Your Badass Women’s Hour Host Harriet Minter is writing a book.

A chick-lit novel, (arguably) the best and most critiqued genre.

First-time fiction writer Harriet will take you along for her writing journey.  Every week you’ll hear from authors who have been there and done it, as they share their processes and tips with Harriet and help her with problems she comes up against in her writing.

How do you create a compelling, funny, emotive, heartwarming page-turner? A Truth Universally Acknowledged is here to find out.  It’s launching on 21st November so - Click here to follow now to hear the first episode.

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Can you believe this is the 400th episode of Badass women’s hour? Throughout Harriet has talked to some incredible women, but if you have been here from the start you'll know it wasn't just Harriet. In this final episode of the podcast, we’ve reunited the original Badass Women’s Hour team to reflect on some standout moments, what’s been achieved and what we’re taking forwards. 

If this is the first episode that you’ve listened to, or if you’ve listed to all 400, thanks for listening, and keep being badass.

Badass Women's Hour Is:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

With clips from

Episode 373 with Alexandra Heminsley

Episode 184 with Tomi Adeyemi

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What makes a badass woman? Well, we've got two on the show today. Michelle Kennedy is the founder and CEO of the app Peanut, which provides community and support throughout all stages of motherhood. Recently, Michelle has taken on the mammoth task of changing the language we use to describe women and their bodies. It's time for words like "geriatric", "inhospitable" and "serial aborter" to go. 

Then Josie Lloyd joins to talk about her newest book The Cancer Ladies' Running Club, and how it's inspired by the real-life events of her own cancer diagnosis. Josie ran the Brighton 10k in the middle of an operation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, all with a group of women who were in similar situations. 

Presenter: Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter

Guests: Michelle Kennedy - @shellkennedylon and Josie Lloyd - @JosieLloydbooks

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The Cancer Ladies' Running Club by Josie Lloyd

Peanut from Michelle Kennedy

WFH (Working From Home), by Harriet Minter

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Imagine your dream is to be a star of the stage known around the world and then your sibling beats you to it, what is it like to live right next to the lime light, but not quite in it?

Nicola Wren has witnessed the ups and downs of stardom from the sidelines because her older brother is the lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin. Stemming from an Edinburgh Festival Show Nicola has written a play about growing up with a dream of being a superstar but then.... your older sibling goes and does it before you! Nicola shares her love of comedy and play writing and working toward creating her vision and passion.

Her one woman show "Superstar" is on at the southwark playhouse from the 26th November, find out more info here.

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1-7 couples will struggle to have a baby, is it becoming harder for women and men to have children? Or should we just be conceiving earlier?

Harriet Emma and Natalie are getting into all things fertility and baby making! Dr Ippokratis Sarris is talking about why couples are finding it harder to conceive even with amazing advances in technology and the ladies learn about the “Andreno-pause” the name for the male menopause and everything that comes with it.

Lee Cockburn is a police woman and former Rugby player and now crime thriller writer. Lee played rugby for 29 years and for her national team of Scotland of 15 years, and saw many victories during her time.

She is now the frontline, although she’s seen it all in her time in the police, from getting black eyes to dealing with dead bodies, Lee talks through how she deals with some of the sadder says she has at work.

Lee is now an author, she is penning some of the more interesting tales from her years working to inspire parts of her 4 novels. Her new book is out now

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54’000 women face pregnancy discrimination at work every year, so how do we go about changing this and just how easy is it?

The Badass ladies are talking to Joeli Brearley who is the founder of “Pregnant Then Screwed”, it started as a campaign after Joeli herself was fired from her job working at a children’s charity whilst 4 months pregnant. Pregnant then screwed is now a force for good supporting women all over the country in similar situations.

They’re holding employers responsible for their actions toward pregnant employees, injustice’s that pregnant women face include being made to sign non-disclosure agreements to force silence, Joeli is giving voices to these women and their stories, aiming to change legislation by creating preventive laws like longer paternity leave, flexible working and childcare issues.

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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This week we’re talking all things pain, pills and health with Radha Modgil and asking what can glittery boobs do for body image? with artist Sophie Tea.

Dr Radha is an NHS GP who is sharing stories and trying to spread the message of preventative methods for physical and mental health.

The badass ladies are discussing what women are going to the doctors for and the health problems that are bothering women more than men. They’re also tackling the UK’s addiction to prescription drugs that we may be overlooking to fix a problem that’s creating a much bigger one for our health.

And where did the glitter boobs trend come from? Meet Sophie Tea the artist who was the first to take off her bra and get glittery for art!

She wanted to help women’s body image by painting lots and lots of bodies, so she took to instagram and asked her followers for their nudes…… the next day she woke up to 1000 pictures of naked bodies, hear what she’s been doing with these images.

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Journalist, author and TV presenter Dawn O’Porter is chatting to Harriet, Natalie and Emma about her new book, social media identity, and her experience with the gender pay gap and being a woman in the media landscape.

Hear as Dawn talks all about the themes of her new book; Being honest about who you are, in the times of filters and social media “perfection”. This is her 6th book! And Dawn tells us about her writing process and how she crafts the stories for her fiction novels, she thanks her roots in journalism for being able to delve deep into peoples stories and personalities when interviewing for her characters. "So Lucky" is out now.

