Women

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  • 1

    Queen of Tarot

    Imaginary Worlds

    26:56 | Jan 23rd, 2020

    3 recommendations

    When it comes to tarot cards, there is an artistry to designing a world of emperors, fools, priestesses, hermits and other iconic figures. But few people know about Pamela Colman Smith, the woman who ...Show More

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    About the wild life and adventure of the woman who created the imagery on the most used deck of Tarot cards. A person born in the wrong era, she sounds like the coolest person you’d know today.

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    Season 1 kicks off with two very special guests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the New York Times reporters behind the Harvey Weinstein investigation. Within days of the story's publication, the #MeTo...Show More

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    Hear from the women at NYTimes that broke the Harvey Weinstein case and how they did it. Details about Gwyneth Paltrow hiding in the bathroom from Weinstein to how high profile supposedly feminist law...Show More

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    At the age of 18, actress Molly O’Day’s career showed great promise — the only thing holding her back was a bit of pubescent pudge. When diets failed, she became the guinea pig of Hollywood's first hi...Show More

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    Hollywood and society shaming a young 18 year old actress on her weight to point where she had to get weight loss surgery. So sad :(

  • 4

    From Niqab To N95

    Rough Translation

    20:44 | May 27th, 2020

    2 recommendations

    The French republic "lives with her face uncovered," say the posters. But now face masks are mandatory. We look back at why covering your face in France used to be a sign of bad citizenship, until it ...Show More

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    If you don't wear a mask in France, you'll get fined 120 euros. But if you cover your face, you'll get fined 150 euros. So which wins? Hilarious TikTok skit turns into a very serious and interesting d...Show More

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    Bozoma Saint John is a force of nature and one of the most sought after marketers and speakers on the planet. Her career trajectory has been carved through hard work, determination and unshakeable con...Show More

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    I LOVE BOZ!!! "If you want to shine like a diamond, you gotta be willing to be cut." Just truth bombs and words of wisdom every minute. Loved it!

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    In episode 44 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about So-Young, an internet company that markets and facilitates plastic surgery and other medical cosmetic procedures to Chinese...Show More

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    Crazy episode about China's online plastic surgery market. There's even an app where you can pick a type of face you want -- Japanese, Korean, "good luck face" etc. -- and it will tell you the cosmeti...Show More

  • 7

    Can Janet Yellen Save the Economy?

    What Next | Daily News and Analysis

    25:33 | Dec 1st, 2020

    1 recommendation

    Janet Yellen’s is a name most Americans will recognize, even if they’re not quite sure why. She’s the former chair of the Federal Reserve and the former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and ...Show More

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    Smart woman.

  • 8

    The Cult of True Womanhood

    And Nothing Less: The Untold Stories of Women’s Fight for the Vote

    34:05 | Aug 5th, 2020

    4 recommendations

    To understand what the suffragists were up against, we have to look at why men -- and even some other women -- didn’t want women to have the right to vote at all. For more on the people and stories m...Show More

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    It’s Women’s Equality Day today! Celebrate with this new pod on about the undertold stories of suffragettes fighting for the right to vote. So interesting that they had to market their campaign with i...Show More

  • 9

    Mum Thinks The Earth Is Flat

    Days Like These - True Stories

    21:59 | Nov 10th, 2020

    9 recommendations

    Conspiracy theorists are easy to laugh at, right? Well, yeah, until it's your loved one spewing out those convoluted and plainly BS beliefs at the family dinner. This is exactly what happened to Kasey...Show More

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    A journalist’s mother who’s a science teacher suddenly believes the earth is flat and even spoke at the flat earth convention. What would you do if your family became full on conspiracy theorists? Sho...Show More

  • 10

    100 Women: Women in power

    The Documentary Podcast

    49:34 | Nov 29th, 2020

    5 recommendations

    Mary Ann Sieghart asks what it takes to be a powerful woman and what holds so many back. Sexism, appearance and encouraging fathers are all up for discussion as Mary Ann talks to former Prime Minister...Show More

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    This is a powerful episode about powerful women. Hear original interviews from heads of states, Janet Yellen, and so many more incredibly inspiring women about their path to the top and how they broke...Show More

  • 11

    Our guest today is James Nestor, journalist and author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, which explores the often overlooked and undervalued function of breathing and all the ways that breath ...Show More

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    Learning how to breath is essential to health but many people don’t know how to breath properly through their noses. Eye-opening conversation.

  • 12

    CM 171: Anne Helen Petersen on Workplace Burnout

    Curious Minds at Work

    43:52 | Sep 29th, 2020

    How did we get to a place where life's become an endless treadmill of work? In her latest book, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, Anne Helen Petersen tackles this question....Show More

  • 13

    A Contract Tracer on Her Overwhelming Job

    What Next | Daily News and Analysis

    28:53 | Nov 30th, 2020

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    North Dakota has the highest COVID-19 case rate in the country. As infections spiked, contact tracers struggled to keep up. Eventually, their bosses told them to stop trying.  Guest: Kailee Leingang, ...Show More

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    This episode made me depressed about the reality that we're living in right now. Bless the work that contact tracers are doing. It's definitely PTSD-type work. The mental health crisis we're going to ...Show More

  • 14

    Women at Work is a podcast from Harvard Business Review that looks at the struggles and successes of women in the workplace, hosted by HBR's Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo, and Emily Caulfield. In this epis...Show More

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    Are you super shy at work and turn beet red when it's your turn to speak, but you're just as ambitious and want to be a leader? You're not alone. A great episode for all the shy folks out there on how...Show More

  • 15

    Documenting Democracy

    Overheard at National Geographic

    28:27 | Nov 3rd, 2020

    3 recommendations

    Andrea Bruce, a National Geographic photographer, has covered conflict zones around the world for nearly two decades. She shares how the experience of capturing democratic ideals as a war photographer...Show More

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    This is a lovely episode about what democracy looks like and means through the lens of a photojournalist who travels the world. When the US goes into countries to "spread democracy", what does it actu...Show More

  • 16

    Brené on Ask Me Anything, Part 1 of 2

    Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

    49:53 | Jul 8th, 2020

    1 recommendation

    I said, “Ask Me Anything,” and the Unlocking Us community came through with the tough questions. To be honest, I thought I’d get some easy, fun ones—but no, all deep-end questions. In fact, we had hun...Show More

  • 17

    A Lifetime of Good Loving

    Modern Love

    24:45 | Dec 2nd, 2020

    4 recommendations

    When Bette met her husband, he was leaning against a wall at a party. He had, as she put it, “smoldering looks and banked fires.” He was from Brooklyn; she was from the Bronx. She assumed his silent “...Show More

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    Love doesn’t always need to be a wild whirlwind kind of love. Simple quiet and kind love is sometimes all we need for a good loving life.

  • 18

    In this week's episode, we explore the topic of Chinese medicine, specifically as it relates to women's health. Alternative medicine has become a rather popular topic in recent times, and a large aspe...Show More

  • 19

    LIZ | Episode 1

    Dirty Diana

    39:12 | Jul 13th, 2020

    1 recommendation

    In the series premiere, Diana (DEMI MOORE) records an erotic confession from "Liz," as part of the business she keeps secret from her family and friends. At the office, a new client, Petra, threatens ...Show More

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    When I was listening to this, I was thinking: The acting was SO GOOD. And then I realized at the end that Demi Moore was the main character! This audio drama pod is about a woman with a mundane job ...Show More

  • 20

    Michelle Phan is the ultimate female entrepreneur, digital pioneer, and beauty superstar. You may know Michelle as one of YouTube’s original superstars whose channel has received over 1 billion views,...Show More

  • 21

    Episode 9: Follow the money

    The Missing Cryptoqueen

    45:47 | Aug 6th, 2020

    4 recommendations

    The search for Dr Ruja is back on. A lot has happened since Episode 8. Original music and sound design: Phil Channell Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir T...Show More

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    IT’S BACK!!! One of the best white collar true crime scams ever. And this episode is just a bomb after a bomb after another 🤯🤯🤯

  • 22

    The Karen

    Decoder Ring

    40:39 | Jul 13th, 2020

    13 recommendations

    The Karen, a white woman who surveys, inconveniences, and terrorizes, service workers and people of color is a relatively new term in the culture, but her character type has been with us for centuries...Show More

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    Terrific episode about the origins of "Becky" (aka "pre-Karen") and "Karen". Pretty amazing how Reddit has so much influence in culture nowadays.

  • 23

    Happy Endings | 1

    Dying For Sex

    37:18 | Feb 12th, 2020

    10 recommendations

    Molly and Nikki are best friends, and they can laugh about anything — even cancer. They call it “gallows humor.” When Molly receives her diagnosis, she begins her sexual exploration by learning how to...Show More

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    What happens when you’re diagnosed with terminal cancer and the drugs makes you horny and alive with your body instead? You have all the sex in the world. Hilarious podcast about the true journey of...Show More

  • 24

    Fajitagate | 1

    Kamala: Next in Line

    27:34 | Oct 5th, 2020

    A fight over fajitas sets off a battle between the San Francisco Police Department and the District Attorney. Amid the political turmoil Kamala Harris launches her first run for office. Listen ad ...Show More

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