Ranked #1
Lisa Taddeo on 'Three Women,' sexual desire, and how we judge other women
Lisa Taddeo on 'Three Women,' sexual desire, and how we judge other women
Lisa Taddeo spent eight years writing Three Women — a bestselling book that has been hailed “the deepest nonfiction port... Read more
14 May 2020
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37mins
Ranked #2
Zing Tsjeng on pirate queens, resistance heroines, and history's forgotten women
Zing Tsjeng on pirate queens, resistance heroines, and history's forgotten women
Zing Tsjeng is a journalist and the author of the Forgotten Women book series. These four books provide fascinating biog... Read more
21 May 2020
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37mins
Ranked #3
Poorna Bell on powerlifting, grief, and finding inner strength
Poorna Bell on powerlifting, grief, and finding inner strength
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and grief. Poorna Bell is an author and journalist who is a... Read more
7 May 2020
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48mins
Ranked #4
Ruth Hunt on Virginia Woolf, LGBTQ history, and Section 28
Ruth Hunt on Virginia Woolf, LGBTQ history, and Section 28
Ruth Hunt is one of Britain’s leading LGBTQ campaigners. She has played a central role in campaigning for same sex marri... Read more
28 May 2020
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26mins
Ranked #5
Gina Martin on the power of activism and how she made upskirting illegal
Gina Martin on the power of activism and how she made upskirting illegal
Gina Martin is an activist, campaigner, author, and law-changer. In the summer of 2017, Martin was at a music festival w... Read more
30 Apr 2020
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34mins