Women Are Mad

BONUS EPISODE ALERT!

We had SUCH a great time with this awesome duo.

Jinty and Lou of Womenkind Collective have been podcasting since the pandemic. We've loved them longtime, and the convo we were so excited to have with them didn't disappoint! Together, we roam around such hot topics as the man-heavy travel show industry, falling over in public and fear of phone calls. And of course, the much-anticipated PARTY LINE analysis.

Continuing WAM Book Season...

Our guest for today became known originally for her modelling career, after competing in the final of the Miss Wales Beauty Pageant. Once it emerged that nude pictures of her had been used to con money out of men all over the world, Davies used the talent she’d cultivated as a then broadcaster to trace the impact in her BBC documentary WHEN NUDES ARE STOLEN.

Furthering her campaigning for women’s...

WAM is a happy home to many great writer pals, which is why we wanted to honour the tradition properly ahead of the summer, and bring you a month-long special to prep you for a season of great reads!

We're kicking off with US author Christine Murphy and her debut novel, Notes On Surviving The Fire, described by The New Yorker as having:

'A thriller's bones, a satire's glare, and a comeuppance story's anarchic spirit' 

We ...

Stella Duffy OBE is a without doubt a household name - whether you know her through her countless theatre productions or novels, or through her activism. What she brings to this conversation is deeply personal however, sharing her experiences of illness, her struggle to have children, and how she's come to know herself through the existential psychotherapy she's now trained to provide.

We adored speaking with Stella on this vast...

Whether you have an actual sister or not (and whatever your relationship may be. Or not) we think you're gonna love this one.

Here at WAM, women's relationships are our obsession and specialty. And you're here, so we suspect you feel similarly. Pull up a pew as we delicately adjust our crinolines n bonnets (sharpening the pen knives under our petticoats). We're going in...

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Dr Charlotte Proudman is a fearless defender of women and children's rights in the family court. She's also made a name outside the courts, having to defend herself in the face of attempts by some in her profession to shut her down personally.

In this episode, Charlotte speaks to the ways the legal system punishes women - including Charlotte herself. She eloquently and movingly describes the emotional impact of the vital work sh...

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 thoughts about their babies. Her work has been featured in You magazine, Grazia, ...

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?)

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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, thoughts about dating, and the 'forest of support' which surrounded her following Gre...

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 this series... Where ALL your emotional issues are solved!

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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 with children's grief, 'Where Did She Go?' is out on the 5th May.

I...

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 paperback of There Are Rivers In The Sky. But you might not have heard her talk about the va...

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 misogyny problem.

This episode is hosted, produced and edited by the multi-ta...

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 first issue. Lisa wanted the magazine to sound like 'an intelligent conversation b...

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, we talk political disagreements, general disagreements, high school, and being h...

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 Forrest is pure magnetism, and her new book Father Figure is on pre-order NOW.

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 incredible passion and infectious energy pave the way for hierarchy-busting, chall...

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 feverishly hopping aboard!

Next stop SPRING!!

JEN IS TOURING HER BOOK IN THE USA!!...