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| Women challenging the patriarchy – one podcast at a time | Women challenging the patriarchy – one podcast at a time |
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| When I joined the Guardian’s podcast team one of the first things I did was implement an equality rule: 50% of every month’s podcasts must feature women as guests – presenters didn’t count. | When I joined the Guardian’s podcast team one of the first things I did was implement an equality rule: 50% of every month’s podcasts must feature women as guests – presenters didn’t count. |
| Occasionally I got a few grumbles of “there aren’t many women in Stem [science, technology, engineering and maths] jobs”, or “there just aren’t any relevant women”, but before I could even begin to put on my “shush now and try harder” face, at least two other people would pipe up, quoting women such as Rosalind Franklin, Sally Ride, Susan Wojcicki, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, JK Rowling, Elina Berglund and many more. The people I work with feel just as strongly as I do that representation matters. | Occasionally I got a few grumbles of “there aren’t many women in Stem [science, technology, engineering and maths] jobs”, or “there just aren’t any relevant women”, but before I could even begin to put on my “shush now and try harder” face, at least two other people would pipe up, quoting women such as Rosalind Franklin, Sally Ride, Susan Wojcicki, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, JK Rowling, Elina Berglund and many more. The people I work with feel just as strongly as I do that representation matters. |
| So on International Women’s Day, I’ve asked my fellow producers for their top three episodes featuring women from the podcasts they create and not one of them sent me just three. | |
| We have featured so many amazing women who, although they may not want the pressure, represent history’s forgotten women whose achievements have been overshadowed or downright stolen by men. | We have featured so many amazing women who, although they may not want the pressure, represent history’s forgotten women whose achievements have been overshadowed or downright stolen by men. |
| Below you will find a list of brilliant podcasts, whose guests are experts in their field. The fact that they are women, or as I like to call us, people, should be neither here nor there. | Below you will find a list of brilliant podcasts, whose guests are experts in their field. The fact that they are women, or as I like to call us, people, should be neither here nor there. |
| Token – The vulva episode: part 1 | Token – The vulva episode: part 1 |
| Presenters Leah Green and Fred McConnell were joined by the Guardian’s US data editor, Mona Chalabi, to talk about all things vulva related, for a festive, slightly tipsy, end-of-year double bill. Chalabi produced and presented the Guardian’s Vagina Dispatches online video series, and joined our hosts to delve deeper into everything she learned. There was also freewheeling chat about the perils of sex education, the joys of orgasm and the challenge of labelling body parts. | Presenters Leah Green and Fred McConnell were joined by the Guardian’s US data editor, Mona Chalabi, to talk about all things vulva related, for a festive, slightly tipsy, end-of-year double bill. Chalabi produced and presented the Guardian’s Vagina Dispatches online video series, and joined our hosts to delve deeper into everything she learned. There was also freewheeling chat about the perils of sex education, the joys of orgasm and the challenge of labelling body parts. |
| Science Weekly – False memories: from the lab to the courtroom | Science Weekly – False memories: from the lab to the courtroom |
| We have known for decades that our memories are not as infallible as we like to think. And with studies now showing that researchers are able to plant false memories, the need for psychological research in the courtroom grows ever more pressing. But as we discovered in this podcast, the world of false memory is murky and uncertain. | We have known for decades that our memories are not as infallible as we like to think. And with studies now showing that researchers are able to plant false memories, the need for psychological research in the courtroom grows ever more pressing. But as we discovered in this podcast, the world of false memory is murky and uncertain. |
| Global development – Inside Colombia’s City of Women | Global development – Inside Colombia’s City of Women |
| Kary Stewart visited La Ciudad de las Mujeres – the City of Women – in Turbaco, on the outskirts of Cartagena in northern Colombia. In 1999, lawyer Patricia Guerrero set up the League of Displaced Women (La Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas) to support the many women severely affected by the country’s years of conflict, who had suffered forced displacement from their homes, sexual violence and murder of their loved ones. | Kary Stewart visited La Ciudad de las Mujeres – the City of Women – in Turbaco, on the outskirts of Cartagena in northern Colombia. In 1999, lawyer Patricia Guerrero set up the League of Displaced Women (La Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas) to support the many women severely affected by the country’s years of conflict, who had suffered forced displacement from their homes, sexual violence and murder of their loved ones. |
| Books podcast – Sarah Howe and Emmy the Great on Chinese identity in literature | Books podcast – Sarah Howe and Emmy the Great on Chinese identity in literature |
| Sarah Howe, who won the TS Eliot prize with her debut collection, Loop of Jade, told how it was inspired by her search for identity as the daughter of a Chinese mother and English father. Singer-songwriter Emmy the Great explored her sudden rediscovery of her own Chinese heritage, and discussed her song Yi-Fen Chou, which examines the controversy over the inclusion of a poem by Michael Derrick Hudson in the 2015 Best American Poetry anthology after he adopted a Chinese pen name. And Solomon OB, winner of the UK national poetry slam in 2016, explained how slamming occupies the space between music and poetry. | Sarah Howe, who won the TS Eliot prize with her debut collection, Loop of Jade, told how it was inspired by her search for identity as the daughter of a Chinese mother and English father. Singer-songwriter Emmy the Great explored her sudden rediscovery of her own Chinese heritage, and discussed her song Yi-Fen Chou, which examines the controversy over the inclusion of a poem by Michael Derrick Hudson in the 2015 Best American Poetry anthology after he adopted a Chinese pen name. And Solomon OB, winner of the UK national poetry slam in 2016, explained how slamming occupies the space between music and poetry. |
