The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight

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The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight episodes

March 31, 2025 Introducing The Girlfriends: Spotlight
Our brand new series The Girlfriends: Spotlight launches on Monday April 7th. Here's a taste of the incredible stories you can expect to hear...

The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel visit Novel.Audio
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3 min
March 26, 2025 The Girlfriends: Spotlight... Coming Soon
In Season 1, The Girlfriends told the story of how a group of incredible women came together to bring down one bad ex-boyfriend and seek justice for the murder of Gail Katz. In Season 2, we found the truth about a torso washed up on Staten Island, and gave Heidi Balch the memorial she deserved.

Now, we want to introduce you to a global gang of girlfriends in our new show, The Girlfriends: Spotlight. Each week, Anna Sinfield is bringing you stories of women winning.

The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

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10 min
August 19, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/Bonus 2 - The Girlfriends’ Guide to: Tackling Intimate Partner Violence
In the second episode of The Girlfriends’ Guide, we learn how to tackle domestic violence in our own lives from the people who fight it every single day.

If you are affected by this episode please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

Other useful links:

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/the-survivors-handbook/

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25 min
August 19, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/Bonus 1 - The Girlfriends’ Guide to: Identifying a Doe
The Girlfriends’ Guide, hosted by Producer Anna Sinfield, is a three part mini series where we lay out how you can solve crimes and keep your girlfriends safe.

We dive back into our archive of never heard before interviews, break down real life case studies and give tangible tips on how you can do it yourself.

In this episode we uncover how to identify an unidentified person. Together, Anna and The Girlfriends’ Assistant Producer, Madeleine Parr, reveal the methods they used to solve a 35 year old cold case.

Relevant links:

https://dnadoeproject.org/

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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34 min
August 19, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/Bonus 3 - The Girlfriends’ Guide to: Finding a Missing Person
In the third instalment of the Girlfriend’s Guide we turn our attention to the over 600 thousand people who go missing every year in the United States. With the help of a citizen sleuth and former Missing Persons Detective, Producer Anna Sinfield lays out what to do if someone you know goes missing.

Relevant links:

Raul’s Map

https://dnadoeproject.org/

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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21 min
June 03, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/E5: Her Legacy
To find an end to the story, the Girlfriends go back to the beginning.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

You can also donate to DNA Doe Project here.

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48 min
May 27, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/E4: Desperately Seeking Susie
While Detective Mindy gets to talk to a (real life) cop about the case of our Lost Sister, the rest of the gang gets a breakthrough.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

You can also donate to DNA Doe Project here.

Follow Carole on social media here:

Linkedin: Carole Fisher

Facebook: Carole Fisher

X (Twitter): @CaroleAFisher

Instagram: @CaroleAFisher

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28 min
May 20, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/E3: Lost and Found
Producer Anna is joined by Alayne Katz for a pilgrimage to New York City’s biggest public cemetery…could our girl be there?

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

You can also donate to DNA Doe Project here.

See Raul’s map of missing, murdered and unidentified people here.

To find the Hart Island Project go here.

Follow Carole on social media here:

Linkedin: Carole Fisher

Facebook: Carole Fisher

X (Twitter): @CaroleAFisher

Instagram: @CaroleAFisher

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34 min
May 13, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/E2: Mindy Goes Undercover
Looking for clues to our Lost Sister’s identity, our Chief Investigator Mindy Shapiro visits her old New York City stomping grounds.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

Follow Carole on social media here:

Linkedin: Carole Fisher
Facebook: Carole Fisher
X (Twitter): @CaroleAFisher

Instagram: @CaroleAFisher

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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31 min
May 06, 2024 The Girlfriends S2/E1: A Double Mitzvah
The club returns! Carole, Mindy, Alayne and Anna are back together again to eat food, drink wine… and solve a 35 year old cold case.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

You can also donate to DNA Doe Project here.

Follow Carole on social media here:

Linkedin: Carole Fisher
Facebook: Carole Fisher
X (Twitter): @CaroleAFisher

Instagram: @CaroleAFisher

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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31 min

About The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight

From the publisher's feed

In the golden age of air travel, flying was sold as glamorous, luxurious, and effortlessly chic. But for the young women working the aisles at 30,000 feet, the reality was very different. When Patt Gibbs joined American Airlines in the 1960s, she was trained to be slim, smiling, and subservient. Stewardesses like her were weighed like luggage, forced to retire at 32 years old, banned from marriage, and expected to endure sexual harassment with grace. One extra pound, one birthday too many, or one wedding ring and your wings were clipped. But when Patt walks into a union meeting on a whim, everything changes. The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight tells the story of the stewardesses who refused to be grounded. From secret meetings to landmark discrimination cases to high-stakes union votes, these women challenged America’s biggest airlines and the sexism baked into the industry itself. A powerful sisterhood began to form across cabin aisles and crew lounges. They weren’t just fighting for better contracts. They were fighting for control of their own lives.