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Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.

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Episodes (594)

Understanding the impact of climate change on women

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Nov 1, 202127:26pending

Women leading change in NGOs

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From start-up to success: Women rolling the dice in business

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Oct 18, 202127:04pending

Sisters of skydiving

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Oct 11, 202127:36pending

Taking a leap into single motherhood

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Oct 4, 202127:35pending

Message in a mural

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Sep 27, 202127:10pending

Musical theatre stars

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Sep 20, 202127:05pending

The Conversation with Helen Clark and Michelle Bachelet

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Sep 18, 202148:46pending

What can we learn from nomadic life?

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Sep 13, 202127:59pending

Drag kings: The women performing as men

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Sep 6, 202127:28pending

Natural-born contortionists

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Aug 30, 202127:21pending

A love for my language

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Aug 23, 202127:26pending

Beauty and the skin

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Aug 16, 202127:19pending

My baby triggered a terrifying breakdown

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Aug 9, 202127:07pending

Travels with my ukulele

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Aug 2, 202127:15pending

World leaders: Michelle Bachelet and Helen Clark

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Jul 26, 202127:15pending

Ghostwriters for hire

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Jul 19, 202126:27pending

Women planting trees

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Jul 12, 202127:14pending

Why women walk

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Jul 5, 202127:09pending

Viral dance videos launched my career

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Jun 28, 202127:00pending

Living through menopause

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Jun 21, 202126:58pending

My life-changing autism diagnosis

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Jun 14, 202127:36pending

Skating my way through life

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Jun 7, 202127:17pending

Sold into sex work

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May 31, 202127:12pending

Sweet honey and queen bees

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May 24, 202127:29pending

Women of the Arab Spring

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May 17, 202127:26pending

Women fighting wildfires

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May 10, 202127:28pending

Nurses on the frontline: A year on

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May 3, 202126:29pending

Funerals and grief in a pandemic

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Apr 26, 202127:15pending

How to live alone

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Apr 19, 202127:30pending

Women who love insects

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Apr 12, 202126:57pending

Women in law

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Apr 5, 202126:59pending

How to focus

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Mar 29, 202126:27pending

Women running restaurants

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Mar 22, 202126:58pending

Afrofuturism: Black women changing the sci-fi scene

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Mar 15, 202126:58pending

Women making art from clay

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Mar 8, 202126:58pending

Women digging for answers from the ancient past

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Mar 1, 202127:43pending

The women who protect nature

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Feb 22, 202127:30pending

Women writing true crime

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Feb 15, 202127:27pending

Intimacy on screen

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Feb 8, 202127:25pending

Selling Sunset: How I find homes for the rich and famous

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Feb 1, 202126:28pending

Choosing to be childfree

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Jan 25, 202127:19pending

Record-breaking runners

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Jan 18, 202126:28pending

The secrets of sewers

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Jan 11, 202127:20pending

How to be happy

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Jan 4, 202127:07pending

Cheerleading: So much more than shaking pompoms

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Dec 28, 202027:35pending

The joy of reindeer

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Dec 21, 202027:47pending

Love at first knit

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Dec 14, 202027:26pending

Yoga women

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Dec 7, 202027:28pending

The Conversation: BBC 100 Women

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Nov 28, 202049:50pending
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