The Conversation Episodes Episode guide
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Women painting portraits
Artists from Ukraine and the UK tell Kim Chakanetsa about capturing personality on canvas
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Parenting a disabled child
Two women discuss the joys and challenges of parenting a disabled child.
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Women writing family sagas
Min Jin Lee and Elif Shafak explore the themes of love, identity and belonging
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Fifty years of the Women’s Tennis Association
Johanna Konta and WTA president Micky Lawler on achieving greater equality in tennis
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Women serving on board submarines
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women who’ve chosen a life under the ocean wave.
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Women in artificial intelligence
AI is changing the way we live and work. Should we accept it, or push back?
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Women rewiring the comedy circuit in Hollywood
Kim Chakanetsa meets two stand-up comedians who recently opened their own venues.
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Women paddling treacherous water
Kim Chakanetsa hears about the inspiring adventures of two kayakers from the US and France
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Disabled women and sexual health
Activists from Pakistan and Nigeria on breaking taboos around sex and disabled women.
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Women saving art in times of crisis
Kateryna Goncharova and Aparna Tandon fight to save artworks in war-torn countries
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Wheelchair rugby
Kylie Grimes and Sofie Skoubo discuss playing fast-paced, high-impact wheelchair rugby
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Women making perfume
Perfumers from Colombia and Sweden tell Kim Chakanetsa about inventing special fragrances
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Women publishing positive news
Kim Chakanesta speaks to two women championing positivity in the news
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Life lessons from two professional tree climbers
What does it take to become a world champion tree climber?
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Women reporting the world of sport
Sports journalists from India and Northern Ireland on covering cricket, cycling and more
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Me and my acne
Two women from Venezuela and Barbados on how having acne has had an impact on their lives
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Women in F1
Engineers Bernie Collins and Lisa Veltman work on the world’s fastest cars
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Women in Hollywood: Who runs the film industry?
Producers Keri Putnam and Stephanie Allain on why so few women get to make movies
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Women in Hollywood: Styling the stars
Kim Chakanetsa meets two of the most influential stylists in Hollywood.
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Women in Hollywood: Oscar nominees
Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who’ve made it onto this year’s Oscar nominees list
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A new life for women after redundancy
How Eleanor Tweddell and Dawn Kelly re-built their lives and careers after being laid off
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Step-mothers: The joys and challenges
A US step-parenting coach and a journalist in India discuss being a step-parent
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Women leading the tech revolution in Africa
Two tech entrepreneurs discuss the benefits of teaching girls how to code
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Turning scars into body art
Madlyne Van Looy from Berlin and Tran Ngoc from Hanoi on tattoo art and women’s scars
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Coping with the death of a sibling
An Irish writer and an academic from Botswana on how losing siblings changed their lives.
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Women and chronic migraine pain
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women whose lives have been shaped by migraines
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Women fighting for equality in divorce
Divorce rates are on the rise in Turkey and Egypt. Why? And how does this affect women?
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Champions of women’s football
Italy’s Sara Gama and Brazil’s Rafaelle Souza on crowds, equality and building the game
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Women with a passion for wine
French Master Sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier talks to Kenyan wine expert Melissa Mwende
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Excavating the hidden secrets of women in Ancient Egypt
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two egyptologists uncovering secrets from the ancient world