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Harriet Minter Presents: Badass Women’s Hour

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Need a weekly dose of career inspiration, smart talk and badass advice? Then join Harriet Minter for Badass Women's Hour and her brilliant guests as they cover life, love and living plus everything in-between. Presented by Harriet Minter (Journalist and Broadcaster). Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram: @BadassWomensHR #BAWH www.badasswomenshour.com

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Ep 320: Fall In Love With Movement with Bangs Carey-Campbell and

January 29, 2020 00:01 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

Have your new years resolutions gone awry? This week's guest are here to give you a bit of badass inspo The first guest up on this weeks extra bits is Bangs Carey-Campbell A fitness guru and author. A self confessed ex couch potato said she fell in love with the adrenaline she got from moving her body, Bangs urges you to adjust your goals to suit you if you’re struggling to meet them. She claims to be a big believer that fitness should not be a punishment but should be enjoyed, it’s all ab...

Ep 319: Making Badass TV and Books with Helen Warner

January 27, 2020 00:01 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MB

Author and former TV executive Helen Warner is joining the badass ladies to discuss her latest book “She” as Helen shares the main character “Belle” is every mother’s nightmare, a women who has “put a bomb underneath a family and enjoy’s watching it explode” Helen’s new book has a darker feel than her two previous book which has inspired her to take on the pseudonym H. C. Warner. Helen talks procrastination habits and why she found being a full time write rather challenging and actually pre...

Ep 318: Become A Relationship Expert with Camilla Sacre-Dallerup

January 22, 2020 00:01 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

How are the relationships in your life? Well, find out which is the most important one to get right! Camilla Sacre-Dallerup has swapped her dance floor moves for mindful living, and wellness coaching.  Camilla, Harriet and Claudia discuss the tools that camilla has learnt in order to retrain the subconscious mind to set new more positive paths and ways of living, she describes life coaching as “holding a mirror up” to ourselves. Harriet asks How we can become an expert at relationships an...

Ep 317: Your Invitation Into Badass A Millennial Coven with Sapphire Bates and Jude Kelly

January 20, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

The networks and events that are offering a wealth of connection and advice from women, for women. The Coven Girl Gang is a new platform offering a support network to millennial female freelancers and “career babes” the ladies are talking to the founder Sapphire Bates. Named the social network for “the Instagram generation” Sapphire explains why she started the network, and felt women especially needed a bit of creative support, she also talks about her love hate relationship with the app ...

Ep 316: There Is a New Bunch of Angels in Town with Linda Blacker and Enam Asiama

January 15, 2020 00:01 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

What do you think of when you think of when you think of Victoria’s Secret? The badass ladies are we-writing the norm on the studio this week.   This year the woman’s underwear brand Victoria’s Secret aren’t doing their famous Angels shoot so photographer Linda Blacker has stepped in instead. Linda has created the alternative Angels shoot to celebrate women, the diversity and beauty of the female form. She is telling Harriet, Emma and Scarlet about why she felt the need for an image like t...

Ep 315: Finding The Right Values In Life and Business with Yael Nevo & Dr Mandeep Rai

January 13, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Are we waisting time at work? And how can an equal gendered workforce make a difference with the productivity and longevity of a business? Gender Scope’s Gender Consultant Yael Nevo tells us. Yael helps businesses by performing a gender gap analysis which looks at different areas within the company and their issues from HR, representation to communication. The ladies explore how a business can be truly gender equal. Dr Mandeep Rai is the second highlight from this weeks show, she has embar...

Ep 314: Learning Real Love and Respect with Holly Bourne

January 08, 2020 00:01 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

Are your favourite love films portraying actually damaging relationships? On this extra snippet from the show is author Holly Bourne, Holly is an ambassador for Women’s Aid, together they have created a campaign aiming to educate teenagers about healthy relationships and the different forms that domestic abuse can take. Love Respect is a website that offers advice and stories showing what genuine healthy love looks like. Holly explains to Harriet, and the ladies why we could be mistaking l...

Ep 314: Learning Real Love and Respect with Holly Bourne

January 08, 2020 00:01 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

Are your favourite love films portraying actually damaging relationships? On this extra snippet from the show is author Holly Bourne, Holly is an ambassador for Women’s Aid, together they have created a campaign aiming to educate teenagers about healthy relationships and the different forms that domestic abuse can take. Love Respect is a website that offers advice and stories showing what genuine healthy love looks like. Holly explains to Harriet, and the ladies why we could be mistaking l...

