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The Reductress Minute brings you the most biting satire and topical stories from the lens of Reductress. Each episode is hosted by the real writers and editors of Reductress, with Reductress’ most popular headlines, articles read by your favorite comedians, and off-the-cuff chats with the editors. It's all the news that's fit to speak!
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Comedian couple Beth Newell (Reductress) and Peter McNerney (Story Pirates) discuss their two children and offer up non-expert opinions on parenting.
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Here at WAM, our mission is Making Feelings Fashionable. For all time, women have been called hysterical, crazy and 'over' emotional. We teach you that your emotions are in fact your superpower. Starting from the launchpad of anger, the most taboo of feelings for women. Each week, psychotherapist Jennifer Cox and writer Salima Saxton invite a brilliant woman to talk about what makes them mad, and come to understand that our feelings are our compass and rocket fuel. With the Women Are Mad pod ...
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S7 E5 UK Half-Term SOS: Dr Caroline Boyd on maternal rage
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Today, we bring you a half term special on maternal rage. Jen is solo parenting WAM today, and is joined by clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd. Caroline specialises in supporting parents - from pregnancy to childbirth... and beyond. Caroline is the author of Mindful New Mum, and her published research explores mothers' experiences of intrusive …
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S7 E4 Bureau de WAM: Stabbed in the back by a friend
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Ever been stabbed in the back by a friend? This listener has, and she's written to The Bureau to tell us all about it. Tune in to get our take on betrayal (was she EVER a real friend?) and closure (is it good or terrible?) JOIN CLUB WAM ON PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR : OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK!! …
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S7 E3 A deep-dive into grief with our incredible pal Stacey Heale
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Today, we talk about grief - in all of its stages and strange forms. With none other than the really fantastic Stacey Heale, whose husband Greg Gilbert died three years ago. For a show about death, there's a lot of laughter. And some tears. But you've come to expect no less, of course. Stacey talks us deftly through parenting, money worries, though…
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S7 E2 Bureau de WAM is back! And we're talking PARENTS!
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Do you think, alongside the ever-controversial Jen, that it's possible to healthily hate your parents? Or even strongly dislike them? Or are you with Salima, who struggles to liberate herself using such sturdy, Freudian-driven language? Let's help make up your mind! Join us as we kick off the first (admittedly fairly shambolic) Bureau de WAM of thi…
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Cariad Lloyd is a legend. Pure and simple. From Griefcast to Austentatious, she cares for our every emotion. Kicking off WAM Series 7!! Cariad talks about being treated like a small, cute woman; how she feels her anger is both a blessing and a curse. And whether some people just do feel more strongly than others. Cariad's beautiful new book dealing…
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The problem with Elif Shafak is that she is too acclaimed, her work too numerous and celebrated, and her personal cause too elevated to begin to capture in one limited introduction. You will no doubt own at least one of her 13 books, in at least one of the 57 languages they've been translated into. You may also be eagerly awaiting the April paperba…
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S1 E5 Girls Are Mad with Cheer Up Luv founder Eliza Hatch
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Join Bea for Ep 5 of GAM, as she brings you her utterly inspirational convo with award-winning feminist photographer, educator and speaker Eliza Hatch. Eliza heads up the ground breaking Cheer Up Luv project, which confronts taboos around sexual assault, foregrounds the voices of sexual assault survivors, and fuels awareness of society's chronic mi…
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Stylist magazine stands out in a market saturated by media which plays on women's insecurities to, basically, get them to buy stuff. We have forever loved it for its unwaveringly feminist bedrock, and determination to bring us what we actually need to see. Visionary editor-in-chief, Lisa Smosarski, has been steering the Stylist ship since its very …
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S6 E13 Sarah Pappalardo of Reductress fame
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Sarah Pappalardo was named one of Time Magazine's '23 People Who Are Changing What's Funny Right Now' and Rolling Stone's '50 Funniest People Right Now.' You'll know them best as the co-founder of satirical women's magazine Reductress. As well as for co-authoring 'How To Win At Feminism' and 'How To Stay Positive When The World is Ending.' Today, w…
