Badass Womens Hour

Help us please! In a wild experiment we are flipping the classic Agony Aunt narrative on its head, and now we are asking you to help us solve our problems. This week we re-title the Badass Balls Ups as “Our Problems – Your Solutions”So… can you ask out your Physio? What do you do when you wet the back of your trousers going to the loo #squatfail ? And how do you start something you really want to make, but feel totally out of your comfort zone? Solutions are still welcome! – contact us at the website: www.badasswomenshour.comOr on them socials:  @Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Would you have a fully Feminist Wedding? Olivia Knight, Feminist and Founder of wedding list company Patchwork, joins Harriet, Natalie and Emma to discuss what makes a Feminist Bride.Baking has long been the therapeutic pastime of motherhood (as long as the kids don't get cake batter up the wall) but the healing power of mixing eggs, flour, butter etcis being harnessed by a social enterprise to help disadvantaged women thrive. Alice Williams reveals why she founded Luminary Bakery to help women overcome violence, poverty and homelessness.We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or contact us on the socials:@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSextonHarriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in women and work. She founded and edited the Guardian's Women in Leadership section and is now a columnist for the newspaper on women in technology. She's also has a column in Psychologies magazine and writes for the likes of The Pool, Red and Grazia. She has given two TED talks, the

Poet Joelle Taylor is our inspiration this week on Badass Women's Hour. Find out about her life and career as she reads from her new book: Songs My Enemy Taught Me. Harriet Minter, Natalie Campbell and Emma Sexton are reunited again, and we get right in to the thick of things to discuss Roseanne being cancelled after “that” tweet. Plus we’ll look at the lack of Women on Boards as the ongoing research keeps on throwing up some real gems. And it seems that the use of Stalker apps are closer to home than we thought (insert sideways glance at Harriet)…. (and Emma)You can check out our Badass Women Of The Week as we get Gabby Edlin from Bloody Good Period on the phone – her work means that Scotland have become the first country to provide free sanitary products to women in low income families. Total Badass.We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or contact us on the socials:@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSextonHarriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in women and

It is scientifically proven that good-looking people are more successful in the workplace, says Dr Catherine Hakim, in this special Badass Women’s Hour “Extra Bits”Once you have picked yourself off the floor from reading that, hear Hakim talk about how “erotic capital” could be working for you, or against you, and how women could be using it more to their advantage.Harriet and Emma take a week off this week, so Natalie Campbell is your host, and is joined by two Badass Co Hosts: broadcaster and author Anna Williamson, and strategist, broadcaster and writer Melanie Eusabe.We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or contact us on the socials:@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSextonHarriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in women and work. She founded and edited the Guardian's Women in Leadership section and is now a columnist for the newspaper on women in technology. She's also has a column in Psychologies magazine and writes for the likes of The Pool, Red and Grazia.

Devika Wood will stop you in your tracks this week on Badass Women’s Hour. She is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vida, a platform that does the tricky job of connecting great carers, with the disabled and elderly. In addition, Devika is a survivor of domestic abuse and has shared her story in the hope to help others. Her outlook, strength and ambition will take your breath away.Harriet and Emma take a week off this week, so Natalie Campbell is your host, and is joined by two Badass Co Hosts: broadcaster and author Anna Williamson, and strategist, broadcaster and writer Melanie Eusabe. In the news they discuss the outcome of the Irish abortion referendum, how GDPR has been a great thing to understand data, and they invite Sue Atkins, Parenting Expert, to discuss the rise of Instagram Mums and why this week, one of them quit. And let’s talk Best Before dates. Tesco are dropping Best Before dates – and you won’t believe who’s been behind it all.We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or

Not 3 but 4 Wise Women help you out in this week’s Badass Balls-ups – Your Problems, Our Solutions.This episode: Should you have ex girlfriends at your wedding? How do you cope with a binge drinking partner? Your friends are a bit too happy that your ex is your ex. Even so what do you do if you can’t get your ex out of your head? And aside from all of that you still have a career to build, so hear some tips for how to get your self-promotion on…Harriet Minter, Emma Sexton and Melanie Eusabe (in for Natalie Campbell) are here for you in all their wisdom and they are joined by Secret Sessions founder Harriet Jordan-Wrench.Badass Women’s Hour is here to serve as always so... Got a problem you need some help with? Send us a message on social media, or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com@badasswomenshr@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasextonHarriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in women and work. She founded and edited the Guardian's Women in Leadership section and is now a col

