The Story of Woman
They say it’s a man’s world... so what does that mean for the rest of us? This podcast is on a mission to find out.
The consequences of woman's exclusion from our world are so deeply embedded that they are all but impossible to see... unless you are looking.
Featuring interviews with those who explore our world through the female gaze, The Story of Woman looks at everything from the economy, healthcare, gender roles, and more. Each episode dives deep into where we are, how we got here, and what still needs to be changed in order to (finally) rewrite the story of mankind to become the story of humankind.
To us, ‘woman’ means all those who presently identify as such - regardless of which body they were born with. This includes other marginalized genders such as those who identify as non-binary, gender fluid, or anywhere else on the spectrum of gender.
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S2 E4. Woman and Change: Activism with Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni Nobel Laureate
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode I speak with Tawakkol Karman, a human rights activist, journalist and politician who is known as the “mother of the revolution”, “the iron woman” and “the lady of the Arab Spr...
S2 E3. Woman and Change: Politics with Jess Phillips, UK Member of Parliament
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode I speak with Jess Phillips, UK Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley. Jess is also the Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding and a fierce defender of wo...
S2 E2. Woman and Change: Politics with Zarifa Ghafari, Former Mayor in Afghanistan
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode, I speak with former mayor - and Afghanistan’s youngest ever female mayor - Zarifa Ghafari. After the Taliban returned to power in August of 2021, the question on everyone’s m...
S2 E1. Woman and Change: Setting the Scene with Hillary Clinton and Cherie Blair
Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In the first episode of season two of the podcast, I speak with former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cherie Blair, CBE KC in their first-time ever, exclusive joint podcast ...
Season Two Teaser - The Story of Woman: Changemakers, How Women Make Change Happen
We are thrilled to announce season two of the podcast, The Story of Woman: Changemakers - exploring how women make change happen. In this 14-episode series, I'll be talking to women at the top of their industries who are bringing about social and cultural change, despite the (many) obstacles they ha...
The First Chapter: a year in review and what's to come next
The Story of Woman podcast is nearly one year old! In this rare solo episode, I reflect on the close of the first chapter of the podcast, and I also talk about what’s to come in 2023. This year we’ve been highlighting the work of some incredible non-fiction writers whose work focuses on the subject ...
S1 E23. Woman and Fairy Tales & Greek Myths: Karrie F & Jonathon P, Gender Swapped Fairy Tales / Greek Myths
In this episode, I talk with Karrie Fransman and Jonathon Plackett about their books, Gender Swapped Fairy Tales and Gender Swapped Greek Myths. Fairytales and Greek Myths have been told and re-told for thousands of years, but never like this. Taking these well-known stories that form the archetypes...
S1 E22. Woman and Advocacy: Cynthia Changyit Levin, From Changing Diapers to Changing the World
In this episode, I talk with Cynthia Changyit Levin about her book, From Changing Diapers to Changing the World: Why Moms Make Great Advocates and How to Get Started. Advocacy is a great way to get involved in driving change in our communities, yet very few of us ever actually learn how to become on...
S1 E21. Woman and Gendered Emotions: Pragya Agarwal, Hysterical
In this episode, I talk with Pragya Agarwal about her book, Hysterical: Exploding the myth of gendered emotions. The experience of emotions is universally human, but our ability to display and act on them is heavily gendered. Pragya examines the impact this has on women - and men - including the rol...
S1 E20. Woman and Sexual Freedom: Natalie Lee, Feeling Myself
In this episode, I talk with Natalie Lee about her book, Feeling Myself: How I shed my shame to find sexual freedom and you can too. Exposing the shame that many of us feel with sex, Natalie Lee takes us through her own journey from traumatic beginnings to sexual freedom. She tells the story of lear...