Ep 313: A Badass New Decade Begins with Grace Campbell & Owain Astles

January 06, 2020 00:01 - 24 minutes - 37 MB

It’s the first week of a brand new decade and we’re kicking things off badass. The first guest this week is Grace Campbell , Grace has been a feminist activist for several years, she and some friends started the campaign group “pink protest” which helped to launch the “Free Periods Campaign” aimed at helping women and girls facing period poverty. She is also the co-creator of the Channel 4’s “Riot-girls” an all female comedy prank show and quickly caught the stand up bug. As well as a long ...

Ep 312: Celebrating a Badass, Diverse, Equality Filled Christmas with Debbie Frank, Dana Smith and March Muses

December 23, 2019 00:01 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MB

In the final show of the year the Harriet, Emma and Natalie are casting their eyes to the sky in search of what 2020 has in store for us all with astrologer Debbie Frank. Debbie is breaking down what the retrogrades, eclipses and other aspects of astrology means for your star sign and how your year will go! 100 years since the sex discrimination removal act was put into action meaning that any professions that excluded women such as lawyers were no longer allowed to discriminate. The ladies...

Ep 311: Changing Lives Through Crowd Funding with Anna and Decoda from Beam

December 18, 2019 00:01 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MB

In the season of giving the Badass Ladies have been finding out how you can create real change this Christmas in a personal way! Anna is a case worker at Beam, she explains what this social enterprise is doing differently to make direct impact to the lives of homeless people. They are using crowd sourcing in a really unique way, members of the public use the website to donate money directly to people to fund their unique journey out of homeless, this could be helping with childcare costs, t...

Ep 311: Changing Lives Through Crowd Funding with Anna and Decoda from Beam

December 18, 2019 00:01 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MB

In the season of giving the Badass Ladies have been finding out how you can create real change this Christmas in a personal way! Anna is a case worker at Beam, she explains what this social enterprise is doing differently to make direct impact to the lives of homeless people. They are using crowd sourcing in a really unique way, members of the public use the website to donate money directly to people to fund their unique journey out of homeless, this could be helping with childcare costs, t...

Ep 310: Learning to Say F***k No and How To Sew with Juliet Uzor and Sarah Knight

December 16, 2019 00:01 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

The question of the week is: should Caroline Flack continue to host the reality relationship show “Love Island” after news of her arrest following a claim she abused her boyfriend? Is it correct to allow her to be a role model for young women and girls as an alleged attacker? Live with the badass ladies this week is Juliet Uzor the winner of the 2019 “Great British Sewing Bee”, she won the show stitching things together from an old pair of curtains or scrap pieces of cloth and made some bea...

Ep 310: Learning to Say F***k No and How To Sew with Juliet Uzor and Sarah Knight

December 16, 2019 00:01 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

The question of the week is: should Caroline Flack continue to host the reality relationship show “Love Island” after news of her arrest following a claim she abused her boyfriend? Is it correct to allow her to be a role model for young women and girls as an alleged attacker? Live with the badass ladies this week is Juliet Uzor the winner of the 2019 “Great British Sewing Bee”, she won the show stitching things together from an old pair of curtains or scrap pieces of cloth and made some bea...

Ep, 309: A Cheeky Christmas Stocking Scandal with Charly Lester

December 11, 2019 00:01 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

Where do we draw the line between clever marketing and the objectification of women? Harriet, Emma and Nat are finding out with a festive spin! Charly Lester is the founder of the Lumen over 50's dating app. This week their Christmas tube advert has been under scrutiny, the image features Ulrika Johnson in a red night gown and stocking, offering a cheeky Christmas whim, but the badass ladies are debating what makes an image “too risqué” or “not appropriate” for an advert?  For information ...

Ep 308: Rewriting the Rules of Relationships, Gender and Shopping with Meg-John Baker and Janet Oganah

December 09, 2019 00:01 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Meg-John Baker is the author of Gender: A Graphic Guide. They are rewriting the rules on relationships and gender and discussing with the badass women about what we expect from our relationships and gender as well. They explain why we all have a unique relationship with how we perceive our own gender. Meg-John tells the ladies that opening up the conversation around gender allows people to be free whilst feeling represented and have a sense of belonging, and they discuss the rise in hate cr...