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Mum and author Elena Holmes is telling Harriet, Emma and Natalie about The process that her and her partner went thought to adopt their children, she addresses things that may have never even crossed your mind when thinking about brining children into your family and the overwhelming decisions that come with adoption, as well as the rewards of adoptive parent-hood.

Having started a blog at the beginning of this journey Elena has now penned all of her thoughts and advice on becoming an adoptive parent into her new book “AdoptyMum: A Survival Guide To Life With Adopted Kids”

In anticipation of the “Sports Women of the Year Awards” the Badass ladies are chatting to the nominee of the “Vitality Grassroots Award” Jacqueline who is the head of the Thames Valley Kings wheel chair basketball club, she started the club at age 19 for her friend who is in a wheel chair and didn’t have a club near to her, now 15 years later they’re still playing and as “gung-ho” as ever!

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Imagine if Juliet had never killed herself after finding Romeo dead? One of the most tragic endings of all time has been re-written! Miriam Teak-Lee is the star of the brand new Westend musical: "& Juliet" which is all about the aftermath of Romeo of and Juliet’s lovestory, expect that, for Juliet this is just the beginning of it all. As Miriam explains the sound track to the musical is all iconic pop music from Britney Classics to Katy Perry. Find more info here.

What makes you a free range human? Lots of space and organic food? Or is trying to create an alternative career for yourself, stepping out from the 9-5 office space and exploring what else you can deliver to the world? Marianne Cantwell she tells us about her new book “Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills”.

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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This week the Badass Woman's Hour was bumped for Brexit, as the coverage of the debates took place on the station, but don't worry you can escape the Brexit chaos here as Harriet is giving you her favourite interviews from the last six months.

We'll hear from leader of the Equality Party Mandu Reid who want's to shake up the political system and rethink the way women are placed in society and we are reminded of the time the amazing Carrie Gracie was in the studio a few months back, Carrie was the whistle blower on the BBC pay gap issues, she stood up and gave her own case as the leading example to show that women working for the BBC were underpaid compared to their male counterparts, really inspiring stuff, Harriet, Emma and Natalie will be back as normal next week but we ho you like this reminder of some amazing women.

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshr

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How do Instagram and Feminism relate to each other?

American business woman and former fashion model Caprice Bourret is in the studio talking all things Dancing On Ice, from shin splints to big lifts, she is sharing all of her excitement about starting the show and learning a skill she has never tried before. And Caprice tells is what she has learnt from getting older and how the entertainment industry has responded and how her career has evolved.

And also joining the badass ladies is Eliza Batten Made in Chelsea star who is currently writing her dissertation on Instagram and Feminism, within 12,000 words she’ll be delving into the social media platform, how it works and the impact it has on women and the view of the female body.

Eliza tells us how the reality show is trying to change it’s ways by being more aware of the way it is portraying the female characters and aiming to be more supportive of the stars by offering therapy and counselling.

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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A sanitary towel that disappears in water? Wondering how that would even work, that's what we're finding out.

In the studio this week is Global branding expert Kubi Springer. She has been driven by the gender pay gap, as she wants to give people the tools to build their personal brand and to monetise their personal brand through her book which is an accumulation of advice from the past 24 years of her career and life working with some of the biggest names and brands in the world.

And Kubi tells us, why branding is much like dating….

And the ladies talk to Olivia Ahn who is the founder of the worlds first water soluble or “flushable” sanitary towel. After challenging her flatmate at uni to create a superior sanitary product, Olivia was amazed when he actually did!

Polipop is looking to launch in summer next year, Olivia’s is creating change and its on it’s way! The pad that will breakdown in water preventing pads that are flushed from sitting in sewers and ending up in the ocean and rain fall on land-fill means they will wash away! Sounds amazing right?

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Sometimes it’s easy to forget that your parents are people too. This week Harriet is joined by author Elizabeth Miki Brina who’s new book Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir reflects on the relationship between children and parents.

Also in this episode, Harriet discusses the sit-in at the University of Warrick that’s challenging rape culture. And one listener feels like she’s been belittled by her boss, so is it time to go?

Presenter: Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter

To have Harriet help with your listener dilemma, e-mail harriet.minter@gmail.com

Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina

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Writer, performer and muslim drag queen Amrou Al-Kadhi is telling us all about his new book “Unicorn”.

In his work Amrou is aiming to bring together queer images and the middle east. He tells us how his relationship with his mum inspired his new show and parts of his book, and how his family have struggled with his career and drag act, as we hear, writing this in his book was a cathartic experience for him.

And Amrou shares how fish and aquatic life helped him with his identity as a queer person.

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Harriet, Emma and Natalie are joined this week by Sabrina Washington, former member of 90’s girl group Mis-teeq, she is delving deep into what life was like as a rising star in an a girl group, talking about the differences between being a pop star in the 90’s compared to how the industry works now, how the girl group came to split and being put in a “box” for her race when working in the music industry. 

And we hear all about Sabrina’s transition from music making and song writing to home interiors, and her love for creating clam and serenity in the home.

