The Women's Podcast

This week on The Women's Podcast we welcome some men into the studio for a lively discussion sparked by the How to be a Man series running in The Irish Times this week. Our host Kathy Sheridan talks to Irish Times journalists Patrick Freyne and Mark Paul about everything from mansplaining to #notallmen, rape culture to modern feminism. John Evoy, founder of the Men's Sheds movement, explains why that organisation is needed. And later Roisin Ingle talks to The Spinning Heart author Donal Ryan about boyhood in small town Ireland and getting inside a troubled pregnant woman's head in his new book All We Shall Know. This week's Herstory is Skibbereen's Agnes Clerke.

In this episode hosted by Women's Podcast presenter Kathy Sheridan, Roisin Ingle talks to Jules Coll about what led to her gastric bypass and nine stone weight loss which she is documented in her book Flabyrinth. Three women - Vickey Curtis, Mags McAuliffe and Emma Doran - perform extracts from their Dublin Fringe Festival shows. And Bernice Harrison talks to the women from Can't Cope, Won't Cope about the new RTE2 comedy drama. This week's Herstory is Cynthia Longfield.

In this episode hosted by Women's Podcast presenter Kathy Sheridan, Roisin Ingle talks to Jules Coll about what led to her gastric bypass and nine stone weight loss which she is documented in her book Flabyrinth. Three women - Vickey Curtis, Mags McAuliffe and Emma Doran - perform extracts from their Dublin Fringe Festival shows. And Bernice Harrison talks to the women from Can't Cope, Won't Cope about the new RTE2 comedy drama. This week's Herstory is Cynthia Longfield.

In this episode, we mark a year since women such as Roisin Ingle and Tara Flynn told their abortion stories with a documentary 'The Year The Conversation Changed'. Una Mullally talks to members of the pro-choice movement about a pivotal year which has seen the conversation around abortion change in this country. From repeal jumpers to Maser's mural, #twowomentravel to the Sydney Rose Brianna Parkins, we look at how much has changed in terms of how we talk about abortion in Ireland.

In this episode, we mark a year since women such as Roisin Ingle and Tara Flynn told their abortion stories with a documentary 'The Year The Conversation Changed'. Una Mullally talks to members of the pro-choice movement about a pivotal year which has seen the conversation around abortion change in this country. From repeal jumpers to Maser's mural, #twowomentravel to the Sydney Rose Brianna Parkins, we look at how much has changed in terms of how we talk about abortion in Ireland.

In this episode, we are holding out for all kinds of heroes (and heroines). We report from Comic Con on female superheroes while Una Mullally reflects on the heroes of her childhood storybooks. We hear the story of a real life heroine, Cork woman Mary Harney who survived an industrial school to become a fire fighter and academic. And Rosita Boland tells us about the mother of American Methodism, Limerick's Barbara Heck.

In this episode, we are holding out for all kinds of heroes (and heroines). We report from Comic Con on female superheroes while Una Mullally reflects on the heroes of her childhood storybooks. We hear the story of a real life heroine, Cork woman Mary Harney who survived an industrial school to become a fire fighter and academic. And Rosita Boland tells us about the mother of American Methodism, Limerick's Barbara Heck.

This week we are talking about gender. Our panel is made up of non-binary journalist Kay Cairns, author & teacher Chris Ricketts and Dr Colman Noctor who has worked with the transgender community. Una Mullally talks to musician Justin Vivian Bond about the grey areas around gender identity & this week's Herstory is aviatrix Lilian Bland.

This week we are talking about gender. Our panel is made up of non-binary journalist Kay Cairns, author & teacher Chris Ricketts and Dr Colman Noctor who has worked with the transgender community. Una Mullally talks to musician Justin Vivian Bond about the grey areas around gender identity & this week's Herstory is aviatrix Lilian Bland.

In this episode we have gathered 50 pieces of advice from 50 wonderful women to mark the 50th edition of The Women's Podcast. Hear words of wisdom from Lisa Hannigan, Carlene Carter & Gloria Steinem. Plus this week's Herstory is Sophie Bryant, mathematician, educator, feminist and activist.