1. Strongwoman
Who says heavy can’t be funny? A look at women’s weightlifting, fully unpacking muscularity vs femininity. From 2023.
Strength can look like a lot of things and comedienne Jessica Fostekew starts at the most dirty, functional end of things - strongwoman.
It's where weightlifting meets theatre. You might have seen on the telly at Christmas, the one with Geoff Capes running around with a fridge on his little finger or giving an entire train a tow with his body.
Jess talks to four-times Britain's Strongest Woman Andrea Thompson and multiple world-record holder Mayyah Blair to get their take on strength, aesthetic and why the strongest women in the world still have to work part-time.
And she tells us about the time she pulled an actual bus.
Lets face it, she goes on and on about it.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A Mighty Bunny production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2023
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