Episode 2 of the Authorised podcast sees Holly (The Reluctant Reader) interview Heather Bandenburg about her book, Unladylike: A Grrl's Guide to Wrestling.

A bit of a wrestling for dummies guide. Heather talks about rediscovering wrestling as an adult; discussing how male dominated the sport is despite women having played a major part in its history. WrestleMania made the sport explode worldwide yet outside of that bubble, the sport very much remains semi-pro/amateur.

Finding a place, an entertainment-sport, a community where she felt she fitted in for being entirely who she was; feminism and stereotypes, navigating a male dominated industry where women are deemed lesser than their counterparts; creating her alter-ego, the transformation of women's professional wrestling; overcoming health issues and a sense of community found through sport. 

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