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Weekend Woman's Hour: Arianna Huffington; the impact of song lyrics

John Lewis responds to a complaint about a promotion of their bra-measuring service, plus Arianna Huffington, the influence of song lyrics, summer tutoring, and what's in a name?

Arianna Huffington on changing the way we think about work and how we define success. John Lewis responds to a listener's complaint about a promotion of their bra measuring service. We hear what teenagers at the Devas Youth Club in South London think about the impact song lyrics might have on relationships and attitudes. And we discuss the wider issue of misogyny and sexist cultural values in society with feminist Joan Smith and Music Psychologist Adrian North of Curtin University in Australia.

Does changing your name change your identity? Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman and author Wendy Perriam discuss. We talk about tutoring over the summer holidays with Carol Vorderman and Sarah Ebner, author of Starting School Survival Guide. Do children really need it to avoid the 'summer slide'? And while there has been a sharp fall in the number of vasectomies performed on the NHS over the past decade our reporter Geoff Bird lets us listen in on his.

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58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Andrea Catherwood
Interviewed Guest Arianna Huffington
Interviewed Guest Clare O'Donnell
Interviewed Guest Jo Hooper
Interviewed Guest Wendy Perriam
Interviewed Guest Richard Wiseman
Interviewed Guest Joan Smith
Interviewed Guest Adrian North
Interviewed Guest Carol Vorderman
Interviewed Guest Sarah Ebner
Interviewed Guest Dr Zohar
Interviewed Guest Geoff Bird
Interviewed Guest Stephen Earle
Interviewed Guest Denise Robertson
Producer Shoku Amirani
Editor Jane Thurlow

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  • Sat 3 Aug 2013 16:00

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