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Do you love Drunk Women Solving Crime? Do you love WAM? Then you're gonna love this ep! JEN IS TOURING HER BOOK IN THE USA!! ENQUIRE ABOUT CALIFORNIA EVENTS JOIN CLUB WAM ON PATREON BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT LOW COST 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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S6 E11 Riding buses with the magnificent Emma Forrest
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Today, we ride the buses with writer and journalist Emma Forrest, and find out just how healing and creative that experience can be. As well as potentially brutal and alarmingly shaming. Like life, in a nutshell. No stone is left unturned, as we talk trauma bonding through sex, and what it meant to be a teenage journalist in Cool Britannia. Emma Fo…
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Mary Mandefield is a presenter, journalist and creative, who holds up a torch for finding your voice, and has never let imposter syndrome hold her back. Through her community 'Making Moves' (which helps other creatives access the tools to navigate the media industry) Mary embodies the idea that we rise by lifting others. In this episode, Mary's inc…
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S6 E10 Surviving Winter with Suzy Reading
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It's no exaggeration to say that Suzy Reading will get you through the hellscape that is this UK winter. She's written 9 books and counting, including the magical new Self-Care For Winter. Suzy, a chartered psychologist, weaves her special expertise as a yoga teacher and personal trainer through her approach to REAL self-care. And we at WAM are fev…
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S6 E9 Don't Make Me Laugh with Julia Raeside
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Julia Raeside is one of WAM's favourite people. As well as being a print and broadcast journalist of acclaim, she is our in-house translator of male missteps. You may yourself have enjoyed her clarification of statements by the likes of Dave Grohl and Neil Gaiman. Today, we're especially excited to tell you that her incredibly on-point, incredibly …
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S6 E8 WAM Deep Dive: Shaparak Khorsandi on JEALOUSY
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Here at WAM, we love nothing more than losing ourselves in a big convo about emotion. And now, we've decided to share some of those chats with you. Throughout the next couple of series, we'll be serving you up our DEEP DIVES into different feelings, joined by some of our fave people. We're kicking off with JEALOUSY, and we invited fabulous Friend-O…
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S6 E7 Sally of Manners London: On Survival
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It's not often that we're BOTH rendered tearful. We are today. But we're also floored with awe and inspiration. This woman has DONE IT. We're also not exaggerating when we say, her clothes will change your life. JEN IS TOURING HER BOOK IN THE USA!! ENQUIRE ABOUT CALIFORNIA EVENTS JOIN CLUB WAM on Patreon BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK O…
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S1 E3 Girls Are Mad with Noga Levy-Rapoport
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This episode of GAM is one of pure hope. Noga Levy-Rapoport is a climate activist, organiser and communicator. Beginning her activism career aged only 17, she has since had a leading role in global climate protests, strikes and other events. One reason the patriarchy succeeds is because it slices younger and older generations of women apart. This b…
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S6 E6 Dear WAM with Salima and Jen: Death by social media
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Is anyone here really, really struggling this Jan? Is anyone finding it difficult to retain perspective, and not spiral?? Judging by our listener DMs, you're certainly not alone if so. This week, Bureau de WAM attends to the trickiness of comparing yourself to friends on the socials... what that does to our poor blitzed brains. And what we can try …
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S6 E5 Back with a bang! with Maria McErlane
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It's 2025, and we're back with NO resolutions, other than to help you all as much as we possibly can. Who better to welcome you joyously into the New Year New WAM fold, than the glorious Maria McErlane, who has just revealed will be restarting her co-hosting with Graham Norton on their brand new podcast... Thank GOD! Maria is a true WAM icon. You'l…
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S6 E4 Christmas Helpdesk at Bureau de WAM
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If your Christmas feels very far from a Richard Curtis movie, Bureau de WAM is here to assist. We're not addressing the devastating housing crisis here. Nor the way many people in our society are terrified of where their next meal might be coming from, or how to live with the black mould their landlord refuses to tackle. We're also not talking abou…