Funmi Fetto, has been a fashion and beauty writer for years, long enough to realise how rubbish the industry is for women of colour, she is aiming to help in the change.

She has created a book which breaks down all of the misunderstanding of beauty for women of colour, as Funmi explain women of colour for years have had poor choice of make-up as the industry hasn’t really catered for anything other than Caucasian skin up until recent years. 

Her new book “Palette” contains Funmi’s tips tricks and her “tried and tested go-to” products and she is offering advice to women with a range of skin tones, types and colours.

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Times are changing in the world of advertising, the advertising standards agency have put an end to stereo typical advertising, so cleaning brand Method have launched a new campaign "Drag Cleans" aiming to get more diverse faces into the media.

Drag Queen Tete Bang is involved in the campaign and is in the studio talking to the badass ladies about all things drag, how it aims to include and offer a safe space for queer people and celebrate personality in all its glory! She tells us about the prejudice she has faced for being an open queer person in her small home town, Tete shines a light on the issues that still exist around pride and attitude toward LGBTQ+.

Tete is in a new TV show "Drag SOS" which helps people break out of their shell through the confidence that drag can bring. 

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Lets prioritise the things in our life, stop trying to do it all and fix our sh*t!

Christine Armstrong is sharing her tips on how we can set up things in our life so that we don’t get overwhelmed with all of the responsibilities we give ourselves. As more and more of us are trying to juggle parenting, home life, a social life and a working life, are we trying to do too much? Christine is busting the myth that it’s possible to do it all in her book Mother Of All Jobs

And bringing some of her positive energy to the studio Shaa Wasmund, the best selling author is telling the ladies about her new book How To Fix Your Sh*t which is providing you with the tools so that you can help yourself, she’s not telling you what to do, but how to get out of your own way!

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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The amount we are buying is rising and rising and fast fashion is only benefiting from our consumeristic habits but somewhere in the system someone is paying the price. So is lab grown leather the answer?

As Harriet takes a week off Claudia-Liza Armah is taking the job of hosting this week and is joining Natalie and Emma.

Dana Thomas is talking all things fast fashion and sustainability in her new book “Fashionopolis” 

Having been fashion writing for 30 years she admits she wasn’t that aware of the state of fashion industry and the truth of sweat shops until she began digging and researching, she shares exactly what she found.

With the Sportswoman of the Year Awards approaching the ladies are joined by journalist Rebecca Myers together they are reflecting on what a year it has been for women sports, with both the football and cricket world cups they are debating who will win.

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Did you know that it was a women who made electricity in the home possible... why isn't she a household name? The badass ladies are finding out.

As Harriet takes a week off Claudia-Liza Armah is taking the job of hosting this week and is joining Natalie and Emma.

In the studio is Henrietta Heald who is educating the ladies on the history of the female engineers who changed the way we do things everyday, but who we're silenced and forgotten about and their stories that were lost in history! All of which is detailed in her new book: Magnificent Women and Their Revolutionary Machines.

Henrietta is telling the ladies about the amazing creations of the women employed in the first world war to work as engineers, their amazing creations and the trails and tribulations they faced as 1920’s laws meant that the women who worked whilst the men were at war had to return to homemaking life once the troops were back.

As Henrietta explains it is the centenary year of the Women’s Engineering Society, and how even in 2019 we still don’t have enough women engineers and the fact that the tales of these women should be told in schools to inspire the next generation of female inventors, scientists and creators.

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshr

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Is there racism toward pregnant Black Women in the UK? recent investigations would suggest so!

Black women are 5x more likely to die from child birth than white women in UK, Sowda Ali a BBC Stories Producer created a shocking video to spread this vital message, she shares what she found in the process of researching for this piece.

And the ladies also talk to Candice Brathwaite who has experienced the effect of systemic racism within the medical sector in the UK, She suffered very badly as part of the fallout from the dismissive responses she received from midwives after giving birth to her baby and having c-section that wasn’t cared for properly, it left Candice’s wound infected and she was separated from her newborn for 5 weeks. Candice is also the founder of "Make Motherhood Diverse Campaign”

Candice says: “We are not seeing each others as equal” and the statistics reflect this, Emma and Natalie are asking why?

Find the video here.

And the founder of the sexier, and more feminist answer to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory is sharing how she created her choco empire, Jo Fairley founder of Green and Blacks is joining the ladies in the studio to talk all things fair-trade food, share entrepreneurial tips and business inspiration.

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Monthly sore boob episodes are one of the things bothering Hannah Witton - Badass Women's Hour's guest. Hannah reveals all about how hormones affect us beyond our period, and talks candidly about life with a stoma bag. Her book "The Hormone Diaries" is out now.

Find her on all the socials: @hannahwitton

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshr

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Big, small, white, however big the lie, is it true that they’ll always come back to haunt you?

Author Adele Parks returns to the Badass Woman’s Hour studio to share a vit about her new book “Lies, Lies, Lies”.

When the main character finds out his family isn’t what he thought was, it leaves his wife with a lot of explaining to do, and this only the beginning of the string of lies he is yet to find out.

And the ladies ask, what role does truth telling play in our relationship, is it all negative? Adele shares how she builds her deep and sometimes and dark characters, taking her inspiration from the most interesting aspects of people personalities.

And Harriet, Emma and Natalie are exploring what gaslighting in the work place is and what the signs are, Natalie shares her recent experience of being undermined in the work place. The ladies get the option of Alex Holder a journalist who wrote an article introducing the concept.

And Harriet asks is this term a bit too harsh for a work environment, considering it's strongly linked to abusive relationships? Alex gives some tips if you think you might be a victim of gaslighting at work.

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Would you be willing to risk your whole career and financial stability in the name of equality? This week's guest did!

We've got all three badass women back together this week, Harriet, Natalie and Emma are joined by Carrie Gracie, the BBC reporter who blew the whistle on the gender pay gap by coming out about the pay gap she experienced working for the BBC for 30 years.

Her story shows how inequality was being swept under the carpet, and as she explains she was willing to put her self on the line and go public with her story and salary to help get women equal pay as Carrie says she worked with the intention of “no woman left behind”. She has documented every detail of her journey with this issue in her book “Equal”.

And the ladies are looking at recent claims that men are not as willing to work with women after the fall out of the gender pay gap, and the #metoo movement, have they been scared off? 

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshr

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Are bras a thing of the past? We've all been spending a lot more time at home over lockdown, and for many of us, that means dressing down too. Does that mean it's finally time to ditch the bra and free the nip? Or is that only for a select few?

Then Harriet is joined by Tineka Smith and Alex Court to talk about life as a mixed-race couple. After Tineka was the victim of a racist attack, the two wrote their book Mixed Up: Confessions of an interracial couple. 

Finally, one listener moved back in with their parents over lockdown but is now missing their old life. Is it time to move out or stay and save?

Presenter: Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter

Guest: Tineka Smith - @Tineka_S and Alex Court - @CourtA

To have Harriet help with your listener dilemma, e-mail harriet.minter@gmail.com

Mixed Up: Confessions of an Interracial Couple, by Tineka Smith and Alex Court

WFH (Working From Home), by Harriet Minter

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Is social media improving your life or do you just find it a drain at times? We find out how its impacting our mental health. 

As Emma and Nat take a brake over the summer Harriets co-pilots this week are Amanda Prowse and Scarlett Douglas. They are talking to  Sarah Raphael & Naomi Shimada who are unpicking what Social Media is doing to our mental health and have documented it all in their new book, “Mixed Feelings”. 

Having been a model for 15 years instagram and twitter have been prevalent in Naomi’s life, she explains how she has mixed feelings about the impact she has online, both on her followers and on her self.

They talking about the pressures that constant updates and seek peeks into others lives bring for us, and the ladies are asking; “are the kids ok?” How will a world of media, updates, status and likes effect the younger generation, with the average millennial estimated to take 25’000 selfies in a lifetime and “Face-tune” being the most paid for app in 2017, what is it doing to our self image and self esteem?

They are also advising us on how can we use it as a tool for positivity, and some social media etiquette. 

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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As Emma and Nat take a brake over the summer Harriets co-pilots this week are Amanda Prowse and Scarlette Douglas. 

 Ex England lioness player Eniola Aluko is in the studio talking about growing up in the UK after moving from Nigeria at the age of one, how she longed to fit in as a child and the role that football played in this. 

Eniola’s new book They Don’t Teach This is out now and as we hear it is. An autobiographical novel in which she shares what she has learnt in life this far, from playing for England, to being a lawyer to finding the bravery to blow the whistle on racism within women football which caused her to loose her England career.

She explains how the wise words of her mother steered her towards self validation, and standing up for her background and she says this is something she wants to pass this onto a younger generation of girls through her book. To embrace failure and use the energy you get from it to inspire you to get better for your next venture. 

And Harriet and the ladies are also joined by Lucy Clark the UK’s first transgender referee. She is talking about the experience of going back to work on the pitch with a new lease of life and everything in-between.

She shares her life in football before transitioning, admitting she put it off for years with the concern of other people in her life at the forefront of her actions. Lucy says that Football saved her life by giving her something to focus on when he was younger.

She also talks about starring in new film “Fanatical” which is trying to answer the question; Can you be a “Geezer or a real man” without liking football.

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Harriet and Emma this weeks are joined by Actress and Disability Campaigner Samantha Renke.

Engineer Yewande Akinola is explaining why there has recently been an increase in the up take of women and young girls going into STEM subjects and careers after years of hearing that “women just are interested” we are finally seeing a change.

Yewande is talking about the work she does and the growth of technology and the way this is effecting engineering and other sciences.

The youngest British woman to scale Everest, Bonita Norris is joining the ladies in the studio, they are amazed as they hear Bonita’s story of learning to climb in uni after going to a lecture about Everest, and setting her sights on the world highest heights.

She talks us through the physical and mental affects of climbing so high, your body starts shutting down, nearing you to death!

For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:

Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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Who are the women who inspire you? And do you know the truth about what made them?

