The Conversation Episodes Episode guide
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02/06/2025 GMT
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
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26/05/2025 GMT
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
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The next generation of women wrestlers
Wrestlers from China and India on honing their craft in a male-dominated industry
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Tackling the tide of trash
Two women in the UK and Nigeria ensuring what we throw away doesn’t go to waste
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The power of performance poetry
Women from Norway and Nigeria on performing poetry in front of an audience
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Slavery, reconciliation and me
Women with historical ties to slavery discuss coming to terms with the past
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Faith and tackling climate change
Two women on how their Muslim and Christian beliefs shape their love of nature
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Digging up dinosaurs
Two palaeontologists on dinosaurs, fossils and the fight to stop illegal fossil trade
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Challenging mainstream economics
An Indian professor and a Danish author on how paid and unpaid care work are undervalued
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Women working through menopauseÂ
Women from the UK and Australia discuss the impact of menopause on their careers
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Air traffic controllers
Women from the UAE and Sweden discuss guiding aeroplane take-offs and landings
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One-woman sound machines
Two female Foley artists discuss their careers in sound
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Giving used clothes a new life
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women at the forefront of the second hand clothing boom
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Fostering: Being a ‘bonus parent’
Two women from the US and Moldova on the realities of being a foster carer
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Women investigating bribery and corruption
Yousr Khalil from Egypt and Judy Krieg in the US discuss detecting global business fraud
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Teaching consent in relationships
Women from Nigeria and Denmark on the importance of consent as part of sex education
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Women providing prosthetics
Women in Ukraine and UK on how they help amputees and children with limb difference
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Lessons from female philosophers
Two female philosophers explore philosophy's enduring relevance
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Child helplines: Giving young people a voice
Two women from South Africa and Greece on running round-the-clock support for children
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What’s it like to be a private chef?
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
Two women from Zimbabwe and Ukraine on clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance.
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Women turning pain into art
Women from the UK and Romania creatively inspired by their chronic conditions
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Why I kept a teen diary
Two women from Nigeria and the UK talk about keeping a diary and what it’s taught them
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Women in love with romance
Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone
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Women using satellites to track coastal erosion
Women from Sri Lanka and France using images taken from space to counter coastal erosion.
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Deep sea explorers
Women from the US and South Africa on discovering the wonders of the oceans
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Female farming entrepreneurs
Women fusing tech and agriculture to produce food indoors - that's local and soil free.
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Women discovering the music stars of tomorrow
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two music scouts about the art of discovering new artists
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Fabrics for the future
Two women from Singapore and Spain aiming to make fashion more climate-friendly
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How to get ahead in the workplace
Datshiane Navanayagam gets top tips from career mentors about how to succeed at work