The Women's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep 564 The Book Club: Trespasses - Louise Kennedy
Plus: essential summer reading recommendations
Ep 563 Louise O’Neill: ‘I’ve been into wellness and new age spirituality since I was a teenager’
Plus: Budding baker Alice Kelly on her plans to turn a pony box into a bakery
Ep 562 Naomi Long: “You need a hide like a rhinoceros to be a politician here”
Alliance Party leader speaks to Kathy Sheridan
Ep 561 Katherine May: “Wintering is… those times when we feel cut off from the rest of the world”
Author talks to Róisín Ingle about why we all need to feel cared for
Ep 560 Marguerite Penrose: Yeah, But Where Are You Really From?
The author on making a great life from complicated beginnings
Ep 559 Repealiversary: The Unfinished Business of abortion at home and abroad
Róisín Ingle talks to activists Ailbhe Smyth and Kellie Turtle
Ep 558 Amy Dunne: I Am (Miss D) Amy Dunne
In 2007, aged just 17, Amy Dunne was forced to go to the High Court to fight for her right to travel for an abortion, after a scan revealed that the baby she was carrying had a lethal abnormality and would not survive. From then on Amy became known as ‘Mi
Ep 557 Women Under The Taliban: Afghanistan’s former Minister for Women’s Affairs Hasina Safi
Following the Taliban takeover in August 2021, life for women and girls in Afghanistan has never been the same. Under their rule, access to education is limited, women are forced to cover their faces in public and there is a ban on nearly all paid employm
Ep 556 Bonnie Garmus: Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry by American author Bonnie Garmus was our latest pick for the podcast book club. In a rare turn of events, our book clubbers found themselves in agreement, collectively singing the praises of this debut novel. That’s why we’re delighte
Ep 555 Sally Hayden: My Fourth Time, We Drowned
The Irish Times Africa correspondent joins Kathy Sheridan to speak about her new book