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Sarah looks at the idea of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics and how the current trend seems to lead towards these being male dominated areas. To discuss this issue, Sarah is joined by Benita Mehra, president of the Women in Engineering Society, Stella Tournier, WISE member and STEM role model, Anne Marie Imafidon, co-founder of Stemette and Sophie Graham from Natoinal Careers Service. First Broadcast: 02/07/16

Sarah is joined by beauty blogger Alice Hughes, personal finance journalist Sue Hayward, Ian White from Lovelula and Alun Johns from Pomora to discuss the idea of subscription boxes, whether or not they are a good idea or too expensive to be worth it. First Broadcast: 25/06/16

Research shows that women on average earn 12% less then their male colleagues, but is this a case of a culture of sexism in the work place or simply that women are worse at asking for a pay rise. To discuss this with Sarah she is joined by, Fiona Davies, Director for Women in Retail, Penny Parker from Laurence Simons Recruitment and Vanessa Vallely, the founder WeAreTheCity. First Broadcast: 18/06/16

Sarah is joined today by Jane Moore from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Fiona Tait from Royal London and Jasmine van Loggerenberg from Slater and Gordon, to talk about just what has changed over the years for women when it comes to their finances and financial rights. First Broadcast: 11/06/16

Lots of people like to think they have a novel in them, but how would you go about getting that novel published and more importantly, how would you make money from it? Joining Sarah to find out is Nick Barreto, co-founder of digital publisher Canelo, Mindy Gibbins-Klein from The Book Midwife and author Dawn Reeves. First Broadcast: 04/06/16

This week Sarah looks at how you can help support your child's education if that are planning to go off to university. Joining Sarah to discuss the best financial plans for higher education are Annie O'Leary, from the parenting website Netmums, Jane King, from Ash-ridge financial planning and James Seymour, from the Complete University Guide. First Broadcast: 28/05/16

Getting a proper work-life balance can be a struggle for many of us, especially if you have a demanding boss, or need to work overtime in order to meet your targets. Sarah is joined by Karen Perkins who is a life coach, Neil Shah, Chief De-Stressing Officer at the Stress Management Society and Sarah Evans, an employment lawyer with Slater and Gordon, to discuss how you can manage your work-life balance. First Broadcast: 21/05/16

If you're employed the chances are that you'll be able to join your company pension scheme. But if you're self employed you don't have that option. So, how do you choose a pension? Are they all pretty similar or are there major differences between the schemes on offer? Sarah Pennells is joined by Lorna Blythe from pensions and insurance provider Royal London, by Danisha Chada who's a chartered and certified financial planner with Smith and Williamson and by Alan Chan who's from IFS Wealth and Pensions. First Broadcast 14/05/2016

What are your rights if you buy a big ticket item that turns out to be faulty? Sarah is joined by James Walker, from Resolver.co.uk, Matt Stone, from TestDrives2U and Peter Stonely, a consultant with Trading Standards, to discuss what you can do if this happens to you. First Broadcast: 07/05/16

If you choose to live with another person, without getting married or becoming civil partners, then what are your rights? Sarah discusses this with Mary Marvel from Advicenow and Law for life, Paula Myers from Irwin Mitchell and Christine Webber who’s a writer, broadcaster and psychotherapist. First Broadcast: 30/04/16

How much do you think the average wedding costs? For many couples this could be their happiest day but also the most expensive. Sarah talks wedding costs with Andy Webb from Be Cleaver with Your Cash, Charley Beard from The London Bride, Rachael Southwood from Wedding Ideas Magazine, Alison Hargreaves from Guides for Brides and Rosie Ames from Green Union. First Broadcast: 23/04/16

With the new changes to the state pension system taking place, Sarah talks to Malcolm McLean from Barnett Waddingham, John Shearer from The Pensions Advisory and Harry Rose, Editor of Which Money Magazine, to find out what it means to you. First Broadcast: 16/04/16

With the change in the rules now allowing people to have a peer-to-peer account in an ISA, many people may now be looking to peer-to-peer lending and crowd funding to invest. Sarah discusses the pros and cons of crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending with Lucy Bott, from Ratesetter, Karen Kerrigan, from the UK Crowdfunding Association and Tom Britton from The Syndicate Room. First Broadcast: 09/04/16

With the rules on savings changing on April 6th, Sarah looks into ISAs and what are the best options for you. Sarah is joined by Anna Bowes, from Savingschampion.co.uk, Anna Sofat from Addidi Wealth and Trystan Lewis from Griffin Wealth. First Broadcast: 02/04/16

Tried to get healthier for January, but didn't think about the budgetary restraints? Sarah discusses how to get fit without spending lots of money with, Lucie Powell from the blog 9to5 Foodie and Hannah Mills, from Wedgesandweights.com. First Broadcast: 26/03/16

New research from BlackRock shows that women are savvier then men when it comes to everyday finances, but are less confident about investing for retirement. Sarah Talks to Louise Oliver, a chartered financial planner with Piercefield Oliver and Claire Finn from BlackRock, about the research, on Women and Money: First Broadcast: 19/03/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Adam Lake, from Turn2Us, Tom Connor, from Drewberry, Alistair McQueen, from Aviva and Jane King, from Ash Ridge, about self employment and what you are entitled to and how to make sure you don't miss out when you retire. First Broadcast: 12/03/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Annie O'Leary, fromNetMums, Dawn Quest, from Mealsourkidslove.com and Helen White, from Love Food, Hate Waste, about how you can save money and avoid waste with your weekly food shop. First Broadcast: 05/03/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Alan Higham from Pensions Champ and Tina Weeks from Serenity Financial Planning, about the new state pension, what you can expect to get and if women are better or worse off with the current system. First Broadcast 27/02/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Tom Laws from the National Careers Service and Adam Cox from Working From Home Week, about working from home, and how you can make the most of working for yourself. First Broadcast 20/02/16