Professor Catherine Barnard is an expert on the legal aspects of Brexit. She is a senior tutor at Trinity College Cambridge and apart from having written numerous books she does a podcast. Catherine talked to Linda about her life.

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Composer Shirley Thompson OBE is recognised for her unique approach to making music. Shirley pushes the boundaries of classical music arrangements and has recently been recognised for bringing more audiences to the genre with an OBE in 2019 for Services to Music. Suzie Thorpe talks to Shirley

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Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness chat about applauding the NHS (with bells), Stay Safe, lockdown cooking, where has all the flour gone? what will happen when we're all allowed outside again?

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Evesdrop on the conversation we have after recording the Women Making Waves radio show..... an over the garden fence conversation. Well, over the internet anyway. Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness, do the Women Making Waves Backchat,

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We were really excited to hear that Sonita Alleyne OBE had been appointed Master of Jesus College. Sonita is the first woman to lead the college since its foundation in 1496. Linda Ness spoke to her about the job and her life.(photo credit Damian Paul Daniel)

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VAT on sanitary products is about to be scrapped - good news long overdue. However there is another side to this, because money raised from the VAT has been used to help support females facing issues such as domestic and sexual abuse, mental health and long term unemployment.The UK Community Fund manages this money and ensures that it goes to deserving charities. Sara Marshall from the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation talks to Linda Ness about how the money has been spent.

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Anya is the Founding Partner at Voulez Capital – Europe’s first venture capital fund for female founders. Anya is an Investor in Residence at Google for Startups, the winner of the Women in Finance Specialist Investor of the Year 2019 award and has been featured in many publications, including the Financial Times, Techworld and the BBC.Anya has been recognised as one of the most notable women and a Catalyst Hero by The Next Women.com and she has assisted a European government on structuring and execution of an investment fund to facilitate growth of ‘technology SME champions’.

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Extinction Rebellion spokesperson Zion Lights is a passionate science communicator interested in everything from soil to the stars. Zion reaches out through her writing and also her speaking engagements to help to change the world for the better, working to bring research to life for children and adults alike.Zion was dubbed 'Britain's greenest mother' in 2015 by The Daily Telegraph and 'an eco pragmatist, happily heavy on evidence' by The Guardian. She has written for The Huffington Post, authored the evidence-based nonfiction book The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting, and is a TEDx speaker.

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Jan Moore continues the diary of her cancer treatment. Following the completion of chemotherapy Jan had a mastectomy. She talks about what the operation was like and the first two weeks of recovery - during which she moved home!

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Dr Emma Boland is a physical oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey and has a particular interest in climate science. Emma speaks to Linda Ness about her life and work and gives her views on climate change. A must listen for those concerned about the environment.

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