Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLesbian bars, Period Tracker Apps, World champion boxer, Lauren Price MBE
After going viral on social media earlier this year, new bar La Camionera is planning to open a permanent inclusive venue for “lesbians and their fri…
2 years, 3 months ago
Women in Formula One, Monstrum, Sex education, Bridgerton dresses
Schools in England should not teach about gender identity, according to new draft guidance from the government, due to be published in full today. Th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Beth Mead, Women and choral music, Eating disorders
Over half of female footballers book pitches, only to find they’ve been reallocated to men. With twice as many women as men considering quitting the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Birth trauma, Sleepwalking, Lolita Chakrabarti
How many women have decided not to have more children after a traumatic birth? The UK’s first inquiry into traumatic childbirth has found that too o…
2 years, 3 months ago
Royal Navy Exclusive, Sarah Atherton MP, Tamsin Greig, singer-songwriter Lauren Mayberry
A female officer in the military says she was raped by a senior officer who was responsible in the Royal Navy for behaviours and values, including se…
2 years, 3 months ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Foster caring, Liz Carr on assisted dying, Sabrina Ali on Dugzi Dayz, Rachel Chinouriri
The number of children in care is continuing to rise each year, and thousands of new foster carers are needed. The comedian and writer Kiri Pritchard…
2 years, 3 months ago
Whooping cough, Shirley Conran, Lying, Afghanistan tourism
Five babies have died from whooping cough this year as cases continue to rise in England. Medical doctor Dr Saleyha Ahsan, who currently has whooping…
2 years, 3 months ago
Liz Carr on assisted dying, Money in relationships, Singer Rachel Chinouriri
The debate on assisted dying is often framed around the issues of choice for the terminally ill, but what about the rights of the disabled ? Actor an…
2 years, 3 months ago
Safer sport for women, novelist Nadine Matheson, Sabrina Ali on Dugzi Dayz
Now that women’s sport is advancing, we need clear safeguarding rules for women and girls about what is and isn’t okay when it comes to talking about…
2 years, 3 months ago
Losing your possessions, Defining honour abuse, Foster caring
What’s like to start again with nothing? On New Year's Eve of 2018, journalist Helen Chandler-Wilde lost everything she owned in a storage unit fire …
2 years, 3 months ago