The 3 Best Woman's Hour Podcast Episodes
1) Goop Lab and the psychology of wellness; Tolson judgement; French #MeToo; Emma Jane Unsworth
Last Friday, Gwyneth Paltrow launched her new TV series ‘Goop Lab’ on Netflix. It explores everything from reducing your biological age to having the best female orgasms and healing yourself with ener...Show More
aliceko recommended:
This episode made me smile, think, and RAGE all in the span of 40-ish minutes. Impressive. Interested in how others react. Solid discussion ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Late Night Woman's Hour: Public Space
Where does private space for women end and public space begin? Where does a woman's right to wear, or walk, or say, what and where she wants become different to men's - on the beach? On the bus? Onlin...Show More
mm recommended:
Great insightful conversation about being a woman in public and private spaces offline and online through an intersectional lens.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Martha Gellhorn, The Great Get Together, Mary Quant at the V&A
This year the Great Get Together will take place next weekend, 22nd - 24th June. It was inspired by Jo Cox, who was killed on 16 June 2016. Jenni talks to Jo's sister, Kim Leadbeater, about bringing c...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rosamund Pike, Nadiya Hussain, Gisele Pelicot memoir, Dr Punam Krishan, Ketamine & young people
Rosamund Pike, the Emmy and Golden Globe winner, is known for standout roles in Saltburn, her Oscar nominated lead in Gone Girl, and Made in Dagenham. Next month she stars on the West End stage, comin...Show More
5) Rosamund Pike, Ketamine, Author Madeline Cash, Winter Olympics
Rosamund Pike, the Emmy and Golden Globe winner, is known for standout roles in Saltburn, her Oscar nominated lead in Gone Girl, and Made in Dagenham. Next month she stars on the West End stage, comin...Show More
6) George Sand, SEND provision leak, Dr Punam Krishan, Divine Feminine Opera
Children with special education needs and disabilities - known as SEND - in England will have their support reviewed as they move into secondary school, according to leaked government plans. Anita Ra...Show More
7) Belle Burden, Controversy at the Civil Service, Women in Sudan, Pelvic mesh
The woman tipped to be the next head of the UK Civil Service has faced multiple bullying complaints according to reports this morning. The Times newspaper says "there is more than a whiff of misogyny"...Show More
8) Gisèle Pelicot memoir, Catrin Finch, Ice Hockey mixed teams
In December 2024, Dominque Pelicot and 46 other men were found guilty of the aggravated rape of his wife Gisèle. Another two were found guilty of attempted rape and a further two were found guilty of ...Show More
9) Nadiya Hussain, Actor Kate Fleetwood, 200 marathons in 200 days
It’s more than a decade since Nadiya Hussain became a household name after winning the Great British Bake Off. Since then, she’s fronted her own cookery shows, written more than a dozen cookbooks and ...Show More
10) Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kinship carers, Ashley James, Mia Brookes’s mum, impact of Ian Paterson's crimes, Charles Dickens’s women
More than 141,000 children are in kinship care in England and Wales. According to new research from the charity Kinship, 40% of kinship carers are forced to claim benefits or increase their benefits w...Show More