The Conversation Podcast
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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Journalists working in exile
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to journalists from Bahrain and Yemen who fled their home countries
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Digital defenders: safe online spaces for women
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Lilian Olivia Orero and Nighat Dad expose the severity of online abuse against women
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Women on allotments: soil in the city
Mon 27 May 2024
Ukrainian cook Olia Hercules and Kenyan creative JC Niala on growing food on allotments
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F-16 fighter pilots: Breaking barriers in combat aviation
Mon 20 May 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets two of the first women to ever fly F-16 fighter jets
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Pioneering women in neurosurgery
Mon 13 May 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam meets two neurosurgeons operating in a male-dominated field
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Women writing about travel
Mon 6 May 2024
Travel writers from the UK and Nigeria talk about exploring new places
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Women confronting ageism
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets two women tackling negative or ageist attitudes towards older people
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Outwit and betray: a reality TV survival guide
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets women who鈥檝e taken part in TV competitions
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Women saving lives at sea
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi with two women from Wales and Goa rescuing people in trouble on the coast
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Women and the fight to end homelessness
Mon 8 Apr 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women working to eradicate homelessness
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The trailblazing women of the Dakar Rally
Mon 1 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets two women who race in one of the toughest off-road rallies
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Women tackling substance abuse
Mon 25 Mar 2024
A US campaigner and a diplomatic advisor in France discuss illicit drugs and addiction
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Planet of the puppeteers
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Ana Cr膬ciun-Lambru and Heather Lai discuss the magic of puppetry
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Women inventors
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Kenyan inventor Nzambi Matee and structural engineer Roma Agrawal discuss innovation.
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Women at the Oscars
Mon 26 Feb 2024
A day in the life of Oscar nominated directors Nisha Pahuja and Nazrin Choudhury
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Women documenting climate change in pictures
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Stories of rising seas, floods and forced migration through photographs, maps and poetry
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Saw, chisel and hammer: Women in carpentry
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Carpenters Angela Cacace and Cl茅mentine Mollier have thrived in a male dominated industry
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Cookbook queens
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Chefs Dina Macki and Keshia Sakarah explore culture and identity through food
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Women in wildlife filmmaking
Mon 29 Jan 2024
What's it like to work on some of the most remote places on our planet?
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Women on the frontline in the fight against malaria
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Malaria is one of the world's deadliest diseases. Why can't we get rid of it?
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Losing a loved one to suicide
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Why Charlotte Maya and Raashi Thakran want people to talk about suicide loss
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How to raise a teenage boy
Mon 8 Jan 2024
Rosalind Wiseman and Phinnah Chichi Ikeji help women understand their teenage sons better
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Women fighting for justice on death row
New Year's Day 2024
Nelufar Hedayat meets criminal defence lawyers Sarah Belal and Andrea Lyon
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Women in love with cheese
Christmas Day 2023
Cheese specialists Mausam Narang and Emma Young are revolutionising the dairy industry.
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Women in cybersecurity
Mon 18 Dec 2023
How Vandana Verma Sehgal and Sophina Kio-Lawson help women stay safe online.
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How going to school can change a girl鈥檚 life
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Kakenya Ntaiya and Shukla Bose empower marginalised children through education
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Paramedics saving lives
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two paramedics from Norway and Australia
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100 Women: Changing how we think about our planet
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Basima Abdulrahman and Jennifer Uchendu are on this year's 蜜芽传媒 100 Women list
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Female drummers breaking barriers
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Drummers Sarah Thawer and Anika Nilles open up about their careers in the music industry
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