Woman's Hour Podcast
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Zadie Smith, Baby banks, Pat Hume, Irish tampon ad, Victoria Cilliers, Kids against plastic
Yesterday
Zadie Smith on her series of essays written during the early months of lockdown.
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Standing Up For Your Mate, Victoria Cilliers, Black Businesswomen
Friday
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Zadie Smith, Women and their Scars, Xuefei Yang and Maternity Care
Thursday
Zadie Smith on her book 'Intimations',maternity care and classical guitarist Xuefei Yang.
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Baby banks, Mercury prize nominee Georgia, Pat Hume, Author Luan Goldie
Wednesday
The rise of families visiting baby banks. Mercury prize nominee Georgia.
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How to help your child spot fake news online
Tuesday
Empowering schoolchildren to identify propaganda and distorted facts online
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How to help your child spot fake news online
Tuesday
Spotting fake news; Zoom Medicine; New series: Scars; Author & fiddler, Emma John;
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Kids Against Plastic, Irish Tampon Ad, Zara McFarlane
Last Monday
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Recovering after domestic abuse, Black women in music, Bicycle saddles
Last Saturday
Building a new life after domestic abuse: How friends and family can help survivors.
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How to End a Relationship, Alice Oseman, Mother and Baby Units in Prison
Fri 31 Jul 2020
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School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
Thu 30 Jul 2020
School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
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Black Women in the music industry; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Wed 29 Jul 2020
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Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune
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Summer Holidays, Sex Robots and Artificial Wombs, Film Director Jessica Swale
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Journalist Jenny Kleeman on sex robots and artificial wombs & the implications for women
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Kate Rusby, Women and high street job losses, Mary Trump, How to be a friend, Childfree by choice
Sat 25 Jul 2020
Known as the Barnsley Nightingale, the folk singer Kate Rusby on her album of covers.
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Mary Trump: TikTok and parents; Social mobility and the creative industries
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Mary Trump on the book she has written about her famous uncle.
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Kate Rusby, Frances Cha, Textile Factories
Thu 23 Jul 2020
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Parenting Podcast: Rock Pools
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Heading to the British coast on holiday this year? Get the kids rockpooling.
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How to be a good friend, Hairdresser tribunal case, Rock pools
Wed 22 Jul 2020
How to guides: how to be a good friend.
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Gender neutral parenting, Women and high street job losses, Author Emma Donoghue, Late diagnosis of autism
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Gender neutral parenting. High street job losses and the impact on female workers.
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Leaving friends on a night out; Emma Gannon; Black women and photography; Asylum seeking women in lockdown;
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Is it okay to leave a friend on a night out?
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Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics
Sat 18 Jul 2020
Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics.
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Caitlin Moran on How to Build a Girl. How to change your career. The school's fruit and veg scheme.
Fri 17 Jul 2020
Caitlin Moran on How to Build A Girl. Plus How to change your career.
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Black Women's Mental Health, Pensions, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Women on Remand
Thu 16 Jul 2020
Jenni discusses black women's access to mental health, pensions and women on remand.
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Karen Gibson of the Kingdom Choir; British Gymnastic Culture and Abuse Allegations; Novelist Meg Rosoff
Wed 15 Jul 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion
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United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson. Visiting care homes
Mon 13 Jul 2020
United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson.
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The Cumberlege Review, Motherless daughters, Women in the video games industry
Sat 11 Jul 2020
Reaction to the Cumberlege Review.
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Olive Morris, Eileen Flynn, Women and Gaming
Fri 10 Jul 2020
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Womb transplants; Goblin Market; Leslie Kern
Thu 9 Jul 2020
How close are we to the first UK uterine transplant?
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Cumberlege Review Reaction; Leaving School Rituals; Motherless daughters
Wed 8 Jul 2020
Reaction to the Cumberlege Review; Motherless Daughters and School Leaving rituals.
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