Harriet and Emma this weeks are joined by Actress and Disability Campaigner Samantha Renke

Rosemary Reed is joining the ladies to divulge them into the details of her new series on Sky “The Power of Women”

The show takes two 2 powerful women In in conversation with each other about their lives, the highs, trails, adventures and true grit they have shown to achieve amazing things in their lives, Rosemary has managed to get guests such as Jane Goodall and Rose Mcgowen.

Rosemary is sharing the behind the scenes details of directing the show and putting two amazing women together to bring out the most vulnerable sides of each other.

And Author Emma Kennedy is the second lady to join the badass conversation this week, 

Emma is talking about her new book “The Things We Left Unsaid”. She believes that our perceptions of our parents aren’t necessary as we believe them to be, prompted by the death of her mother and realising that her mother had an undiagnosed mental illness, she says that this book is somewhat her working through her thoughts and feelings. 

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Harriet and Natalie are off again this week, so Emma is joined by

The ladies are talking to Laraib Atta Pakistan’s first and youngest Visual Effects Artist.

From coming to the UK from Pakistan to being the only girl in her “VFX” class to being a mother, Laraib tell us all about the challenges she . has overcome to follow a creative passion and go one to see her work on the big screen.

We also hear about the hurdles that came with trying to get into the industry as well as trying to meet the expectations of her parents, how Lariab is nurturing her sons creative interests, how she faced rejection after trying get back into the industry after having her son and taking a 5 year gap and the effect this had on her. And the ladies talk about encouraging our children without pressuring them into choosing a certain path.

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Emma Sexton

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What do you do if you can't see yourself represented in the story books you're reading or giving to your children? .... Write your own of course!

As Harriet and Nat take the week off Emma was joined by Lucy Beresford and Claudia-Lizah Armah, helping her bring the badass.

First in the studio this week is Carnegie Medal winner Author Elizabeth Acevedo who is the first non white person to have won this award. The Ladies are talking about why Elizabeth was the first black ethnic minority Author to be given the award, they discus tokenism, and the representation of people of colour within literacy, both in the writers and the characters.

She tells us about her past as a teacher, teaching 14 year olds who weren't able to identify with the characters in the books they were given to read, Elizabeth explains how this inspired her to write her own stories, and she gives us a little taste of her badass poetry.

 Also Writer and Actavist Paola Diana gives us a moral boost on the fight with feminism, Paola is the author of Saving the world- Women: The Twenty-First Century's Factor for Change, and she tells us about her violent experience growing up, and how this gave her the strength to start standing up not just for herself but for all women.

Paola shares her passion in the hope to get us all to stand up for feminism, as well as explaining why all Fathers need to be feminists too.

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Emma Sexton

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How do you handle the situation when your child is questioning their gender?

Harriett speaks to Sarah Toms who’s 12 year old son Charlie is transitioning to live as a girl. 

She offers her experience openly and honestly, telling Harriet the journey Charlie has been on, the small signs that her child was unhappy with their gender and the questions she and her husband had as well as how they are navigating this time and the steps they took. 

Sarah also talks about the amazing support they received from the school’s Charlie was in around LGBT issues and eduction. She gives her advice to people and other parents who may also be going through this too. 

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Emma Sexton

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How often are you checking your breasts? Be a badass and grab life by the boobs!

Leanne Pero is a breast cancer survivor, author and woman on a mission to share the stories of black and ethnic minority cancer patients.

“I felt ashamed, I felt there was something wrong with me”, Leanne talks about the trauma of her diagnosis and chemo, and the stigma that black women face when diagnosed with cancer. She was told she had more chance of winning the lottery than actually having cancer when she initially tried to get a diagnosis at 31. Leanne is talking about her involvement with the new Coppafeel campaign and shining a light on black and ethnic minority cancer patients.

She began blogging about her experience, and it wasn't long before she was contacted by women in similar positions who expressed their appreciation for seeing a Black Woman speaking out about cancer and mental health. Now Leanne is telling the untold cancer stories of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority women making these women more visible on cancer campaigns encouraging people to check their breasts for lumps.

 And Kate and Ella Robertson are teaching us how to be an activist.

Kate is the co- founder of the organisation One Young World which, “identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world” 

They’re talking about their book; “How to Make a Difference”, which as Kate explains stemmed from answering the questions she received - “how can I be more involved and take more action”.

And the ladies explain the difference between “slack-tavism” and activism and how to integrate activism into our everyday lives.

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Harriet Emma and Melanie Eusebe are joined by legendary Top of the Pops Talent Agent Melanie Blake, who has taken 30 years of experience in the television and music industry and crafted a griping, gritty and grasping fiction story.

Melanie is talking about the true colours of celebrity culture, the dynamics of the media industry and how the balanced is tipped to favour men over women, as well as the stigma that she has experienced around targeting a mainstream audience with a story about working class, middle aged women, you can find more details of her book "Thunder Girls" here.

She says she wants to provide escapism for women with stories full of glamour and gossip, to carry on a legacy of glitzy fiction stories and take over from Jackie Collins and some of her other favourite authors that have inspired her and provided her with comfort throughout life.

She also reveals that she was brought up in a born again christian cult, with very strong beliefs and restrictions, as she explains, Jackie Collins novels became her escapism, before she actually managed to escape her family in Salford and arrived in London on her own with nothing all on her on her 17th Birthday.