Wedding Fever continues in this week’s Badass Womens Hour and advertising legend Laura JB is in the hotseat to talk about women and diversity on and off the advertising screen.Find yourself inspired to write a great Wedding Speech with speech writing expert Heidi Ellet-McDermott, as well as getting the Badass Women’s view on the Royal Wedding with Harriet Minter, Emma Sexton and journalist Melanie Eusabe who steps in to Natalise Campbells shoes this week.All the usual news chat ensues with a debate on the Bank of England using the word "menopausal" in a description of work, and we find the company that has gone mega anti photoshop in their marketing photography.And does your car terrify you? From changing tires to checking the oil to knowing how to outwit a mechanic in garage – we invite Rachel Bonfiglio, founder of the Ladies’ Car Workshop, to help you out with those concerns that are minor on the face of it, but major in the dealing of it. We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or contact u

Wisdom rules this week as we answer your problems to help you to reach ultimate badassery.Harriet Minter and Emma Sexton are joined by journalist Poorna Bell in Natalie Campbell's absence, to help solve your issues.... Like: what happens if you go travelling in search of a life changing moment, but that life changing moment, is that you hate it and cut it short?If your parents divorce when you're an adult, how much of an adult do you have to be about it? How do you deal with unwanted gifts? And when you see that guy on the bus over, and over, do you talk to him?Got a problem you need some help with? Send us a message on social media, or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com@badasswomenshour@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Caitlin Davies introduces us to the female inmates of Holloway Prison this week on Baddas Women's Hour. She reveals what she learned from writing her book “Bad Girls: Rebels and Renegades”. We invite Priscilla Appeaning to unravel the world of stepmotherhood as she launches The Stepmums Club (@thestepmumsclub) in a bid to bridge the gap between birth mum and step mum.Journalist and Author, Porna Bell stands in for Natalie Campbell in this episode, and joins Emma Sexton and Harriet Minter as they tackle the news from the week. On this week's agenda: Scarlett Johansson turned up to the Met Ball in a dress made by Harvey Weinstein's ex-wife... is that OK? How do tears at work become a power battleground? And have you been taking care of your internal housekeeping enough, so that in business, you are charging what you are worth?We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or contact us on the socials:@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSextonHarriet Minter is a journalist and broadcas

Wise words yourself up with this week's Badass Balls Ups. Your problems/Our solutions include: how to cope with your boyfriend going all Kanye on social media, how to have a life overhaul, and coping with the depths of therapy. Plus turning the side hustle into your career, having the chat" with a rather intense new beau, and what to do when the lovely older guy in the office who is really really lovely, is also a bit sexist.Got a problem you need some help with? Send us a message on social media, or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com@badasswomenshr@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zanna Van Dijk will inspire you to upgrade your habits, and "Rinse Your Beans" in this week's Badass Women's Hour. The author of Health and Fitness book "Strong" talks to us about how to get more plants into your diet, how to get more reusable, and how she built her brand.Plus we need to talk about Women in Film, Caroline Flack and Vaginas (we have warned you).Athena Lamnisos (CEO of the Eve Appeal) is encouraging us to own our gynecological health with their Get Lippy campaign. Athena reminds us that a wax is more painful than a smear, and a smear could save your life.Time to get a cuppa, the headphones on and Be Inspired with this week's Badass Women's Hour Podcast.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we cover how you deal with seeing your ex every day at work, is it worth moving 40 minutes from work or will your social life die? And is 6 months long enough to know if your business is working or not? And what do you do when your boss keeps telling you to "be more confident"? After we have a massive universal eye roll, we reveal some good tips on how to bypass this feedback! Got a problem you need some help with? Send us a message on social media, or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com@badasswomenshr@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guardian Journalist Amelia Gentleman shares her experience of revealing the Windrush Scandal, and Sun Columnist Deborah James tells her story of living with Bowel Cancer - this part does contain #poochat.And what is the future for alcohol? Are the under 24s actually drinking it? If not why not, and has it lost it's appeal? (Please drink responsibly obvs)Amelia Gentleman is the journalist who exposed the Windrush scandal that has been in your news feed for the last few weeks. She talks to us about how she discovered it and what went in to revealing it. Plus we unpick whether journalism has got a bad name, and if investigative journalism has been forgotten about amongst the culture of celebrity journalism.Deborah James has been writing about her experiences of Bowel Cancer in The Sun, and she calls herself the "Bowelbabe".After 23 bouts of chemotherapy she is launching her #notime2lose campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer, and to lower the screening age in England and Wales from 60 to 50.

