The Women's Current

The Women's Current

The Women’s Current: Is the Tide Turning? — hosted by Sylvia Beckerman, founder of Life Après, with Molly Wadzeck as co-host. Together they dive into what it really means for women to support one another across generations. From the women who broke barriers to the ones redefining power, ambition, and voice today, each episode explores how the current is shifting — and who’s helping steer the tide. Thoughtful. Candid. Intergenerational. Available wherever you listen to podcasts — including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Learn more at https://thewomenscurrent.com

Episodes

Laura Kaplan: Courage, Collective Action & Women Saving Women

December 9, 2025 • 59 mins
Laura Kaplan — member of The Janes and author of The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service — joins Sylvia Beckerman and co-host Molly Wadzeck for a powerful conversation about courage, secrecy, and the collective action that saved thousands of women before Roe.
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The Pad Project: Activism, Global Sisterhood & Girls Helping Girls

December 2, 2025 • 58 mins
The Pad Project’s founder Melissa Berton and Gen Z advocate Jana Gandhi join Sylvia and Molly to explore how period equity became a global movement. They discuss girls helping girls, dismantling stigma, and the power of intergenerational activism. A hopeful conversation about access, dignity, and global sisterhood.
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Alka Joshi -Women, Reinvention & Resilience

November 25, 2025 • 43 mins
Bestselling author Alka Joshi joins Sylvia and Molly to talk reinvention, resilience, and the women whose stories shape our own.
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Illana Raia: Mentorship for the Next Generation

November 18, 2025 • 49 mins
Sylvia and Molly sit down with Illana Raia of Être Girls to explore how mentorship, access, and visibility can shape girls’ confidence and ambition across generations.
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Jona Frank — Redefining the Female Gaze

November 11, 2025 • 61 mins
Photographer and filmmaker Jona Frank joins Sylvia Beckerman to explore how her work — from Cherry Hill to her cinematic portraits — challenges how women are seen and how we see ourselves. Together they reflect on art, identity, and the courage to redefine the female gaze.
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Paulina Bren — The Women Behind the Walls

November 4, 2025 • 51 mins
Historian Paulina Bren joins The Women’s Current to revisit the iconic Barbizon Hotel — where generations of women found independence, ambition, and themselves. Hosts Sylvia Beckerman and Molly Wadzeck explore what it means to carve out space, redefine ambition, and ask if the tide is finally turning.
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Letty Cottin Pogrebin – Still Feminist, Still Fearless

October 28, 2025 • 63 mins
Join Sylvia Beckerman and Molly Wadzeck for a powerful conversation with Letty Cottin Pogrebin—writer, activist, and founding editor of Ms. Magazine. From the early days of second-wave feminism to the challenges women face today, Letty reflects on what’s changed, what hasn’t, and why she remains—still feminist, still fearless.
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2025 Bring It On

December 31, 2024 • 16 mins
This year has been a whirlwind, hasn't it? For Sylvia & Me, October marked a huge milestone – our 5th anniversary! Five years of conversations, stories, and connections. Five years of incredible women sharing their wisdom, their laughter, and sometimes, their tears. Over these past five years, I've had the privilege of interviewing just under 200 women. Each one with a unique story to tell, each one inspiring and empowering in t...
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Life Après Retirement with Mary Barneby

December 24, 2024 • 30 mins
When I decided to retire, I said now I'm going to do the little things that have been tucked away. Just in time to celebrate the holidays…Mary Barneby is back! Forget rocking chairs and bingo! Mary Barneby is rewriting the rules of retirement. She's 'rewiring'! This former CEO is trading boardrooms for book launches and wedding vows. Join me as I catch up with Mary, one of our first-ever guests, and discover how she's embracing ...
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Reimagining Spinsterhood with Lucy Maggeson

December 18, 2024 • 35 mins
Join me with fellow podcast host Lucy Meggeson, the host of Spinsterhood Reimagined.  Lucy debunks myths about relationship bliss and celebrates the freedom and fulfillment of being single and childfree. In this insightful podcast, Lucy Meggeson delves into the myths surrounding relationships and challenges societal expectations placed on women.  Listeners will be empowered to take control of their lives. Believing and loving yo...
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Evolving Elders with Phyllis Ayman