| Chips with Everything – Inside Hillary Clinton’s social media campaign for the White House | Chips with Everything – Inside Hillary Clinton’s social media campaign for the White House |
| In June 2016 we ran an episode of Chips with Everything discussing the digital strategy of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign with his digital director, Kenneth Pennington. In January 2017, we flipped the coin to speak with Emmy Bengtson, the former deputy social media director for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Producer Matt spoke to Emmy about her team’s social media strategy throughout the primaries and general election – how, in retrospect, they might have done things differently given the outcome of the election – and the campaign’s viral “Delete your account” tweet. | In June 2016 we ran an episode of Chips with Everything discussing the digital strategy of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign with his digital director, Kenneth Pennington. In January 2017, we flipped the coin to speak with Emmy Bengtson, the former deputy social media director for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Producer Matt spoke to Emmy about her team’s social media strategy throughout the primaries and general election – how, in retrospect, they might have done things differently given the outcome of the election – and the campaign’s viral “Delete your account” tweet. |
| Politics Weekly live – End of 2016 special | Politics Weekly live – End of 2016 special |
| At a live event recorded in London, the Guardian’s political editors Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart looked at the challenge to the government’s Brexit plans in the courts and heard from the lead claimant, Gina Miller. | At a live event recorded in London, the Guardian’s political editors Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart looked at the challenge to the government’s Brexit plans in the courts and heard from the lead claimant, Gina Miller. |
| Small Business Network – Crowdfunding carnage | Small Business Network – Crowdfunding carnage |
| Joanna Montgomery, the founder of London-based design company Little Riot, appeared on the panel at the Guardian Small Business Network’s Confessions of a Small Business event on 6 February. In the podcast, Montgomery shared her stories of overcoming adversity, the importance of being honest about facing challenges, and how she will never ignore her gut instinct again. | Joanna Montgomery, the founder of London-based design company Little Riot, appeared on the panel at the Guardian Small Business Network’s Confessions of a Small Business event on 6 February. In the podcast, Montgomery shared her stories of overcoming adversity, the importance of being honest about facing challenges, and how she will never ignore her gut instinct again. |
| Science Weekly – Cross Section: Prof Uta Frith | Science Weekly – Cross Section: Prof Uta Frith |
| In a career spanning almost five decades, Uta Frith, emeritus professor of cognitive development at University College London and chair of the diversity committee at the Royal Society, has become synonymous with the leaps and bounds seen in recent research into autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. But what has kept her passionate throughout her long career? What is she most excited about when it comes to the future of autism research? And how important are mentors -such as Frith within the field of science? | In a career spanning almost five decades, Uta Frith, emeritus professor of cognitive development at University College London and chair of the diversity committee at the Royal Society, has become synonymous with the leaps and bounds seen in recent research into autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. But what has kept her passionate throughout her long career? What is she most excited about when it comes to the future of autism research? And how important are mentors -such as Frith within the field of science? |
| Global Development – African feminism | Global Development – African feminism |
| Gender equality remains a distant dream for women in Africa. Less than a third of all agricultural land in Africa is operated by women, nearly one in five of whom do not have access to contraception. In addition, almost a quarter of African women are likely to experience violence from their partners. Kary Stewart found out how women have been working to build equality. We heard from Awino Okech, a lecturer on gender studies at Soas University of London; Jessica Horn, the director of programmes for the African Women’s Development Fund; Patricia Isabella Essel, the programme manager for the Women in Law and Development in Africa non-governmental organisation; and Hakima Abbas, the co-executive director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development. | Gender equality remains a distant dream for women in Africa. Less than a third of all agricultural land in Africa is operated by women, nearly one in five of whom do not have access to contraception. In addition, almost a quarter of African women are likely to experience violence from their partners. Kary Stewart found out how women have been working to build equality. We heard from Awino Okech, a lecturer on gender studies at Soas University of London; Jessica Horn, the director of programmes for the African Women’s Development Fund; Patricia Isabella Essel, the programme manager for the Women in Law and Development in Africa non-governmental organisation; and Hakima Abbas, the co-executive director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development. |
| Books podcast – Sara Pascoe and Amy Stewart on the female body | Books podcast – Sara Pascoe and Amy Stewart on the female body |