We have wisdom (we hope), you have issues (who doesn't?) so we can help on Badass Women's Hour! Therapist and Broadcaster Anna Williamson joins Emma Sexton and Natalie Campbell while Harriet Minter is away.This week we talk about talking with tips for your first on stage presentation. What's the best way to go vegan? When did actually being in a relationship get so hard? And how do you break up with a friend? Is that even a "thing"?Got a problem you need some help with? Send us a message on social media, or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com@badasswomenshour@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

3 passionate entrepreneurs will inspire you on Badass Women's Hour this week.Laura Harper-Hinton, founder of Caravan tells stories of running restaurants all over the UK with 250 staff, while being a mum and still having time with her mates. It's only a proper night out when you start dropping some Beyonce moves on the dance floor, so you'll be glad to hear Dance Instructor Bonnie Parsons is here to help master them (and tell all about how she built her business out of them). And find out how marshmallows became a high end food with The Marshmallowist, Oona Simms.There's things to talk about too: Beychella (Beyonce at Coechella Festival in the US), what it takes to get your eggs frozen and why, and we decide being a mum is a big job, "You are basically CEO of a human being"While Harriet Minter is away, Broadcaster Anna Williamson joins Emma Sexton and Natalie Campbell on presenting duties.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do you do when your mate hates your boyfriend? Does a chequered past mean you shouldn't go in to politics? And how do you deal with someone muscling in on your work? Harriet, Natalie and Emma wise up and deliver an array of solutions to your problems.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michelle Collins will have you re-thinking your skincare on this week's Badass Women's Hour. Harriet, Natalie and Emma consider changing their job title to "Adventurer" when they talk to "Adventurer" Anna McNuff.What's in that number on your birthday card? Billie Piper inspires some decade debate as we work out if your 50s or 40s are better than your 30s or 20s. And Ealing Council find themselves at the receiving end of some high praise, while Natalie shares some powerful insight around the Marie Stopes clinic.Actress Michelle Collins starred as Cindy Beale in Eastenders for ten years from 1988, and then graced our screens again in Coronation Street playing Stella Price. These days, as well as acting on TV and on stage, and hosting networking events for Women in Media, Michelle has become an entrepreneur. MCSkinTruth is her new skincare range, and she talks about what it's like launching a business and how she developed her products.Adventurer Anna McNuff is born of Olympic stock - her parents are both Olympi

This week we help a listener with the complexities of asking for a pay rise, discuss how to navigate leaving or staying in a job you hate, and give our top tips on sleep and getting more sun in your life (without leaving the UK).Got a problem you need some help with? Send us a message on social media, or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com@badasswomenshour@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Model Jada Sezer shares why on earth she is running the London Marathon in her underwear. The Gender Pay Gap results have been published - now what? And what does it all mean? Plus what would it take to get Harriet, Natalie and Emma to either a) agree on Bust of the Year or b) host Have I Got News For You?Jada Sezer is a plus size model on a mission to promote body positivity and to campaign for Mental Health. Her work is affecting change for many young women and after hearing her here we challenge you not to be inspired by her mindset and her mental hacks. So why run the London Marathon in your underwear?And this week the Gender Pay Gap figures were published so now what? What does it all mean? What are we looking for in the figures? And what do we do next? We asked expert Sian Webb from company Gapsquare which specialises in doing the analysis of the Gender Pay Gap. Any confusion you have had over the last week, will be cleared up pronto.@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSexton  See a

This week we help a listener pitch a podcast idea to her boss, debate just how big a relationship age gap is ok and give our top tips for travelling solo. As ever, if you've got a problem you need our help with do send us a message on social media or via our website: www.badasswomenshour.com @badasswomenshr@harrietminter@natdcampbell@emmasexton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.