Ep 307: Discovering The World Of Hypnobirthing with Siobhan Miller

December 05, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Is it possible to remain cool, calm and collected during birth? The badass ladies are finding out! In the studio this week is Siobhan Miller the founder of “The positive birth company”. She’s teaching expectant mothers about, mindfulness, and other techniques that can relax and calm them during labour and ease your body and mind throughout the whole process. After having gone through a three day labour with her first child, Siobhan wanted to create more positivity around the birthing expe...

Ep 307: Discovering The World Of Hypnobirthing with Siobhan Miller

December 05, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Is it possible to remain cool, calm and collected during birth? The badass ladies are finding out! In the studio this week is Siobhan Miller the founder of “The positive birth company”. She’s teaching expectant mothers about, mindfulness, and other techniques that can relax and calm them during labour and ease your body and mind throughout the whole process. After having gone through a three day labour with her first child, Siobhan wanted to create more positivity around the birthing expe...

Ep 306: Born Running with Jason Livingston

December 02, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

World renowned Athlete Jason Livingston is live in the studio he tells the ladies the harrowing story of his dark childhood, and the events in his past that lead him to becoming an athlete. This episode may be triggering for some. As Emma Takes a week off Trisha Goddard joined Harriet and Natalie for this week’s Badass Woman’s Hour. At the age of 8 moving with his mother and her new partner who quickly became abusive toward Jason, having lived up until then with his loving West Indian grand...

Ep 305: Having Mindful Sex with Kate Moyle

November 27, 2019 00:01 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

As the weather outside is getting colder, this week in the studio things are definitely getting hotter….. Sex therapist Kate Moyle is joining Harriet, Emma and Nat, to discuss mindful sex. This means getting out of our heads and into our bodies to take in all of the sensations we are experiencing during sex!  Natalie says that to her being in the moment just feels like a prerequisite for a good time, so why do we need to be reminded to slow down during sex? Well as Kate explains self confi...

Ep 305: Having Mindful Sex with Kate Moyle

November 27, 2019 00:01 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

As the weather outside is getting colder, this week in the studio things are definitely getting hotter….. Sex therapist Kate Moyle is joining Harriet, Emma and Nat, to discuss mindful sex. This means getting out of our heads and into our bodies to take in all of the sensations we are experiencing during sex!  Natalie says that to her being in the moment just feels like a prerequisite for a good time, so why do we need to be reminded to slow down during sex? Well as Kate explains self confi...

Ep 304: Working to Irradiate Violence Against Women with Laurie-anne Power, Di Carter and Hayley Nolan

November 25, 2019 00:02 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MB

Today is the international day for the irradiation of violence against women and we are looking at what is still to be done for women who are suffering as a result of violence. Joining the ladies in the studio is barrister Laurie-Anne Power, together they are discussing the tragic death of backpacker Gracie Millane, Laurie-Anne explains that consent cannot be given to any form of violence in sex and “rough sex” is no defence for causing death. Two women a year are dying as a result of “roug...

Ep 304: Working to Irradiate Violence Against Women with Laurie-anne Power, Di Carter and Hayley Nolan

November 25, 2019 00:02 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MB

Today is the international day for the irradiation of violence against women and we are looking at what is still to be done for women who are suffering as a result of violence. Joining the ladies in the studio is barrister Laurie-Anne Power, together they are discussing the tragic death of backpacker Gracie Millane, Laurie-Anne explains that consent cannot be given to any form of violence in sex and “rough sex” is no defence for causing death. Two women a year are dying as a result of “roug...

Ep 303: Superstar's Little Sister with Nicola Wren

November 20, 2019 00:01 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Imagine your dream is to be a star of the stage known around the world and then your sibling beats you to it, what is it like to live right next to the lime light, but not quite in it? Nicola Wren has witnessed the ups and downs of stardom from the sidelines because her older brother is the lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin. Stemming from an Edinburgh Festival Show Nicola has written a play about growing up with a dream of being a superstar but then.... your older sibling goes and does ...

Ep 302 Discovering the "Andropause" And Meeting a Badass Novelist with Dr Ippokratis Sarris & Lee Cockburn

November 18, 2019 00:01 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MB

1-7 couples will struggle to have a baby, is it becoming harder for women and men to have children? Or should we just be conceiving earlier? Harriet Emma and Natalie are getting into all things fertility and baby making! Dr Ippokratis Sarris is talking about why couples are finding it harder to conceive even with amazing advances in technology and the ladies learn about the “Andreno-pause” the name for the male menopause and everything that comes with it. Lee Cockburn is a police woman and...

