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In a brand new season with a brand new focus, I explore memoirs written by some of the world's most inspiring, groundbreaking and interesting people.... more
FAQs about Shards of a Memoir:How many episodes does Shards of a Memoir have?The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.
August 01, 2023Everyone is angry this week (and answering your emails)This week everyone seems furious about life in general. I look at some of the issues in the news causing people such - understandable - frustration. I also (finally!) answer some of your thoughtful emails and questions....more41minPlay
August 01, 2023Virtue Signalling (and who can possibly forget Gal Gadot's 'Imagine' video?)As we come to the end of Pride month, I look at the issue of virtue signalling and question whether companies and corporations really support the LGBT+ community or, cynically, are hoping for a financial uplift more than actual social change....more40minPlay
August 01, 2023Abortion (and Crisis Pregnancy Centers in America)Roe Vs Wade has been overturned. What next?...more37minPlay
August 01, 2023Has there been a #metoo backlash? (and what needs to change... society itself or women?)In response to an article I read this week, I look at the rising backlash against the #metoo movement, partly due to the recent court case between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. I also explore the work of Laura Bates and the Everyday Sexism Project....more42minPlay
August 01, 2023An introduction to Future President AOC (and how the media pits women against women)This week, when the news seems to be full of stories of women being pitted against women, such as Amber Heard and Camille Vasquez in court, I wanted to introduce to you Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez... and the hopeful future she is fighting for in America....more41minPlay
August 01, 2023No, I don't want kids (and yes, it's rude of you to ask)After being asked this week if I was concerned I'd be single and childless forever, I decided to dedicate an episode to the various reasons people may have for not wanting children, the challenging process many people go through with IVF, and different same-sex couple adoption laws in countries such as America and here in England. For more information visit the website of charity group Adoption UK....more39minPlay
August 01, 2023Why don't stories about People of Colour make the news? (and a random man walked into my house)This week I look at the lack of news stories in mainstream media about people of colour... and how, when stories do make the news, they overwhelmingly tend to be negative. Why? And what impact does this have?...more31minPlay
August 01, 2023Personality Disorders (and the Met Gala)In this episode, I look at the two personality types mentioned in the news this week due to the ongoing Amber Heard and Johnny Depp court case - Borderline Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder. I discuss symptoms and potential causes of the personality types, as well as how both Heard and Depp have been represented in the media....more41minPlay
August 01, 2023Why women don't actually go running at 2am (and where does the word 'hysteria' come from?)In season 2 episode 11, I talk about a recent Samsung advert which controversially showed a woman running on her own at 2am - tone deaf or inspirational? I also question whether an influx of true crime documentaries on many streaming platforms may actually be perpetuating male violence against women... rather than being mere 'binge' entertainment....more33minPlay
August 01, 2023Trans Rights and Conversion Therapy (and how Kathy Griffin got me through having Covid)This week I discuss the Government's shocking decision to ban conversion therapy for the LGB - but not T - community... what could the next steps possibly be for Trans people in the UK? I also look back at the 1993 American 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' military law... which was as odd as it sounds....more31minPlay
FAQs about Shards of a Memoir:How many episodes does Shards of a Memoir have?The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.