Visibility Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs is the go-to podcast for women ready to amplify their voice, grow their brand, and build a business rooted in authenticity and purpose. Hosted by Tori Barker, each episode features empowering conversations, real-world strategies, and inspiring stories designed to help you step confidently into greater visibility. Whether you're a coach, consultant, creative, or thought leader, you'll walk away with practical insights you can apply right away. Rea ...
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Helping you make sense of politics, culture and world affairs – every weekday. Anoosh Chakelian, Andrew Marr and the New Statesman team bring you sharp reporting, clear analysis and thoughtful conversations to help you understand what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. The New Statesman is Britain’s leading source of news and commentary on politics and culture with a progressive perspective. On the podcast, our journalists and expert guests cut through the noise of the headlines to ...
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Cyber Compliance for Visibility: Protect Your Brand with Lori Crooks
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17:23What do visibility and cybersecurity have in common? A lot more than most entrepreneurs realize. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Lori Crooks, founder and CEO of Cadra, Inc., to break down the world of cybersecurity compliance — in human terms. Lori shares how building a trusted brand starts with protecting your systems, your clients, and your rep…
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What will Zack Polanski do first with the Green Party? | Listener questions
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28:36The Greens have a new leader. Listeners want to know what's in store for the left now. Tom McTague is joined by Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe and Megan Kenyon to answer listener questions on: the future of the Green Party under Zack Polanski Jeremy Corbyn and Your Party's position on trans rights whether a pro-immigration left party could win workin…
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The long and winding road to Brexit | Tom McTague interview
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1:24:07From the battlefields of Algiers to the corridors of Westminster, Britain’s uneasy relationship with Europe has been shaped by thinkers, politicians, financiers, and strategists. In his new book, Between the Waves, the New Statesman's editor Tom McTague traces a previously uncovered history spanning eight decades of how Britain came to say “no” to …
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Rayner out, Labour moves right | Politics with Rachel Cunliffe
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39:15Angela Rayner resigned from government, and stood down as deputy Labour leader, following her failure to pay enough tax on a property in Hove. With this Keir Starmer has reshuffled his top cabinet, where are they headed now? Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Andrew Marr, Tom McTague and Megan Kenyon. LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱Download the New Statesman app MORE …
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Should Angela Rayner resign? | Politics with Tom McTague
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38:48Andrew Marr joins the show to discuss Rayner, Immigration and Graham Linehan's arrest. *** Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is under fire for underpaying Stamp Duty. The right are gleeful but Keir Starmer is standing by his deputy PM. Is he making the right move? Tom McTague is joined by Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe, Megan Kenyon and George Monaghan…
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The age of deportation | Cover story with Tanjil Rashid
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47:00Who gets to belong in Britain? In the past year, the conversation around immigration in Britain - across the political spectrum - has become increasingly vicious. As Tanjil Rashid, the New Statesman’s culture editor, writes for this week’s cover story - we are no longer in “an age of migration”. We have been propelled into something altogether new,…
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Britain’s booming export: stolen goods | Tom Sasse interview
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28:31How your snatched iPhone feeds a global criminal supply chain. Britain’s exports have declined in many areas over the past few years, but there is one category in which trade is booming. The UK has become a leading exporter of stolen goods. From iPhones snatched by gangs on the streets of London to luxury cars stolen to order, criminal organisation…
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Keir Starmer's reshuffle reveals his priorities | Politics
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18:11Who's in, who's out - and why? * Keir Starmer has reshuffled the treasury team and some key parliamentary staff, creating a new "Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister" role and restructuring the government's communication department. The changes indicate a renewed focus for the government, putting economic issues front-and-centre of operations ahea…
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Author Nicola Barker: "we are all weirdos" | Culture with Tanjil Rashid
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37:57The experimental novelist on finding God, being "a misfit" and her return to writing. -- Nicola Barker is "has broken the mould so many times it's almost beyond repair". She's a post-punk literary anarchist who writes from the peripheries of the UK. Her experiments with narrative form have won her many plaudits, including the Goldsmith's Prize for…
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Has the English flag been co-opted by the far-right? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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16:24“Do you think the English flag has been so easily co-opted by by the far right because there is no English government that is proudly flying the flag and building a better narrative around English national pride?” Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Harry Clarke-Ezzidio and George Eaton to answer listener quesitons. LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱Download the New Sta…
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"The UK government is complicit in genocide" | Humza Yousaf interview
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39:36It was foreseen for months, as Israel cut off all aid, but this month the UN declared that more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine. By the end of September, more than 640 000 people will face Catastrophic levels of food insecurity. Leading to preventable deaths on a devastating scale. For Humza Yousaf, the former First Ministe…
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Intelligent Fashion for Confidence and Visibility with Kimberly Wilkerson
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24:49What if your clothing could do more than express your style? What if it could transform your mindset? In this episode, Kimberly Wilkerson, founder of Token Clothing Company™, shares how she transitioned from speech-language pathologist to fashion entrepreneur, and how she’s using affirming language, neuroscience, and positive psychology to create I…
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Inside the making of the Employment Rights Bill | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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25:03Last October, the government published the Employment Rights Bill, a slate of reforms set to change workers' rights in the UK - from banning “fire and rehire” tactics, to ending exploitative zero-hours contracts, to giving workers employment protection from day one. The bill has passed through the Commons and is currently on its third reading in th…