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S1 E2 Girls Are Mad: Solana Lord-Baptiste
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Solana Lord-Baptiste AKA ssolana is a musician, content creator and activist. From recording TikToks in her bedroom during lockdown, to now interviewing people at protests as well as writing and producing music, she pours love and empathy into everything she does. Today, she talks to GAM host Bea about everything from body hair to the pressures of …
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S6 E3 Hidden Meanings with Jessica Fostekew
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Today is all about hidden meanings. And who better to discuss these with than brilliant Woman of Comedy, Jessica Fostekew. Tune in if you'd like to think more about the significance of a blocked doorway, or learn how to hold three fingers up at the world... JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE…
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S6 E2 Dear WAM with Salima and Jen: 'Benign' Sexism
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Today, we're thinking about what it feels like when the men in our lives - however 'nice' they are - just can't fully get what it is to have been born into our bodies. And what it's been to navigate the world in these bodies. From childhood, through to steering our way through a sexist universe. Even just a 'benignly' sexist universe. Whatever the …
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S6 E1 Feeling the rage with Poppy Jay
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We're back for Series 6! And to celebrate, we're joined by the BAFTA nominated documentary film maker and co-host of the award winning podcast Brown Girls Do it Too, Poppy Jay. We cover a lot in this one, and it's extra specially long. Our season debut treat to you! JOIN CLUB WAM or BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE …
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S5 E26 Season Finale - WAM x Repros Fight Back in Washington DC
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In this season finale special, Jen caught up with Jennie Wetter in Washington DC. Jennie has headed up the Repros Fight Back initiative at the Population Institute for over 15 years, where she fights daily for reproductive health and rights. Today, our Jen invites her to share her feelings about where we are now, on the eve of a second Trump admini…
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S5 E25 Kate Mosse on fighting for equality
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When you're sunk in despondence and despair, is there anything both more comforting and more motivating than an internationally-lauded author dispensing pearls of gold? Kate Mosse's practical and sage approach towards the quest for equality is just the antidote for these bleak times. Tune in for robust and dynamic inspiration to galvanise your own …
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As holiday season looms, how many of us will find ourselves under pressure to spend time with difficult relatives? On Dear WAM this week, we're honoured to receive expert advice from Sunday Times Bestselling author and host of podcast Motherkind, Zoe Blaskey. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF T…
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S5 E23 Constance Zimmer on Where We Go From Here
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How is everyone feeling? The US election results are in, and WAM HQ has lit up like a furnace. Who better to ask for her views than Constance Zimmer, on the cusp of launching her own Midlife Monologues project, and on hotline from LA. You'll know Constance from her work in Entourage, House of Cards and Unreal. Meanwhile, in REAL life, you'll soon b…
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Jen's caught up with book press for the US drop, so we're thrilled to bring you Heidi Clements as honorary Agony Aunt. And the question is... Do you feel like everyone hates you? Tune in for some brilliantly bold responses from our awesomely punk pal. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR …
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We are SO excited to bring you the first of our Girls Are Mad series, headed up and hosted by the supremely talented Bea Harmston. Bea kicks off the inaugural Girls Are Mad WAM offshoot with a very real, very raw convo with mental health advocate, Sophia Carter. Sophia uses her powerful platform to normalise self compassion and self celebration. Ab…
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S5 E21 Endless Possibilities with Emma Campbell
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Our guest today is an inspiration. Pure and simple. She's an author, podcast host, speaker and long-term cancer thriver, and you know her as Limitless Em. Today, we celebrate the unstoppable hope who is Emma Campbell. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHI…
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S5 E20 Dear WAM with Salima and Jen: We need to talk.
