Friends Forever, Fangirls, Period justice and flood victims, Energy crisis and use of public facilities
In a new series 'Friends Forever?' we are looking at key relationships in many women's lives, those with female friends. Specifically we're interested in when things go wrong - when and why friendshi...
31 Aug 202256min
Outliving Mum, Women and Unions
How does it feel to reach the age your Mum was when she died? Jo Morris has talked to 3 women who feel a clock ticking. Their stories are all different but they have one thing in common – none of the...
30 Aug 202257min
Gossip: why we love it, why we do it, professional gossips, & its use in novels, films and television
What comes to mind when you hear the word gossip? You’re probably imagining two women together whispering or laughing. Gossip has a bad reputation, but it can be a way of forming and maintaining, frie...
29 Aug 202256min
Ukraine sponsorship, Quizzes, Matrilineal communities, Anorexia and sectioning, Public hair loss, Trapezing
Many people are having positive life-affirming experiences of hosting Ukrainian refugees but we have also been contacted by some listeners who are having a trickier time and feel not much is being sai...
27 Aug 202256min
DJ BB, DJ Ritu, Dame Esther Rantzen, Ros Whitehouse, Dr Caroline Boyd, Joy Porter, Dr Mariaelena Huambachano
On our final day of Listener Week Jessica Creighton brings a host of stories to the table inspired by your requests.Listener Carol is DJ BB. She got in touch to tell us about taking up DJ’ing in her 5...
26 Aug 202257min
Rosie's Plaques, Anorexia and Sectioning, Hormones and Learning to Trapeze
As Listener Week continues...Nicky e-mailed us about a group in Norwich called Rosie’s Plaques, who put up blue plaques for the brilliant and daring things women have done over the years. Maggie Wheel...
25 Aug 202256min
Listener Week: 106 marathons in 106 days, Universal Basic Income, Widowhood
Emma is joined by listener duo - and world record holders - Fay and Emma who ran 106 marathons in 106 consecutive days. Enduring a gruelling 2,777 miles of running, the pair hope to inspire people to ...
24 Aug 202257min
Listener week: Patriarchal wedding practices. Ukraine sponsorship. Rural bullying. Pubic hair loss in menopause
Listener Week: stories suggested by you.Many of you wanted us to talk about the patriarchal nature of some wedding traditions which seem to have stood the test of time like being walked down the aisle...
23 Aug 202257min