December 10, 2024 • 33 mins
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Phyllis Ayman, author of Dignity & Respect: Are Our Aging Parents Getting What They Deserve?, who coined the empowering term "Evolving Elders." Phyllis challenges the negative connotations associated with aging and champions a person-centered approach to care and caregiving.
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Wings of Knowledge with Lindsay Wyman

December 3, 2024 • 33 mins
The nonprofit Mercy Learning Center empowers low-income women, including immigrants and those who haven't completed high school, through education. They provide free childcare, ensuring mothers can focus on achieving their goals. "When you give a woman the tools to believe in herself, the possibilities are limitless," says CEO Lindsay Wyman.
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Improv and Life with Erin Diehl

November 26, 2024 • 34 mins
'Every day of your life is an improv scene.' Erin “Big” Diehl is a business improv edutainer, 'failfluencer', and keynote speaker. Founder and CEO of improve it! Erin created a unique professional development company. Erin uses improvisational comedy and experiential learning to thrive in ever-changing environments. And she does it with a whole lot of laughs along the way. Erin combined her eighteen years of leadership experie...
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Gilded Life to Golden Handcuffs with Varuni Sinha

November 21, 2024 • 43 mins
In her memoir Golden Handcuffs: An Immigrant's Pursuit of Happiness, Varuni tells her story. From gilded life to 'golden handcuffs' Varuni shares a story that is not readily known. An immigrant's story and the hoops that were necessary to navigate. Her home was India, she met her husband in India, an American living in America. Varuni's journey through immigration and visas, school, work, social isolation and family. How resilience...
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Accidental Influencer with Chutzpah with Annie Korzen

November 13, 2024 • 35 mins
Who knew ... really, she had no idea but her 'why not' attitude made Annie Korzen an 'accidental influencer'. Who would want to watch an eighty-something on Tik-Tok? Turns out over 435,000 would. Annie calls herself 'a comedic storyteller', a term she coined as we spoke. She'd appeared in the hit series Seinfield because she said 'why not'. That attitude has led her to take risks, to live life with humor and not be afraid to face ...
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Celebrating Live with Women of a Certain Age

November 4, 2024 • 43 mins
Live from Noble Salon we celebrate the 5-year anniversary of "Sylvia & Me'  with Women of a Certain Age. Our first live, in-person podcast and a conversation with a group of Women of a Certain Age.  Sharing stories, insights and experiences, these ladies are not going to be 'aged out'! Friendship, trust, overcoming fear and having each other's backs! With more than 30 years on various stages, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional Theate...
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The Ultimate Oasis with Gay Walley

October 22, 2024 • 34 mins
“Gay dares to write for me, for women – things we can never say.” Jacqueline 'Gay' Walley's latest novel, "The Waw," takes readers on a mesmerizing journey from New York to the serene English seaside. Through her insightful storytelling, Gay uncovers the innermost thoughts of women. She leads us on a captivating quest to explore 'The Waw,' the ultimate oasis.
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Women In Politics with Judith Hope

October 15, 2024 • 29 mins
Women in Politics – Don’t Tell Her She Can’t! It was 1973, East Hampton needed a Town Supervisor. She was told 'no one will elect a woman.' Those words would keep with her forever and blazed a future she hadn't thought of. Judith Hope ran, won and became East Hampton's first female Town Supervisor serving three terms. Turns out, Judith was the first female town supervisor in all of Long Island. Local politics and women are quite...
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Sexual Abuse Survivor & Children’s Advocate with Kathy Picard

October 8, 2024 • 24 mins
Award-winning author Kathy Picard returns to the podcast. A survivor of sexual abuse as a child, Kathy has been a children's advocate for over twenty years. When we first met Kathy her book Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage & Justice over Childhood Sexual Abuse had just been published. It started when Kathy was only seven. She thought the abuser was her father. At seventeen Kathy learned that her abuser a...
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Childhood Trauma , Adulthood and Resilience with Sally Baker

October 1, 2024 • 26 mins
Sally Baker, Award-winning London-based therapist with over 25 years of experience, shares her journey of resilience after childhood trauma. At the age of seven, she was sexually assaulted, taking her 30 years to process this experience. Sally, who initially worked with women facing sexual abuse and domestic violence, emphasizes the importance of overcoming negative self-judgments and societal barriers. In her latest book, "The ...
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