The Conversation Podcast
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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100 Women: Can a frank conversation about sex be a revolutionary act?
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Chanel Contos and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on their work to educate women about sex
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How we help women in hunger crises
Mon 5 Dec 2022
Women in Somalia and Pakistan are starving. What is being done to help them?
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Diamonds transforming women鈥檚 lives
Mon 28 Nov 2022
Kim talks to a diamond polisher in Namibia and the first woman to run a mine in Botswana
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Gambling my life away: Stories of addiction and recovery
Mon 21 Nov 2022
Two women who lost everything to gambling share their stories of recovery
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Powered by women: Solar energy changing lives
Mon 14 Nov 2022
Women in the US and Nigeria helping under-served communities with their solar projects
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Women leading a revolution in astronomy
Mon 7 Nov 2022
Two world-renowned astronomers discuss the wonders of the sky
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Women DJs
Mon 31 Oct 2022
DJ/producers from Colombia and Denmark discuss their success on the festival circuit
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How to make the best of travelling with children
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Women from Lithuania and US on adventurous travel with toddlers and teens
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Women making the most of water
Mon 17 Oct 2022
Jimena Puyana and Smita Kurup work on sustainable solutions to cope with droughts
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Women warriors on screen
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Producer Cathy Schulman and actor Caroline Henderson discuss the appeal of women warriors
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Are women the key to an electric vehicle future?
Mon 3 Oct 2022
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women from India and US driving change in the car industry
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Women at the Polar opposite
Mon 26 Sep 2022
Two women breaking the ice ceiling in the Arctic and Antarctica
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Women fighting fake news
Mon 19 Sep 2022
Two experts from Nigeria and Chile discuss the harm fake news can cause women worldwide.
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The women of flamenco
Mon 12 Sep 2022
How dancer Rosa Cisneros and guitarist Caroline Plant茅 keep the art of flamenco alive.
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Women raising the alarm on air pollution
Mon 5 Sep 2022
Women from India and the UK discuss their campaigns for the right to breathe clean air
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How to heal a broken heart
Mon 29 Aug 2022
Kim Chakanetsa asks singer Julia Jacklin and neuroscientist Lucy Brown about heartbreak.
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Women growing grain
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Arable farmers from Australia and the UK on the joys and pressures of a farming life.
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Women at the negotiating table
Mon 15 Aug 2022
What role do women play in negotiating peace around the world?
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Women crossing borders and seeking refuge
Mon 8 Aug 2022
Women from Afghanistan and Zimbabwe on having to leave their country and find a new home
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Leaving my religion
Mon 1 Aug 2022
Women from Tanzania and Scotland talk about escaping their religion to find freedom
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Powered by women: Lineworkers
Mon 18 Jul 2022
How does electricity get to your power socket? These two women have the answer
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Why women's friendships last
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Two acclaimed TV producers discuss the enduring friendships at the heart of their work
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Women tackling the global plastic crisis
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Two women fighting plastic pollution on a tiny island and traffic-filled cities
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Women living with life-changing diabetes
Mon 27 Jun 2022
Two women from Brazil and New Zealand share their stories of living with type 1 diabetes
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Rat catchers: Women in pest control
Mon 20 Jun 2022
Women combatting pest infestations in Northern Ireland and Malaysia
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Our journey to sobriety
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Two women from Canada and South Africa speak about their journey to sobriety
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Detectorists: Women finding treasure
Mon 6 Jun 2022
Two women from Canada and the UK tell Kim Chakanetsa about metal detecting
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Can a book change a young woman鈥檚 life?
Mon 30 May 2022
Nnedi Okorafor and Mel Mazman create narratives around strong female characters
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Female collectives and neighbourhood feminists
Mon 23 May 2022
Two women from Tunisia and Chile speak about the remarkable power of feminist collectives.
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