Anonymous Was A Woman Podcast

Anonymous Was A Woman Podcast


Latest Episodes

Heartbreak
June 27, 2021

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
June 23, 2021

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
June 20, 2021

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
June 16, 2021

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
June 16, 2021

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
June 13, 2021

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
June 09, 2021

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
June 06, 2021

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
June 02, 2021

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
May 30, 2021

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