Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist, public speaker and author. She was previously the UK Executive Editor for HuffPost, and since has freelanced for places such as The Times, The i Paper and Grazia. Her non-fiction books cover topics from travel to love to mental health. Her word of the day is Strength. CW: This episode contains discussion of suicide. CONNECT WITH POORNA: I: @poornabell T: @poornabell #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and r...
Mar 18, 2020•6 min
Miranda Kane is stand-up comic and writer whose work draws on her experience as a former sex worker. She is a host on podcast Good Sex Bad Sex, and runs Club Indulge events for plus size people. Her word of the day is Protection. CW: This episode contains discussion of sex work. CONNECT WITH MIRANDA: I: @mirikane T: @miri_kane #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive pro...
Mar 17, 2020•8 min
Leah Davis is a radio presenter for Capital Xtra, and can be found on the airwaves on weekday evenings and weekend early breakfasts. When she’s not on the radio she works as a voiceover artist. Her word of the day is Lesson. CONNECT WITH LEAH: I: @leahhdaviss T: @leahhdaviss #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brown, with p...
Mar 16, 2020•7 min
Samara Linton is a junior doctor, award-winning writer and editor of The Colour of Madness, an anthology exploring BAME mental health. She has written for the likes of Royal College of Psychiatrists, the British Medical Journal and gal-dem. Her word of the day is Sentient. CONNECT WITH SAMARA: T: @samara_linton #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound ...
Mar 15, 2020•5 min
Tobi Oredein is the founder and editor of Black Ballad, a platform for black British women, as well as being a journalist, speaker and moderator. Her work has seen her placed on the Forbes Europe 30 under 30 list in Media & Marketing. Her word of the day is Failure. CONNECT WITH TOBI: I: @iamtobioredein T: @IamTobiOredein #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced...
Mar 14, 2020•5 min
Tolani Shoneye is a writer, content creator and ⅓ of award winning podcast The Receipts, which has seen huge success including numerous sold-out shows across the UK. She has written for the likes of Elle, The Independent and OK!, and was a MHP 30 To Watch Lifestyle Gold Winner for her work writing for Buzzfeed. She also writes for TV and theatre. Her word of the day is Authentic. CONNECT WITH TOLANI: I: @tolly_t T: @tolly_t #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stori...
Mar 13, 2020•8 min
Sangeeta Pillai is the founder of Soul Sutras, a platform about sex and sexuality for South Asian women. The project now also includes a podcast and Masala Monologues, a project running workshops and putting on theatre productions telling the stories of South Asian women. Her word of the day is Slay. CONNECT WITH SANGEETA: I: @soulsutras T: @soul_sutras #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It...
Mar 12, 2020•5 min
Juno Dawson is a journalist, screenwriter and bestselling author of young adult fiction and nonfiction books such as ‘Meat Market’ and ‘The Gender Games’. Additionally she is a columnist for Attitude Magazine, hosts of the podcast ‘So I Got To Thinking…’, and is a School Role Model for charity Stonewall. Her word of the day is Content. CONNECT WITH JUNO: I: @junodawson T: @junodawson #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and ...
Mar 11, 2020•7 min
Daniellé Dash is a TV executive and cultural writer. She has written for places such as Metro, Black Ballad and on her own blog, as well as being a columnist for Trench. She is also the writer, director and producer of award winning web series Dear Jesus. Her word of the day is Welcome. CONNECT WITH DANIELLÉ: I: @DaniellleDash T: @DanielleDASH #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was creat...
Mar 10, 2020•7 min
Anneka Harry is a comedy performer, producer and non-fiction writer. Her work has been featured on the likes of Channel 4, the BBC, Grazia magazine and MTV, and she is the author of Gender Rebels, all about influential women in history. Her word of the day is Realistic. CONNECT WITH ANNEKA: I: @annekaharry T: @Annekaharry #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced...
Mar 09, 2020•6 min
Adah Parris is a public speaker, performance artist and futurist. She specialises in strategic consulting, public speaking and transformational coaching focusing on identity, culture, economics and ecosystems. Her word of the day is Emergence. CONNECT WITH ADAH: T: @AdahParris #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brown, with...
Mar 08, 2020•7 min
Kelechi Okafor is an actor, writer and public speaker. She is the host of award winning podcast Say Your Mind as well as founding Kelechnekoff Fitness studio, where she teaches pole dance and twerk. Her word of the day is Anger. CONNECT WITH KELECHI: I: @kelechnekoff T: @kelechnekoff #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brow...
Mar 07, 2020•6 min
Abbi Greenland is a performer and theatre maker. She is ⅓ of the physical theatre company RashDash, an associate company of the Royal Exchange Theatre. She has performed up and down the country from London to Edinburgh to Manchester. Her word of the day is Uncertainty. CW: This episode contains discussion of abortion. CONNECT WITH ABBI: I: @abbigreenland #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. I...
Mar 06, 2020•7 min
Zing Tsjeng is the executive editor of VICE and a journalist specialising in women’s and LGBTQ rights, politics, culture and lifestyle. She hosts podcasts for the likes of BBC Sounds and Vice, and has written a series of books about forgotten women in history. Her word of the day is Forgiveness. CONNECT WITH ZING: I: @miss_zing T: @misszing #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created,...
Mar 05, 2020•6 min
Ruby Tandoh is a food writer, blogger and cook. She is the author of 3 books, including the Sunday Times bestseller ‘Eat Up’, all about re-learning the joy of food and improving our personal relationships with it. Her word of the day is Nourish. CONNECT WITH RUBY: I: @ruby.tandoh T: @rubytandoh #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana ...
Mar 04, 2020•6 min
Jada Sezer is a plus size and body acceptance activist, model and UN Women Ambassador. She hosts podcasts including Unsubscribe and Project Body Love. She has a masters in Child Psychotherapy and is a mental health advocate. Her word of the day is Development. CONNECT WITH JADA: I: @jadasezer T: @JadaSezer #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound desig...
Mar 03, 2020•7 min
Bernardine Evaristo is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her book ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2019. Bernardine is also the Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature as well as being Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University. Her word of the day is Community. CONNECT WITH BERNARDINE: I: @bernardineevaristowriter T: @BernardineEvari #AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by e...
Mar 02, 2020•8 min
Laura Dockrill is an award-winning author, illustrator and performance poet, with 13 children and young adult books under her belt. She has been nominated twice for the CILIP Carnegie Medal for her novel Lorali as well as the Darcy Burdock series, which was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Her word of the day is Sur-thrival. CW: This episode contains discussion of mental health. CONNECT WITH LAURA: I: @lauraleedockrill T: @LauraDockrill #AnthemsWomen is a collection of...
Mar 01, 2020•10 min
Introducing “Anthems”, a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women, that celebrate and contemplate what it means to be a woman. Our beauty, our failures, our rich heritage, our rage and our power. The series brings together women from all works and walks of life from Booker Prize winner Bernadine Everisto to Vice Editor Zing Tseng, Syrian Poet and Activist Lisa Luxx to Chef Ruby Tandoh, the Women of The Receipts Podc...
Feb 03, 2020•28 sec
