Badass Womens Hour

YouTube star and author Grace Victory talks about growing up online, why the internet still discriminates against anyone a little bit different and the power of owning your story. We're also joined by Poorna Bell to talk women's cricket and the morning after pill, plus our Backdated Badass is still sending women into space.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What would you reinvent? With the news that a company is reinventing beer specifically for women (*eye roll*), we look at a few of the other products and ideas we think could do with a revamp.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you deal with life's knocks? Ex-professional boxer Cathy "the bitch" Brown tells us about how boxing changed her life and gave her back her confidence. Talking about boxing, therapy, IVF and resilience, Brown gives the Badass crew some life lessons to live by. Plus we answer your questions and celebrate Jane Austen.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You know those ideas you have which you just can't believe could ever go wrong? And yet, somehow five hours later you're in A&E wondering how you could have ever thought this was a good idea. Yes, those... we've got them too and this week we're telling you all about them.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Want to be a social media influencer? This week's guest runs an agency just for those Insta-celebs and tells us how it's done. Plus, we discuss whether Scotland is the most feminist point in the UK, how to let go of a mentor when you no longer need them and how to make a smear test a little less terrifying.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Powertalk, W style. This month our topic was Style vs. Fashion and we were joined by Grace Woodward, Celebrity Stylist, and Sarah Curran, MBE, Managing Director of Very Exclusive. We covered everything from Vogue firing Lucinda Chambers to cultural appropriation. This show is not one you'll want to miss.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our never-ending quests to be better feminists, we found a list of five words every human needs to know and learned some things!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we were in for a treat as we were joined by the LEGEND which is June Sarpong - such good fun vibes plus we learnt so much as Natalie was particularly wise this week about what to do when you get made redundant, things to remember to do on a sex sabbatical plus hear about our Backdated Badass who is still saving our lives today.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week our horrifying facts will probably ruin two of the biggest pleasures in life. We can't even....  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we are joined by Claire Sanderson - the day after Women's Health Magazine wins an award! Plus would you like to be on a universal basic income? Would you buy Christian Louboutin's new nudes? And should you test your partner out?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is there too much talk about sex? Are we at a sex saturation point? Asking for a friend, well Harriet wants to know.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do you think about boys protesting in skirts? Are you cheering now Uber got rid of that Travis Kalanick? And have you found that doctors just don't listen to you? Plenty to chat about this week especially when you are tipsy on Smith & Sinclair's alcoholic sweets which were YUMMY!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We were inspired by an article about an antisocial woman who pretended to be blind for 28 YEARS so she didn't have to talk to anyone! What excuses do you use to get out of those awkward social situations? How do you leave those networking events when you really have had enough?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Power talk, W style. Every last Tuesday of each month. This month our topic was Women in Sport. We were joined by: Kate Dale: Head of Brand and Campaigns at Sports England Kate Richardson Walsh, OBE: Captain of the England Olympic Hockey Team, Olympic gold medal winner. Alison Kervin, OBE: Sports Editor of the Mail on Sunday W London gives bold and inspiring women from the worlds of fashion, music, design, media, fitness and more a stage in which to share their personal stories, inviting attendees to share views, mix, mingle and network in an unfiltered and uniquely W way.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yet another sad week of news but we're spotlighting the community-led effort to help the families of the Grenfell disaster. We also cover Love Island gossip and NASA, because we're versatile like that! The AllBright co-founders join us with great business advice and we have another incredible Backdated Badass you really need to know about.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you seen the new Wonder Woman film? What did you think? Hear what we thought - did we love it or did we hate it? Natalie is an action movie fanatic so expect a professional informed review, where Emma and Harriet just wanted Wonder Woman to be more 'woke'...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We obviously had to talk politics this week but we added some balance by asking are you 'woke'? We were also joined by Sandra and Rebecca from Superhuman, a creative agency producing campaigns for women, led by women.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apparently your handbag could give you a better financial return than your bank. Well, if you own a Chanel one that is. Seeing as we don't, we've come up with things we own that should give us a yearly ROI (Hint: IKEA furniture).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wonder Woman, UEFA and marriage (to train stations?!) are the big news stories this week. We're also joined by Hannah Witton, Vlogger and writer to discuss sex education, the pill and what being a Vlogger means to her.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've all done it right? One photo too many later we realise we know more about a potential partner or ex than we should. Or is that just us? .  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.