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What the Treasury reshuffle reveals about the budget | Politics with Will Dunn
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25:46Ahead of this autumn’s budget there has been a reshuffle in Rachel Reeves’ treasury team. What’s at play? And what might it tell us about the trajectory of Britain’s finances? Will Dunn, the New Statesman's business editor, is joined by George Eaton. Read: Torsten Bell rises as Rachel Reeves reshuffles her team; Rachel Reeves will never get serious…
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The Manosphere: Red pills, incels and a misogyny epidemic | James Bloodworth interview
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25:12Students across the UK have reported a dramatic rise in misogyny in their schools. The government has described this as being on an "epidemic scale". This is often connected to social media content targeted at young men and boys, but is there more to it? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by journalist James Bloodworth, author of Lost Boys: A Personal Jour…
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Can the UK solve the plummeting birthrate dilemma? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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21:11Due to Britain’s falling birth rates and the government’s desire for lower immigration levels, does the government have any plan to financially encourage and support couples to have children? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton to answer listener questions. Download the app LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱Download the New Statesman app …
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Andy Burnham: the next Prime Minister? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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20:50The Mayor of Manchester is the most popular choice to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. Keir Starmer is now less popular than Donald Trump. Despite the Labour Party's historic election win just over one year ago, popularity ratings for leading Labour figures have plummeted. Economic woes, crunching u-turns, unrest over Gaza and asylum hotel p…
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Group Coaching & Psychological Safety to Reduce Turnover | Francie Jain
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30:42Psychological safety isn’t just a workplace perk; it’s a powerful strategy for retention, performance, and visibility. In this episode of Visibility Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs, Francie Jain, founder of Terawatt, shares how group coaching is helping companies scale connection, reduce turnover, and unlock measurable ROI. We explore how creati…
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Why are people talking about an English civil war? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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32:51Following last year’s riots, in the wake of the Southport murders, Elon Musk predicted civil war in the UK was “inevitable”. So far, however, no civil war… Over the last century, people in British politics at times of turmoil have raised the prospect of civil war, repeatedly, in ways not unlike today. What did they fear, and why? And what might we …
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Trump meets Zelenskyy: hope for peace in Ukraine? | Geopolitics with Katie Stallard
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26:47Yesterday, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington, flanked by seven European leaders, in order to meet with Donald Trump and push forward talks to end the war in Ukraine. This came just three days after Trump’s carefully choreographed meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Could this be the beginning of the end for the drawn o…
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Palestine Action arrests "will bring the law into disrepute" | Jonathan Dimbleby interview
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34:41In 1978, the broadcaster and journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, and photojournalist Don McCullin, published The Palestinians - a book that sought to tell the human story behind one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. This year, in the wake of the ongoing and constantly escalating war, the book will be republished with a new foreword. In this epis…
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There’s one thing you need this summer. A good book. Will Lloyd is joined by culture editor Tanjil Rashid, and staff writer Finn McRedmond to discuss the New Statesman's ultimate beach reads for 2025 and beyond. Download the app Host: Will Lloyd Guests: Tanjil Rashid, Finn McRedmond Producer: Catharine Hughes Video producer: Rob Le Mare Executive p…
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The government must address the graduate job crisis | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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28:00Will Starmer face a vote of no confidence? What does Reform UK mean by scrap Net Zero? Should the Democrats distance themselves from the Clintons? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by George Eaton and Will Lloyd to answer listener questions. Download the app Ask a question Host: Anoosh Chakelian Guest: George Eaton Guest: Will Lloyd Producer: Catharine Hu…
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UK economy "fastest growing in the G7 this year" | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
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25:21On Thursday morning, data was released showing that UK economic growth has slowed to 0.3%. Also, JD Vance has been holidaying in the UK, recently meeting with a who’s who of right-wing populists - from Robert Jenrick, to Nigel Farage, to, somewhat bizarrely, enjoying a BBQ with ex-Apprentice contestant and social media star, Thomas Skinner. Anoosh …
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Soulful Strategies for Scaling Your Business with Heidi Weiland
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24:21Are you ready to grow your business without the constant hustle, burnout, or misalignment? In this episode of Visibility Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs, host Tori Barker interviews Heidi Weiland, a holistic business coach who helps sensitive and introverted entrepreneurs scale sustainably while honoring their energy, values, and wellbeing. Heid…
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Branding pensioners terrorists: "ridiculous... and deeply disturbing" | Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested at Palestine Action Protest
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21:57On Saturday, in Westminster, police arrested more than 500 people under the Terrorism Act. That’s more in a single day than have ever been charged with terrorist-related activity in a whole year. Many of those arrested were pensioners. Their crime: holding cardboard signs which read “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” One of those 532 …
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What happens in Alaska won't stay in Alaska | Geopolitics with Katie Stallard
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32:12US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high stakes summit to discuss the war in Ukraine. Trump has been upping the ante with his rhetoric around Putin in recent months. On July 14, the US president set Putin a 50 day deadline to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine. On July 28th, he reduced it …
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