Buffy Sainte-Marie is a singer-songwriter known for her powerful protest songs and touching love songs. She started out in the 1960s, and was blacklisted by two presidential administrations, so much of her legacy has been hidden. Her songs have been covered by dozens of artists including Elvis, Joe Cocker, Barbara Streisand, and the Indigo Girls, to name a few. She was the first indigenous person to receive an Academy Award, as well as a Golden Globe in 1983 for the song, "Up Where We Belong." A...
Feb 11, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Liz Plank is a Quebec-born, American-based journalist Liz recently published, "For the Love of Men: A New Vision of Mindful Masculinity," which asks, how can we make it ok for men to have their social revolution too? Rose and Liz discuss how feminism can positively impact men, tackle the divisive state of the media, and explore how to battle our deepest insecurities. Pew Pew Pew! This is a special episode!! Following the interview, Rose takes a petite dive into women in history, in a conversatio...
Feb 04, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Yassmin Abdel-Magied (@Yassmin_a) is a Sudanese Australian engineer-turned-writer. She recently published her first novel, You Must Be Layla , after a tumultuous year when, as she describes, became "the most hated Muslim woman in Australia." She talks to Rose Reid about starting over, and why she left race cars & oil rigs to begin writing, speaking, and doing Tedx Talks about unconscious bias. Join in the conversation, or find more @TheWomenPod. - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid p...
Jan 28, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Marjorie Margolies was the first woman elected to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. She joined Congress in 1992, during the "Year of the Woman," and casted the tie-breaking vote for President Bill Clinton's budget and tax bill. A proud grandmother of 20, she may also be America's most famous mother-in-law (to Chelsea Clinton). Marjorie started as a reporter and became the first unmarried U.S. citizen to adopt a foreign child, and helped reform adoption law for single parent...
Jan 21, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Ronja von Rönne @sudelheft is a Berlin-based writer and TV host who was thrust into fame & controversy after her 2015 article "Why Feminism Disgusts Me" was featured in a major German publication, Die Welt (The World). The title wasn't her choice, but the outrage made her an instant media sensation. Since, Ronja has built her career based on radical transparency. She mixes reporting, poetry and witticisms to comment on the world at large and to illustrate the journey of the human experience,...
Jan 14, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
A new year, and a new decade. Welcome back to The Women! Charlotte Clymer’s life changed completely when she announced to the world that she would present herself outwardly as the person she knew herself to be inside, a woman. Charlotte is an army veteran, and one of the most prominent transgender activists in the United States. She is the Rapid Response Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, or HRC, which is the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. For more, visit @TheWomenPod on...
Jan 07, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Beena Sarwar is a Pakistani journalist and filmmaker. She reports on the fast-paced and at times, dangerous, state of politics and justice in her home country of Pakistan. Beena's documentary films and writing look at how gender, power, & peace collide, and probes into how they can better co-exist. Fore more, visit @TheWomenPod on Twitter or Instagram. We are off for the holidays, and back in 2020 with new episodes every Tuesday! - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one pers...
Dec 24, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Nan Orrock was a teenager when she heard the Martin Luther King Jr. speak and that day changed her life. Nan has served over 30 years in both the Georgia Congress and Senate, where she created a women's caucus in both. She has mentored dozens of women in politics and was an early supporter of Emily's List. - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 17, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
June Diane Raphael honed her comedic improv talents at Upright Citizens Brigade and is now starring in the hit TV show, Grace & Frankie . She was inspired to create a women's coworking space called The Jane Club and co-wrote a guidebook to run for elected office, called Represent . - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 10, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka grew up under the apartheid regime that restricted almost every aspect of her life and person. Mentored by Nelson Mandela, she served in his cabinet as a minister and later became the Deputy President of South Africa. As Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN Women, she has brought her mission of championing women and girls to a global stage. - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the...
Dec 03, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Andrea Young marched in Selma at 9 years old and is now protecting women's right to choose, working on prison reform, and defending voter's rights as the Director of the ACLU of Georgia. - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was tipped off to look deeper at Flint's water in 2015. What she found shocked a nation, rocked a community, and challenged authority. - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Valerie Plame served as a covert CIA operative for almost two decades. In 2003, the Bush administration blew her cover in retaliation for a critical op-ed written by her husband. Her safety was threatened, her career was upended, and she had to decide when, and how, to use her voice. - Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 12, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Every week, host Rose Reid interviews changemakers, disruptors, and trailblazers from all over the world and across the aisle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2019•2 min
