Late Night Woman's Hour
Emma Barnett and Lauren Laverne and guests in intimate, frank and funny Late Night Woman’s Hour.
Episodes
Love Island
As the latest series comes to an end, Yomi, Zing and Sofie consider what we've learned.
31/07/19•18m 51s
Fatshion
Fatshion: no, it's not a typo. Sofie Hagen on designing her own clothing line, and why she reserves the right to call herself 'fat.'
24/07/19•8m 4s
Feminist? Seriously?!
A difficult encounter with a woman who claimed to be a feminist has got Yomi Adegoke wondering about false advertising - and Sofie Hagen shares a pretty brave confession.
17/07/19•18m 12s
Not Wanting Children
When Sofie Hagen tells people she's pretty sure she doesn't want children, they usually tell her she'll change her mind. Why is this still a difficult thing for people to accept?
10/07/19•15m 16s
Alone Time
For Zing Tsjeng, accepting a lone ticket to a Spice Girls gig was a revelation, but it's business as usual for Sofie Hagen. Meanwhile, Yomi Adegoke yearns for her own space.
03/07/19•15m 11s
Gender Price Gap
Iona Bain, Ambreen Razia and Bea Appleby consider the gender price gap. Plus: how do you balance investment and return for time & money spent on looks?
26/06/19•16m 14s
Money
To be the boss of your life, you need to be the boss of your money: financial journalist Iona Bain talks to Emma Barnett about women and finance
19/06/19•15m 16s
Losing Friends
Your best friends are keepers, right? So how do you handle it when someone doesn't want to be mates anymore?
12/06/19•19m 29s
Interminable Arguments
Emma Barnett and guests Sali Hughes and Miranda Sawyer consider those long-running arguments that just kinda hang around in a relationship till they become part of the furniture.
05/06/19•25m 25s
Makeup on Public Transport
"Stay in your lane." Emma Barnett and writers Sali Hughes and Miranda Sawyer consider the rules for doing your makeup on public transport.
29/05/19•12m 38s
James Charles / Tati Westbrook
Sali Hughes and Miranda Sawyer consider the fallout from an online feud between two former friends, the YouTube stars James Charles and Tati Westbrook.
21/05/19•21m 20s
Grief
Emma's guests are financial journalist Iona Bain, and writers Ambreen Razia and Bea Appleby.
15/05/19•12m 59s
Girl Crush!
Emma Barnett's guests are the writer and editor Bea Appleby, writer Ambreen Razia and financial journalist Iona Bain.
08/05/19•11m 52s
Male / Female Friendship
This week, Emma and guests are talking about male-female friendship and wondering why things can get complicated once both parties are in a relationship.
01/05/19•15m 20s
I'm Sticking With You
Emma's guests are scientists Sophie Scott & Maggie Aderin-Pocock and barrister Samantha Davies.
24/04/19•11m 56s
Extreme Breastfeeding / Body Positivity
With scientists Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Sophie Scott, and barrister Samantha Davies.
17/04/19•22m 33s
Modern Slavery / Humour Penalty
Samantha Davies explains what you can do about modern slavery in the supply chain; Sophie Scott is outraged that funny women are seen as less professional than men.
10/04/19•23m 59s
Heart Attacks / Taking Your Child To Work
With barrister Samantha Davies and scientists Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Sophie Scott.
03/04/19•29m 58s
Feminism / RuPaul's Drag Race
Emma Barnett discusses feminism and RuPaul's Drag Race with the Daily Record journalist Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue 'The Slumflower,' and author of What a Time to Be Alone and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.
27/03/19•10m 15s
Being Alone / Funerals / Tidying up
Emma Barnett discusses being alone, funerals and tidying up with the Daily Record journalist Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue aka the blogger, The Slumflower and author of What a Time to Be Alone and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.
26/03/19•30m 21s
Obsessive Love
Emma Barnett discusses obsessive love with the Daily Record journalist Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue aka the blogger, The Slumflower and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.
13/03/19•11m 18s
Crying / Grand romantic gestures / Guilty pleasures / Activism
Emma Barnett is joined by the Daily Record journalist, Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue aka The Slumflower, author of What a Time to Be Alone, and known for the online campaign #SaggyBoobsMatter and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London. Their subjects include crying, grand romantic gestures, guilty pleasures and activism at home.
06/03/19•27m 56s
Virginity / The Pill
With broadcaster Clara Amfo and journalists Ellen Coyne and Zoe Strimpel.
20/02/19•22m 44s
Body Image / Kamala Harris
With broadcaster Clara Amfo and journalists Ellen Coyne and Zoe Strimpel.
13/02/19•24m 13s
Fyre Festival / Twerk / Plant-based diet
With broadcaster Clara Amfo and journalists Ellen Coyne and Zoe Strimpel.
31/01/19•31m 6s
Capitalism & feminism / Dating power balance
With broadcaster Clara Amfo and journalists Ellen Coyne and Zoe Strimpel.
25/01/19•27m 33s
Star authors and libraries / Audiobooks
With Elle deputy editor Kenya Hunt, and authors Viv Groskop and Juno Dawson.
02/01/19•17m 47s
Wedding Speeches / Crystals
With Elle Deputy Editor Kenya Hunt and authors Viv Groskop and Juno Dawson.
