Jessica Schreiber is fascinated by trash. And in New York City, where she runs a fashion recycling startup, there is plenty of it. In 2016, Schreiber left the agency to launch Fabscrap, a nonprofit th

We feature the story of BioNTech's Kati Kariko, who may just win the Nobel Prize for her heroic effects despite years of setbacks. The podcast includes the song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," written

To our listeners: The migrant crisis is once again in the news with Vice President Kamala Harris's first foreign trip in office to Guatemala and Mexico. We originally released this podcast in March 2019 but we’ll share it again today. Kate Curran's...

To our listeners: The migrant crisis is once again in the news with Vice President Kamala Harris's first foreign trip in office to Guatemala and Mexico. We originally released this podcast in March 2019 but we’ll share it again today. Kate Curran's...

We sit down with three female founders who are running AI startups -- and they tell us exactly what it's like to be a woman in artificial intelligence. "Nobody took us seriously, not a single person," says Davar Ardalan, founder of IVOW, who has been...

Trust us, you don't need to be a techno-nerd to understand this podcast. We look at how women are faring (or not faring) in the exploding field of artificial intelligence. And if you don't think you use AI, think again. "You use AI in lots of...

Horse lover Lynn Hummer was horrified to learn that that thousands of unwanted horses, including healthy trail horses and former racehorses, are sent each year to auction houses, where “kill buyers” purchase them. In 2005, she went online to buy a...

Named "Best Audio Feature" by the Newswomen's Club of New York! Listen to the 30-second trailer for 100 Years of Power, then check out Episodes 1, 2 and 3. From the judges: "This incredibly well-produced series shed new light on the history of the...

In the conclusion to our 3-part series, we question: Is the future really female? As we head into a fierce presidential election, in a nation roiled by a pandemic and protests over police brutality, we look at the role women are playing as candidates...

We spend this episode looking at what happened after women got the vote. If you missed Part 1, check it out -- we looked at the long years leading up to 1920. But in Part 2, we take you on a journey through history, from the Roaring Twenties through...