Podcast Episodes

Faith and tackling climate change

A Muslim woman from South Africa and Christian from Kenya talk to Ella Al-Shamahi about how their faith influences their thoughts on addressing climate change, inequality and restoring nature.

Dr Najm…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Digging up dinosaurs

A Mongolian and a South African palaeontologist speak to Ella Al-Shamahi about dinosaurs and education, as well as the fight to preserve their prehistoric legacy and stop illegal fossil trade.

Dr Bolo…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Challenging mainstream economics

An academic from India and writer from Denmark talk to Ella Al-Shamahi about how the way economies are measured influences policy and undervalues both unpaid and paid care work, and affects the lives…

Published on 5 months ago

Women working through menopause

Datshiane Navanayagam is joined by two women from the UK and Australia whose personal experience of menopause and perimenopause has led them to advocate for better support at work.

Madhu Kapoor is a w…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Air traffic controllers

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to controllers from the UAE and Sweden about guiding aeroplane take-offs and landings and dealing with the extreme stress of the job.

Helena Sjöström Falk is the first woma…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

One-woman sound machines

From breaking bones to trudging through snow – it is a Foley artist's role to reproduce the everyday sound effects that are added to film, TV and games. By using a variety of unconventional props and…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Giving used clothes a new life

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women from Brazil and the UK who have online businesses buying and selling second hand clothes.

Ana Luiza McLaren is a co-founder of Enjoei, the biggest second hand …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Fostering: Being a ‘bonus parent’

Millions of children globally are separated from their birth families. For many, foster care is the best option. Foster carers from Moldova and the US speak to Ella Al-Shamahi about the realities of …

Published on 6 months ago

Women investigating bribery and corruption

Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women from Egypt and the US about their work detecting fraud, bribery and corruption for multi-national corporations and law enforcement.

Yousr Khalil is from Egypt, after 20 …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Teaching consent in relationships

Datshiane Navanayagam hears from two women in Nigeria and Denmark to discuss how they teach consent as part of sex education.

Mette Øyås Madsen is an award-winning Danish sexual health educator and au…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago