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Girls Twiddling Knobs

The Female DIY Musician

The #1 podcast for female identifying musicians eager to start self-recording their music, hosted by Isobel Anderson, and featuring fascinating guest episodes with women making music with te...

Episodes

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EP#110: The Final Episode: Goodbye Girls Twiddling Knobs

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to keep making, caring and staying human when everything feels like it’s falling apart? In this final epi...

46:18Jan 28, 2026

EP#109: Why I'm Closing Girls Twiddling Knobs: Isobel spills the tea with special guest Rosie Bans

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest and reflective conversation, Isobel Anderson is joined by musician, educator and Radical Songwriting...

104:57Dec 26, 2025

EP#108: 'Ask Me Anything': Isobel answers ALL your questions live on the podcast

Send us Fan Mail n this Ask Me Anything episode of the Girls Twiddling Knobs podcast, Isobel Anderson answers listener questions spanning mu...

61:03Dec 17, 2025

EP#107: Music Tech & Gender Today: Live from Strongroom Studios

Send us Fan Mail The room glowed with warm orange light, a full house gathered to celebrate five years of Girls Twiddling Knobs and to witne...

79:47Nov 13, 2025

Ep#106: Documenting Time Loops with Shiva Feshareki & Sarah Angliss {S06 Finale Special}

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Listen on headphones 🎧 Some of this episode is recording in binaural audio. What does it really take to compose a work...

63:04Apr 9, 2025

Ep#105: Looping, Improv & Breaking The Classical Rulebook with Rebekah Reid

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ What if classical music wasn’t meant to stay in its box? In this episode of Girls Twiddling Knobs , we meet violinist,...

72:51Mar 26, 2025

Ep#104: Music PR Made Simple: DIY Strategies for Independent Artists with Rachel White

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by music PR, you’re not alone! In this episode of Girls Twiddling Knobs , Isobel chats with...

64:08Mar 12, 2025

Ep#103: What Makes Something Jungle? With Jungalist Historian, Julia Toppin

Send us Fan Mail What happened to jungle music? How did a genre born from Black British culture, reggae sound systems, and 90s rave scenes b...

71:16Feb 26, 2025

Ep#102: Co-Producing An Album With Fran & Flora

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be a producer, and why do so many women hesitate to claim the title? In this episode of Girls T...

66:45Feb 12, 2025

EP#101: How to Press Your Music on Vinyl: Expert Tips from Women in Vinyl’s Jenn D'Eugenio

Send us Fan Mail Are you an artist or music producer dreaming of releasing your music on vinyl? In this episode of Girls Twiddling Knobs, Is...

66:09Jan 15, 2025

Ep#100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of Girls Twiddling Knobs

Send us Fan Mail Celebrating 100 episodes of empowering women in music, Girls Twiddling Knobs host Isobel Anderson takes listeners on a refl...

102:42Jan 1, 2025

Ep#99: Sounding Knitting, Knitting Sound: in conversation with Felicity Ford

Send us Fan Mail What do sound and knitting have in common? You’d be forgiven for thinking not much, but both have been constant companions...

66:05Dec 18, 2024

Ep#98: Master Music Production with Visualization: Unlock Your Creative Confidence and Skills

Send us Fan Mail Feeling stuck in your music production journey? Struggling with self-doubt or tempted to buy more gear in the hopes it will...

48:58Dec 4, 2024

Ep#97: Burnout, gender and music technology with Denise Devenish

Send us Fan Mail Luckily, there’s far more conversations happening about musicians’ mental health these days. But how might gender impact ou...

74:47Nov 20, 2024

Ep#96: The Art Of Authentic Production In A Post-Internet World: In conversation with Maria Uzor

Send us Fan Mail In a world that’s always online, how do we stay true to ourselves as artists? This week on Girls Twiddling Knobs , we tackl...

60:34Nov 6, 2024

EP#95: Pushing the Boundaries of Sound: Oram Awards Special

Send us Fan Mail What unique facets of our existence and identity does sound allow us to explore as women and gender diverse artists? This i...

58:09Oct 23, 2024

Season 06 Trailer

Send us Fan Mail Join Isobel for all the juicy details on what you can expect to find inside of Season 06 of the podcast, dropping on Octobe...

20:11Oct 17, 2024

EP#94 {BONUS EPISODE} Live in Conversation with Daisy Stewart-Darling at Towner Gallery

Send us Fan Mail Join us for the first ever Live Girls Twiddling Knobs episode, recorded at Towner Gallery on August 2nd, 2024. inside, Isob...

54:39Aug 8, 2024

Season 05 Wrap Up

Send us Fan Mail Following last week’s epic binaural finale episode, Isobel is back for one last music tech chat to bring Season 05 of Girls...

26:58Nov 14, 2023

EP#93: {Binaural S05 Finale} Embodying Electronic Music with NYX at Hidden Notes Festival

Send us Fan Mail Ready for a binaural sound adventure? We’re wrapping up S05 of Girls Twiddling Knobs with an extra-special episode where, t...

62:59Nov 8, 2023