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Monica Lewinsky revisited, 'Teen-ternity' leave, Wigs, Late-life libido, Young climate activists

Revisiting the Monica Lewinsky scandal. And should parents be allowed 'teen-ternity' leave?

The details of US President Bill Clinton’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the 1998 impeachment proceedings may be unfamiliar to some young women today. Impeachment: American Crime Story on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two, aims to reframe the Clinton scandal from the perspective of the women it engulfed. Jessica Bennett from the New York Times and Sarah Baxter, former deputy editor of The Sunday Times discuss.

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Specialist Disinformation Reporter Marianna Spring who appeared in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee this week to present the findings from her ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Panorama investigation into the rising online abuse against women.

Should parents be allowed β€˜teen-ternity’ leave? Suzanne Alderson on why she wants employers to allow parents to take leave to help teenagers who are struggling.

Ahead of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, COP26 starting this Sunday, Zaqiya Cajee, a pre-loved fashion advocate and Mikaela Loach climate justice activist and fifth year medical student talk about how to engage people on climate change action and their hopes for the conference.

The wig designer Angela Cobbin has written her memoir. My Name Is Not Wigs. She tells us about about becoming a theatrical wig designer for countless plays, musicals, TV shows and films over five decades.

Your libido as you age with Scottish storyteller, Marie Louise Cochrane and sex expert Tracey Cox.

Presenter: Jessica Creighton
Producer: Dianne McGregor

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