Podcast Episodes

Pastry queens

An Indian chef who opened a patisserie in Jaipur and a Syrian chef with two pastry shops in the heart of Paris tell Datshiane Navanayagam about adding new layers to French classics.

After training at …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Women in glass

Two women from Hungary and the UK talk to Datshiane Navanayagam about the intensity, skill and resilience required for modern glassmaking. Mira Davida is a Hungarian glass artist based in Stockholm…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Guided by women: Feminist city walks

Two women in Iceland and Bolivia talk to Ella Al-Shamahi about creating female-centred walking tours that help people get to know the cities of Reykjavík and La Paz.

Tinna Eik Rakelardóttir from Icel…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Freeflying and the sphere of fear

Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to an ex-circus performer from Bulgaria and a skydiver from France to find out what it takes to achieve some of the world’s most extreme records.

Bulgarian Getti Kehayova grew u…

Published on 3 months ago

Women saving endangered species

Whitley Fund for Nature 2025 winners from Brazil and Nepal tell Datshiane Navanayagam about their efforts to save the plants and animals they love from extinction.

Reshu Bashyal is working to stop ill…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Crime, children and custody

What happens when children break the law - and how does juvenile punishment vary across countries? Ella Al-Shamahi speaks with two women from the Netherlands and Finland about what’s working, what is…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The next generation of women wrestlers

Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to professional wrestlers Xia Zhao from China and Divya Aale from India about their passion for the sport and what it’s like to be a woman in this industry.

Xia Zhao from China …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tackling the tide of trash

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women from Nigeria and the UK who are trying to ensure what we throw away doesn’t go to waste.

Esther Fagbo is a partner at Wecyclers in Nigeria – a for-profit social en…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

The power of performance poetry

Spoken word poetry is a powerful tool for storytelling, activism and self-expression. Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two award-winning poets who use the craft to amplify issues they care about.

Sofie Frost…

Published on 4 months ago

Slavery, reconciliation and me

How does it feel to meet someone who connects you to a darker chapter of your family history? Datshiane Navanayagam is joined by two women whose experience of this has led them to delve deeper into t…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago