The Conversation Podcast
Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
Episodes to download
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Women documenting climate change in pictures
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Stories of rising seas, floods and forced migration through photographs, maps and poetry
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Saw, chisel and hammer: Women in carpentry
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Carpenters Angela Cacace and ClΓ©mentine Mollier have thrived in a male dominated industry
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Cookbook queens
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Chefs Dina Macki and Keshia Sakarah explore culture and identity through food
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Women in wildlife filmmaking
Mon 29 Jan 2024
What's it like to work on some of the most remote places on our planet?
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Women on the frontline in the fight against malaria
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Malaria is one of the world's deadliest diseases. Why can't we get rid of it?
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Losing a loved one to suicide
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Why Charlotte Maya and Raashi Thakran want people to talk about suicide loss
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How to raise a teenage boy
Mon 8 Jan 2024
Rosalind Wiseman and Phinnah Chichi Ikeji help women understand their teenage sons better
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Women fighting for justice on death row
New Year's Day 2024
Nelufar Hedayat meets criminal defence lawyers Sarah Belal and Andrea Lyon
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Women in love with cheese
Christmas Day 2023
Cheese specialists Mausam Narang and Emma Young are revolutionising the dairy industry.
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Women in cybersecurity
Mon 18 Dec 2023
How Vandana Verma Sehgal and Sophina Kio-Lawson help women stay safe online.
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How going to school can change a girl’s life
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Kakenya Ntaiya and Shukla Bose empower marginalised children through education
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Paramedics saving lives
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two paramedics from Norway and Australia
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100 Women: Changing how we think about our planet
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Basima Abdulrahman and Jennifer Uchendu are on this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 100 Women list
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Female drummers breaking barriers
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Drummers Sarah Thawer and Anika Nilles open up about their careers in the music industry
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The rise of women in eSports
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Eefje Depoortere and Julia Robson are two professional e-sport gamers
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Can a bicycle change a woman's life?
Mon 6 Nov 2023
Champion Lizzie Deignan and World Bicycle Relief’s Alisha Myers on the power of cycling
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Women breathing new life into taxidermy
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Artists Polly Morgan and Divya Anantharaman on why they love taxidermy
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Are dolls good for girls?
Mon 23 Oct 2023
A psychologist and a doll maker discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.
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Descending the depths: Freediving champions
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Alessia Zecchini and Julia Kozerska speak about the wonder and perils of freediving
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Women in Beirut: Facing up to the climate crisis
Mon 9 Oct 2023
Najat Aoun Saliba and Nouhad Awwad empower women to fight climate change in Lebanon.
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Women living with ADHD
Mon 2 Oct 2023
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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The secrets of being a successful music manager
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Kei Henderson and Amy Morgan share their experience of being a woman in the music industry
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Women in charge of their financial freedom
Mon 11 Sep 2023
Why should women talk more about money? And what happens when they don't?
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Women in Beirut: Promoting women’s rights through sport
Mon 4 Sep 2023
Can sport help advance women’s rights in Lebanon?
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Women in nuclear
Mon 28 Aug 2023
Understanding the challenges facing women who choose nuclear power as a career.
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Transforming lives through speech therapy
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Therapists in Greece and South Africa who help people with speech and swallowing issues.
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Conservators: Preserving the past for the future
Mon 14 Aug 2023
Two women from Norway and Venezuela talk about preserving art for future generations
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Women in Beirut: Telling our stories
Mon 7 Aug 2023
Joana Hadjithomas and Madonna Adib tell women’s stories through art and movies
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Women in Beirut: Rebuilding our city
Mon 31 Jul 2023
Stories of resilience, hope and solidarity in the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut blast
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