| The comedian Sara Pascoe turned from stage to page with her autobiographical journey through evolutionary and cultural history, Animal. She told us why biology was the bottom line when it came to understanding gender politics, how some of her material was so personal she found herself breaking down literature’s fourth wall and what it was like to deliver a punchline when she would never get to hear the laugh. We also travelled to early 20th-century New Jersey to find Constance Kopp, a remarkable woman who inspired the bestselling nature author Amy Stewart to make the leap into writing fiction in Girl Waits With Gun. Stewart explained how she found her unconventional heroine in a newspaper clipping, related the pleasures of invention and picked out a thread that runs through her novel: Kopp’s growing realisation of the potential embodied in her unusual frame. | The comedian Sara Pascoe turned from stage to page with her autobiographical journey through evolutionary and cultural history, Animal. She told us why biology was the bottom line when it came to understanding gender politics, how some of her material was so personal she found herself breaking down literature’s fourth wall and what it was like to deliver a punchline when she would never get to hear the laugh. We also travelled to early 20th-century New Jersey to find Constance Kopp, a remarkable woman who inspired the bestselling nature author Amy Stewart to make the leap into writing fiction in Girl Waits With Gun. Stewart explained how she found her unconventional heroine in a newspaper clipping, related the pleasures of invention and picked out a thread that runs through her novel: Kopp’s growing realisation of the potential embodied in her unusual frame. |
| Chips with Everything – Weapons of math destruction: how big data and algorithms affect our lives | Chips with Everything – Weapons of math destruction: how big data and algorithms affect our lives |
| In this very special episode, Ian Sample and Leigh Alexander delved into the weird and not-so-wonderful world of algorithms, uncovering how they are being used in everything from online advertising to crime prediction. We heard from the mathematician Cathy O’Neil, who learnt firsthand how these systems threaten democracy and drive social inequality. We also discussed the dangers of relying on these often biased systems with digital culture critic Douglas Rushkoff. | In this very special episode, Ian Sample and Leigh Alexander delved into the weird and not-so-wonderful world of algorithms, uncovering how they are being used in everything from online advertising to crime prediction. We heard from the mathematician Cathy O’Neil, who learnt firsthand how these systems threaten democracy and drive social inequality. We also discussed the dangers of relying on these often biased systems with digital culture critic Douglas Rushkoff. |
| Politics Weekly – The Brexit black hole | Politics Weekly – The Brexit black hole |
| Following the full life sentence handed down to the murderer of Labour MP Jo Cox, we heard from her colleagues in parliament determined to continue her work, as Labour MPs Alison McGovern and Rachel Reeves paid tribute to their friend. | Following the full life sentence handed down to the murderer of Labour MP Jo Cox, we heard from her colleagues in parliament determined to continue her work, as Labour MPs Alison McGovern and Rachel Reeves paid tribute to their friend. |
| A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’ | A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’ |
| The Observer Magazine columnist and neuroscientist Dr Daniel Glaser took a look at the world of empathy, mirror neurons and theory of mind. Meeting King’s College London’s Prof Francesca Happé at the school gates, Daniel explored when and how children develop empathy, whether it can be taught, and how we can create a more empathetic society. | The Observer Magazine columnist and neuroscientist Dr Daniel Glaser took a look at the world of empathy, mirror neurons and theory of mind. Meeting King’s College London’s Prof Francesca Happé at the school gates, Daniel explored when and how children develop empathy, whether it can be taught, and how we can create a more empathetic society. |
| Politics Weekly – Grammar schools and boundary reform | Politics Weekly – Grammar schools and boundary reform |
| David Cameron bowed out of parliament this week – and his successor, Theresa May, had already begun dismantling his legacy by the time of this podcast. One of her first big policy announcements was to call for the lifting of the ban on new grammar schools – something Conservative modernisers had long resisted. | David Cameron bowed out of parliament this week – and his successor, Theresa May, had already begun dismantling his legacy by the time of this podcast. One of her first big policy announcements was to call for the lifting of the ban on new grammar schools – something Conservative modernisers had long resisted. |
| Books podcast – Hollie McNish on poetry and the gritty realities of childbirth | Books podcast – Hollie McNish on poetry and the gritty realities of childbirth |
| The poet Hollie McNish explained what drove her to expose the intimacies of childbirth and early motherhood in verse, and fellow poet Luke Wright took time out from touring his award-winning show, What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, to tell us why he wanted to explore the fallout from Tony Blair’s Cool Britannia through a poem charting the ups and downs of a friendship begun at university. | The poet Hollie McNish explained what drove her to expose the intimacies of childbirth and early motherhood in verse, and fellow poet Luke Wright took time out from touring his award-winning show, What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, to tell us why he wanted to explore the fallout from Tony Blair’s Cool Britannia through a poem charting the ups and downs of a friendship begun at university. |
| This is just a small selection of the incredible women featured on our podcasts. For more, visit theguardian.com/podcasts | This is just a small selection of the incredible women featured on our podcasts. For more, visit theguardian.com/podcasts |