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Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
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Freeflying and the sphere of fear
Last Monday
Two world record holders who have pushed the limits of what's possible
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Women saving endangered species
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Two women in Brazil and Nepal on saving the plants and animals they love from extinction
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Crime, children and custody
Mon 26 May 2025
Two women on how the system responds when children break the law
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The next generation of women wrestlers
Mon 19 May 2025
Wrestlers from China and India on honing their craft in a male-dominated industry
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Tackling the tide of trash
Mon 12 May 2025
Two women in the UK and Nigeria ensuring what we throw away doesn鈥檛 go to waste
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The power of performance poetry
Mon 5 May 2025
Women from Norway and Nigeria on performing poetry in front of an audience
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Slavery, reconciliation and me
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Women with historical ties to slavery discuss coming to terms with the past
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Faith and tackling climate change
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Two women on how their Muslim and Christian beliefs shape their love of nature
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Digging up dinosaurs
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Two palaeontologists on dinosaurs, fossils and the fight to stop illegal fossil trade
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Challenging mainstream economics
Mon 7 Apr 2025
An Indian professor and a Danish author on how paid and unpaid care work are undervalued
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Women working through menopause聽
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Women from the UK and Australia discuss the impact of menopause on their careers
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Air traffic controllers
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Women from the UAE and Sweden discuss guiding aeroplane take-offs and landings
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Giving used clothes a new life
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women at the forefront of the second hand clothing boom
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Fostering: Being a 鈥榖onus parent鈥�
Mon 3 Mar 2025
Two women from the US and Moldova on the realities of being a foster carer
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Women investigating bribery and corruption
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Yousr Khalil from Egypt and Judy Krieg in the US discuss detecting global business fraud
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Teaching consent in relationships
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Women from Nigeria and Denmark on the importance of consent as part of sex education
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Women providing prosthetics
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Women in Ukraine and UK on how they help amputees and children with limb difference
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Lessons from female philosophers
Mon 3 Feb 2025
Two female philosophers explore philosophy's enduring relevance
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Child helplines: Giving young people a voice
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Two women from South Africa and Greece on running round-the-clock support for children
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What鈥檚 it like to be a private chef?
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two private chefs who create intimate dining experiences
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Deminers: Women excavating the explosive remnants of war
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Two women from Zimbabwe and Ukraine on clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance.
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Women turning pain into art
Mon 6 Jan 2025
Women from the UK and Romania creatively inspired by their chronic conditions
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Why I kept a teen diary
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Two women from Nigeria and the UK talk about keeping a diary and what it鈥檚 taught them
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Women in love with romance
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone
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Women using satellites to track coastal erosion
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Women from Sri Lanka and France using images taken from space to counter coastal erosion.
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Deep sea explorers
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Women from the US and South Africa on discovering the wonders of the oceans
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Female farming entrepreneurs
Mon 2 Dec 2024
Women fusing tech and agriculture to farm food - indoors, local and soil-free
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Women discovering the music stars of tomorrow
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two music scouts about the art of discovering new artists
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Fabrics for the future
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Two women from Singapore and Spain aiming to make fashion more climate-friendly
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