Ep 302 Discovering the "Andropause" And Meeting a Badass Novelist with Dr Ippokratis Sarris & Lee Cockburn

November 18, 2019 00:01 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MB

1-7 couples will struggle to have a baby, is it becoming harder for women and men to have children? Or should we just be conceiving earlier? Harriet Emma and Natalie are getting into all things fertility and baby making! Dr Ippokratis Sarris is talking about why couples are finding it harder to conceive even with amazing advances in technology and the ladies learn about the “Andreno-pause” the name for the male menopause and everything that comes with it. Lee Cockburn is a police woman and...

Ep 301: Pregnant Then Screwed with Joeli Brearley

November 13, 2019 00:01 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

54’000 women face pregnancy discrimination at work every year, so how do we go about changing this and just how easy is it? The Badass ladies are talking to Joeli Brearley who is the founder of “Pregnant Then Screwed”, it started as a campaign after Joeli herself was fired from her job working at a children’s charity whilst 4 months pregnant. Pregnant then screwed is now a force for good supporting women all over the country in similar situations. They’re holding employers responsible for ...

Ep 300: Women's attitude toward health and .... Glitter Boobs! with Radha Modgil and Sophie Tea.

November 11, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

This week we’re talking all things pain, pills and health with Radha Modgil and asking what can glittery boobs do for body image? with artist Sophie Tea. Dr Radha is an NHS GP who is sharing stories and trying to spread the message of preventative methods for physical and mental health. The badass ladies are discussing what women are going to the doctors for and the health problems that are bothering women more than men. They’re also tackling the UK’s addiction to prescription drugs that w...

Ep 299: A Presenter, Author, Journalist Mum.... Badass! with Dawn O'Porter

November 06, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Journalist, author and TV presenter Dawn O’Porter is chatting to Harriet, Natalie and Emma about her new book, social media identity, and her experience with the gender pay gap and being a woman in the media landscape. Hear as Dawn talks all about the themes of her new book; Being honest about who you are, in the times of filters and social media “perfection”. This is her 6th book! And Dawn tells us about her writing process and how she crafts the stories for her fiction novels, she thanks ...

Ep 298: What It Means to be an "AdoptyMum" and Sports Women of the Year Nominee! with Elena Holmes

November 04, 2019 00:01 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MB

Mum and author Elena Holmes is telling Harriet, Emma and Natalie about The process that her and her partner went thought to adopt their children, she addresses things that may have never even crossed your mind when thinking about brining children into your family and the overwhelming decisions that come with adoption, as well as the rewards of adoptive parent-hood. Having started a blog at the beginning of this journey Elena has now penned all of her thoughts and advice on becoming an adopt...

Ep 298: What It Means to be an "AdoptyMum" and Sports Women of the Year Nominee! with Elena Holmes

November 04, 2019 00:01 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MB

Mum and author Elena Holmes is telling Harriet, Emma and Natalie about The process that her and her partner went thought to adopt their children, she addresses things that may have never even crossed your mind when thinking about brining children into your family and the overwhelming decisions that come with adoption, as well as the rewards of adoptive parent-hood. Having started a blog at the beginning of this journey Elena has now penned all of her thoughts and advice on becoming an adopt...

Ep 297: Being a Free-range Human and Re-writing Shakespeare with Marianne Cantwell & Miriam Teak-Lee

October 28, 2019 00:01 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MB

Imagine if Juliet had never killed herself after finding Romeo dead? One of the most tragic endings of all time has been re-written! Miriam Teak-Lee is the star of the brand new Westend musical: "& Juliet" which is all about the aftermath of Romeo of and Juliet’s lovestory, expect that, for Juliet this is just the beginning of it all. As Miriam explains the sound track to the musical is all iconic pop music from Britney Classics to Katy Perry. Find more info here. What makes you a free rang...

Ep 296: A Badass Reminder with Mandu Reid and Carrie Gracie

October 20, 2019 23:01 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MB

This week the Badass Woman's Hour was bumped for Brexit, as the coverage of the debates took place on the station, but don't worry you can escape the Brexit chaos here as Harriet is giving you her favourite interviews from the last six months. We'll hear from leader of the Equality Party Mandu Reid who want's to shake up the political system and rethink the way women are placed in society and we are reminded of the time the amazing Carrie Gracie was in the studio a few months back, Carrie w...