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Emma Sexton

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Would you get a tattoo that matched with 61 strangers all in the name of peace, love, and connection?

Samantha Clarke is the “Happiness Consultant” behind a very unique tattoo project which aimed to bring several strangers from all over the world together in the name of peace and helping each other.

“The World Piece” was created by Momondo a travel company from Denmark, Samantha facilitated the project and heard the personal and emotional stories of 61 people who became connected through a tattoo on their back, you can see the project here.  

Juno Dawson, transgender author, is joining the ladies In the studio to talk about her new book Meat Market.

Juno is talking about how she used her tool of fiction writing to show how she really wanted to express herself before she transitioned in 2013.

Meat Market follows 16 year Jana as she embarks on a career in the fashion industry, however it doesn’t take long before the darker side of the industry begins to show, Juno felt she had to represent a story that is often too true but rarely spoken about or shone a light on this topic.

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Emma Sexton

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Do you feel strong? Journalist and author Poorna Bell talks to Harriet Minter about how she found both inner and outer strength when she took up powerlifting. Poorna’s new book “Stronger” looks at what society tells us about women’s strength and turns it on its head.

What about when you go and speak to your doctor? Do you feel strong then? A new study discovers that twenty percent of women who went to see their doctor about gynaecological issues, left feeling like their concerns had been treated as trivial. 

Plus Harriet shares some advice for a listener feeling anxious about being around crowds of people at her friend's wedding. 

Presenter: Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter

Guest: Poorna Bell - @poornabell

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Stronger, by Poorna Bell

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Angie Greaves and Lucy Beresford join Emma Sexton to talk Body Positivity with Mega Crabbe aka Insta Body Positivity Campaigner @bodyposipanda.

Megan explains why health has nothing to do with feeling positive about your body, and that muffin tops should be pulled, prodded, poked and LOVED. If you've ever battled with a diet - Megan will be music to your ears.

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50% of women who are murdered in the UK are related to the person who killed them. So how do we spot signs of a violent relationship and get people the help they need?

Joining Emma and Harriet is this weeks co-host Reham Khan she is sharing her amazing story of escaping a violent relationship after 12 years and now she wants to share her message of power to all women.

Her Memoirs were the most controversial book to come out of Pakistan in years.

Thorough her work with Womens Aid Reham is striving to help Migrant women who are victims of Domestic Violence and make people aware of what abuse is and the help that is actually available to women who need the support as well as showing them where the helping hand is and how they can access it even when they may have language and other barriers in-front of them.

For help and Information on this topic visit: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

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We're delving into all things fandom and it's an Edinburgh Festival special, as two brilliant comedians share the creation of their shows for this year.

Author Hannah Ewens is in the studio to talk about her new book “Fangirl”, looking into where does the young obsession of fingerling come from? from the Beatles to J Beebs young female fans have been a strong and loyal presence for years, so why do we often devote so much of our love an attention to these stars In our teenage years?

Cally Beaton  is chatting to the ladies about taking a giant leap and becoming a comedian 5 years ago at 45. With an already well established career, she shares a life changing conversation with the legend that is Joan Rivers! Cally is heading up to Edinburgh for the third time with a new show about growing older as a woman, dating and visibility.

And Jordan Waller returns to Badass Woman's Hour to update the ladies on his journey trying to work out who is biological father is. Jordan was a sperm donor baby and last time he was in the studio Jordan was telling the ladies about life growing up with two lesbian mothers, now he has been tracking down his Dad! He’s telling the ladies how he got on, and how he has been dealing also with the loss of his mother

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Harriet and Carrie Grant, who is stepping in for Emma and Nat this week, are joined by the founder of “Vest Pod” Emilie Bellet.

Emilie gives her advice for saving, sharing her techniques that are instinctive and actually work for us, and how to instil a “saving mindset”.

She is talking about how working in finance taught her that we need to re-evaluate where we’re at with our attitudes to savings.

The ladies are talking about the fact that women are not receiving the financial education to manage their money effectively! Harriet and Carrie admit their own mistakes with money and as two self employed ladies they are asking “are freelancers spending money to earn money”? So, Emilie explains what the savings difficulties can be when you're self employed.

Emilie's new book; "You're Not Broke You're Pre-Rich" is out now!

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Emma Sexton

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There are 13,000 slaves in the UK and 48million slaves in the world right now, what are the signs of Modern slavery and how can we spot them.

Harriet is joined this week by Carrie Grant who is sitting in as Natalie and Emma take time off over the summer.

The ladies are joined by Lawyer and Writer Abda Khan are they are discussing her new book “Razia” in which the main character thanks she has encountered a victim of a Modern Slavery and Domestic Violence, we follow her as she tries to uncover this injustice.

Abda is explaining to Harriet and Carrie what modern slavery looks like, the different forms it can take and how you can recognise the signs and why it’s so hidden even today.

Abda says her first novel “Stained” helped many women to “rise above” the abuse they had experienced and report it to Police, she talks about how she has used the tool of fiction writing to expose issues that she comes across in her career as a lawyer and other topics she would like to tackle next.

