Anonymous Was A Woman Podcast
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Heartbreak
Chapter 1: What is heartbreak? When have you felt it and where do you turn when you are heartbroken? Chapter 2: Jamila recommends 'Heart Sick', the new non-fiction work by Jessie Stephens. Chapter 3: Astrid also recommends a non-fiction work - 'The Moth
Kavita Bedford
Kavita Bedford is an Australian-Indian writer with a background in journalism and anthropology. Her first novel 'Friends and Dark Shapes' was released this year, and her short form writing has previously appeared in Guernica, the Guardian and Griffith Rev
Growing up
Chapter 1: Literature used to equate adulthood with parenthood, as did society. But what counts as 'growing up' these days? Is literature changing? Chapter 2: Astrid introduces 'The Other Half of You', the new novel by Michael Mohammed Ahmed that reads
Bookclub! 'When The Apricots Bloom' by Gina Wilkinson
Is there anything better than a hot cup of tea and a really good book? Yep, there sure is. Getting together with mates to discuss the book afterwards. Join Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards via Facebook Live tomorrow (Friday 18 June) at 12pm to discuss thi
Jessica Townsend
Jessica Townsend is the ridiculously talented author behind the middle grade fantasy series 'The Chronicles of Morrigan Crow'. The series began in 2017 with 'Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow'. Jessica followed up that record-breaking first instalme
Coming of age
Chapter 1: Jamila and Astrid dive into the books that first made them feel ‘grown up’ and the ones that represented their shifts into adulthood. Regular listeners won’t be surprised that Astrid says her coming of age read was Stephen King’s 'It'. Jamila b
Anita Heiss
Dr Anita Heiss is an award-winning author of non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women’s fiction, children’s novels and blogs. Her latest work is 'Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray', and it is the first commercial work published with only Aboriginal lan
Yesterday
Chapter 1: Jamila and Astrid consider why the past still matters, and why women and girls are all too often left out of the history books written by the victors. Chapter 2: Jamila brings her favourite musical - Hamilton - to life and discusses 'Hamilton:
Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis represented Adelaide in the Australian House of Representatives for Labor from 2004 until 2019. In the timely 'Sex, Lies and Question Time', she explores the good, the bad and the ugly of life as a woman in Australian politics. CHAT WITH US J
Today
Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are back for the fourth season of Anonymous Was a Woman. Chapter 1: Changing it up, Jamila and Astrid explore time, rather than emotions, in each episode. To begin, they consider the clear and present issues of our day thr