Ep 296: A Badass Reminder with Mandu Reid and Carrie Gracie

October 20, 2019 23:01 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MB

This week the Badass Woman's Hour was bumped for Brexit, as the coverage of the debates took place on the station, but don't worry you can escape the Brexit chaos here as Harriet is giving you her favourite interviews from the last six months. We'll hear from leader of the Equality Party Mandu Reid who want's to shake up the political system and rethink the way women are placed in society and we are reminded of the time the amazing Carrie Gracie was in the studio a few months back, Carrie w...

Ep 295:Instagram, Feminism and Figure Skating with Caprice and Eliza Batten

October 15, 2019 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

How do Instagram and Feminism relate to each other? American business woman and former fashion model Caprice Bourret is in the studio talking all things Dancing On Ice, from shin splints to big lifts, she is sharing all of her excitement about starting the show and learning a skill she has never tried before. And Caprice tells is what she has learnt from getting older and how the entertainment industry has responded and how her career has evolved. And also joining the badass ladies is Eliz...

Ep 294: Getting Your Idea and Brand On Point with Kubi Springer and Olivia Ahn

October 13, 2019 23:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MB

A sanitary towel that disappears in water? Wondering how that would even work, that's what we're finding out. In the studio this week is Global branding expert Kubi Springer. She has been driven by the gender pay gap, as she wants to give people the tools to build their personal brand and to monetise their personal brand through her book which is an accumulation of advice from the past 24 years of her career and life working with some of the biggest names and brands in the world. And Kubi ...

Ep 294: Getting Your Idea and Brand On Point with Kubi Springer and Olivia Ahn

October 13, 2019 23:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MB

A sanitary towel that disappears in water? Wondering how that would even work, that's what we're finding out. In the studio this week is Global branding expert Kubi Springer. She has been driven by the gender pay gap, as she wants to give people the tools to build their personal brand and to monetise their personal brand through her book which is an accumulation of advice from the past 24 years of her career and life working with some of the biggest names and brands in the world. And Kubi ...

Ep 293: "A Rom Com Between Me and Allah" with Amrou Al-Kadhi

October 08, 2019 23:01 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MB

Writer, performer and muslim drag queen Amrou Al-Kadhi is telling us all about his new book “Unicorn”. In his work Amrou is aiming to bring together queer images and the middle east. He tells us how his relationship with his mum inspired his new show and parts of his book, and how his family have struggled with his career and drag act, as we hear, writing this in his book was a cathartic experience for him. And Amrou shares how fish and aquatic life helped him with his identity as a queer ...

Ep 292: A Beautiful Palette of Colours with Sabrina Washington and Funmi Feto

October 06, 2019 23:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Harriet, Emma and Natalie are joined this week by Sabrina Washington, former member of 90’s girl group Mis-teeq, she is delving deep into what life was like as a rising star in an a girl group, talking about the differences between being a pop star in the 90’s compared to how the industry works now, how the girl group came to split and being put in a “box” for her race when working in the music industry.  And we hear all about Sabrina’s transition from music making and song writing to home ...

Ep 291: Discovering the Badass of Drag with Tete Bang

October 01, 2019 23:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MB

Times are changing in the world of advertising, the advertising standards agency have put an end to stereo typical advertising, so cleaning brand Method have launched a new campaign "Drag Cleans" aiming to get more diverse faces into the media. Drag Queen Tete Bang is involved in the campaign and is in the studio talking to the badass ladies about all things drag, how it aims to include and offer a safe space for queer people and celebrate personality in all its glory! She tells us about th...

Ep 290: Get Your Sh*t Together! with Christine Armstrong and Shaa Wasmund

September 30, 2019 06:58 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MB

Lets prioritise the things in our life, stop trying to do it all and fix our sh*t! Christine Armstrong is sharing her tips on how we can set up things in our life so that we don’t get overwhelmed with all of the responsibilities we give ourselves. As more and more of us are trying to juggle parenting, home life, a social life and a working life, are we trying to do too much? Christine is busting the myth that it’s possible to do it all in her book Mother Of All Jobs And bringing some of he...

Ep 289:The Secret Past Of Your Wardrobe and Sportswoman of the Year with Dana Thomas and Rebecca Myers

September 24, 2019 23:01 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MB

The amount we are buying is rising and rising and fast fashion is only benefiting from our consumeristic habits but somewhere in the system someone is paying the price. So is lab grown leather the answer? As Harriet takes a week off Claudia-Liza Armah is taking the job of hosting this week and is joining Natalie and Emma. Dana Thomas is talking all things fast fashion and sustainability in her new book “Fashionopolis”  Having been fashion writing for 30 years she admits she wasn’t that aw...

