us ever actually learn how to become on...
S1 E21. Woman and Gendered Emotions: Pragya Agarwal, Hysterical
In this episode, I talk with Pragya Agarwal about her book, Hysterical: Exploding the myth of gendered emotions. The experience of emotions is universally human, but our ability to display and act on them is heavily gendered. Pragya examines the impact this has on women - and men - including the rol...
S1 E20. Woman and Sexual Freedom: Natalie Lee, Feeling Myself
In this episode, I talk with Natalie Lee about her book, Feeling Myself: How I shed my shame to find sexual freedom and you can too. Exposing the shame that many of us feel with sex, Natalie Lee takes us through her own journey from traumatic beginnings to sexual freedom. She tells the story of lear...
S1 E19. Woman and Workplace Bias: Gill Whitty-Collins, Why Men Win at Work
In this episode, I talk with Gill Whitty-Collins about her book, Why Men Win at Work. Going beyond the facts and figures of gender equality, Gill uncovers the invisible forces that continue to hold women back in the workplace. Using research and the experience of some of today’s top female leaders, ...
S1 E17. BONUS: Woman and Subcultures: Lucy Leonelli, A Year in the Life
In this episode, I talk with Lucy Leonelli about her book, A Year in the Life. Feeling stuck in her career and suffering from a very bad case of FOMO, Lucy quit her 9-5 and spent one year living with 26 different British subcultures: aristocrats, battle re-enactors, circus performers, naturists, zei...