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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Understanding the impact of climate change on women
Mon 1 Nov 2021
Why climate change hurts vulnerable women most and what can be done to support them
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Women leading change in NGOs
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi and Summer Nasser on what it takes to run an international NGO
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From start-up to success: Women rolling the dice in business
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Two women from Zambia and Vietnam on the risks they took to become top entrepreneurs
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Sisters of skydiving
Mon 11 Oct 2021
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two pioneering women about their love for skydiving
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Taking a leap into single motherhood
Mon 4 Oct 2021
Two women who chose single parenthood on the joy they find in their unconventional family
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Message in a mural
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Mona Caron and Fatuma Hassan on creating large-scale public art to bring about change
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Musical theatre stars
Mon 20 Sep 2021
Jemma Rix and Christine Allado discuss singing for theme parks and Covid-19 disruption
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What can we learn from nomadic life?
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Shugri Said Salh and Carol Meeks on the resilience, bravery and peace of nomadic life
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Drag kings: The women performing as men
Mon 6 Sep 2021
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who perform as men and poke fun at the patriarchy
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Natural-born contortionists
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Two contortionists discuss their body-twisting, back-bending, mind-blowing work.
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A love for my language
Mon 23 Aug 2021
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who are keeping their indigenous languages alive
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Beauty and the skin
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Two pioneering dermatologists on colourism and skin lighting in India and Ghana
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My baby triggered a terrifying breakdown
Mon 9 Aug 2021
Catherine Cho and Lobeh Osagie-Asiah on how they got through postpartum psychosis
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Travels with my ukulele
Mon 2 Aug 2021
For Taimane and Zee Avi, playing the ukulele was love at first strum
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World leaders: Michelle Bachelet and Helen Clark
Mon 26 Jul 2021
Michelle Bachelet and Helen Clark on their personal journeys and their career in politics
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Ghostwriters for hire
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Michelle Burford and Ellen Banda-Aaku on celebrity memoirs and collaborative writing
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Women planting trees
Mon 12 Jul 2021
Two women restoring forests in Brazil and Nepal growing native trees from local seeds
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Why women walk
Mon 5 Jul 2021
Cheryl Strayed and Kerri Andrews on the benefits of striding out in the great outdoors
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Viral dance videos launched my career
Mon 28 Jun 2021
Sienna Lalau and Sherrie Silver: social media routines led to working for Rihanna and BTS
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Living through menopause
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Dr Nighat Arif and writer Barbara Hannah Grufferman think the menopause needs rebranding
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The Conversation with Helen Clark and Michelle Bachelet
Sat 19 Jun 2021
Kim Chakanetsa is joined by two international leaders who have championed women’s rights.
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My life-changing autism diagnosis
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Sara Gibbs and MorΓ©nike Giwa Onaiwu talk about the impact of finding out they're autistic
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Skating my way through life
Mon 7 Jun 2021
Why women around the world are picking up a board to try kickflips and slides.
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Sold into sex work
Mon 31 May 2021
Trafficked women from Indonesia and Hungary on how they support modern-day slaves
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Sweet honey and queen bees
Mon 24 May 2021
A scientist from Martinique and an entrepreneur from South Africa on why they keep bees
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Women of the Arab Spring
Mon 17 May 2021
A decade after the uprisings, what has been gained and what has been lost?
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Women fighting wildfires
Mon 10 May 2021
A Russian volunteer and an elite US firefighter on the challenge of tackling remote fires
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Nurses on the frontline: A year on
Mon 3 May 2021
After a year of the pandemic, how are young nurses coping?
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Funerals and grief in a pandemic
Mon 26 Apr 2021
What happens to grief when our usual rituals around death and mourning are disrupted?
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How to live alone
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu and Hannah Carmichael on the benefits and challenges of solo living
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