And we get a final fix of the Women’s World Cup from Anita Asante Pro player for Chelsea and England, she is debriefing the ladies on the response to this years world cup and the effect it will have on Women’s Football 

She shares how she started playing football as a kid and her journey to becoming Pro and how she has found being a woman in what is typically a “mans game” 

And Harriet and Carrie learn about the Adobe Stock campaign which is aiming to empower young women to join in the game by creating images of female football stars to be used in the media that young women can relate to and be inspired by.

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Nobody is going to get away without experiencing death so why are we not talking about it openly and honestly?

As Emma and Nat take some time off Harriet is joined by Amanda Prowse, together they are talking to comedian and podcaster Cariad Lloyd, discussing her podcast "Griefcast" in which she tires to break down the fear of talking about death within society!

Griefcast delves into the "weird, odd and strange bits" of what happens when somebody dies and how grief can affect us all!

After loosing her dad at 15, Cariad had to deal with grief very young, joking that she “got to the party early”, now she is having open and honest conversations with other people who have lost loved ones and is creating a space for them to share stories and feelings we feel to awkward to share in everyday life.

Harriet, Amanda and Cariad talk about how deep and Multi faceted grief can be! And Cariad says she believes the more the subject of death is spoken about the more we can help people when they're struggling with grief, she is trying to get people to have those “last conversations” now before it's too late and explains her motivation for the podcast; to give people something positive in a very dark time, "providing something that wasn’t there when I needed it!"

And she shares what she wishes EVERYBODY knew about grief.

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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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What do you do when you know there are injustices happening and the people who are meant to be "the do-gooders" just wont listen to you?

Are to-do lists actually an affective way of organising our days? Or is it just causing us to be over critical and set expectations for ourselves too high!

Amy Jones, writer and podcaster talks to the badass ladies about her obsession with trying to organise her life and constantly writing To-Do lists. After starting her first post grad job Amy says she used to-do lists to make herself feel like she was being Uber-productive, but as a result she found that she started confusing social time with her work time and tasks.

Amy shares with Harriet and Amanda what it has taught her about life, mindfulness, her depression, anxiety and the way she treats herself day to day! Her new book The To-Do List and Other Debacles is out now.

Maggie Oliver the Detective that revealed the truth of the Rochdale grooming scandal, she is talking about the journey of detailing her experiences in her new book survival.

Maggie is sharing the deeper story to what was going on her life at the time of the scandal in 2004 & 2005. She is explaining to Harriet and Amanda the battle she faced trying to get justice for the victims of the rochdale scandal, the stress and frustrations as she was repeatedly ignored and turned away by higher ranked officers.

She tells the ladies about stepping out after the death of her husband and travelling to Borneo to raise money for bowel cancer, and they are blown away by Maggie’s amazing resilience to the difficult cards she has been dealt in life. 

Ultimately Maggie says that it’s her life skills that meant she was able to have family open up to her so that she could rebuild damage relationships.

And She talks through her vision as she sets up the “Maggie Oliver Foundation” helping women and young girls who have been victims of violent behaviour to “transform their pain into power.”

Her book Survivors can be found here.

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Could you imagine being diagnosed wit cancer.... and then having people blame it your sexual history?!

Karen Hobbs Comedian and writer at the Eve appeal and cervical cancer survivor joins Harriet, Emma and and Scarlette Douglas who is sitting in for Natalie as she take some time off.

They are reacting to the news that a recent Lancet review of 65 studies covering 60 million people showed a fall in HPV cases and in pre-cancerous growths, meaning that. HPV vaccine might eradicate cervical cancer in several years.

Karen shares her journey with cervical cancer, how she was diagnosed, treated and that everyday since her operation she has been on a mission to educate people on HPV and end stigma around smear tests and cervical cancer. 

The ladies in the studio have an honest and open chat about cervical screening and sear tests and Karen wants everyone to know…. “its just a vagina guys”!

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In 2017 -2018 LGBTQ hate crimes rose by 144%,how can we change views and make this the most amazing and powerful Pride celebration yet?

Harriet, Emma and Scarlette Douglas who is sitting in for Natalie as she take some time off, speak to Philip Baldwin LGBT and Human Rights Activist, who is telling them about the theme of this years pride which is The Stonewall Riots, paying respect to some of the earlier and amazing LGBTQ activists, and Phillip shares that 11,600 Hate Crimes where reported from 2017 -2018 a rise of 144%, in a time that seems to be more open than ever about LGBTQ issues why are these numbers still rising by so much? And Phillip talks about some of his experiences being a gay christian man, and his views on LGBTQ issues and Religion.

Harriet, Emma and Scarlette are joined by Tyrone Huntley star of “The View Upstairs” a new Westend musical which is inspired by the attack that happened on the people of the “The Upstairs Lounge” which was a LGBTQ bar in New Orleans. The attack happened in 1973, but Tyrone shares what he learnt about the lives of the people who were involved and how far views and rights surrounding LGBTQ issues have come in less than 50 years.

And they discuss how musical theatre allows strong messages and important stories to be conveyed on stage whilst also celebrating the LGBTQ community!

Tyrone also gives us a little snippet of what the musical holds in store for us!

Tickets and info on “The View Upstairs” can be found here.