Ep 288: The Magnificent Women That History Forgot with Henrietta Heald

September 22, 2019 23:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Did you know that it was a women who made electricity in the home possible... why isn't she a household name? The badass ladies are finding out. As Harriet takes a week off Claudia-Liza Armah is taking the job of hosting this week and is joining Natalie and Emma. In the studio is Henrietta Heald who is educating the ladies on the history of the female engineers who changed the way we do things everyday, but who we're silenced and forgotten about and their stories that were lost in history!...

Ep 287: The Scary Truth About Giving Birth In The UK with Sowda Ali and Candice Brathwaite

September 17, 2019 23:01 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Is there racism toward pregnant Black Women in the UK? recent investigations would suggest so! Black women are 5x more likely to die from child birth than white women in UK, Sowda Ali a BBC Stories Producer created a shocking video to spread this vital message, she shares what she found in the process of researching for this piece. And the ladies also talk to Candice Brathwaite who has experienced the effect of systemic racism within the medical sector in the UK, She suffered very badly as...

Ep 287: The Scary Truth About Giving Birth In The UK with Sowda Ali and Candice Brathwaite

September 17, 2019 23:01 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Is there racism toward pregnant Black Women in the UK? recent investigations would suggest so! Black women are 5x more likely to die from child birth than white women in UK, Sowda Ali a BBC Stories Producer created a shocking video to spread this vital message, she shares what she found in the process of researching for this piece. And the ladies also talk to Candice Brathwaite who has experienced the effect of systemic racism within the medical sector in the UK, She suffered very badly as...

Ep 286: Hormones and Stoma Bags with Hannah Witton

September 15, 2019 23:01 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MB

Monthly sore boob episodes are one of the things bothering Hannah Witton - Badass Women's Hour's guest. Hannah reveals all about how hormones affect us beyond our period, and talks candidly about life with a stoma bag. Her book "The Hormone Diaries" is out now. Find her on all the socials: @hannahwitton For information on all your hosts you can click on their names: Harriet Minter Natalie Campbell Emma Sexton   If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this ...

Ep 285: Life Changing lies and Standing Your Ground in the Workplace With Adele Parks and

September 11, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

Big, small, white, however big the lie, is it true that they’ll always come back to haunt you? Author Adele Parks returns to the Badass Woman’s Hour studio to share a vit about her new book “Lies, Lies, Lies”. When the main character finds out his family isn’t what he thought was, it leaves his wife with a lot of explaining to do, and this only the beginning of the string of lies he is yet to find out. And the ladies ask, what role does truth telling play in our relationship, is it all ne...

Ep 285: Life Changing lies and Standing Your Ground in the Workplace With Adele Parks and

September 11, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

Big, small, white, however big the lie, is it true that they’ll always come back to haunt you? Author Adele Parks returns to the Badass Woman’s Hour studio to share a vit about her new book “Lies, Lies, Lies”. When the main character finds out his family isn’t what he thought was, it leaves his wife with a lot of explaining to do, and this only the beginning of the string of lies he is yet to find out. And the ladies ask, what role does truth telling play in our relationship, is it all ne...

Ep 284: “No woman left behind” with Carrie Gracie

September 08, 2019 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Would you be willing to risk your whole career and financial stability in the name of equality? This week's guest did! We've got all three badass women back together this week, Harriet, Natalie and Emma are joined by Carrie Gracie, the BBC reporter who blew the whistle on the gender pay gap by coming out about the pay gap she experienced working for the BBC for 30 years. Her story shows how inequality was being swept under the carpet, and as she explains she was willing to put her self on ...

Ep 283: 25’000 Selfies with Sarah Raphael and Naomi Shimada

September 03, 2019 23:01 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Is social media improving your life or do you just find it a drain at times? We find out how its impacting our mental health.  As Emma and Nat take a brake over the summer Harriets co-pilots this week are Amanda Prowse and Scarlett Douglas. They are talking to  Sarah Raphael & Naomi Shimada who are unpicking what Social Media is doing to our mental health and have documented it all in their new book, “Mixed Feelings”.  Having been a model for 15 years instagram and twitter have been preval...

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