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What can women do about the 40% of us living with abortion restriction? We can talk about it. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S5 E19 Cherry Healey: ambassador for women
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Cherry Healey: women's health advocate, BBC documentary maker and ambassador for the Eve Appeal. Above all, a woman's woman. Here, Cherry talks women's safety, and the need for periods to have a PR overhaul. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bon…
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As a seasonal treat, we're spoiling you with a SPECIAL. Today, we've coaxed friend-of-the-pod Ms Miranda Sawyer back in, to talk that most heady of feelings: NOSTALGIA - just in time to celebrate the publication of her fabulous new book, Uncommon People. If you had a pulse in the 90s, the Britpop era will be etched into your DNA. Don your bucket ha…
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S5 E17 Find Your Confidence with Holly Matthews
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Holly Matthews is THE confidence guru of our time. Today, she talks to us about her own journey with self-belief, and the challenges she's faced at a personal level to find her way to it. Holly's warmth, wisdom and wit have absolutely stolen our hearts, and we're so happy to share her with you today. Her book, Find Your Confidence: The No-Nonsense …
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Today, we talk about unlikeable husbands and superpowers. It's one wild ride... JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Jayde Adams is REAL, in all of the ways we celebrate and strive for. From her incredible stand-up to her role in BAFTA-winning Alma's Not Normal, her career reflects her authenticity. And we never use that word lightly. Alma's Not Normal is OUT NOW on BBC1 and BBC iPlayer. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES …
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Today, we think through the dilemma of defending your kids vs. being a 'good' feminist. Buckle up. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Daisy Buchanan is a precious flower. She's disarmingly authentic and real, and wears her generous heart on her beautifully stylish sleeve. She's also an incredibly talented writer. Today, we see just how much her contact with her feelings really helps shape her craft, and how she weaves experiences of pain and joy so skilfully into her work. Her ne…
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S5 E12 Dear WAM with Salima, Jen and Emma Guns
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We're even more excited than usual, because this week we're joined by our great pal, award-winning journalist and podcaster, Emma Guns (AKA Emma Gunavardhana). As a journalist, Emma has interviewed everyone who's anyone, from Britney to Bette Midler. And today, she's turning her super sleuth skills to help solve YOUR dilemma. Tune in, as we riddle …
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Angela Scanlon is pure magic. Both on screen and IRL. You'll have seen her multiple star turns. But here's where you can find out what makes Angela tick. We are captivated. JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Aca…
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'My answer machine must be broken...' It's another love one, ladies... Are you sitting by the phone (or the Snap/DM's/Whatsapp?) STOP! And listen to what the Aunties have to say... JOIN CLUB WAM or even just BUY US A COFFEE BUY JEN'S TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ENQUIRE ABOUT 1:1 AND GROUP COACHING Get bonus content on Patreon Hoste…
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S5 E9 Hollie McNish: Voice of the nation.
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Our favourite poet and author Hollie McNish joins us today to talk about how hard she finds it to express her anger IRL, whilst realising that many of her poems are in fact inspired by anger. Today, we discuss everything from the realities of renting, to class and race prejudice. Hollie is currently touring, and we urge you to go see her live if yo…
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Forbidden Love Ever been in love with someone you shouldn't? Considering embarking on an illicit affair? Uh-oh, the romance-killers have galloped into town. Don't tune in, if you enjoy deluding yourself you're in some kind of Ephron/Curtis double-bill. As far as Jen's concerned, love is 9 parts projection, 1 part oxytocin. Salima isn't quite as bru…
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S5 E7 Lauren Bravo: From mum guilt to men's micro-wardrobes
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Our guest today is absolutely WAM's kind of woman. She thinks deeply and generously about feminism, fashion and friendship. From her first book, 'What Would The Spice Girls Do', to her latest page-turner, 'Probably Nothing', she's an oracle and an inspiration. Bravo to the brilliant Lauren Bravo! Join Club WAM on patreon/womenaremad for ad-free lis…
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Are you being driven nuts by WhatsApp? What does this mean? And what does a group mean, anyway? Do humans like them? All this... You know the drill. PLUS join Club WAM for ad-free listening and benefits galore! patreon/womenaremad Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Lisa Moorish knows music. Since she was 16, she's lived and breathed the London music scene, and says now she can't imagine doing anything else. But she's never sold her story, and leaves us tantalised and ever-intrigued. Today, she shares her feelings on everything from the patriarchy to possession. Join Club WAM for member benefits including ad-f…
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Women. This one is gonna make you wanna throw some stuff. It just is. Not all men. But. Always Men. patreon.com/WomenAreMad Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S5 E3 Marianne Power on guilt parties and the body keeping the score.
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Marianne Power breaks and mends our hearts in equally beautiful measure. She's vulnerable, she's generous, she's deeply thoughtful. Here, Marianne explains how her terror of being a bad person translated into physical illness, and how she's trying her hardest (with the help of Gabor Mate) to shake off those shackles. Her new book, Love Me, absolute…
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Your fave agony pals are back. And today, they're scaling the rigging and frantically bailing. Coz this ship is going down! Or is it? Today, we look into the causes of anxiety, and try to see it a little differently. We also set YOU, dear listener, a September challenge... patreon.com/WomenAreMad Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See ac…
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