And Kait Borsay Host of “The Offside Rule Podcast” is back in the studio giving the Badass ladies another update on the Women’s world cup particularly in their most recent match against Norway….can the lionesses finally Bring football home?

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Jo Blackwell is the author of 'Oh Crap - I'm 50!' and is offering a helping hand to women who are possibly heading into a "mid-life crisis".

Jo explains what peri- menopause is and the affects that it can have on women, she shares her own experience; as Jo was approaching 50, to battle the anxiety and depression that came with her peri menopause, she started a blog and began writing about her "mid-life crisis" Jo found an audience who connected with what she had to say, and now she has written a whole book sharing her thoughts and emotions on everything from, her marriage, turning 50 and losing a part of her identity when her last child left home. 

Jo says she is "on a mission to change attitudes to ageing” showing women there is an amazing life post 50!

Also Harriet and Emma break down their own fears around approaching "mid-life" and Jo gives the both some wise words of wisdom!

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How do you come back from something as horrific as a verbal racist attack? Well for nature writer Anita Sethi the answer was clear, it was to walk 268 miles across the entire Pennine Way. Anita tells Harriet what she learnt about herself and the world along the way and the importance of having a good map.

Also, it’s been a tough year, so why are some of us feeling more anxious now that lockdown restrictions are lifting? And what steps can we take to manage those feelings? Then one listener has a question about money, and getting their pre-COVID salary back. 

Presenter: Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter

Guest: Anita Sethi - @anitasethi

To have Harriet help with your listener dilemma, e-mail harriet.minter@gmail.com

I Belong Here, by Anita Sethi

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Have you heard of Mercury 13? The all female team of astronauts who never actually made it into space?

First up the badass Ladies Harriet and Emma are joined this week by by Anjula Mutanda author and psychologist who's is sitting in for Natalie! they are making the most of having her in the studio and are breaking down some of the most recent couplings in the Love Island Villa! they're taking Yewande and Danny's relationship, their "attachment types" and why they might not be the best for each other?!

The Ladies are joined by Wally Funk the ultimate badass role model for women in space! It has been 50 years since the infamous Apollo 11 left for space in 1969, but what about the lesser known Mercury 13? Wally Funk was one of the 13 women who passed all the same test as the men of Apollo 11 but their mission into the solar system never actually took place. Wally shares her infatuation for aviation and says she had her first flying lesson at just age 9!

Wally is joined by science writer Sue Nelson who has taken all of Wally's incredible stories and made them part of aeronautical history documenting everything in her book; Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer.

Harriet Emma and by Anjula hear about her strength in carrying on despite not achieving her dream of going into space when she had passed all the relevant tests, Wally carried on taking aeronautical tests, exploring aviation, and even going to become an investigator, she shares some of the details of her amazing life and career, Higher Faster Longer is her motto for anything she takes on in life and her passion for life is evident!

Wally speaks about the freedom her mother gave her as a child the life lessons she was taught asa child and how living close to Native Indians made her the strong tenacious woman she is today, we also hear about the sexism that female astronauts have faced over history!

Wally will finally make it into space at the age of 80! After decades of work, training and a pure love of space travel Wally is planning on travelling with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.

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Emma Sexton

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"I can't get over the fact that MY music helps others!" Marie White has gone from learning to write songs whilst recovering from a broken knee to Glastonbury!!

Our Badass Ladies Harriet, Emma and guest host Amanda Prowse are joined Winner of Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition 2019 Marie White.

Marie will be performing across 4 stages over the festival and is sharing her thoughts, feelings and nerves with the ladies ahead of her Glasto debut.

Marie admits she started making music as a way to channel her energy and focus her attention after a knee operation left her unable to play sports, as a teenager she thought she would end up in an athletic career, now, she's amazed that her words and songs are moving people to tears!

She says that her music is so personal and compares it to letting people read through her diary, although, she struggles to listen to her own music and even admits to getting a "bit sweaty" in the studio as Harriet and Emma play Marie's new track "I Want You To Know" the song isn't played on the podcast but can be heard here.

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How much do you know about the “new kids on the block in politics”? Forget Brexit party it’s The Women’s Equality Party!

Harriet, Emma and Amanda Prowse are joined by Mandu Reid leader of the The Women’s Equality Party talk about being a black woman in politics and standing up to represent people who don't see themselves in UK politics currently.

Coming from parents who lived with apartheid, Mandu shares with the Badass women her journey of getting into politics and the life changing event that caused her to join the Women's Equality Party, who, in the past few years have grown in support and managed to have an influence on the country with a "shoestring" budget and a small amount of airtime and media coverage.

She talks leading the way for the other major parties on various issues Mandu and her team have brought to light and seen policies start to change. Despite the name, Mandu is keen to have full representation in the party and recognises that Women’s Equality Party needs to embrace and fairly represent as many societal and minority groups.

The ladies also discuss the prospect of Boris Johnson being the UK's next prime minister

And how are England's lionesses fairing in France at the Women's World Cup? But why aren't we just calling it ..... The World Cup?! Harriet, Emma and Amanda are chatting to host of football podcast "The Offside Rule" Kait Borsay.

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Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

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