26/12/18•16m 57s
Fashion / Christmassy things
Featuring Elle Deputy Editor Kenya Hunt, and writers Viv Groskop and Juno Dawson.
19/12/18•19m 15s
Theresa May / Doctor Who
With writer Juno Dawson, deputy Editor of Elle Kenya Hunt, & writer Viv Groskop.
12/12/18•20m 43s
Men & Feminism
With Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr, broadcaster Rana Rahimpour & podcaster Emma Gannon
05/12/18•23m 17s
Confidence / Turning 40
Podcaster Emma Gannon, broadcaster Rana Rahimpour & Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr.
28/11/18•22m 57s
Groupthink / Women v. Women
Emma Barnett's guests are Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr, author Emma Gannon and broadcaster Rana Rahimpour.
21/11/18•30m 49s
Apologies / Nonpologies
Lauren's guests are Sali Hughes, Nadia Shireen and Caitlin Moran.
07/11/18•6m 47s
Are You Tree Curious?
Lauren's guests are Caitlin Moran, Nadia Shireen and Sali Hughes.
31/10/18•31m 15s
LNWH at Birmingham Literary Festival
Lauren's guests are Sali Hughes, Caitlin Moran, and Nadia Shireen.
24/10/18•28m 6s
Intersectionality / Racist 'Trapdoors'
With writer Otegha Uwagba, journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.
17/10/18•9m 9s
Exercise / "You're Cancelled"
With writer Otegha Uwagba, podcaster Deborah Frances-White and journalist Bryony Gordon.
10/10/18•27m 44s
'Bad' Mothers / Feminist Weddings
With writer Otegha Uwagba; journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.
03/10/18•12m 26s
Brett Kavanaugh / Money & Friendship
Emma Barnett's in for Lauren Laverne, and her guests are writer Otegha Uwagba, journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.
26/09/18•29m 23s
Vaginas / Pockets
With journalist Helen Lewis, blogger Chidera Eggerue and anthropologist Kit Davis.
19/09/18•13m 39s
Women and Fake News
With journalist Helen Lewis, blogger Chidera Eggerue and anthropologist Kit Davis.
12/09/18•18m 48s
Divorce Reform
With journalist Helen Lewis, anthropologist Kit Davis and author Chidera Eggerue.
05/09/18•16m 40s
Baby Leave for MPs / Emotional Unavailability
With anthropologist Kit Davis, journalist Helen Lewis and blogger Chidera Eggerue.
29/08/18•23m 4s
Aretha Franklin / Imposter Syndrome
With anthropologist Kit Davis, journalist Helen Lewis and blogger Chidera Eggerue.
22/08/18•29m 45s
Egg Freezing; Middle Age
Lauren's guests are Prof Sophie Scott, Dr Sue Black and Zoe Strimpel.
25/07/18•28m 3s
Leadership; Civil Partnerships
With tech evangelist Sue Black, neuroscientist Sophie Scott & journalist Zoe Strimpel.
18/07/18•28m 2s
Mesh implants halted in England
Tech evangelist Dr Sue Black, neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott & journalist Zoe Strimpel.
10/07/18•21m 21s
Am I too old to go to festivals???!!
Lauren talks to journalist Zing Tsjeng, comedian Viv Groskop & anthropologist Anna Machin
04/07/18•7m 37s
Up this week: dating post-fifty; intergenerational friendships; involved dads.
Lauren's guests are Zing Tsjeng, Dr Anna Machin and Viv Groskop.
26/06/18•34m 19s
Lauren & guests on Upskirting, Self-Care and Abortion access in N Ireland and Gibraltar. Plus: is it OK to call women 'Feisty'?
With comedian Viv Groskop, journalist Zing Tsjeng & anthropologist Dr Anna Machin.
20/06/18•26m 19s
#blessed?
Lauren's guests are writer Ruth Whippman, psychotherapist Philippa Perry and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon.
17/05/18•41m 45s
Women and Money
From the gender pay gap to the cultural attitudes that could be holding women back .
01/05/18•47m 3s
Leaving Home
Lauren's guests are Aida Edemariam and Sali Hughes, who both left home at fifteen.
24/04/18•46m 44s
Women in Tech
Dr Sue Black, Sarah Kember & Rhianna Pratchett live at the British Science Festival.
13/04/18•1h 2m
Spring Cleaning
Lauren's guests are Emma Gannon, Aggie MacKenzie, Laura Humphreys and Aline Lau.
29/03/18•54m 17s
Ageing
Michele Hanson, Ruby Hammer, Miranda Sawyer and Helen Small consider the changes in physicality, perspective and relationships that come with getting older.
06/03/18•28m 26s
"I can be as rude as I like and nobody can complain"
Late Night Woman's Hour remembers the brilliant Michele Hanson.
05/03/18•1m 23s
#metoo - where are we at?
Lauren's guests are Zoe Strimpel, Kit Davis, Agnes Poirier and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett.
23/02/18•53m 28s
Lauren Laverne talks to Viv Albertine
"Try to live at least 10 years when you don't care what people think" - we'll try, Viv!
12/02/18•27m 33s
Welcome to Late Night Woman's Hour
Join Emma Barnett, Lauren Laverne and guests in an intimate, frank and funny podcast
21/11/17•1m 5s